Citrea запускает мейннет и стейблкоин, открывая новые горизонты для биткоин-масштабирования Translation: Citrea launches mainnet and stablecoin, opening new horizons for Bitcoin scaling

The L2 scaling project for the original cryptocurrency, Citrea, has launched its mainnet along with a native stablecoin.

The protocol employs the BitVM mechanism and zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP) technology to issue cBTC via the Clementine bridge. This solution reduces the need for trust — the presence of a single honest participant is sufficient to detect and halt any malicious activities, as noted by the developers.

The mainnet functions as a rollup, enabling off-chain transaction execution while relying on the Bitcoin network as its settlement layer.

Citrea initially supports trading and liquidity provision services through the decentralized exchanges Satsuma, JuiceSwap, and Fibrous. Users also have access to lending services on the Morpho platform.

The team has announced that the option for private payments and trading on Crest, along with access to market forecasts via Signals, will be added «soon.»

The project introduced the ctUSD stablecoin aimed at «Bitcoin-oriented markets.» This asset is issued by MoonPay and operates on the M0 infrastructure. According to the announcement, the token complies with the GENIUS Act requirements and is available to users in the United States and 160 other countries worldwide.

«This marks the beginning of the next large-scale experiment in creating sustainable demand for block space,» commented Jameson Lopp, co-founder of Casa, on the launch of Citrea.

Recall that in January, the Boundless team presented a method for using Bitcoin to verify resource-intensive ZKPs.