Does Bitcoin need an ecosystem? As "digital gold," BTC does not need one, but the Bitcoin mainnet it runs on does.
Have you ever thought about what would happen when the long-term accumulation of Bitcoin block rewards is insufficient to cover the security costs of Bitcoin mainnet miners during the same period? It is foreseeable that a death spiral will occur: a decrease in total mainnet hash rate - a decrease in mainnet security - a drop in Bitcoin price - a decrease in total mainnet hash rate.
In the Bitcoin white paper, Satoshi Nakamoto provided a solution: to compensate for the declining block rewards with the continuously growing transaction miner fees in the future.
However, BTC has not realized Satoshi's vision of becoming a P2P payment currency in reality; instead, it has become "digital gold." The TX volume of the Bitcoin mainnet has not increased linearly with the growth of BTC price and adoption. On the contrary, the explosion of inscriptions and runes has brought about a rapid expansion, but the nature of inscriptions and runes is more like a short-cycle phenomenon of a wave. After the craze passes, the TX volume of the Bitcoin mainnet quickly falls back, leaving behind an inflated UTXO set with a massive amount of fragmented UTXOs.
Therefore, beyond inscriptions and runes, we need to build a systematic, diversified, and multi-layered Bitcoin ecosystem for the Bitcoin mainnet from first principles. This Bitcoin ecosystem includes: trustless bridges based on BitVM V2, Bitcoin L2 with the Bitcoin mainnet as the settlement layer, ReStaking protocols and LST protocols utilizing BTC's economic security, and wrapped BTC with trusted centralized custody/decentralized trustless custody, etc.
One typical example is the GOAT Network, which is a Bitcoin Rollup L2 that obtains security from the Bitcoin mainnet. It enhances transaction inclusivity and finality by introducing an optimistic challenge protocol (GOAT-OCP) and utilizing BitVM2 to ensure security and ZKM interwoven Rollup as a universal settlement layer, while protecting assets within a decentralized sequencer network.
It sounds complicated, but for ease of understanding, we can view the GOAT Network as a comprehensive upgraded version of the first-generation Bitcoin Rollup L2, which is essentially a multi-signature smart contract. In this version of Bitcoin L2, the verification of state data will be conducted in the form of ZKP through BitVM2 to verify the state root's commitment on the Bitcoin mainnet, there will be a fraud proof challenge process to ensure the security and permissionlessness of L2 assets, and a decentralized sequencer network will be responsible for the ordering and packaging of L2 TX.
From the perspective of infrastructure construction, the GOAT Network is a perfect paradigm for Bitcoin L2. But the next tricky question arises: how to build the ecosystem, and where do users come from?
Relying on attracting inscription/rune players from the Bitcoin ecosystem? Pass! Relying on a points system to exploit data? Pass! Relying on creating high expectations to guide community airdrop farming? Pass!
GOAT Network co-founder Kevin has publicly declared on X that the above methods are dead. The Bitcoin ecosystem needs something new and exciting: MeMeFi and community alignment.
The ecological concept of GOAT Network actively aligns with the value concepts of meme coins like BTC and DogeCoin, aiming to become a paradise for the people's currency and a new haven for the crypto community.
According to this concept, the ecological construction of GOAT Network is divided into three steps:
Step 1: Bring real benefits to BTC/DOGE, allowing users to stake BTC/DOGE into the GOAT Network's decentralized sequencer network to earn BTC rewards.
Step 2: A MemeFi dApp will soon be launched to help meme holders earn DeFi returns within the GOAT ecosystem.
Step 3: Launch the One Piece plan to create a complete universe for community participation, where community members can earn actual returns from BTC/DOGE while exploring space, collecting fragments of civilization, and building alliances.
The One Piece plan will be divided into five chapters: GOAT Capsule NFTs, lunar base construction, Martian defense city, spectrum spaceship assembly, and the establishment of a cosmic alliance. Each chapter will unlock corresponding new opportunities for community members.
Conclusion
Developers, the times have changed. Perfect infrastructure can no longer automatically attract market attention, liquidity, and users. In this new era, developers need to get to work, building a community-centered ecosystem brick by brick. The early bird catches the worm; GOAT Network has already realized this.
In summary, the core principles of GOAT Network's ecological construction are cultural priority, unified community goals, and long-term value alignment.
Just like Hyperliquid, there will no longer be meaningless volume brushing, nor will there be immediate sell-offs after airdrops.
Farewell: ❌ Short-term points ❌ Random airdrops ❌ Malicious competition
Welcome: ✅ Sustainable returns ✅ Community-driven goals ✅ Shared success
Whether you are a BTC maximalist, a DOGE enthusiast, or just an ordinary person who believes in the power of community - GOAT Network is building something special for you.
That's all.
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