Blockspace acquires Bitcoin layers to extend Bitcoin L2 data intelligence
Blockspace Media has acquired Bitcoin Layers, an independent data platform that tracks Bitcoin’s second layer metrics and scales the ecosystem as the company expands beyond journalism into data and intelligence products.
The acquisition brings Bitcoin Layers’ research and on-chain analytics directly to Blockspace’s content and product suite, including an upcoming data dashboard designed to track adoption, total value (TVL) and activity on Bitcoin L2s and other scaling platforms, the company wrote Bitcoin Magazine.
Bitcoin Layers will serve as Blockspace’s first proprietary data product, with plans to expand coverage to bitcoin-related stocks, ETFs and additional market information over the coming year.
Bitcoin Layers maintainer Janusz will remain involved as an advisor after the takeover.
“Blockspace is more than a Bitcoin publication,” said William Foxley, co-founder of Blockspace. “We are building a platform to cover the investable landscape of Bitcoin-related assets. With Bitcoin Layers joining Blockspace, we will work directly with investors, token foundations and Bitcoin startups to better understand the real user metrics on-chain.”
According to Bitcoin Layers data, as of January 14, there are more than 361,830 BTC, worth more than $34.5 billion, currently locked via Bitcoin bridging protocols, layer 2 networks, and other scaling solutions.
While the market has grown rapidly, it remains fragmented, with ‘L2’ often used as a catch-all term for a wide range of architectures and trust models.
“Bitcoin Layers has established itself as the premier research platform for Bitcoin layer-2s and Bitcoin-backed assets across chains,” Janusz said. “By integrating with Blockspace, we can expand our data platforms to help investors and protocol developers deeply understand user trends, while continuing to educate users about the architectures behind the protocols they interact with.”
Blockspace’s use of Bitcoin Layers technology
The company said they plan to use Bitcoin Layers data to better differentiate the growing L2 ecosystem for both retail and institutional investors, highlighting the distinction between rollups, sidechains, federated models, and other scaling approaches.
Additional statistics on Bitcoin-adjacent listed companies and financial products are expected to be rolled out in 2026.
The acquisition also strengthens the company’s focus on technical infrastructure and scaling up research. Many of the projects tracked by Bitcoin Layers have been featured at OPNEXT, Blockspace’s tech conference, with the next event scheduled for April 16, 2026 in New York.
The company said it will build on its existing studio and research initiatives while developing new Bitcoin layers to expand Bitcoin. L2 Data Intelligence first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and was written by Micah Zimmerman.