Tap Protocol

Bitcoin smart Contracts with full self-custody

True Defi

TAP is the only Bitcoin programmability layer that delivers truly decentralized execution and data availability.

Having pioneered L1 Co-processing for Bitcoin, TAP also provides the most advanced suite of Bitcoin tooling, without the need for any custodial architecture.

Bitcoin, but Smarter

Tap provides the most expressive Bitcoin token-standard and 1-TX transfers.

Fully-programmable, native assets, that enable advanced applications to be built directly on Bitcoin, with users retaining full self-custody at all times.

Beyond Bitcoin

TAP’s direct integration with the Trac Network Layer 1, uniquely enables TAP assets to seamlessly flow into any lightning fast, peer-to-peer Trac app.

This opens up secure, cross-chain opportunities for Bitcoin builders, while still guaranteeing users full self-custody of their assets, directly on Bitcoin.

WHAT MAKES TAP UNIQUE

CORE FEATURES

No UTXO Stress

TAP’s account-based model removes friction and costs associated with UTXO complexity — build Bitcoin apps that just work.

Efficient Distribution

TAP supports highly cost-efficient L1 airdrops, 1-TX Transfers and ‘Multi-Send’, which enables multiple assets to be sent to multiple wallet addresses.

Bitcoin AMMs

TAP’s Layer 1 AMMs enable p2p swaps and liquidity pools that are fully-decentralized, and that provide all users with full self-custody. TAP achieved Bitcoin’s first-ever L1 AMM in October 2024.

Mempool Protection

Any app can leverage TAP’s protocol level protection via its Rebar Shield integration. Builders can easily eliminate frontrunning and other MEV-related attacks within their apps, without having to develop it themselves.

TAP Authorities

Token Authorities enable tokens with fully-programmable logic. Privilege Authorities enable onchain whitelists and sniper-proof mints.

Multi-Language Support

Build contracts in your preferred language, including Javascript, TypeScript, Rust & Python.

Digital Matter (DMT)

In addition to classic Ordinals and TAP tokens, TAP Protocol also supports the DMT asset class. DMT tokens and collectibles (eg. NatCats & $NAT), can be triggered by, and anchored to block data, allowing for Bitcoin itself to non-arbitrarily generate them.

Miner Sustainability

Leveraging the Bitcoin Digital-Matter framework, TAP’s token-redirect mechanism generates additional block rewards for miners.
AntPool became the first major mining-pool to transfer/sell some of their rewards.

Pioneering Innovation

The foundations for TAP’s advanced programmability are two groundbreaking Bitcoin innovations:

Tapping

A ‘Tap’ is like a smart signature that encodes both the desired outcome, and the rules under which it can happen.

Tapping enables conditional Layer 1 logic, multi-step workflows, automations, and DeFi-like functionality natively on Bitcoin.

L1 Co-Processing

TAP contracts can leverage logic from other major L1 chains—a highly secure method of achieving Bitcoin programmability.

Even if an L1 being leveraged for co-processing were to shutdown in the future, all user assets would still remain securely stored directly on Bitcoin.