The BRC-20, the first token standard built directly into BITCOIN's base layer and indexer, has officially launched “BRC2.0” at Bitcoin Block height 912690 was held on Monday morning.
The upgrade incorporates EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) functionality directly into the BRC-20 core indexer, allowing developers to deploy it Ethereum– Turn on smart contracts Bitcoinwithout relying on bridges, oracles, or trustworthy intermediaries.
This move allows for programming on Bitcoin native tokens, turning BRC-20 assets into configurable, interoperable devices that can effectively interact with the EVM compatible chain and scaling layer.
The BRC2.0 upgrade was developed by Best In Slot, the leading infrastructure player for the Adinals Ecosystem, in collaboration with BRC20's pseudonym creator Domo and Governance Body, which oversees the protocol, a Layer 1 foundation.
“Bitcoin meta protocols like ordinals, runes and BRC20 run on the indexer,” said Eril Binari Ezerel, CEO of Best In Slot. Decryption. “We upgraded this 'calculator style' indexer with EVM.
From meme coins to modular apps
Since its launch in early 2023, the BRC-20 has traded assets worth over $3 billion. The milestone was achieved without raising venture capital or receiving institutional support.
Even with activity cooled in 2025, BRC-20 volumes remained dominant, recording 5,636 BTC (US$633 million) in chains over the past six months.
new Smart Contract The feature expands what is possible with Bitcoin native assets.
Until now, these tokens have been used primarily for meme coins and speculative trading, but due to the limited programmerity of Bitcoin, there have been few real applications.
“The adoption of Bitcoin's native assets is being restrained because Bitcoin has no Dup. It's just a meme,” added Ezerel. “One of the main goals of BRC2.0 is to bring Ethereum's more diverse application ecosystem into Bitcoin.”
BRC2.0 enters the growing landscape of the programmable Bitcoin layer, including the WASM-based Arkanes standard, which has recently surged to represent almost a third of all metaprotocol related transactions in Q3.
Comparison with Runes
So, what does this mean for the current state of the Bitcoin addiction token market?
“The Bitcoin token market is almost entirely a memecoin, and so the struggle is fighting as it is Asher Corson and Asher Corson, CIOs of Unbroken Chain, the first institutionally supported liquid trading fund in the Bitcoin ordinance ecosystem. Decryption.
“Programmaticity and debt will spark new interest, and profits are likely to turn into inscriptions and drive another bull run for Bitcoin assets,” he said.
Corson also explained how movements are compared to runes, and how this places the BRC-20 in a different category.
“The BRC-20 2.0 upgrade introduces programmerism. Runes is not programmable and unlikely to have ever been. This limits Runes to coins. Meanwhile, BRC-20 2.0 can support the Defi Ecosystem.”
Bridging two giants
By integrating EVM into the BRC20 core layer, developers can now build DAPP directly with security with Bitcoin, while still being compatible with Ethereum tools. Bridges, no wrap assets – only native complexity.
“The Holy Grail combines two gold standards. Bitcoin is the EVM as the most decentralized and secure network and the most proven virtual machine,” said Domo, creator of BRC20. “The goal is to provide users with a complex and programmable Ethereum experience, but it is protected by Bitcoin.”
