In the third year of working at the Bitcoin Mining Farm, I began to reflect on whether I had become a complacent conservative. A sudden downpour interrupted the network connection in the mining area, and amidst the roar of the backup generator, I stumbled upon the news of Bitlayer's Mainnet launch. The description "based on Bitcoin Layer2" next to this unfamiliar Token identifier caught my attention.

This reminds me of something that mining farm owners often say: "The value of Bitcoin lies in its 'immutability', the harder it is to change, the more valuable it becomes." However, the test data from Bitlayer punctured my long-held beliefs like a fine needle.

My colleague Old Zhou excitedly showed off the test transaction he had just completed: "Look, transferring Bitcoin using Bitlayer, the confirmation speed is even faster than when we schedule the Mining Farm's computing power." He pointed at the transaction details and said, "The fee is only 0.0003 BTC, which is equivalent to the cost of three meals in the Mining Farm canteen."

What truly changed my perspective was the experience of attending the industry summit. The Technical Director explained in an easy-to-understand way: "The Bitcoin main chain is like our mining farm, secure and stable, but you can't fit all the equipment into one farm. Bitlayer shifts some computing tasks to the 'auxiliary workshop', ensuring that the results remain unchanged while increasing efficiency tenfold." In the architecture diagram he presented, Bitlayer resembled a flexible conveyor belt, one end connected to the secure foundation of the Bitcoin main chain, while the other extended into new fields such as smart contracts and cross-chain transactions, without altering the core code of the main chain.

On the high-speed train back, I tried to use Bitlayer's test wallet for a transfer. When my phone notified me "Transaction completed", the passenger next to me sighed about the "Bitcoin transaction congestion" problem reported in the news. I suddenly realized that we "old miners" who insisted on "Bitcoin fundamentalism" should perhaps give way to the simple desire of "enhancing user experience".

Nowadays, the television screen in the mining farm lounge is divided into two halves, one side showing the Bitcoin hash rate curve and the other displaying Bitlayer's ecological data. Old Zhou said I am "sitting on two boats," but I understand that just as a mining farm needs both a network and a backup power supply, Bitcoin requires a solid mainnet for sustainable development, along with "boosters" like Bitlayer that can drive it forward.

This experience has made me deeply realize that maintaining an open and adaptable mindset is crucial in the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency. Layer 2 solutions have not only not weakened the core value of Bitcoin but have instead injected new vitality into the Bitcoin ecosystem by improving efficiency and expanding functionality. As a miner, I look forward to witnessing and participating in this exciting new era.