We’re officially announcing Citrea’s road to mainnet. Citrea's launch will deliver the first Bitcoin bridge verified by its network and the first programmable execution environment fully secured by Bitcoin. Countdown begins 🧵

The gap between the growing demand for Bitcoin & the lack of support for Bitcoin applications has left users with a difficult choice: - Keep Bitcoin as a passive store of value or - Take risks with centralized entities & external networks The solution?

Citrea is Bitcoin's first ZK rollup that enables Bitcoin to function as a fully programmable platform with a bridge optimistically verified by its network. It enables Bitcoin applications (₿apps) that bring utility, demand, and liquidity to its network.

Citrea's Road to Mainnet with ₿apps Two technical milestones remain before Citrea mainnet, both progressing in parallel. In addition to our technical milestones, we'll have a campaign to invite early users to test Citrea & its ecosystem. For details👇

Private and Public Audits The Citrea codebase is undergoing audits for both its rollup and BitVM-based bridge infrastructure. Additionally, the BitVM codebase by the BitVM alliance is being audited by a well-known audit firm. Comprehensive audit reports are on the way.

Citrea Risc0-to-BitVM Trusted Setup Ceremony The first-ever trusted setup ceremony for ZK proofs used in BitVM will take place for Citrea's BitVM-based bridge, Clementine. The ceremony will be with select individuals & partners. We'll provide a guide for verifying the results.

₿apps Community Campaign Ahead of Citrea mainnet launch, we’ll invite our early users to test Citrea and its growing ₿apps ecosystem. While this is not a technical milestone, it will be our way of celebrating the first Bitcoin applications built on Citrea.

Mainnet Launch: Bitcoin Finally Gets Its ZK Rollup Citrea will launch on the mainnet as Bitcoin’s first ZK rollup featuring native Bitcoin applications (₿apps). We’ll be sharing updates & ways to get involved. Follow along as we scale Bitcoin with zero-knowledge technology.