The top Bitcoin Sidechains projects, ranked by prominence — TVL, market cap, funding, and on-chain activity.

BOB
Multi-chain stablecoin with optional privacy
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Merlin Chain
Bitcoin's native Layer 2 for staking and scaling
arbitrumbitcoinbnb-chain+2

Coinweb
Reactive smart contracts for multi-chain dApps
bitcoinbnb-chainethereum+1

Bitlayer
First BitVM Layer 2 for Bitcoin DeFi
bitcoinbnb-chainethereum

Stacks
Solana's first Hybrid 404 gaming token
bitcoinsolana

Sovryn
Zero-interest loans against your Bitcoin
bobethereumrootstock

Fractal
Recursive scaling layers on Bitcoin's secure blockchain
arbitrumavalanchebitcoin+2

Tap Protocol
Layer 1 DeFi and smart contracts on Bitcoin
bitcoinethereumsolana

Tectum
World's fastest blockchain for instant Bitcoin payments
bitcoinethereum

SatoshiVM
Bitcoin reliability meets EVM capability with ZK security
bitcoinethereum

Core
Self-custodial, productive Bitcoin.
arbitrumavalanchebase+6

AILayer Token
Bitcoin Layer 2 for AI dApps
bitcoinbnb-chain

GOAT Network
Sustainable BTC Yield
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Elastos
ethereumheco

Mintlayer
ethereum

BVM
ethereum

Libre

Bitcorn
solana

StarkNet
decentralized ZK-Rollup
ethereumsolana