Bitlayer BTR
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CM Profile: Bitlayer
Cryptominium Profile. What we have established, measured and written about BTR, and what we have not.
- Measured
- Selling $100,000 of BTR on BNB Chain returned 16.1% less than the quoted price, on 11 October 2026.
- Selling $100,000 of BTR on Ethereum returned 82.7% less than the quoted price, on 11 October 2026.
- Selling $100,000 on Kraken's order book lost 56.97%, on 11 October 2026.
- Its price, recorded by us every day since 27 August 2026.
- Written, with sources
Read from our own records when this page was made. It describes what we know, and is not a view on whether to hold BTR. How each part is worked out
What it actually costs to sell BTR
Selling $100,000 of BTR returned 16.1% less than the quoted price — Severe. Measured 2026-10-11 on BNB Chain.
Selling BTR on exchanges
Selling $100,000 of BTR into each exchange’s resting bids, measured against the mid price:
| Exchange | Lost | Got back | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraken BTR/USD | 57.0% | $43,030 | 2026-10-11 |
Exchange figures need an account there (and KYC, a permitted country, the tokens already deposited), are before trading fees, and are never averaged with the on-chain figure. Binance is not included: it refuses requests from the region our servers are in. How this is measured →
Watch this number instead of remembering it. A free account keeps BTR on a list, records where it stood the day you added it, and emails you if selling it on these exchanges gets materially harder — one message, not a series. The measurement itself stays public; the account is for being told when it moves without you looking.
What Bitlayer is
Bitlayer describes itself as the first implementation of BitVM, a framework intended to let Bitcoin support smart contracts. Its work centers on a BTC bridge, a Bitcoin Layer 2, and the broader BitVM stack, aimed at Bitcoin-based decentralized finance. The source does not name a founding team or a launch date.
The project's stated mechanism combines a smart contract engine with BitVM, a method for verifying computation against Bitcoin without altering Bitcoin's base protocol. A bridge component is meant to move BTC onto the Layer 2 environment, where it can then interact with the smart contract layer. Beyond these described components, the source does not detail the cryptographic or economic specifics of how the bridge secures funds or how BitVM proofs are verified on-chain.
Bitlayer is not confined to a single chain: it is classified across Bitcoin Sidechains, BNB Chain Ecosystem, and Ethereum Ecosystem categories, and its token is deployed on Binance Smart Chain, Bitlayer, and Ethereum. That spread means BTR functions as a multi-chain asset rather than a Bitcoin-native one in the strictest sense, and anyone holding or bridging it is exposed to the security assumptions of each chain it touches, not just Bitcoin's. No data here describes revenue, fees, or governance rights attached to the token, and no claim about BitVM's security should be read as audited or finalized absent further verification.
Where BTR lives
On Ethereum, Base and BNB Chain, GoPlus's analysis of each contract is read weekly: whether it has a function to block addresses or pause transfers, and whether an owner holds it. That is GoPlus's reading, not ours. Where a token exists on several chains, one copy's settings say nothing about the original coin.
Always verify a contract address against the project's own site before sending anything. Addresses are shown as published by CoinGecko, not as an endorsement — and identical-looking tokens on other chains are the most common way people lose money here.
Price change
Bitlayer data synced 4m ago from CoinGecko. Figures shown in USD. This page is market information, not financial advice — and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell BTR.