Money is supposed to represent energy. But the current system has turned it into a political tool, which destroys the benefits of human work. Africa #Bitcoin Day will be celebrated in Zimbabwe, where #bitcoin is much more than money : bitcoin is hope for Zimbabwe.
Every year at the @RootstockLabs Rooties Retreat, we make custom merch for the team.
A tradition. Something every Rootie takes home alongside the memories.
This year's Punta Cana collection is officially out.
You don’t chase girls or gains. Instead accumulate scarcity. Bitcoin’s finite supply & trade neutral system convert time into valuable capital gains.
And because $DoC is backed by Bitcoin collateral rather than traditional bank deposits, the model is fundamentally different from many fiat-backed stablecoins.
For Bitcoiners, the goal isn’t just having a dollar.
It’s having a dollar that starts with Bitcoin.
Would you rather trust a bank to back your dollars… or Bitcoin?
That’s the question protocols like @moneyonchainok on @rootstock_io is trying to answer.
Money On Chain introduces a third option:
→ Lock BTC as collateral
→ Mint DoC
→ Access dollar stability
→ Keep your Bitcoin position intact
No need to exit Bitcoin just to reduce volatility.
Most people have two options:
-Hold BTC and ride the volatility
or
-Sell BTC for stablecoins and lose Bitcoin exposure
Neither is ideal if you believe Bitcoin will appreciate long term.
This is why Union Bridge matters.
It’s not trying to make bridges “trustless” through marketing.
It’s trying to make them less dependent on trust.
For Bitcoin interoperability, that’s a meaningful step forward.
Now live on Rootstock Testnet through Atlas.
What if the biggest risk in cross-chain bridges was never the code…
but the people?
@Rootstock_io new Union Bridge Testnet is asking exactly that.
Built with @bitvmx , it removes the trusted committees and signer groups that have historically become bridge failure points.
Union Bridge takes a different approach.
Instead of fixed signers, it uses:
→ optimistic verification
→ fraud proofs
→ Bitcoin-backed dispute resolution
Anyone can challenge an invalid withdrawal.
Verification becomes cryptographic instead of social.
The goal is simple:
Make cross-chain transfers verifiable through cryptography, not reputation.
Most bridge exploits follow a familiar pattern:
→ validators compromised
→ multisig keys stolen
→ insiders collude
→ billions disappear
The problem is trusting who verifies.
Union Bridge is a Bitcoin interoperability protocol built on BitVMX that allows assets to move between networks without relying on fixed signers or trusted committees,it uses:
→ fraud proofs
→ optimistic verification
→ Bitcoin-enforced dispute resolution
Some things are worth a rewatch🧡.
From city to city, the Bitcoin spirit showed up for Bitcoin Pizza Day: loud, hungry, and ready.
Spot someone you know? Drop a tag.
@rootstock_io@BarNumberSeven@BTCPrague@xapobankapp Bitcoin & Brews is where the magic actually happens.
No scripts, just real convos, random debates, and that one guy who changes how you see everything.
These rooms are where narratives get challenged and sometimes rewritten.
@rootstock_io@bitvmx BitVMX turns bridge security into verifiable computation + challenge games on Bitcoin. You don’t trust validators, you trust the cost of proving fraud.
Been following BitVMX closely:
on-chain disputes, no committees, computation-based fraud proofs.
BIG: Union Bridge is now live on Rootstock Testnet.
Built on @bitvmx, it replaces trusted intermediaries with cryptographic enforcement. Withdrawals verified and challenged directly on Bitcoin. No fixed signers. No committees.
"The point isn't that Union Bridge is invulnerable. It's that the attacks that have historically destroyed bridges, the majority trust failures, are no longer on the table," says @SDLerner, Co-founder and Scientific Advisor, @RootstockLabs.
This is an early, experimental release focused on validating core bridge flows and usability.
Access Union Bridge on Testnet via Atlas: https://t.co/BX3wbolvAz