Latin America did not wait for Wall Street to validate Bitcoin. People used it because they needed it.
Against inflation. Against broken financial systems. Against limits on access.
@RootstockLabs co-founder and CEO @dieguito joined @FINTECHTVglobal to talk about Bitcoin's journey in the region, from a refuge asset to financial infrastructure.
The use case was real long before the headlines.
(Full conversation in Spanish with English subtitles👇)
You don’t chase girls or gains. Instead accumulate scarcity. Bitcoin’s finite supply & trade neutral system convert time into valuable capital gains.
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.
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.
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.
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
Tier list
🟩S: @rootstock_io→ merged-mining BTC secured & EVM compatibility provides broader developer base
🟨S: Liquid→ Instead of math + energy relies on: trust-based model
🟨D: Stacks→ Uses STX (not BTC) as native asset
🟥E: wBTC→ BTC is locked → IOU issued on Ethereum
1st Battle of Halving 3.125 inside Satoshi Arena (on @Rootstock_io Discord: https://t.co/arfMw7QZUI) crowned its victor 🏆
Students showed up sharp minds loaded with facts from this week’s lessons.
This week’s focus: inflation
Knowledge met competition… and the signal was loud
💡Spotlight on Bitcoin Reach
📍Location: Zimbabwe (nationwide) 🇿🇼
About:
Bitcoin Reach is a nationwide Bitcoin community cultivating a culture of Bitcoin usage through education, fun outreaches, and youth‑focused programs that blend learning with fitness and community action.
Some Key Objectives:
🔷Promote Bitcoin adoption across Zimbabwe through local meetups and events.
🔷Educate Zimbabweans on Bitcoin basics, self‑custody, and everyday use.
🔷Engage youth through fitness‑linked Bitcoin outreaches and community activities.
🔷Normalize Bitcoin as a tool for savings, remittances, and financial sovereignty.
🔷Build a strong, inclusive Zimbabwean Bitcoin community.
Connect with Bitcoin Reach:
X link: https://t.co/kTSGDLPypC
👇Explore the live directory for more African Bitcoin initiatives!
https://t.co/buthtpljav
Not long ago, warlords descended upon my village.
In the old days, conquerors came with steel and fire. They killed, looted, and rode on. Brutal, but brief.
But these warlords were more patient.
They arrived not with swords… but with ideas. 🧵
@rootstock_io
⚔️ Satoshi’s Arena: where knowledge is your weapon.
Every week, 20 questions await in the ring, testing your understanding of Bitcoin, financial history, global monetary systems, and @rootstock_io.
Earn money doing what you should already be doing: gaining financial literacy.
They called the tribute taxation.
They called the dilution inflation.
And so wealth flowed silently from producers to non-producers.
Soon the tribe repeated the ruler���s mantra:
“Nothing is certain but death, taxes… and inflation.”