On July 31, 2025, Eastern Time, Bit Network's BitVM2 Beta Testnet officially went online, becoming the first Bitcoin zk rollup to achieve real-time proving in a production environment. This means thatusers can initiate withdrawals immediately after proof generation without waiting, and operators are no longer constrained by queued proofs or fund freezing.This is a breakthrough in future infrastructure and a key leap towards the actual usability of Bitcoin zk rollup, truly opening up the BTCFi financial system.
From "Provable" to "Real-Time Proving"
Most Rollup systems still rely on manual batch proof generation and single-machine provers, unable to match the on-chain real-time block generation rhythm. Proof delays accumulate block by block, with withdrawals often taking hours or even days. It's like users being unable to withdraw from a bank due to system lag. In Bitcoin zk rollup, such waiting was once the norm, but GOAT Network has solved this pain point.
GOAT Network was the first to adopt a pipelined proving architecture and distributed GPU prover network, opening parallel processing channels for block verification, proof aggregation, and Groth16 SNARK:
Block Proof (average 2.6s): Verifying if Rollup state transition is correct
Aggregation Proof (average 2.7s): Recursively compressing multiple block proofs to reduce on-chain costs
Groth16 SNARK Proof (~10.38s): Final compression into a small-volume proof verifiable on BitVM2
These proofs are not processed sequentially but through ZKM's high-performance zkVM "Ziren", combined with GPU acceleration and a distributed prover network, effectively supporting the current 3.4-second block time of GOAT BitVM2 Testnet3.
For users, this means instant withdrawals, restoring asset liquidity to a centralized experience; developers can truly build Bitcoin Layer 2 applications supporting high-concurrency real-time interactions; operators no longer wait for batch proof generation, significantly improving capital efficiency.
Users can view the complete zk proof generation process for each withdrawal in real-time through the UI page, not just a simple "success" notification.
Redefining ZK Rollup Standards, Building Robust Industry Infrastructure
In the Bitcoin ecosystem, "ZK Rollup" is increasingly used by projects, but its true essence is becoming blurred. Many projects claim to be "Bitcoin ZK Rollup" but lack a complete proof process, let alone real-time proof generation capability.
GOAT Network is redefining this standard.As the first Bitcoin Layer 2 to achieve real-time proving in a production environment, GOAT Network comprehensively data-visualizes and verifies the ZK proof process for each peg-out, truly bringing ZK Rollup from narrative to empirical proof. From now on, ZK Rollup is no longer just a label but should be measured by the baseline standard of "real-time, complete, and verifiable" proof systems.
For BTCFi, this breakthrough is even more far-reaching. A financial system where withdrawals take hours, with opaque status and lacking on-chain verification, cannot support any real user scale.GOAT Network proves through engineering implementation that Bitcoin can have high-performance, low-latency, and completely transparent infrastructure, no longer synonymous with "slow, difficult, and exploitative".
GOAT Network has achieved multiple key breakthroughs:
Created the first verifiable real-time proof system for Bitcoin Layer 2;
Implemented full process visualization for all peg-out operations;
Completely open-source system, not dependent on any trust assumptions;
Supported the current 3.4-second block time through pipeline architecture, distributed prover, and GPU acceleration, while reserving architectural space for future consensus proof mechanisms to continuously enhance security;
Built a complete usable closed loop from BTC deposit, on-chain interaction, to withdrawal.
Verifiable Achievements, Rebuilding Industry Trust
At a time when every project claims to be a Bitcoin ZK Rollup and industry trust is continuously diluted, GOAT Network chose to rebuild confidence through real, verifiable means. We don't rely on storytelling but showcase data, time, proof UI, and source code. We always believe that industry trust is not built through narrative stacking, butthrough truly implemented, sustainably verifiable technical capabilitiesbit by bit.
You may not see every technical detail of real-time proving in the backend, but you will definitely feel its presence - withdrawals are no longer stuck, transactions are not delayed, everything runs smoothly and reliably. This is the BTCFi experience upgrade brought by GOAT Network.
