Bitlayer
DeFi · Blockchain & Crypto
Overview
YBTC Family Reward (not only Binance Booster) $3M+ YBTC TVL $360M+ Daily Trading Volume $3M+ Deposited BTC 3K+ Supported Multichain 10+ Users 30K+ TRUSTED BY Partners And User Cases CHAIN PROTOCOL Hashrate 36% Mining Pool Partners Our Investors CO-LEAD Investors Investors YBTC Family Reward (not…
Funding and backers
Total raised
$11M
1 round on record
Latest round
$11M
Series A · Jul 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
Backers
2
ABCDE, Basetwo
The money's age
Long since its last round
27 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
May 27, 2025
Partnership Bitlayer Joins Forces With Antpool, F2Pool, and SpiderPool to Supercharge Bitcoin DeFi · YahooFinance
Jul 26, 2024
Raised a round Series A $11M · led by ABCDE · Pulse 2.0
Jan 2024
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Financials
Total raised
$11M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | 2024 | $11M | Details |
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News
Bitcoin News: Bitlayer's BitVM Bridge Debuts Its Mainnet, Offers Trust-Minimized BTC DeFi
Central to the bridge is the YBTC token, pegged 1:1 with BTC, which enables BTC holders to engage in DeFi activities.
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Bitlayer backed by 31% of BTC hashrate to power Bitcoin smart contracts
Bitlayer revealed that Bitcoin mining pools representing 31.5% of the network's hashrate have adopted its BitVM smart contract framework, marking a major step toward onchain deployment and validation.
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Bitlayer Joins Forces With Antpool, F2Pool, and SpiderPool to Supercharge Bitcoin DeFi
Bitlayer has partnered with major Bitcoin mining pools to promote the adoption of BitVM, a technology enabling Bitcoin-native DeFi.
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Bitcoin News: Bitlayer Joins Forces With Antpool, F2Pool, and SpiderPool to Supercharge BTC DeFi
Bitlayer has partnered with major Bitcoin mining pools to promote the adoption of BitVM, a technology enabling Bitcoin-native DeFi.
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Bitlayer: Bitcoin Second-Layer Network Company Raises $9 Million (Series A)
Bitlayer, the first Bitcoin Layer 2 based on Bitcoin finality, announced it has recently closed a$9 millionextension to its previously announced Series A funding round. The extended A round is led by Polychain Capital and co-led byFranklin Templeton, with
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Polychain, Franklin Templeton back Bitlayer's $9M Series A extension
Bitcoin layer-2 startup Bitlayer has raised $9 million in an extension of its Series A round, bringing its total funding to $25 million to date.
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Bitlayer: Bitcoin Layer 2 Solution Company Secures $11 Million
Bitlayer Labs, the first Bitcoin Layer 2 based on the BitVM paradigm, announced the completion of its $11 million Series A funding round. This funding round is led by industry leaders Franklin Templeton and ABCDE, offering powerful strategic and capital r
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