Security researcher and RSK co-founder Sergio Lerner joined us to discuss RSK (also Rootstock), the project to launch a turing-complete smart contract sidechain to Bitcoin. We talked about how he got into the industry, spending countless days analyzing Bitcoin for vulnerabilities and finding a few along the way. And, of course, RSK, the ambitious project to strengthen the Bitcoin ecosystem through adding smart contract capabilities.
Topics covered included:
- How Sergio initially got involved in the Bitcoin space.
- His early work on turing-complete cryptocurrencies going back to 2012.
- Why financial inclusion is the most important problem to solve.
- Merged mining and RSK’s security model.
- How RSK compares to Ethereum.
- RSK’s business model.
Links mentioned in this episode:
- Rootstock (RSK) website: http://bit.ly/29bIu4w.
- Drivechain BIP Proposal: http://bit.ly/29jLs9j.
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All you bitcoin >> ethereum guys, all you ethereum >> bitcoin, all you poopcoin >> dustcoin, just stop your argument – it's is embarassing. Everything I read when people argue in favour of (ethereum, bitcoin, dash) and bash on the other cryptocurrencies is always based on an UNEDUCATED opinion on the topic.
Some of the altcoins offer great concepts, and imo will co-exist for the next few years and still prosper! Personally I invest in bitcoin, ether and dash (DRK) as I believe they all have a valid purpose and a great future ahead. Obviously I don't know much about many of the altcoins, it's just so much to research… But I am alawys open to new interesting input on the topic.
Good episode. but to me, it seems that ethereum could act as a bitcoin sidechain for smart contracts (BTC relay). Maybe a case can be made for better scalability using RSK, but will wait and see.
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Bitcoin is a joke. Always will be. All hail Ethereum.
Nice Talk.. ROOTSTOCK ROCKS! can't wait till it launches.. but we need soft fork first no? check out some of my vids or meet me in the qr code to the left (scan first hehe)
another nail in ethereums coffin