New Era of Bitcoin Scaling Unveiled
On January 27, 2024, groundbreaking Bitcoin scalability project Citrea officially launched its mainnet. This innovative initiative redefines the infrastructure of Bitcoin capital markets through application layer design, introducing programmable financial tools while maintaining deep liquidity integration with Bitcoin itself.
Dual-Token Ecosystem Debut
The network launched with two core assets:
- cBTC - Universal asset for decentralized applications
- ctUSD - Native liquidity support token
Security Revolution Achieved
Developers implemented a dual-technology framework combining ZK-proofs with BitVM verification, creating a trustless value transfer system. This mechanism ensures transaction validity challenges can be initiated on Bitcoin's network when at least one honest participant exists, achieving security levels far surpassing traditional cross-chain bridge solutions.