ARB and OP are demonstrating L2 strength with multi-billion TVL and significant ecosystem activity.
But even with all this L2 growth, one thing remains outside the system: Bitcoin sits idle.
This is where Hemi steps in.
Hemi’s Bitcoin dApp Layer, a network where BTC can finally behave like a first-class asset inside applications.
Builders can now build BTC-powered apps using the same tooling used for OP and ARB. For users, it means Bitcoin can earn, trade, and participate while staying secured by its own base layer.
BTC is moving across ARB and SUSHI and multiple ecosystems, but most of it is still producing limited yield.
Hemi continues to position itself at the center of this flow with staked HemiBTC, a liquid ERC20 that tracks a managed BTC strategy.
Users deposit HemiBTC once and receive a fungible ERC20 that they can move across markets or use as collateral. The position is routed into a Morpho vault at launch and is expanded into additional BTC strategies as conditions shift.
A second tier is arriving for users who want direct access to individual BTC strategies.
Some pathways will stay liquid while others may involve lock periods or specific risk parameters.
The HemiBTC dashboard is also nearing release with visibility into inflows, outflows, and one-to-one collateralization.
Future updates will surface more details as HBitVM progresses.
LayerZero continues shaping how liquidity moves across chains, and ARB remains one of the busiest hubs for onchain activity. Users on both networks expect fast transfers, deep liquidity, and simple access across ecosystems.
hemiBTC now enters that flow.
Through Stargate, users across LayerZero’s connected chains can move hemiBTC at a 1:1 rate and reach Hemi’s BTCFi ecosystem without friction. It gives traders and builders a clear path into Bitcoin-secured liquidity while keeping the experience familiar to how they already use ARB and ZRO-powered infrastructure.
Once on Hemi, hemiBTC becomes productive. It participates in active DeFi strategies, powers yield, and anchors liquidity for applications running on the network. The same Bitcoin that sits idle elsewhere is now circulating inside a programmable environment.
Hemi opens the door with Stargate, and BTC has a place to work.
Ethereum L2s like Mantle and even Uniswap V4 deployments are feeling the cracks.
$500M+ lost in 2025 from incidents like the cmETH exploit on Mantle and the 12 million hook vulnerability on Uniswap, all tied to assumptions around rapid, probabilistic finality.
The pattern shows: fast finality without deep security creates openings that attackers exploit.
Hemi takes a different path.
Secured by Bitcoin as the settlement layer, Hemi delivers superfinality through Proof of Proof (PoP), anchoring its state directly into Bitcoin’s Proof of Work.
In ~90 minutes, transactions reach a level of finality that attackers can’t realistically challenge.
#xrp ETF discussions show a shift in digital assets: institutions are no longer focused only on exposure; they are looking for assets with clearer utility and settlement reach.
Bitcoin #ETFs fluctuate, creating a moment of reflection across the market.
Bitcoin’s use matters more than how it trades.
Hemi offers a path.
Hemi enables Bitcoin participation in lending, liquidity, and programmable yield, all while remaining native. It keeps Bitcoin anchored to its Proof of Work security while enabling applications that lived only within Ethereum’s ecosystem.
With the growth of ETFs and as institutional interest grows, the opportunity shifts from holding digital assets to activating them. Hemi supports that transition by letting Bitcoin operate inside a programmable environment without wrapping or custodial middle layers.
TAO shows how intelligence can drive on-chain decision-making as AI systems take on routing, analysis, and automated strategies across networks. These models need environments that can offer security, predictable execution, and room to scale.
Hemi creates that layer for Bitcoin.
With Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work at the base and full EVM compatibility on top, Hemi gives AI-powered DeFi applications a place where data, capital, and models can operate together. It connects AI logic with Bitcoin’s liquidity, letting BTC participate in strategies without wrapping or custodial risk.
AAVE continues to show how strong protocol design can turn liquidity into something productive, giving users real utility.
Hemi is shaping that same shift for Bitcoin.
With the HIPPO-2 Economic Model now active, protocol fees are converted into hemiBTC and HEMI, then cycled back to veHEMI stakers. A portion of HEMI gets burned along the way, creating a system where participation strengthens both the network and its economy.
It’s a structure that supports sustainable BTC-backed yield, predictable distribution, and community-aligned governance, all anchored in Bitcoin’s security.
Stablecoins are pushing deeper usage, with platforms like $POL leading adoption in LATAM and Southeast Asia, and AUDF moving more than $2.5B in volume on its own. That momentum shows how quickly digital dollars are becoming a core part of global crypto activity.
But stablecoins still depend almost entirely on Ethereum-based liquidity. Bitcoin’s $2T continues to sit on the sidelines.
Hemi is opening the door.
By connecting Bitcoin and Ethereum through its tunneling architecture, Hemi creates an environment where BTC can support stablecoins directly, powering minting, settlement, and liquidity without wrapping or custodial handoffs.
That unlocks the next phase: BTC-backed stablecoins, BTC-settled DEXs, and Bitcoin-native liquidity moving through familiar DeFi applications.
It’s already taking shape. Yield, lending, and staking live today on Hemi show how Bitcoin capital can participate without leaving its own security.
Stablecoins are scaling. Bitcoin is entering the equation.
LINK secures more than $100B in onchain value, keeping data flowing across ecosystems. ONDO is bringing real-world assets into crypto at scale, proving that traditional markets are steadily shifting onchain.
But these systems still operate in separate environments, each with its own liquidity paths and user flows. Moving value between them remains slow and fragmented.
Hemi is changing that.
By connecting Bitcoin and Ethereum through its tunneling architecture, Hemi creates a single environment where liquidity moves natively. No stablecoin conversions, no wrapped tokens, and no custodial detours.
Bitcoin’s $2 trillion becomes usable across yield markets, RWA platforms, and the broader DeFi economy.
LINK-powered data, ONDO-powered assets, and Hemi-powered liquidity begin operating in one connected system.
This is the Supernetwork era taking shape: Bitcoin secured. Ethereum programmable. Liquidity unified.
For years, BTC was the world’s strongest asset, but the least usable.
By making Bitcoin programmable, liquid, and accessible to the same institutional-grade infrastructure that powers DeFi, Hemi unlocks Bitcoin liquidity beyond price speculation.
Anchored to Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work through Proof-of-Proof consensus, and built for Ethereum compatibility, Hemi transforms BTC from a passive reserve into an active, yield-generating asset class.
BNB Memecoins are Ruling this Week - What if Bitcoin Joins the Show?
ASTER became a gateway to memecoins launched on BNB, providing them with a massive global appeal. Proving that accessibility and scale drive culture as much as technology.
But the next chapter could be even bigger.
With Hemi, Bitcoin is becoming programmable; an active component in a BTC Layer 2 that combines Bitcoin’s security with Ethereum’s flexibility. Imagine that same memecoin energy, but built on Bitcoin itself.
A Bitcoin-native DEX. BTC-backed liquidity. Seamless launch mechanics powered by Hemi’s architecture.
YZi Labs has become one of the most influential investment forces in crypto, hand picking projects that define where the industry is heading next.
Hemi continues to strengthen its position among YZi-backed networks. Proof-of-Proof consensus and hVM programmability extends Bitcoin beyond its role as a store of value, making it programmable and accessible for global finance.
Two very different ecosystems. One common thread: YZi Labs sees them both as cornerstones of crypto’s future.
ARB dominates DeFi today; it’s the scaling on Ethereum, capturing liquidity, apps, and developer mindshare.
However, Ethereum L2s are closely tied to ETH’s ecosystem,drawing capital mainly from ETH and stablecoins, leaving Bitcoin’s $2T untapped.
Hemi is the layer that lets BTC, the largest asset in crypto, fuel DeFi directly. No wrapped tokens. No custodial bridges. Just Bitcoin security and Ethereum’s programmability.
If ARB showed how to scale Ethereum’s DeFi, Hemi is here to scale DeFi for Bitcoin.
Hemi unlocks Bitcoin’s $2 trillion potential, and it has the backing to make it happen.
With support from YZi Labs, the same team behind some of the largest ecosystems in crypto, Hemi is positioned to bring Bitcoin into the age of programmable finance. This is about scaling Bitcoin itself, from a static store of value into the foundation of BTCFi.
As Ethereum’s L2s showed the world how scaling transforms a chain’s possibilities, Hemi now takes that playbook to Bitcoin. By combining world-class backing with a clear vision for interoperability and institutional adoption, Hemi is laying the rails for Bitcoin’s next era.
Bitcoin’s Proof-of-Work mechanism makes it the most secure blockchain in crypto.
Hemi builds on that foundation.
By anchoring to Bitcoin’s PoW through Proof-of-Proof consensus, every transaction inherits the same battle-tested security. And with trust-minimized tunnels replacing fragile bridges, users can move assets across ecosystems without compromising safety.
For Bitcoin DeFi to grow, it has to be secure. Hemi makes that non-negotiable.
With trust-minimized tunnels and the hVM, Bitcoin attains programmability while liquidity flows where it’s needed without wrapped tokens or custodians. For users, it’s simple: one Bitcoin, everywhere, no extra steps, no extra risk.
With hemiBTC pools now live on SushiSwap V3, supported by Merkl reward distribution, Bitcoin liquidity can finally be deployed into a dynamic, yield-generating ecosystem. This is about creating programmable, trust-minimized channels where Bitcoin becomes a working asset.
By connecting hemiBTC to Sushi’s deep liquidity and Merkl’s efficient incentive layer, Hemi gives users a direct pathway to put their bitcoin to work, earning, trading, and fueling the growth of BTCFi.
Backed by CRO capital, Hemi’s $15M funding round brings one of the largest crypto ecosystems into Bitcoin DeFi.
With Crypto.com’s scale and Hemi’s Proof-of-Proof consensus and hVM programmability, Bitcoin’s $2T in idle capital can now move into DeFi with trust-minimized security and global reach.
Hemi is where Ethereum programmability meets Bitcoin.