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Bitcoin Hyper announces its testnet: RPC and upcoming releasesNetwork and RPC announced, six planned milestones and clarifications on the HYPER test tokens on Ethereum and Solana.
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According to the project documentation, Bitcoin Hyper presents itself as a Layer 2 rollup anchored to Bitcoin and built on the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM). The extent to which this design can inherit Bitcoin's security properties remains to be verified against the technical documentation, independent security audits and testing.
The architecture comprises three distinct layers:
Bitcoin (Layer 1) — settlement layer
Each batch of transactions is anchored to Bitcoin via OP_RETURN or Taproot. This anchoring seeks to harness Bitcoin's immutability, but does not in itself guarantee the validity of the Layer 2 state.
Hyper Rollup (Layer 2) — SVM execution
The heart of the system. The sequencer collects transactions, executes them in the SVM/Sealevel environment with native parallelism, and periodically publishes the state root to Bitcoin.
Applications (Layer 3) — DeFi and beyond
According to the project, the environment is intended to support DeFi applications, NFTs, DEXs, lending, gaming, oracles and SPL tokens. Its actual compatibility with the Solana toolchain remains to be verified through testing and technical documentation.
SVM — Solana Virtual Machine
Sealevel is designed to execute mutually non-conflicting transactions in parallel. According to the project, Solana's Rust/Anchor programs can be ported to Hyper with minor adjustments; this compatibility remains to be verified.
Sequencer — present and future
At launch: centralised (censorship risk, single point of failure). Roadmap: decentralisation through rotation and auctions. One to watch.
Canonical bridge BTC↔Hyper
In testing on the devnet. The forced exit mechanism (guaranteed withdrawal) is not yet finalised. A pre-mainnet priority.
Data availability — an open question
A definitive solution is still under research (March 2026). Options: an external DA layer (Celestia), sharding, erasure coding. A material technical risk.
RPC Testnet
The team has announced the testnet RPC and a progressive rollout of explorer, wallet, faucet, bridge and staking. Our independent observatory reads network activity without requiring a wallet.
A total supply of 21 billion, a deliberate nod to Bitcoin. Data from the whitepaper: some vesting details remained unfinalised as of 14 May 2026.
A reserve for protocol development and future upkeep
Partnerships, ecosystem growth and exchange listings
The core team and technical contributions. Schedule not published
⚠ Vesting not finalised
Staking and incentives for validators and liquidity providers
Market making and liquidity for centralised exchanges
A 7-day cliff from the TGE. Detailed breakdown not published
⚠ To be verified
⚠ Editorial note: The tokenomics data in this section derive solely from information published on the official site bitcoinhyper.com and the official whitepaper associated with it. As of the cut-off date of 14 May 2026, the vesting details for the team and investors had not been officially published. Always consult the due-diligence checklist before making any decision.
Source: ‘Due Diligence of a Layer 2 – The Bitcoin Hyper Case’ (Michele Stefanelli) + official updates
News · Bitcoin Hyper Testnet
The team announced a phased release over six weeks. The announced schedule and verified availability are shown separately.
Available · Testnet network and RPC
In developmentRelease planned in the team’s programme · Explorer → Wallet → Faucet → Bridge → Staking dashboard
Green: RPC verified reachable. Yellow: planned release, not yet verified available. “In development” describes the announced programme, not a technical check of development.
Weeks are relative to the team’s announcement, not firm dates. This programme is separate from the 2027 roadmap.
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Testnet
Public RPC · Progressive rollout
Planned mainnet
Q2 2027
Planned · Sources checked: 2026-10-10
Audits · historical assessment
Not yet
Promised before the TGE
RPC Testnet
Available
Network observation through RPC
Launch of the official website, branding, whitepaper v1, assembly of the core team and community building on X, Telegram and Discord
Presale and staking phase: Q2 2025–Q2 2027 (page 6). Presale completion is expected in Q2 2027, depending on market conditions and demand (page 12).
SVM programs running natively, a live explorer, and DeFi/SPL/multisig testing with selected developers
A first audit of the smart contracts and the bridge is under way. The project states that the results will be published on the official website before the TGE.
The BTC↔Hyper bridge is in testing on devnet, with a forced-exit mechanism in development. The bridge is intended to be decentralised and non-custodial.
The team has announced the testnet RPC and a progressive rollout of explorer, wallet, faucet, bridge and staking. Our independent observatory reads network activity without requiring a wallet.
Mainnet objective: Q2 2027 (page 6). A planned Layer 2 launch with bridge, SVM and dApps; testnet RPC availability does not confirm mainnet launch.
Listing target: Q2 2027 (page 14), subject to presale completion and market conditions. Page 6 also includes listings in Q3: timing needs reconfirmation. CEX names require official announcements.
Q3 2027 objective (page 6): developer toolkit, SDK/API, partner projects and initial DAO framework. Listings have a separate Q2 target elsewhere in the document.
Q4 2027 objective (page 6): DAO proposals and voting, incentives for operators and developers. A planned phase, not proof of achieved decentralisation.
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