CORE

Core uses Bitcoin's native Check Lock Time Verify (CLTV) functionality to enable non-custodial staking. BTC never leaves the user's wallet—it's timelocked on the Bitcoin blockchain with metadata specifying validator votes and reward addresses. This eliminates bridge risks, smart contract vulnerabilities, and custodian counterparty exposure. Users maintain full control throughout the staking period with no asset transfer to external protocols.

The 2.1 billion fixed supply (100x Bitcoin's 21 million) creates symbiotic scarcity dynamics with Bitcoin. As Bitcoin adoption grows and more BTC seeks yield through Core, demand for CORE increases since it's required to unlock higher staking tiers. This creates a flywheel: Bitcoin staking reduces BTC liquidity, CORE staking reduces token liquidity, and dual scarcity enhances both assets' value propositions. The 81-year emission schedule ensures long-term validator incentives.

Core's DPoS consensus enables 1,000+ TPS with sub-2 second finality, outperforming Bitcoin's 7 TPS and Ethereum's 15-45 TPS. The EVM compatibility allows deployment of high-throughput DEXs, with Bitcoin-native assets like lstBTC enabling trading pairs directly backed by timelocked BTC. Institutional custody integrations provide enterprise-grade security for high-value transactions.

Unlike sidechains (which use separate security models) or L2s (which depend on L1 finality), Core integrates Bitcoin directly into its consensus via Satoshi Plus. Bitcoin miners and holders actively participate in securing Core's base layer, not as external validators but as core consensus participants. This creates a unified security model where Bitcoin's hash power and economic weight protect smart contracts without additional trust assumptions.