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GOAT Network is a Bitcoin-native Layer 2 blockchain launched in 2022 that enables sustainable BTC yield, decentralized finance (BTCFi), and meme-token finance (MemeFi) ecosystems using a zero-knowledge rollup architecture and decentralized sequencers.
History
[edit]GOAT Network launched its alpha mainnet in March 2025, becoming the first decentralized BTC Layer 2 platform to enable real BTC rewards for both Bitcoin and Dogecoin holders via multi-coin staking and decentralized sequencer participation.[1]
Technology
[edit]GOAT implements a Bitcoin-native zk‑Rollup secured by its proprietary BitVM2 zkVM and zkMIPS proving systems...[2][3]
Independent coverage from **Gate Learn** highlights GOAT’s protocol innovation, including the Optimistic Challenge Protocol (OCP), Entangled Rollup, and BitVM2/zkVM Continuation techniques.[4]
GOAT BitVM2 introduces several key innovations, including reducing the challenge period from 14 days to under one day using a multi-round randomized challenger selection mechanism. It also enforces cryptoeconomic security via dual-slashing and the Universal Operator model—a design covered by Chainwire and Bitget as “slashing the challenge period to one day” and the “first practical Bitcoin-native zk‑Rollup protocol.”[1][5]
The design rotates roles between sequencer, prover, and challenger under a PoS model to balance load and incentives, improve decentralization, and enable fast finality under a 1‑of‑n honest node assumption.[6]
Coverage by **CoinDesk** reports GOAT will allow **Dogecoin holders to stake DOGE to earn BTC yield**, showing platform innovation and real-world DeFi use case.[7]
Independent coverage from **Gate Learn** highlights GOAT’s protocol innovation, including the Optimistic Challenge Protocol (OCP), Entangled Rollup, and BitVM2/zkVM Continuation techniques.[4]
The architecture also supports a native BTC‑pegged bridge, decentralized sequencer network, modular data‑availability layer, sustainable native yield, and MemeFi integrations such as Dogecoin staking and memecoin launchpads.[8]
Ecosystem
[edit]At launch, GOAT’s ecosystem includes:
- GOATSwap (DEX) and Oku (Uniswap v3 deployment)
- Artemis Finance (BTC‑staking hub)
- Avalon Finance (BTCFi borrow/lend)
- GOATible NFT marketplace and One Piece NFT reward journey.[9]
Funding & Partnerships
[edit]GOAT’s pre‑Alpha funding was led by OKX Ventures, with participation from Crypto.com, Polygon Ventures, Amber Group, and the Metis Foundation.[9]
In March 2025, it partnered with Avalon Labs to enable borrowing against GOAT‑wrapped BTC.[10]
Community & Notability
[edit]GOAT's pre‑mining campaign attracted over $8 million in BTC and DOGE commitments.[11]
Media coverage of the BitVM2 whitepaper and its zk-speedup challenge time was also reported by Chaincatcher.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Chainwire: https://chainwire.org/2025/03/17/goat-network-launches-alpha-mainnet-unlocking-sustainable-yield-for-bitcoin-and-dogecoin-holders/
- ^ GOAT Whitepaper: https://www.goat.network/bitcoin-zk-rollup-economic-paper
- ^ BitVM2 Whitepaper: https://www.goat.network/bitvm2-whitepaper
- ^ a b Gate Learn: Goat Network: The First BTC L2 To Offer Sustainable BTC Yield, 9 Apr 2024. Retrieved from https://www.gate.com/learn/articles/goat-network-the-first-btc-layer-2-to-offer-sustainable-btc-yield/4000
- ^ Bitget News: https://www.bitget.com/news/detail/12560604744717
- ^ Defiant: https://www.thedefiant.io/news/blockchains/goat-network-launches-bitvm2-testnet-marking-huge-step-toward-native-bitcoin-security/
- ^ CoinDesk: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/11/28/looking-to-earn-more-on-dogecoin-this-bitcoin-layer-2-will-use-doge-for-yields
- ^ GOAT Network official website: https://www.goat.network
- ^ a b Defiant: https://www.thedefiant.io/education/defi/exploring-goat-network
- ^ GOAT Blog: https://www.goat.network/blog/goat-network-avalon-labs-btcfi-nirvana
- ^ Defiant: https://www.thedefiant.io/news/research-and-opinion/goat-network-pre-mining-success-paves-the-way-for-first-decentralized-bitcoin-layer-2-with-over
- ^ Chaincatcher: https://www.chaincatcher.com/en/article/2181768
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