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# What is 0xVM

- [Overview](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/overview.md)
- [Background](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/background.md)
- [Overview of Bitcoin's Limitations](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/background/overview-of-bitcoins-limitations.md)
- [The Need for Enhancements](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/background/the-need-for-enhancements.md)
- [Existing Layer-2 Solutions](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/background/existing-layer-2-solutions.md)
- [Basic Ideas](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/basic-ideas.md)
- [Introduction to 0xVM](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/basic-ideas/introduction-to-0xvm.md)
- [Introduction to Key Technologies](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/basic-ideas/introduction-to-key-technologies.md)
- [Comparison with Existing Technologies](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/basic-ideas/comparison-with-existing-technologies.md)
- [0xVM Architecture](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/0xvm-architecture.md)
- [Overview](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/0xvm-architecture/overview.md)
- [Detailed Description of Layers](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/0xvm-architecture/detailed-description-of-layers.md)
- [BTC Layer](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/0xvm-architecture/detailed-description-of-layers/btc-layer.md)
- [Execution Layer](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/0xvm-architecture/detailed-description-of-layers/execution-layer.md)
- [Data Consistency Layer](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/0xvm-architecture/detailed-description-of-layers/data-consistency-layer.md)
- [Transaction Mechanism in 0xVM](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/transaction-mechanism-in-0xvm.md)
- [Transaction Types](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/transaction-mechanism-in-0xvm/transaction-types.md)
- [Deposit and Withdrawal](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/transaction-mechanism-in-0xvm/transaction-types/deposit-and-withdrawal.md)
- [Token Transfer](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/transaction-mechanism-in-0xvm/transaction-types/token-transfer.md)
- [Contract Creation and Invocation](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/transaction-mechanism-in-0xvm/transaction-types/contract-creation-and-invocation.md)
- [Transaction Execution](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/transaction-mechanism-in-0xvm/transaction-execution.md)
- [Sucessful Execution](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/transaction-mechanism-in-0xvm/transaction-execution/sucessful-execution.md)
- [Failed Execution](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/transaction-mechanism-in-0xvm/transaction-execution/failed-execution.md)
- [Transaction Gas and Automated Gas Market](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/transaction-mechanism-in-0xvm/transaction-execution/transaction-gas-and-automated-gas-market.md)
- [Transaction Orders and Priority Gas Auction](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/transaction-mechanism-in-0xvm/transaction-execution/transaction-orders-and-priority-gas-auction.md)
- [0xVM Features](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/0xvm-features.md)
- [Security and Decentralization](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/0xvm-features/security-and-decentralization.md)
- [Turing-Completeness](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/0xvm-features/turing-completeness.md)
- [Scalability Mechanisms](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/0xvm-features/scalability-mechanisms.md)
- [Encoding Efficiency](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/0xvm-features/encoding-efficiency.md)
- [Parallel VM](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/0xvm-features/parallel-vm.md)
- [Conclusion](https://0xvm-whitepaper.gitbook.io/0xvm-whitepaper/what-is-0xvm/conclusion.md)