Bitlayer is a Bitcoin Layer 2 mainnet that is EVM-compatible and uses BTC (sats) as the native gas, letting Ethereum tooling and wallets work natively. Core use cases include BTC-native DeFi (DEXs, lending, perps), fast low-fee payments, stablecoin settlement, and on-chain asset issuance and gaming. It targets low, sats-denominated fees, seconds-level block times, and thousands-TPS capacity to support high-frequency trading and micropayments.
Bitlayer is unique in settling to Bitcoin while using BTC as the gas token, aligning security and UX directly with Bitcoin rather than introducing a new L2 gas asset. It provides EVM equivalence for seamless Solidity deployments and a trust-minimized bridge/dispute model anchored to Bitcoin, avoiding external validator dependencies typical of sidechains. Compared to Bitcoin L1 and many sidechains, users get seconds-level blocks, cents-or-less BTC fees, and thousands-TPS throughput while retaining Bitcoin-based settlement guarantees.
Bitlayer uses BTC as the gas token for transaction fees. You can obtain BTC by bridging from other chains or purchasing using thirdweb Bridge.
To bridge BTC to Bitlayer, connect your wallet to thirdweb bridge, select your source chain, choose the token you want to bridge, select Bitlayer as the destination, enter the amount, and confirm the transaction. The bridge will handle the cross-chain transfer instantly.
To build on Bitlayer you can use thirdweb, which provides an easy way to build, monetize and scale your apps, games or agents. You can find detailed guides and documentation on https://portal.thirdweb.com to get started quickly.
To add Bitlayer to your wallet, you can connect your wallet and click on [Add to Wallet] button at the top of the page. Alternatively, you can add the network manually using the RPC URL and chain details and add it to your wallet's network settings.
To send BTC on Bitlayer, ensure your wallet is connected to the Bitlayer network, enter the recipient's address, specify the amount of BTC to send, review the gas fee, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.