# Omni Layer

Omni Layer is a software layer built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain. It’s an open-source and completely decentralized platform for creating and trading custom digital assets and currencies. It provides Bitcoin functionalities as well as next-generation features of its own.

## The Bitcoin-based platform

Omni Layer is the perfect tool to create and trade in custom currencies. It also enables blockchain based crowdfunding, by collecting cryptocurrencies in a secure, trustless, decentralized, and peer-to-peer manner, with no intermediaries.

## Related

- [What we support](/what-we-support) · [Contracts Data](/products/contracts) · [Developer portal](https://developers.cryptoapis.io/)