2024.9.23 - 2024.10.6

2024.10.6

sCrypt @scryptplatform supports the implementation of multiplication in Bitcoin Script https://x.com/scryptplatform/status/1843199587017711696

2024.10.5

Official BitVM project update: https://github.com/BitVM/BitVM/pull/106. Hakkush-7 submitted an optimization for u32_add_carry, reducing its size from 145 bytes to 90 bytes.

2024.10.4

Official BitVM project update: https://github.com/BitVM/BitVM/pull/105. The u32 version of blake3 has been merged, changing the blake3 input type from u8 to u32. When used in the compression function, the inputs (u32) are converted to bytes. The u32 version of blake3 is a crucial component of the chunker.

2024.9.30

Bitlayer has released the feature overview for V2: https://x.com/BitlayerLabs/status/1840654080752177153.

Bitlayer V2 offers several core features:

- EVM-Compatible: EVM applications running on Bitlayer V1 continue to work

- Finality Bridge: a trust-minimized two-way peg BTC bridge, superseding the multi-sig one

- Bitcoin-Equivalent Security: both the bridge and EVM state transitions are verified on Bitcoin through a cutting-edge fraud-proof gadget

- Flexible Data Availability Options: users may select either Bitcoin native DA or third-party DA based on their individual preferences.

2024.9.24

Yona @yona_network published a research report on BitVM: https://x.com/yona_network/status/1838577290017431757.