Scaling with #Bitcoin, Not Away from It When settlement runs through Ziren, every state update returns to verifiable truth within Bitcoin’s consensus. Ziren proofs are written directly to Bitcoin, turning GOAT Network’s execution into something observable and verifiable at the source. There is no alternate chain deciding validity, only Bitcoin confirming what has been proven. When peg-outs are handled by bonded operators under BitVM2, movement becomes accountability. Each transfer between layers is bound by proof and challenge, not by permission or custody. Anyone can question, verify, or enforce, and every operator has real stake at risk. Bitcoin leaves its address only to return proven. When a one-of-n honest challenger keeps the system accountable, decentralization stops being a slogan and becomes a working discipline. Slashing transforms mistakes into economic lessons, making corruption costlier than cooperation. Most Layer 2s call it scaling when they trade trust for speed. They let Ethereum finality or multisig custody replace Bitcoin’s judgment. The network runs faster, but the foundation weakens. GOAT Network calls it scaling when proof replaces promises. It builds speed inside the boundaries of Bitcoin’s security. Every yield, every transaction, every bridge event ends where Bitcoin consensus begins. When everything from settlement to staking and from bridge flow to reward cycle operates within GOAT Network, #Bitcoin evolves from a static asset into a functional financial ecosystem. It becomes a network where value circulates on proof, sustained by the system that secures it.