EcosystemSeptember 24, 2026
USDC is coming to Bitcoin through Alpen
USDC & CCTP will support borrowing, earning interest and trading for BTC directly through Alpen
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Research, protocol updates, and announcements.
ResearchSeptember 23, 2026
Shrinking offchain data requirements for Groth16 verification on Bitcoin
Taking Groth16 garbling from gigabytes to megabytes
Agentic securitySeptember 22, 2026
The case for continuous protocol defense with agents
What the Liquid incident showed us about agentic security, continuous testing, and building fault-tolerant systems at Alpen.
EcosystemAugust 3, 2026
Chainflow joins Alpen as an independent operator
Expanding Alpen’s independent operator set for mainnet
EcosystemJuly 29, 2026
Stakely joins Alpen as an independent operator
Expanding Alpen’s independent operator set for mainnet
ProtocolJuly 28, 2026
Alpen enters partner integration phase
Alpen Testnet III provides a persistent public environment for partner integrations
ProtocolMay 7, 2026
Introducing Mosaic: Glock's final piece
Mosaic realizes the Glock paper's vision at a low onchain cost.
ResearchMarch 9, 2026
Shrinking Glock: Duty-Free Bits
Making modern garbling schemes practical for Bitcoin
ResearchMarch 2, 2026
Size Matters: The Architecture of BTC Credit Markets
A deep dive into building scalable Bitcoin credit markets
ProtocolDecember 4, 2025
Prague support is now live on Alpen testnet
Bringing an up-to-date environment for our Bitcoin apps
ProtocolOctober 15, 2025
Starknet & Alpen to build a shared Glock verifier on Bitcoin
Creating an open, neutral standard for BTC in finance and payments
ProtocolAugust 4, 2025
Alpen’s Public Testnet is live!
We've reached base camp in our trek to build Bitcoin's financial system
ResearchJuly 15, 2025
Glock: A new standard for verification on Bitcoin
Introducing a primitive for the safest programmable Bitcoin systems.
EcosystemMay 8, 2025
Bitcoin-backed stablecoins: Realizing a long-held vision for Bitcoin’s future
David puts forward the case for the Bitcoin Dollar
CompanyJanuary 9, 2025
Alpen Labs raises a strategic round
Announcement for Alpen Labs' latest fundraising round
ProtocolDecember 4, 2024
Introducing the Strata bridge
How it works, how it's different and why it's valuable
ZKOctober 4, 2024
State of SNARK verification with BitVM2
Uncovering cost drivers and challenges in BitVM2 bridge designs
ZKMay 16, 2024
The rise of SNARKs
From simple proofs to scalable blockchains, we explore the development of this new paradigm.
ResearchMay 1, 2024
Introducing SNARKnado
SNARKnado is a practical, round-efficient SNARK verifier on bitcoin designed by Alpen's research team.
