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S15 E43: Sergio Demian Lerner on BitVMX, Rootstock & Layer 2s

2024-06-22

Sergio Demian Lerner is the architect of Rootstock, Bitcoin's first sidechain. Recently, he became interested in BitVM as an instrument to create trust-minimized sidechains. So he optimized the design & created BitVMX! Introduction Sergio... again! (00:00:31) Evolution of BitVM (00:02:18) Improvements in BitVM X (00:13:26) Trust-minimized Computing (00:17:11) The politics of Bitcoin software (00:18:34) Decentralization and financial inclusion (00:20:06) Miners' role in supporting sidechains (00:20:55) Sidechain vs. Layer Two (00:22:09) Comparison between Rootstock and Liquid (00:24:44) Technical aspects of BitVM X (00:28:11) Integration of Ethereum innovations into Bitcoin (00:30:44) Contributing to the Bitcoin ecosystem (00:34:03) Bitcoin Culture and Price Dynamics (00:34:05) Innovation and Staying Ahead (00:36:10) Failure and Disruption (00:37:21) Competition and Lightning Network (00:39:36) Bitcoin Layers and Ecosystem (00:43:18) Rootstock Wallets and Multichain Integration (00:44:28) Side Chains and Bitcoin Miners (00:45:41) Blind Merge Mining and Fast Side Chains (00:48:10) The development of lightweight sidechains (00:49:42) Implementing Drivechains with BitVMX (00:50:50) Proposed blockchain structure and limitations (00:51:31) Comparing development approaches (00:53:18) Encouraging BitVMX community contributions (00:54:31) Addressing conspiracy theories about Rootstock (01:00:12) Skepticism about identity projects on blockchain (01:03:07) Live demo plans and promoting Rootstock (01:04:30) NFTs on Rootstock (01:05:43) Parallel Transaction Processing Engine (01:07:10) Prediction for Bitcoin Soft Forks (01:08:08) Debate on Bitcoin Upgrades (01:09:56) Challenges of Bitcoin Improvement (01:12:24) Conclusion (01:13:20)

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