{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"WSJ-Crypto","provider_url":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com","author_name":"wsjcrypto","author_url":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/author\/wsjcrypto\/","title":"Unlocking Bitcoin's Potential: The Rise of Statechains - WSJ-Crypto","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"VSe8YvXVv2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/14\/unlocking-bitcoins-potential-the-rise-of-statechains\/\">Unlocking Bitcoin&#8217;s Potential: The Rise of Statechains<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/14\/unlocking-bitcoins-potential-the-rise-of-statechains\/embed\/#?secret=VSe8YvXVv2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Unlocking Bitcoin&#8217;s Potential: The Rise of Statechains&#8221; &#8212; WSJ-Crypto\" data-secret=\"VSe8YvXVv2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/wsj-crypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Statechains-fotor-20250613161023.webp.webp","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":630,"description":"&#8220;`html Statechains represent a unique secondary layer protocol initially crafted by Ruben Somsen in 2018, reliant on the eltoo (or LN Symmetry) concept. In 2021, an adaptation of the foundational proposal, Mercury, was developed by CommerceBlock. In 2024, a subsequent version of the initial Mercury design emerged, termed Mercury Layer. The Statechain protocol is somewhat"}