Building On Bitcoin With Rootstock

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Rootstock presents concrete build details: merge‑mined security averaging 71% of Bitcoin hash rate, 24s blocks (micropo targets 5s), a live two‑way peg holding ~2,800 BTC, and ecosystem metrics of $400M TVL and 185k wallets. Developer stack includes Thirdweb, Alchemy and Hardhat plus CLI and starter kits, an AI wallet agent and an NFT marketplace. New Rootstock Attestation Service supports schema templates and on‑chain/off‑chain attestations for loans and digital identity.

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1. 0:00Introduction to Rootstock: Bitcoin Sidechain with EVM
2. 0:54Rootstock's Dual Advantages: Bitcoin + Ethereum
3. 1:38Key Features: Security, RBTC Token & EVM Compatibility
4. 2:26Scalability: 24s Block Times & Low Fees
5. 3:15Ecosystem Metrics: $400M TVL, 185k Wallets
6. 4:07Network Stats: 71% Bitcoin Hash Rate Security
7. 4:51Developer Tools: Thirdweb, Alchemy, Hardhat
8. 5:39Hackathon Tracks: Bitcoin DeFi, AI, RIF Economy
9. 6:20New Release: Rootstock Attestation Service
10. 7:04Attestation Use Cases: Loans & Digital Identity
11. 8:28Starter Kits: CLI, AI Agent, NFT Marketplace
12. 9:07Developer Portal Walkthrough
13. 9:51Q&A: LayerZero Integration & Resources

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