blog.cryptape.com
🔗 Satoshi Scoop Weekly, 23 January 2026

Bruno Garcia introduced his work on improving mutation testing in Bitcoin Core. This technique evaluates testing effectiveness by intentionally adding systemic bugs (mutants) in the codebase: if a test fails, the mutant is “killed,” indicating the test can catch the error; if a test passes, the mutant “survives,” revealing insufficient coverage or gaps in the tests.

eprint.iacr.org
🔗 Citrea Mainnet Is Live - Enabling Bitcoin to Be Used for Lending, Trading and Settlement

Citrea’s launch is a major leap forward in Bitcoin’s evolution. As the demand for BTC grew, the need for Bitcoin applications became more prominent. Previous attempts to build an ecosystem for Bitcoin were forced to compromise, either sacrificing programmability or relying on heavy trust assumptions that hindered adoption.

bitcoin-takeover.com
🔗 S17 E4: {ideal} on BitVM Optimizations- Robin Linus, Liam Eagen, Ying Tong Lai

During this 2-hour interview, we tried to cover everything related to the launch of {ideal} group and Argo. We referenced the newly-launched research paper and some of the major breakthroughs it brings to BitVM.

blockeden.xyz/blog
🔗 BIFROST Bridge: How FluidTokens is Unlocking Bitcoin's Trillion-Dollar Idle Capital for Cardano DeFi

BIFROST isn't another wrapped token scheme or federated bridge. Its core innovation lies in repurposing Cardano's existing security infrastructure—Stake Pool Operators (SPOs)—to protect locked BTC on the Bitcoin network.

goat.network/blog
🔗 GOAT BitVM2 Testnet: Native Bitcoin Finance is Here

'The Bitcoin Layer 2 market hasn’t truly started. Until now, the so-called ‘Bitcoin L2s’ are simply sidechains or custodial bridges. They lack essential attributes like permissionless exit or mainnet-level dispute resolution, which are requirements for BTCFi to be credible.' - Kevin Liu, CEO of GOAT Network