Satlayer

SatLayer is the leading restaking platform unlocking Bitcoin’s full potential for capital efficiency, liquidity, and shared security. By deploying as a set of smart contracts on Babylon, SatLayer enables full programmability of slashing conditions, such as node liveness and challenge proofs, for Bitcoin, the largest and most widely trusted cryptocurrency. This framework allows dApps and infrastructure, such as bridges, DEXs, launchpads, and oracles to be crypto-economically secured by restaked BTC as Bitcoin Validated Services (BVSes). Founded by MIT alumni in early 2024 and backed by leading investors including Hack VC, Castle Island Ventures, Franklin Templeton, OKX Ventures, and Mirana Ventures, SatLayer is bringing restaking and shared security on Bitcoin to feature-parity with Ethereum, increasing Bitcoin’s utility in decentralized finance and the broader ecosystem.