Botanix Mainnet Launches With 5-Second Block Times, $0.02 Fees

Botanix Labs, the protocol research team behind Botanix, has announced the launch of the Botanix mainnet. This Bitcoin-based blockchain is designed to power the Bitcoin economy with enhanced functionality and decentralization. The mainnet launch includes live applications such as GMX and Dolomite, along with ecosystem partners like Chainlink and Fireblocks, which are now active on the network. New Bitcoin-native applications, including Arch, Bitzy, Palladium, and Rover, are also committed to building exclusively on the Botanix network.

The launch of Botanix mainnet marks a significant improvement in transaction times, with block times reducing from 10 minutes to five seconds and average transaction fees dropping to $0.02. This milestone comes just days after Botanix transitioned governance and consensus to a 16-node founding federation of independent node operators, including Galaxy, Fireblocks, Alchemy, Antpool, XBTO, Kiln, Chorus One, and others. This transition, supported by the Spiderchain cryptographic primitive, ensures that Botanix is the first and only secure Bitcoin-based blockchain that is decentralized from inception, meaning no single entity, including Botanix Labs, has control over the network. Botanix expects the operator set to expand beyond 100 in 2026.

Willem Schroé, CEO and Co-Founder of Botanix Labs, emphasized the importance of self-custody and decentralization in the Bitcoin ecosystem. "Too many Bitcoiners have been burned by centralized platforms, which is why Botanix is fully decentralized at launch. No single party, including us, can touch a user’s Bitcoin, and that’s why I’m incredibly excited to see mainnet go live and finally put real tools into the hands of Bitcoiners. If we want a world that runs on Bitcoin, we have to build systems that honor its core principles of self-custody, open participation, and global fault tolerance."

As part of the mainnet launch, Botanix is introducing "Bitcoin 2100," a retro-futuristic immersive experience that invites users to collect free bitcoin, denominated in sats, by playing in a stylized world set in the year 2100. Each house within the experience represents a different live application on the Botanix network, offering a creative and engaging way for users to discover what’s possible when Bitcoin becomes programmable. Both mainnet and Bitcoin 2100 are live beginning today.

Johann Eid, Chief Business Officer at Chainlink Labs, highlighted the significance of Botanix adopting Chainlink. "Botanix adopting Chainlink is a significant step towards redefining what’s possible for Bitcoin. Botanix developers are now equipped to build advanced applications and unlock new utility for Bitcoin. This is a pivotal moment for the evolution of Bitcoin finance and the broader Bitcoin economy."

Botanix testnet has completed over 26 million transactions since its launch in December 2024. Users can learn more by visiting Botanixlabs.com, following @BotanixLabs on X, and joining the Discord. Botanix Labs, founded in 2023, is the protocol research and development team that initiated and coined the Spiderchain protocol and developed Botanix, an EVM-equivalent Bitcoin L2. With Botanix fully decentralized and independently operated, Botanix Labs contributes through research, developer tooling, and ecosystem growth.