Explore the vast and fast-growing Bitcoin ecosystem through The Ultimate Bitcoin Ecosystem Map.
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What is a Bitcoin Layer 2?
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All you need to know about Bitcoin Runes | 
List of Top Bitcoin Runes Projects
For an in-depth introduction to Bitcoin Ordinals:
What are Bitcoin Ordinals? | 
List of Top Bitcoin Ordinal Wallets | 
List of Top Bitcoin Ordinals Markets
Top Bitcoin Layer 2 Networks
This table provides an overview of the top Bitcoin Layer 2 Networks/Projects and their most important resources.
Click on each network to explore L2s on the Bitcoin Network, their use cases, and the benefits that they bring to the Bitcoin Network.
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Name
Type
Smart Contract Support
EVM Compatible?
Stage
Token
Use cases
Website
Twitter
BTC L2
NO
NO
Mainnet
/
Gaming
Instant settlements for merchants
DeFi
Cross-Chain swaps
Micropayments
BTC L2
YES
YES
Mainnet
/
DeFi
NFTs
Gaming
DAOs
Inscriptions
BTC L2
YES
YES
Mainnet
DeFi
NFTs
DAOs
Gaming
BTC L2
YES
NO
Mainnet
DeFi
NFTs
DAOs
Social
Cross-Chain swaps
BTC L2
YES
YES
Testnet
/
DeFi
Micropayments
NFTs
DAOs
Social
Gaming
BTC L2
ZK Rollup
YES
YES
Pre-Testnet
/
DeFi
NFTs
Gaming
DAOs
Inscriptions
BTC L2
ZK Rollup
YES
YES
Testnet
/
DeFi
NFTs
Gaming
DAOs
Inscriptions
BTC L2
Optimistic Rollup
YES
YES
Mainnet
/
DeFi
Gaming
NFTs
DAOs
BTC L2
ZK Rollup
YES
YES
Testnet
DeFi
Inscriptions
BTC L2
Sidechain
NO
NO
Mainnet
Tokenization of RWAs
Cross-Chain swaps
DeFi
BTC L2
YES
YES
Testnet
/
DAOs
DeFi
Gaming
NFTs
BTC L2
YES
YES
Testnet
/
DeFi
DAOs
BTC L2
Sidechain
Settlement Layer
YES
NO
Mainnet
$L-BTC
Trading
Asset issuance & management
Cross-exchange settlements
Enhanced security of assets
BTC L2
ZK Rollup
YES
NO
Testnet
/
DeFi
Trading
Gaming
Cross-Chain swaps
Stablecoins
Lending
BTC L2
Drivechain
YES
NO
Testnet
/
DeFi
Cross-Chain swaps
Tokenization of RWAs
BTC L2
Decentralized Asset Platform
NO
NO
Deprecated
/
Trading
DeFi
Cross-Chain swaps
BTC L2
Optimistic Rollup
YES
YES
Mainnet
Lending
Stablecoins
DeFi
Trading
Gaming
Cross-Chain swaps
NFTs
Social
BTC L2
YES
YES
Pre-Testnet
DeFi
Staking
BTC L2
ZK Rollup
Sidechain
YES
YES
Mainnet
DeFi
Gaming
NFTs
Social
Trading
BTC L2
BTC L0
ZK Rollup
YES
YES
Mainnet
Staking
DeFi
Gaming
NFTs
DAOs
BTC L2
ZK Rollup
YES
YES
Mainnet
/
DeFi
Gaming
NFTs
BTC L3
NO
YES
Mainnet
Lending
Staking
DeFi
BTC L2
ZK Rollup
YES
YES
Testnet
/
DeFi
Inscriptions
BTC L2
ZK Rollup
YES
NO
Testnet
/
DeFi
BTC L2
YES
YES
Testnet
$rstt
Utility for inscriptions & BRC20 tokens
DeFi
Gaming
DAOs
Inscriptions
BTC Verification Layer
YES
YES
Mainnet
/
Decentralized signature services
Multi-Party computation
Trusted execution environment
BTC L2
ZK Rollup
Computation Layer
YES
YES
Mainnet
/
DeFi
Lending
Gaming
DAOs
Stablecoins
Inscriptions
Cross-Chain swaps
Decentralized signature services
BTC L2
ZK Rollup
YES
YES
Pre-Testnet
/
AI
DePin
BTC L2
YES
YES
Mainnet
DeFi
Lending
Staking
Trading
DAOs
NFTs
Inscriptions
BTC L2
Economic Layer
YES
YES
Testnet
/
Staking
DeFi
NFTs
Gaming
Top Bitcoin DeFi Protocols
This table provides an overview of the top Bitcoin DeFi protocols and their most important resources.
Click on each protocol to explore DeFi protocols on the Bitcoin Network, their use cases, and the benefits that they bring to the Bitcoin Network.
Bitcoin DeFi Database
Name
Use Case
Token
Website
Twitter
Smart Contract Automation
Self-repaying Loans
DEX
Borrowing
Stablecoin
Lending & Borrowing
Staking
BTC Staking
/
Interest Bearing BTC
AMM
Launchpad
Bridge
DEX
$BFF Coming Soon on Runes
BTC Restaking
/
Derivatives Platform
/
Cross-Chain DEX
Trading
Lending & Borrowing
Leverage trading
Swap
/
Ordinal Lending & Borrowing
Fungible Tokens Lending
/
Swap
Bridge
Launchpad
DEX
Ordinal Swaps
Ordinal Swaps
Stablecoin
$SAT
Swap
Trading
Lending & Borrowing
Liquidity Mining
DEX
BTC Liquid Staking
stBTC/bstBTC
STX Liquid Stacking
stSTX
Taproot Asset Derivatives Trading
Swap
Liquidity Mining
Lending & Borrowing
/
Lending & Borrowing
Stablecoin
Cross-Chain Liquidity
Yield Farming
DEX
/
Lending & Borrowing
BTC Staking
Bridge
Launchpad
Atomic Swaps
Launchpad
Bridge
Cross-Chain DEX
$ATMQ
Atomic Swaps
DEX
Confidental Transactions
/
Atomic Swaps
Trading
Bridge
Cross-Chain DEX
Swap
Confidental Transactions
/
DEX
Trading
AMM
/
Account Abstraction
Chain Abstraction
Cross-Chain Integration
Cross-Chain Liquidity
/
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