# Background & Introduction `Exponential growth and ecosystem explosion are yet to come for #Bitcoin.` Compared to the $52.524b of Ethereum TVL, the most recognized cryptocurrency with the deepest level of consensus in the history - Bitcoin (now siting in around $792.12m) still has a long way to go. With top builder teams from the globe bringing innovations into the Bitcoin ecosystem, we foresee the imminent future that Bitcoin is ready to welcome the BTC Summer and long-lasting iterations and developments. Bitlayer, the first Bitcoin security-equivalent Layer2 based on BitVM is set to revolutionize the way that use cases are adopted and users onboarded for Bitcoin. With highest-level of security, capability of delivering Turing-completeness, Bitlayer will be the leader of Bitcoin L2s in terms of scalability, interoperability and EVM-compatibility. Built on and supported by Bitlayer, Macaron is the first and native DEX of Bitlayer, proud and excited to welcome the ripeness of Bitcoin eco. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://macaron.gitbook.io/macaron-bitlayers-native-dex/background-and-introduction.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.