Enabling DeFi, keeping the code: Innovations on the Bitcoin blockchain
Blockworks explores new cryptographic methods enabling Bitcoin DeFi without protocol upgrades. The article discusses innovations like BitVM, Bitcoin PIPEs, and ColliderScript.
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No forks given — Bitcoin DeFi without upgrades
The goal is to scale Bitcoin to thousands of transactions per second while introducing all the DeFi trappings like yield farming, staking, and lending — but without waiting for Bitcoin’s meandering governance process.
The idea has growing proponents. A broader push to unlock Bitcoin’s smart contract potential without protocol changes started with research breakthroughs in the form of BitVM, followed by Starknet-backed ColliderScript, and most recently Bitcoin PIPEs.