{"id":21966,"date":"2025-03-12T13:12:40","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T11:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/starknet-to-bridge-ethereum-and-bitcoin-ecosystems\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T13:12:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T11:12:40","slug":"starknet-to-bridge-ethereum-and-bitcoin-ecosystems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/starknet-to-bridge-ethereum-and-bitcoin-ecosystems\/","title":{"rendered":"Starknet to Bridge Ethereum and Bitcoin Ecosystems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Developers of the Ethereum-based L2 network Starknet plan to make the protocol an execution layer for Bitcoin, uniting the ecosystems of the two largest blockchains.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/ Bold new narrative: Scaling Bitcoin + Ethereum together<\/p>\n<p>Starknet will become the first L2 to settle on both Bitcoin &#038; Ethereum, bringing the two largest blockchain ecosystems on a single layer, unlocking new DeFi opportunities and greater liquidity.<\/p>\n<p>Read our vision &#038; plan ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JzWo7OzoIs\">pic.twitter.com\/JzWo7OzoIs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Starknet ?? (@Starknet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Starknet\/status\/1899460308814716946?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The team noted that currently &#8220;only about 1% of BTC is used for anything other than storage or trading.&#8221; Among the main reasons for this are infrastructural limitations and the high cost of transactions at the base layer.<\/p>\n<p>According to the developers, Starknet as an L2 layer for Bitcoin will provide:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>throughput of &#8220;thousands&#8221; of <span data-descr=\"transactions per second\" class=\"old_tooltip\">TPS<\/span> compared to the current 7 TPS;<\/li>\n<li>block intervals of up to two seconds instead of 10 minutes;<\/li>\n<li>transaction fees of ~$0.002 compared to the current ~$2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The network will also offer DeFi solutions based on the first cryptocurrency, including staking, lending, borrowing, and non-custodial trading.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Everything is secured by ZK-STARK technology \u2014 the most advanced and quantum-resistant proof system,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The integration of ecosystems is expected to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>increase liquidity in both;<\/li>\n<li>strengthen the DeFi sector by making Bitcoin available as collateral;<\/li>\n<li>open up additional income opportunities for holders of the first cryptocurrency and miners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;As a unifying layer, Starknet will offer exclusive features, becoming the network to which the community can turn for the benefits of innovations brought by both ecosystems,&#8221; the developers described the role of their project.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Plans to make Starknet a unified scaling layer for Bitcoin alongside Ethereum <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/starkware-aims-to-scale-bitcoin-with-zk-stark-technology\">were announced<\/a> in June 2024. Developers linked this to the implementation of the OP_CAT update in the first cryptocurrency&#8217;s blockchain.<\/p>\n<p>As reported in ForkLog, the potential Bitcoin upgrade was discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/add-the-cat-why-bitcoins-potential-op_cat-upgrade-matters\">in an exclusive article<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developers of the Ethereum-based L2 network Starknet plan to make the protocol an execution layer for Bitcoin, uniting the ecosystems of the two largest blockchains. 1\/ Bold new narrative: Scaling Bitcoin + Ethereum together Starknet will become the first L2 to settle on both Bitcoin &#038; Ethereum, bringing the two largest blockchain ecosystems on a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"","news_style_id":"","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[18,46,1179,1177],"class_list":["post-21966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-bitcoin","tag-ethereum","tag-layer-2-solutions","tag-starknet"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"26","promo_type":"","layout_type":"","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21966","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21966"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21966\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}