Among these Bitcoin holders, Michael Saylor’s Strategy has a considerable lead with 629,376 $BTC. Next is MARA Holdings Inc with 50,639 $BTC. Others, like US President Donald Trump’s Trump Media and Elon Musk’s Tesla, also hold their fair share.
Source: bitcointreasuries.net.
Recently, the coin has witnessed a flurry of activity, driven by interest from institutional investors and the US’ friendlier stance towards cryptocurrencies. This helped drive Bitcoin’s price towards its recent ATH of $124K.
But despite Bitcoin’s status as the premier cryptocurrency, it has several drawbacks, particularly on the technical side. First, we need to talk about its speed.
The Bitcoin blockchain can only handle an average of 5.65 transactions per second (TPS). In contrast, newer chains like Ethereum ($ETH) and Solana ($SOL) have an average TPS of 16.83 and 982.9, respectively.

Because of its relatively low TPS, Bitcoin needs anywhere between hours and days to confirm transactions. This makes it ill-suited for fast payments.
Then there’s Bitcoin’s inherently limited flexibility. Its script is simplified, which helps keep its network secure.
But this has its downside, as it prevents the Bitcoin blockchain from supporting more advanced smart contracts, dApps, DeFi protocols, and NFTs, unlike Solana or Ethereum.
Improving Bitcoin by upgrading it for faster transactions and greater utility seems straightforward, but the truth is more complicated.
Simply put, reworking the blockchain’s foundation to make it faster and flexible would come at the cost of its security. And it’s fair to assume that no one would want this kind of trade-off.
This is where Layer 2 comes in.
While there are already several Bitcoin Layer 2s in the market today, none is as promising as Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER). This project aims to develop an L2 that leverages the Solana Virtual Machine to bring speed, low transaction costs, and flexibility to the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Here’s how it works:
Bitcoin Hyper will expand what Bitcoin is capable of, while handling transactions considerably faster and more cost-efficiently than on Bitcoin Layer 1.
At the moment, the team is raising funds for the project via the Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) presale. When the L2 is launched, you’ll be able to use your $HYPER tokens to pay for gas fees and other transactions. Plus, holding the token will unlock exclusive features, dApps, and utilities.
More importantly, you can participate in DAO decisions and community proposals as a token holder. This is crucial if you want to help shape the future of the project.
For now, you can buy $HYPER tokens for $0.012755. To get started, simply connect your crypto wallet to the presale widget, enter the amount you want to buy, and then pay via credit/debit card or crypto. You can also check out our Bitcoin Hyper buying guide for more details.
Since launching in May, Bitcoin Hyper has already raised over $10.5M and shows no signs of slowing down. Less than a week ago, a whale bought over $161K worth of $HYPER tokens in the biggest single buy to date. The second-largest purchase happened almost two weeks ago, worth more than $100K.

By all accounts, the Bitcoin Hyper project is just heating up. We can expect the excitement to grow as the presale draws to a close and the Layer 2 is finally launched.
Join the Bitcoin Hyper presale today.
We may have expected the likes of Ethereum and Solana, with their sheer speed and flexibility, to have left Bitcoin behind. But, despite its shortcomings, Bitcoin still leads the pack. As the most successful cryptocurrency, investors continue to bet big on its future.
Fortunately, Layer 2 projects like Bitcoin Hyper ($HYPER) could help Bitcoin catch up on the technology level. With its Solana-level speeds, low transaction costs, and expanded flexibility, Bitcoin Hyper is here to bring Bitcoin into the modern age.



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