However, it is not difficult to see from the above table that most Bitcoin Layer 2 projects choose to build their networks using the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) architecture. This seems to contradict the efforts of the Bitcoin ecosystem on the UTXO model. This phenomenon has recently sparked discussions within the community. Ajian, the editor-in-chief of the Bitcoin content platform BTC Study, criticized the use of EVM (or similar state models) to construct sidechains for Bitcoin on the community platform, stating that aside from arrogance and lack of foresight, there is nothing else worth commenting on.
