Computing on Bitcoin 72 #03 - Inside BitVM2’s “Unhappy Path”: A Two-Part Analysis

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Inside BitVM2’s “Unhappy Path”: A Two-Part Analysis

GOAT Network published a two-part technical thread dissecting BitVM2’s “unhappy path,” focusing on dispute mechanics, incentives, and real-world deployability.

Engineering The Unhappy Path: Understanding BitVM2 Architecture

Part One: Security Lives in the Dispute Path

A Bitcoin L2 lives or dies on its unhappy path.

On Bitcoin, you don’t get “run the verifier on-chain and move on”. You get a constrained execution environment,… pic.twitter.com/VR1pbs3Pal
— GOAT Network 🟡 (@GOATRollup) January 8, 2026

Engineering The Unhappy Path: Understanding BitVM2 Architecture

Part Two: BitVM2’s Practical Blockers

BitVM2 is a strong bridge framework, but "works in theory" isn’t the bar on Bitcoin. The bar is whether the unhappy path is cheap, unambiguous, and incentive-compatible.

In a… https://t.co/KFyQqTNEMR pic.twitter.com/cVAHHte5om
— GOAT Network 🟡 (@GOATRollup) January 12, 2026

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