‘OP_CAT Isn’t My Invention. It’s Satoshi’s,’ Declares Bruce Liu as OPCAT_Labs Pushes to Reboot Bitcoin’s Core Code

Bitcoin's sleeping giant awakens—and it's not another ETF filing.

THE SATOSHI PROTOCOL RESURRECTED

Bruce Liu drops the mic on OP_CAT's origins while OPCAT_Labs charges forward with what might be Bitcoin's most significant script upgrade in years. This isn't innovation—it's excavation. Digging up code Satoshi himself buried back in 2010.

WHY BITCOIN'S DUSTY CODE MATTERS NOW

OP_CAT could unlock complex smart contracts directly on Bitcoin—no sidechains, no second layers. It stitches data together like Satoshi originally envisioned before infighting led to its disablement. The irony? Today's 'maximalists' might soon rely on revived code their predecessors killed.

FINANCE'S PREDICTABLE SNEER

Wall Street will dismiss this as nerdy archaeology—right until it threatens their Lightning Network fees or enables something their compliance teams can't blacklist. Because nothing terrifies traditional finance quite like code that doesn't ask for permission.

This push isn't about creating something new. It's about restoring what was always there—waiting.

The OP_CAT Lobby

The other half of Liu’s plan is political. Alongside Mate Tokay, an early Bitcoin entrepreneur, who co-founded Bitcoin.com with Roger Ver, OPCAT_Labs is spearheading what they describe as an “Alliance” of OP_CAT supporters.

The goal is to coordinate otherwise scattered efforts from groups like Taproot Wizards, StarkWare, and independent developers.

“Previously, OP_CAT advocacy was leaderless,” Liu said. “Ninety percent of people we speak with are in favor, but the loudest voices are the ones against. We want to organize support into something visible, semi-official, and coordinated.”

Tokay frames it as an education campaign for influential stakeholders, fund managers, institutions, and even lawmakers, who he says are too focused on BTC treasuries to notice the programmability debate.

“If they knew what OP_CAT unlocks, they’d be even more excited about Bitcoin’s future,” he said.

By next year’s Bitcoin Asia conference, Liu hopes to show working DeFi apps on Bitcoin and progress toward an organized lobbying front.

He frames it as unlocking potential that’s been there all along. “We’re not changing Bitcoin,” he said. “We’re unfolding its wings.”