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)