GOAT Network is responsible for the publication of GOAT BitVM2 whitepaper. This is by far the biggest breakthrough in Bitcoin scaling and efficiency to date. Published on May 7th, 2025, the whitepaper details the network's innovative approach to reducing the challenge period for Bitcoin zkRollups from the original BitVM2's 14 days to a mere 24 hours. This amazing tech offers a potential path to improving the speed and security of Bitcoin’s layer-2 solutions exponentially.
The whitepaper, accessible at https://goat.network/BitVM2-whitepaper, outlines the technical specifications and mechanisms behind this accelerated dispute resolution process. GOAT BitVM2 achieves effective finality in less than one day through a multi-round challenger selection process. This simplified process not only allows for greater speed in finalizing transactions but increases the security of the network as a whole.
GOAT Network will stand out as the first Bitcoin-native ZK Rollup, designed to deliver sustainable, native BTC yield. The network builds on its proprietary zkMIPS, which is the world’s most production-ready zkVM, and an efficient BitVM2 challenge model. This combination of technologies empowers GOAT Network to provide native BTC yield and includes Bitcoin’s first Decentralized Sequencer network.
In particular, reducing the challenge period from 14 days down to under 1 day is an extremely important improvement for Bitcoin zkRollups. This is a considerable improvement to their actual usefulness. With GOAT Network’s automated, blockchain-based dispute resolution, average resolution times are accelerated like never before, creating a seamless user experience. This streamlined process avoids any possible delays and bottlenecks. This development will accelerate the adoption of layer-2 solutions developed on top of Bitcoin. On one side, it unlocks promising new frontiers for the decentralized finance ecosystem and many other uses beyond that.
GOAT Network is designed to provide native BTC yield through its innovative blend of technologies. This makes it one of the most well-suited players in the rapidly changing Bitcoin scaling solutions space.
