Citrea launches foundation to expand Bitcoin ecosystem

Bitcoin zero-knowledge rollup project Citrea has launched the Citrea Foundation to support the expansion of the Bitcoin application ecosystem, according to an official blog post. The foundation is an independent organization dedicated to fostering the growth and decentralization of Bitcoin's programmable ecosystem, with a core mission to support the open-source community and developers. This approach aims to ensure that protocol development remains a collaborative, community-driven process. The foundation plans to support cryptographic research for building trustless infrastructure, develop Bitcoin bridge technology, and operate a grant program for developers. It will also provide strategic support for ecosystem building and community expansion.