A Letter from the Geeks: Wake Up, Bitcoin! People keep saying, "Crypto is done. There's nothing groundbreaking left to build." But that’s only because they’re not paying attention to the quiet revolutions happening behind the scenes. This cycle belongs to the geeks and builders. It’s our time. And we’re here to shake Bitcoin awake, turning it from a slumbering beast into the powerful force it was always meant to be. Normally, I’d let memes or photos do the talking, but today, I want to say more because this moment matters. BitVM: Bringing Bitcoin to Everyday Life Bitcoin isn’t just a financial asset—it’s the most decentralized and secure blockchain in the world, a foundation of trust and resilience. Yet, its limited programmability has held it back from powering the complex applications needed in the real world. This is why developers turned to ecosystems like Ethereum and Solana. But now, BitVM changes everything. Under the BitVM paradigm, Bitcoin can verify zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) during challenges using its existing Bitcoin opcodes, unlocking the ability to build any scalable layer on top of Bitcoin while inheriting its unparalleled network security. This also enables ecosystems to seamlessly integrate trust-minimized tokenized BTC for the first time. This unlocks Bitcoin-native stablecoins, trustless yield opportunities, and enabling applications like payments, gaming, and social networks, all powered by Bitcoin’s unmatched security. The era of a truly permissionless, decentralized, and pragmatically trustless future anchored on Bitcoin has begun. Breaking Boundaries: A Year of Firsts As a former investor, I invested myself into a team of geeks who relentlessly push boundaries. And together, we’ve created milestone after milestone. We’ve done a lot of firsts, and I know we’ll do more. But for now, I want to share how far we’ve come because it’s worth celebrating—and because I want more people to understand how much progress has been made in BitVM, Bitcoin, and the entire blockchain space. 🔥The first usable (fragmented) ZK verifiers in Bitcoin script (Groth16 and Fflonk). 🔥The first BitVM2 slashing mechanism implemented on Bitcoin. 🔥The first BitVM Bridge testnet with BitVM’s core functionality: the unhappy path challenge module. 🔥The first Bitcoin-native verification and settlement layer powered by BitVM2. 🔥The first to integrate BitVM bridges with two leading Bitcoin infrastructure projects-- @babylonlabs_io and @build_on_bob. I know, it sounds fancy, but trust me, it wasn’t all rainbows. Along the way, there were plenty of doubters: 🙄"BitVM2 is too far from production-ready." 😓"BitVM2 is just a toy. The hype is over." 🤪"Cool tech, but no one will pay for it." But here’s the thing: we’re geeks and builders to the core. While others are hyping, we’re heads down, solving puzzles—ZK cryptography, Bitcoin script, security assumptions, math problems, and more. @cyimonio, our tech co-founder, leads the charge with research-driven protocol design and optimization. Aiden-Bitcoin is bringing the BitVM script, bridge protocol, and transaction graph to life. AnotherBody is building out the script fragments and challenge mechanisms. ImmrBig is engineering the BitVM light client, Robert-BC is developing the operator and challenge systems, and Fiamma-Builder is crafting the smart contracts and multi-chain integration. Every line of their code? It’s pushing Bitcoin closer to its true potential. A Heartfelt Thanks to Our Visionary Partners and Supporters We couldn’t have done this alone. A huge thanks to: 🔥@robin_linus, the creator of BitVM, @ZeroSync_ , the entire BitVM Alliance, and other contributors to the BitVM repository. Special thanks to Robin for introducing us to @alexeiZamyatin from @build_on_bob half a year ago. A leading BitVM researcher, Alexei immediately saw our potential in ZK + Bitcoin R&D, sparking a deep partnership. 🔥The teams at @build_on_bob and @babylonlabs_io, who share our vision for a trust-minimized Bitcoin-powered future, have gone all in to support us—whether through research, engineering, or financial resources. These collaborations are groundbreaking, and for all of us, it’s the first time tackling challenges of this scale together. 🔥@alexeiZamyatin went all in to support us—not only introducing investors and backing us through the BoB Foundation but also actively engaging in detailed research and engineering discussions to drive the integration forward. 🔥 @xinshudong from Babylon who holds a mix of technical brilliance and visionary thinking immediately recognize the potential for our collaboration when we just shared with him a several page write-up back in July 2024. 🔥Meanwhile, @dntse, @baby_fisherman, and the Babylon research & engineering team (@runchao, Paynejoe, Cirrus Gai) have been in constant communication with us—countless Telegram messages and online syncing sessions—debating everything from ZK light clients to data storage on Bitcoin. These intense back-and-forths are all aimed at pushing the protocol toward maximum decentralization and trust minimization. Now, we’ve successfully integrated the first BitVM bridges with BOB and Babylon chain in the devnet environment, each fortified with enhanced security designs. This is just the start of redefining what’s possible in the Bitcoin ecosystem. A heartfelt thanks to our investors. I’ll never forget the spark in the eyes of the @FactionVC team during our calls and the flood of supportive and encouraging emojis after our presentation. Shoutout to all our other early supporters and believers as well—for backing us before the world even noticed. Your faith in us means everything. The Trustless Revolution on Bitcoin Has Begun This is the time for geeks and builders. Together, we’re turning Bitcoin into the foundation it was always meant to be. Soon, we’ll see the most secure, decentralized systems built on Bitcoin—and Fiamma is proud to lead that charge. The geeks are back. And we’re making history. Fervently, Yovela, Alpaca mama Co-founder of Fiamma

Congrats! Some implementation details in our write up here for any BitVM2 lovers! 🔥🔥🔥