Dozens of protocols driving innovation in the Bitcoin blockchain were showcased at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville. Charlie Hu, co-founder of Bitlayer, said Franklin Templeton is exploring unlocking gains for customers through the Bitcoin network by supporting protocols such as Bitlayer. Alexei Zamyatin, co-founder of Build On Bitcoin, spoke about the security of Bitcoin L2 and presented research on the virtual machine BitVM. Calvin, co-founder of B2 Network, believes that Bitcoin can be an entry point to the non-crypto world and emphasized the importance of continuing to build scaling Bitcoin infrastructure.