The Protocol: Bitcoin Might Get Ethereum-Style Smart Contracts Under ‘BitVM’ Plan ZeroSync’s Robin Linus has ignited excitement in the Bitcoin community by introducing the “BitVM” paper, proposing a straightforward method for incorporating smart contracts into the original blockchain, a feature predominantly associated with Ethereum and its numerous derivatives.

Bitcoin Might Get Ethereum-Style Smart Contracts Under ‘BitVM’ Plan The goal of BitVM is to enable Turing-complete Bitcoin contracts without making the network more complicated for other users.