SatoshiVM Alpha is a mainnet, EVM-compatible Bitcoin Layer 2 where BTC is the native gas token, enabling Ethereum-style smart contracts and tooling with a Bitcoin-first user experience. It targets BTC-powered DeFi and payments—DEXs/perps, lending, stablecoin settlement, cross-chain liquidity, NFTs, and gaming—so users can transact and pay fees directly in BTC. Key performance indicators like average gas cost, block time, TPS, and daily activity are publicly tracked on its explorer; recent dashboards show sub-cent fees, seconds-level block times, and high throughput versus L1s.
SatoshiVM Alpha is unique in letting users pay gas in native BTC while retaining full EVM/Solidity compatibility, so existing Ethereum dApps and wallets work out of the box without a new gas token. Its Bitcoin-first design and canonical BTC bridge bring trust-minimized BTC liquidity into EVM applications, delivering lower fees and higher throughput than Bitcoin L1 while keeping a BTC-denominated UX. Compared with general-purpose EVM L1s, publicly reported metrics indicate cheaper transactions (sub-cent gas), faster blocks (seconds-level), and growing on-chain activity driven by BTC-native users.
SatoshiVM Alpha 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 SatoshiVM Alpha, connect your wallet to thirdweb bridge, select your source chain, choose the token you want to bridge, select SatoshiVM Alpha as the destination, enter the amount, and confirm the transaction. The bridge will handle the cross-chain transfer instantly.
To build on SatoshiVM Alpha 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 SatoshiVM Alpha 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 SatoshiVM Alpha, ensure your wallet is connected to the SatoshiVM Alpha network, enter the recipient's address, specify the amount of BTC to send, review the gas fee, and confirm the transaction in your wallet.