Building on Bitcoin with Rootstock
summary
Rootstock claims a Bitcoin‑secured EVM sidechain with a 2‑way peg (1 BTC = 1 RBTC), 24-second block time today and microblocks to 5 seconds planned, merged‑mined by ~80% of Bitcoin’s hash rate. Metrics: $400M TVL, 100% mainnet uptime since 2018, ~225,000 monthly tx and ~300 BTC locked on the peg. Tooling includes Replit starter kits, a CLI, an NPM package and a scaffold used by hackathon builders; an Attestation Service supports on‑ and off‑chain identity and proof‑of‑funds.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Start
- 0:02Introduction and session overview
- 0:35What is Rootstock: the first Bitcoin sidechain
- 1:07Combining Bitcoin security with Ethereum programmability
- 1:34Merged mining, 2-way peg, and open-source structure
- 2:24RBTC as native token, EVM and token standard compatibility
- 2:52Transaction speed, costs, and upcoming microblocks
- 3:44Network stats: TVL, uptime, wallets, hash rate, and volume
- 4:35Activator Program and community engagement
- 5:22Roles: Builders and Backers, collective contribution
- 5:50DApp Protocol example (bridging and swapping)
- 6:17Hackathon tracks: DeFi, Freestyle, and RIF Economy
- 7:08Rootstock Attestation Service: on/off-chain identity
- 8:15Developer tools: Replit starter kits, CLI, Scaffold
- 9:19Developer portal and resources
- 10:03MCP integration, CLI, and NPM package for IDEs
- 10:33Community campaigns: “RIF Me Up” rewards
- 10:58Closing remarks and contact details
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