Infrastructure
Liquid Network for payments: why DePix uses Bitcoin sidechain
2026-01-20 · 7 min read
Understand why DePix operates on Liquid Network — fast settlement, Confidential Transactions and Bitcoin infrastructure.
Sidechain vs Bitcoin mainnet
Bitcoin mainnet confirms in ~10 min per block — slow for payments. Liquid is a federated sidechain with ~2 min blocks and assets like DePix, L-BTC and USDt.
DePix as BRL on-chain
DePix is pegged to the Real, not the dollar. Brazilian merchants avoid USD/BRL exchange exposure when receiving via PIX→DePix.
Confidential Transactions
CT hides amounts on-chain. Combined with self-custody, DePix offers financial privacy beyond traditional bank accounts.
Integration via FlipDepix
Developers don't need to run Liquid nodes. REST API creates PIX charges, webhooks confirm settlement and DePix arrives at the registered lq1 wallet.