Bitcoin Scalability Solutions Poised for Breakout Growth as Programmability Expands

Bitcoin layer 2 solutions like Lightning and Stacks are poised for major growth and adoption in 2022 as more people use BTC for payments and smart contracts.

Over $100 billion in BTC could be put to productive DeFi use based on total market cap even if most remains held as savings.

Modular "layer 3" solutions are emerging, allowing developers to connect and reuse components of different layer 1 and 2 networks.

Oracle solutions like Pyth Network arriving on Bitcoin will dramatically increase programmability and allow more complex smart contracts.

Despite criticisms, developer excitement is growing given new tools and capabilities on Bitcoin, marking the end of the "Dark Ages."