Bitcoin is evolving beyond its status as “digital gold”, with the emergence of Layer-2 networks providing the foundation for a new generation of decentralized finance applications. Until recently, developers struggled to build on Bitcoin due to its limited programmability and a lack of proper tooling, but the emergence of new Layer-2 networks has altered that dynamic. These days, Bitcoin is rapidly expanding and becoming more sophisticated and versatile, growing the prospects for a new financial economy that lives in parallel to the existing one based on fiat. This is precisely the goal of Maestro, a blockchain ... (full story)