Bitlayer, a second-layer Bitcoin platform, has raised $9 million in an expanded Series A funding round, bringing its total raised to $25 million.

- The round was led by Polychain Capital, with participation from Franklin Templeton.

- Bitlayer V2 promises to integrate Bitcoin into programmable blockchains.

- Since launching V1 in April, Bitlayer has attracted over 280 dapps.

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