Bitlayer secures 31.5% of Bitcoin's hashrate to bring smart contracts to BTC

Bitlayer’s Bitcoin smart-contract system is being implemented by mining pools behind 31. 5% of the network’s hashrate, a development that will help ensure that its system will operate on the Bitcoin blockchain, the company said. According to a May 27 announcement shared with Cointelegraph, Bitlayer’s BitVM implementation will be supported by major Bitcoin (BTC) mining pools including Antpool, F2Pool, and SpiderPool. Antpool CEO Andy Chow said:"Antpool has become the bridge operator for Bitlayer to support Bitcoin innovation and protect miners’ interests source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitlayer-secures-40-of-bitcoin-s-hashrate-to-bring-smart-contracts-to-btc?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound