Bitrock

Bitrock is an Ethereum sidechain launched in July 2023 that uses IBFT 2.0 proof of authority, with pre-approved validators taking turns to produce blocks about every two seconds. It is EVM compatible with the usual Solidity toolchain and runs under chain ID 7171.

The centre of its ecosystem is Rockswap, a multichain trading venue where users swap directly from assets on other chains without first holding the destination chain's token, with cross-chain gas normalised and settled in BITROCK-20 assets. The sidechain consolidates funds in multisignature cold wallets and routes withdrawals through an approval step, selling low fees and fast confirmation to gas-sensitive payments and game applications, while validators must pass identity checks before earning block production rights.