Hemi Network 是一个由比特币网络保护的促进以太坊智能合约功能的第 2 层网络，推出激励测试网

Hemi Labs 表示，通过将比特币和以太坊视为单一超级网络的组成部分，Hemi 提供了两者的功能。

Former Bitcoin core developer Jeff Garzik, who once worked closely with Satoshi Nakamoto, is now launching a Layer 2 network.

曾经与中本聪密切合作的前比特币核心开发人员 Jeff Garzik 现在正在推出第 2 层网络。

On July 24, a development team co-founded by Garzik, called Hemi Labs, announced Hemi Network, a modular Layer 2 network that enables Ethereum smart contract functionality and is secured by the Bitcoin network.

7 月 24 日，Garzik 共同创立的开发团队 Hemi Labs 宣布推出 Hemi Network，这是一个模块化的第 2 层网络，可实现以太坊智能合约功能，并由比特币网络保护。

“By treating Bitcoin and Ethereum as components of a single supernetwork, Hemi provides the capabilities of both,” said Hemi Labs. “Attempts to integrate and scale Bitcoin and Ethereum have typically sought to address the problem within their respective communities, ultimately resulting in a fractured ecosystem.”

Hemi Labs 表示：“通过将比特币和以太坊视为单个超级网络的组成部分，Hemi 提供了两者的功能。” “整合和扩展比特币和以太坊的尝试通常试图解决各自社区内的问题，最终导致生态系统支离破碎。”

Hemi’s incentivized testnet is now live, while the Hemi Network will be launched on mainnet during the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, which begins on July 25. Hemi will reportedly host decentralized finance and artificial intelligence applications.

Hemi 的激励测试网现已上线，而 Hemi 网络将于 7 月 25 日在纳什维尔举行的比特币 2024 会议期间在主网上启动。据报道，Hemi 将托管去中心化金融和人工智能应用程序。

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Hemi Labs was also co-founded by Maxwell Sanchez, the co-founder of VeriBlock, a blockchain security and software development firm.

Hemi Labs 还由区块链安全和软件开发公司 VeriBlock 的联合创始人 Maxwell Sanchez 共同创立。

The chain introduces the Hemi Virtual Machine (hVM), which integrates a full Bitcoin node within the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) — the core smart contract engine of Ethereum.

该链引入了 Hemi 虚拟机（hVM），它在以太坊虚拟机（EVM）（以太坊的核心智能合约引擎）中集成了完整的比特币节点。

HVM enables developers to create smart contracts that interact with the state of Bitcoin, unlocking Bitcoin-based DeFi applications such as staking, lending markets, and “democratized MEV marketplaces.” According to Hemi Labs, trustlessly launching such Bitcoin-based applications was previously “impractical or impossible.”

HVM 使开发人员能够创建与比特币状态交互的智能合约，解锁基于比特币的 DeFi 应用，例如质押、借贷市场和“民主化 MEV 市场”。根据 Hemi Labs 的说法，以信任方式启动此类基于比特币的应用程序以前是“不切实际或不可能的”。

The network leverages the Proof-of-Proof (PoP) consensus mechanism, pioneered by Sanchez, which allows Hemi to inherit its security from Bitcoin’s Proof of Work miners.

该网络利用桑切斯首创的证明证明（PoP）共识机制，该机制允许 Hemi 继承比特币工作量证明矿工的安全性。

“Hemi inherits Bitcoin’s full security in a truly decentralized and permissionless manner, achieving better-than-Bitcoin finality, or ‘superfinality’ in just a few hours,” said Hemi Labs. “PoP’s modularity allows Hemi to extend this security efficiently to other blockchains.”

Hemi Labs 表示：“Hemi 以真正去中心化和无需许可的方式继承了比特币的全部安全性，在短短几个小时内实现了优于比特币的最终性，或‘超级最终性’。” “PoP 的模块化使 Hemi 能够有效地将这种安全性扩展到其他区块链。”

According to Hemi Labs, its Tunnels protocol enables cross-chain asset transfers without using conventional bridges.

据 Hemi Labs 介绍，其 Tunnels 协议可以在不使用传统桥的情况下实现跨链资产转移。

Bitcoin Layer 2s expand

比特币 Layer 2 扩展

Hemi’s launch comes amid a competitive landscape to bring DeFi functionality to Bitcoin.

Hemi 的推出正值将 DeFi 功能带入比特币的竞争格局之中。

As reported by DeFi Llama, Bitlayer has recently become the largest Bitcoin L2 by total value locked (TVL), with 15 protocols hosting $394.4 million. On July 23, Bitlayer announced the closing of an $11 million Series A funding round led by Franklin Templeton and ABCDE.

据 DeFi Llama 报道，按总锁定价值 (TVL) 计算，Bitlayer 最近已成为最大的比特币 L2，拥有 15 个协议，托管价值 3.944 亿美元。 7 月 23 日，Bitlayer 宣布完成由 Franklin Templeton 和 ABCDE 领投的 1100 万美元 A 轮融资。

Second place is held by Merlin with $306 million, followed by the sidechains Stacks with $211.3 million, and Rootstock sidechain with $178.5 million. Bouncebit, a Bitcoin staking protocol, also has a TVL of $318.6 million.

第二名是 Merlin，收入为 3.06 亿美元，其次是侧链 Stacks，收入为 2.113 亿美元，Rootstock 侧链为 1.785 亿美元。 Bouncebit 是一种比特币质押协议，其 TVL 也为 3.186 亿美元。

Citrea, Bitfinity, Botanix, and Conflux are among the other Layer 2 projects that intend to launch EVM functionality on Bitcoin and are now all operational on testnet.

Citrea、Bitfinity、Botanix 和 Conflux 是其他打算在比特币上推出 EVM 功能的第 2 层项目，目前均已在测试网上运行。