High TowerMidl × HighTower: Supporting Bitcoin Abstraction InfrastructureWe began following Midl closely in early 2025, when their devnet experiments showed a different path for Bitcoin DeFi. Instead of relying…Oct 9Oct 9
High TowerWhat is Spark? A Deep Dive into Bitcoin’s Layer 2 for Payments and StablecoinsLightspark launched Spark as their approach to Bitcoin scaling, focusing on payments and stablecoins through statechains. The protocol…Sep 2Sep 2
High TowerNative Protocol: A Year Later, Where Bitcoin DeFi Actually StandsAlmost a year ago we covered Native Protocol — back then they had big plans for Bitcoin DeFi but zero product. Mainnet drops next month…Aug 26Aug 26
High TowerBitBoard: From Research Notes to Bitcoin L2 Analytics PlatformWhen Bitcoin’s Layer-2 ecosystem started accelerating in early 2024, finding reliable information meant jumping between Twitter threads…Aug 19Aug 19
High TowerOmnity Network: Bridging Bitcoin Ordinals and Runes into DeFiOmnity Network is a cross-chain protocol built on DFINITY Internet Computer (ICP) that functions as a Bitcoin asset hub for decentralized…Jul 22Jul 22
High TowerHow Internet Computer Makes Bitcoin Programmable — And Why It MattersEthereum pioneered smart contracts, yet most dApps still depend on AWS for frontends and APIs. Gas fees post-Dencun average $0.39 for…Jul 10Jul 10
High TowerSpicenet: Cross-Chain Infrastructure Protocol for Unified Liquidity ManagementBetween 2021 and 2024 the crypto world adopted modular architecture: instead of running the whole blockchain “monolith” in one place…Jun 25Jun 25
High TowerLayers Above Lightning: from fast payments to full-stack Bitcoin appsBitcoin wasn’t built for smart contracts. But Lightning is starting to support more complex applications on top.May 28May 28
High TowerOP_NET: if Bitcoin had smart contracts from day oneBitcoin was never meant to have smart contracts. But here we are. OP_NET is a new attempt to bring smart contracts directly to Bitcoin L1.Apr 24Apr 24
High TowerBOB, The Hybrid L2: сombining Bitcoin and Ethereum in one stackBOB (Build on Bitcoin) is a Hybrid Layer-2 solution that merges Bitcoin’s security with Ethereum’s flexibility, enabling developers to…Apr 21Apr 21
High TowerCoreDAO: Building Non-Custodial Bitcoin DeFi in a Web3 WorldCoreDAO recently published a video interview — we watched it and figured it’s worth recapping here. The project sits somewhere in the…Apr 18Apr 18
High TowerFrom primitives to native yield: how Veda reshapes DeFi infrastructureVeda is the infrastructure layer that turns passive crypto assets into productive capital. It allows apps and protocols to embed yield…Apr 8Apr 8
High TowerThe next wave of Bitcoin scaling: exploring Citrea’s technical innovationsWe were digging through Citrea’s documentation the other day and came across a section labeled Future Research. Usually, these kinds of…Mar 11Mar 11
High TowerBeyond’s cross-standard conversion: making Bitcoin’s token ecosystem work togetherContinuing our exploration of Bitcoin’s evolving ecosystem, today we’re taking a deeper look at Beyond — a project addressing the critical…Mar 6Mar 6
High TowerCorn: the butter network built for BTCFiCorn is a blockchain network designed to bridge the worlds of Bitcoin and Ethereum, creating new opportunities for Bitcoin holders to…Jan 31Jan 31
High TowerUnderstanding the Pell Network and $PELL Token: a comprehensive overviewThe Pell Network is a decentralized ecosystem built to empower cross-chain interoperability, governance, and cryptoeconomic security. At…Jan 27Jan 27
High TowerArch Network: Bitcoin dApps + Rewards GUIDEArch Network is a platform aiming to expand Bitcoin’s functionality by introducing Turing-complete programmability at its base layer. By…Jan 22Jan 22
High TowerBeyond: the gateway to Bitcoin’s multi-chain futureBeyond is a decentralized protocol that seeks to enable Bitcoin to interact seamlessly with other blockchain systems.Jan 17A response icon1Jan 17A response icon1
High TowerMintlayer: integrating Bitcoin with DeFiMintlayer is a Layer-2 sidechain designed to integrate DeFi with Bitcoin, offering native Bitcoin compatibility through new atomic swap.Jan 14Jan 14
