BitVM Integration Unlocks Bitcoin’s $1.9 Trillion Liquidity Across Five Major Blockchains

Bitlayer, a Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) Layer-2 developer, has partnered with five blockchains—Base, Starknet (CRYPTO: STRK), Arbitrum (CRYPTO: ARB), Sonic (CRYPTO: S) and Plume Network to connect Bitcoin’s $1.9 trillion market to their ecosystems using its BitVM Bridge.

Announced at ETH Denver, this integration allows Bitcoin holders to transfer assets across these networks, enabling uses like lending, staking, and liquidity provision.

The move taps into growing interest in extending Bitcoin’s role beyond a static asset, though its success hinges on technical and market challenges.

The partnerships link Bitcoin to chains with a combined valuation in the tens of billions, reflecting a trend of Layer-1 and Layer-2 networks incorporating Bitcoin.

Bitlayer’s BitVM Bridge, the first implementation of the BitVM framework, facilitates these connections …

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