Tag: bitcoins

From Bitcoin halving to the BTC ATH, 2024 witnessed the history of Bitcoin indeed. As Bitcoin surged to an all-time high of 100,000 USD, surpassing its previous peaks, its role as a global store of value was further solidified. This renewed interest in Bitcoin created the perfect foundation…

This report is presented by RootstockLabs, a key contributor to the growth of the Rootstock ecosystem. At Rootstocklabs, we strive to empower the community by offering transparent insights into merged mining dynamics through quarterly hashrate reports dedicated to Rootstock. Our goal is to enhance comprehension with user-friendly visuals such as…

At the beginning of the year, core contributors to Rootstock put a public roadmap into work, proposing improvements to the network in the next 12 months. One of the key focuses of the roadmap is to provide users with better accessibility to the…

This article is part of Rootstock’s series “Building DeFi on Bitcoin” which explores different solutions and integrations on the Rootstock blockchain that enable scaling Bitcoin, bringing DeFi capabilities to the world’s first blockchain. Pell aims to create a decentralized security leasing platform for the Bitcoin ecosystem. As Pell is now…

This article is part of the “Bitcoin Developer Journey” series exploring different steps and guides for developers who want to dip their toes in the Rootstock ecosystem and start building DeFi on Bitcoin. Alchemy, the leading blockchain development platform, has recently integrated into Rootstock. This integration…

Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) is facing challenges due to Bitgo’s plan to transfer management to a venture involving Justin Sun’s Tron, sparking fears in MakerDAO about transparency and service interruptions.  Investors are reacting by reconsidering WBTC’s role, potentially triggering a sell-off if removed as collateral for DAI,…

Messari, one of the most respected research firms in the crypto space, has released a new and in-depth report shedding light on Rootstock.  As one of the oldest and largest Bitcoin sidechains, Rootstock offers developers a way to build EVM-compatible decentralized applications (dApps) while keeping Bitcoin at the…