The Developer Gateway to Bitcoin’s DeFi
summary
Rootstock (branded here as rooto) positions itself as an EVM-compatible Bitcoin sidechain with merge-mining security and working metrics: 400M TVL, 2,700 BTC locked, ~225k tx/month and ~24s average block time while claiming >90% Bitcoin hash rate via miners. Tooling includes MetaMask, Hardhat, TypeScript, Alchemy, Thirdweb and Tenderly; releases include rootoStation on-chain/off-chain attestations, Activator marketplace with up to $1,000 rewards, starter templates, scaffold and lending boilerplate, an MCP npm package, and a January builder bootcamp.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:32What is Rooto
- 1:14Rooto security and Bitcoin
- 2:19Bitcoin store of value
- 2:45EVM compatibility and tokens
- 3:07Scalability and efficiency
- 3:49Rooto ecosystem metrics
- 5:38Developer tools
- 6:26Activator program
- 7:12Rooto DAO grants
- 7:57Hackathon tracks
- 8:42RootoStation use cases
- 9:26Developer templates
- 10:06Developer portal
- 10:49Builder RootCamp
- 11:32Rhythm campaign
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