Need a crash course in Bitcoin layers?
Bitcoin layers exist to scale and extend the functionality of Bitcoin with as few additional trust assumptions as possible. This guide will give you a solid technical foundation of Bitcoin layers and the various tradeoffs in their design.
This guide will cover:
Bitcoin Layers 101
Discover the value proposition of Bitcoin layers and how they can enhance the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Layer Failure, Risk, & Trust
There’s no free lunch. Understand the risks and tradeoffs that come with using Bitcoin layers.
Types of Layers
What are the differences between state channels, rollups, and sidechains?
New Innovations
Explore the frontier of Bitcoin layers and read about the latest innovations.
In A Beginner’s Guide to Bitcoin Layers, you’ll learn the basics of Bitcoin layers and how new projects are fulfilling Bitcoin’s potential by bringing scalability and app programmability to the Bitcoin ecosystem. We’ll break down an on-chain transaction at a technical level and show you how layer transactions interact with Bitcoin.
By the end of this guide, you’ll have a firm technical understanding of one of the most exciting categories in Web3. Ready to dive in?
