[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  BIG PRIME👑 [@BIG_PRIME01](/creator/twitter/BIG_PRIME01) on x 2088 followers Created: 2025-07-16 10:20:05 UTC Advantages of hVM for Bitcoin Interoperability and Programmability of @hemi_xyz Over the past decade, developers have introduced a variety of different mechanisms to introspect Bitcoin in a smart contract environment. The architecture of Bitcoin makes this particularly complex because Bitcoin maintains (the UTXO table) an actual state machine that isn't cryptographically committed to in the Bitcoin blockchain. Therefore, proving/validating statements like "X output has not been spent" or "the balance of X address is Y" is impossible or extremely impractical with traditional approaches. These approaches fall into three broad categories: — Bitcoin Header Relay: A smart contract tracks lightweight Bitcoin consensus using Bitcoin headers, which relayers communicate to the consensus-tracking smart contract. Other smart contracts that want to introspect Bitcoin have their users submit relevant Bitcoin transactions with Merkle proofs. These prove transactions are contained within a particular Bitcoin block by authenticating them, which is validated against the Merkle root contained in a Bitcoin block. — Bitcoin State Oracles: A trusted oracle system is used which tracks Bitcoin state and responds to queries by signing or otherwise endorsing the response as valid. — Succinct Arguments of Knowledge (SNARG): Users or specialised parties with access to extensive computing power construct SNARG (in practice, generally zk-SNARK) proofs of processing large amounts of data from Bitcoin to validate onchain a certain statement about Bitcoin is correct. Stay locked in with @hemi_xyz fam.  XXX engagements  **Related Topics** [coins interoperability](/topic/coins-interoperability) [bitcoin](/topic/bitcoin) [coins layer 1](/topic/coins-layer-1) [coins bitcoin ecosystem](/topic/coins-bitcoin-ecosystem) [coins pow](/topic/coins-pow) [ethereum](/topic/ethereum) [Post Link](https://x.com/BIG_PRIME01/status/1945428213510848688)
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BIG PRIME👑 @BIG_PRIME01 on x 2088 followers
Created: 2025-07-16 10:20:05 UTC
Advantages of hVM for Bitcoin Interoperability and Programmability of @hemi_xyz
Over the past decade, developers have introduced a variety of different mechanisms to introspect Bitcoin in a smart contract environment.
The architecture of Bitcoin makes this particularly complex because Bitcoin maintains (the UTXO table) an actual state machine that isn't cryptographically committed to in the Bitcoin blockchain.
Therefore, proving/validating statements like "X output has not been spent" or "the balance of X address is Y" is impossible or extremely impractical with traditional approaches.
These approaches fall into three broad categories:
— Bitcoin Header Relay: A smart contract tracks lightweight Bitcoin consensus using Bitcoin headers, which relayers communicate to the consensus-tracking smart contract. Other smart contracts that want to introspect Bitcoin have their users submit relevant Bitcoin transactions with Merkle proofs. These prove transactions are contained within a particular Bitcoin block by authenticating them, which is validated against the Merkle root contained in a Bitcoin block.
— Bitcoin State Oracles: A trusted oracle system is used which tracks Bitcoin state and responds to queries by signing or otherwise endorsing the response as valid.
— Succinct Arguments of Knowledge (SNARG): Users or specialised parties with access to extensive computing power construct SNARG (in practice, generally zk-SNARK) proofs of processing large amounts of data from Bitcoin to validate onchain a certain statement about Bitcoin is correct.
Stay locked in with @hemi_xyz fam.
XXX engagements
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