A Leap Towards True Bitcoin L2 with BitVM2 - Stephen Duan, Core Contributor at GOAT Network
@House of ZK
In this episode we sit down with Kevin He, Co-founder of BitLayer, to discuss the architecture and design decisions behind building a Bitcoin L2 with onchain ZK verification.
Kevin shares his perspective on the tradeoffs between scalability, security, and programmability in the Bitcoin ecosystem, the rationale for using both fraud and validity proofs, and BitLayer's contributions to BitVM and Bitcoin-friendly STARKs. The conversation also covers real-time EVM execution, developer experience, upgrade governance, and BitLayer’s broader mission to enable trustless BTC-Fi onchain.