"Technically speaking, Strata is a work-in-progress EVM-compatible validity rollup on bitcoin. Let's break down what this means:
EVM-compatible: The Strata block producer runs a client that is based on Reth, an Ethereum execution client. So far, no changes have been made that affect compatibility with the EVM spec. If you can deploy a smart contract to Ethereum, you can deploy it to Strata with no changes."
Another castle island project is stratabtc:
https://www.stratabtc.org/blog/endgame-money
"Technically speaking, Strata is a work-in-progress EVM-compatible validity rollup on bitcoin. Let's break down what this means:
EVM-compatible: The Strata block producer runs a client that is based on Reth, an Ethereum execution client. So far, no changes have been made that affect compatibility with the EVM spec. If you can deploy a smart contract to Ethereum, you can deploy it to Strata with no changes."
https://docs.stratabtc.org/
I'm curious how this plays into the politics of softforks and op_cat vs op_ctv for nic carter.