Rootstock has been live since 2018.
But some of the most interesting things about it still fly under the radar.
1. Bitcoin miners secure Rootstock alongside Bitcoin.
Rootstock uses merged mining, so miners can secure both networks using the same infrastructure. They also receive 80% of Rootstock transaction fees.
2. Rootstock started with a very practical problem.
It was conceived by Argentinian cypherpunks in 2015, against a backdrop of inflation, capital controls and limited access to dollars. That thinking helped shape some of its earliest financial use cases.
3. A Bitcoin-backed dollar has been running on Rootstock since 2019.
Money On Chain’s DoC is pegged to the US dollar, with Bitcoin rather than dollars in a bank forming the collateral behind the system.
4. Rootstock’s PowPeg has been connecting Bitcoin and Rootstock since 2018.
It uses a defence-in-depth approach to bridge security, combining hardware security modules, multiple signers and Bitcoin block confirmations. Work is also underway on newer approaches such as the BitVMX-powered Union Bridge.
5. There are 200+ protocols across the Rootstock ecosystem.
That includes applications for lending, borrowing, stablecoins, swaps, vaults and governance, with Bitcoin sitting at the centre of the ecosystem.
6. The roadmap goes well beyond what Rootstock can do today.
What's coming up includes Union Bridge, parallel transaction processing, post-quantum work, further improvements to Atlas and a payments rollup planned for 2027.
7. The bigger picture is about making Bitcoin more useful.
From lending and savings to stablecoins, payments and other financial applications, Rootstock is expanding what can be built around Bitcoin without moving away from Bitcoin as the foundation.
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But some of the most interesting things about it still fly under the radar.
1. Bitcoin miners secure Rootstock alongside Bitcoin.
Rootstock uses merged mining, so miners can secure both networks using the same infrastructure. They also receive 80% of Rootstock transaction fees.
2. Rootstock started with a very practical problem.
It was conceived by Argentinian cypherpunks in 2015, against a backdrop of inflation, capital controls and limited access to dollars. That thinking helped shape some of its earliest financial use cases.
3. A Bitcoin-backed dollar has been running on Rootstock since 2019.
Money On Chain’s DoC is pegged to the US dollar, with Bitcoin rather than dollars in a bank forming the collateral behind the system.
4. Rootstock’s PowPeg has been connecting Bitcoin and Rootstock since 2018.
It uses a defence-in-depth approach to bridge security, combining hardware security modules, multiple signers and Bitcoin block confirmations. Work is also underway on newer approaches such as the BitVMX-powered Union Bridge.
5. There are 200+ protocols across the Rootstock ecosystem.
That includes applications for lending, borrowing, stablecoins, swaps, vaults and governance, with Bitcoin sitting at the centre of the ecosystem.
6. The roadmap goes well beyond what Rootstock can do today.
What's coming up includes Union Bridge, parallel transaction processing, post-quantum work, further improvements to Atlas and a payments rollup planned for 2027.
7. The bigger picture is about making Bitcoin more useful.
From lending and savings to stablecoins, payments and other financial applications, Rootstock is expanding what can be built around Bitcoin without moving away from Bitcoin as the foundation.
$RIF
