BitVM: The Holy Grail for Bitcoin? | Creator Robin Linus | Bankless

This podcast episode explores the speaker's journey of building a ZKP verifier in Bitcoin and their motivation to create a better monetary system. It discusses the negative effects of fiat money, different perspectives on scaling Bitcoin, the eureka moment of BitVM, the concept and similarities of BitVM with optimistic rollups, the potential of ZK coins, the functionality and exiting process of BitVM layer 2, the benefits of using the Mantle layer 2, the incentives and business model of bridge operators, the profile of operators in Bitcoin Layer 2 projects, the potential impact of BitVM and ZK coins on the Bitcoin ecosystem, and the scalability limitations and future of Bitcoin.

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BitVM: The Holy Grail for Bitcoin? | Creator Robin Linus

Bankless

Exploring ZK Rollups on Bitcoin with BitVM: Enabling Trustless Layer Twos

The Journey to Building a ZKP Verifier in Bitcoin

The Impact of Fiat Money and the Case for Hard Money in Society

The camps and perspectives on scaling Bitcoin

The Eureka Moment of BitVM and Its Development Stage

BitVM and the Challenges of Mimicking a Regular Rollup

BitVM and ZK Coins: Exploring Scaling and Privacy Solutions for Blockchain

The Bridge Function and Exiting Process in Layer 2 Scalability Solutions

Mantle and Transporter: Exploring Layer 2 Solutions and Capital Efficiency

The Bridge Operator Incentives and Business Model in Layer 2 Solutions

Skepticism and Excitement Surrounding Bitcoin Layer 2s and Tokenized Projects

The Future of Bitcoin: BitVM, ZK Coins, and Scalability

The Future of Bitcoin: Proof of Stake Side Chains and Bankless Money Systems

BitVM: The Holy Grail for Bitcoin? | Creator Robin Linus

Bankless

00:00Exploring ZK Rollups on Bitcoin with BitVM: Enabling Trustless Layer Twos

Exploring ZK Rollups on Bitcoin with BitVM: Enabling Trustless Layer Twos

06:22The Journey to Building a ZKP Verifier in Bitcoin

The Journey to Building a ZKP Verifier in Bitcoin

11:47The Impact of Fiat Money and the Case for Hard Money in Society

The Impact of Fiat Money and the Case for Hard Money in Society

17:47The camps and perspectives on scaling Bitcoin

The camps and perspectives on scaling Bitcoin

23:15The Eureka Moment of BitVM and Its Development Stage

The Eureka Moment of BitVM and Its Development Stage

29:15BitVM and the Challenges of Mimicking a Regular Rollup

BitVM and the Challenges of Mimicking a Regular Rollup

33:45BitVM and ZK Coins: Exploring Scaling and Privacy Solutions for Blockchain

BitVM and ZK Coins: Exploring Scaling and Privacy Solutions for Blockchain

38:43The Bridge Function and Exiting Process in Layer 2 Scalability Solutions

The Bridge Function and Exiting Process in Layer 2 Scalability Solutions

43:52Mantle and Transporter: Exploring Layer 2 Solutions and Capital Efficiency

Mantle and Transporter: Exploring Layer 2 Solutions and Capital Efficiency

50:28The Bridge Operator Incentives and Business Model in Layer 2 Solutions

The Bridge Operator Incentives and Business Model in Layer 2 Solutions

55:07Skepticism and Excitement Surrounding Bitcoin Layer 2s and Tokenized Projects

Skepticism and Excitement Surrounding Bitcoin Layer 2s and Tokenized Projects

59:33The Future of Bitcoin: BitVM, ZK Coins, and Scalability

The Future of Bitcoin: BitVM, ZK Coins, and Scalability

1:04:49The Future of Bitcoin: Proof of Stake Side Chains and Bankless Money Systems

The Future of Bitcoin: Proof of Stake Side Chains and Bankless Money Systems