ramonamela

Research Engineer @RootstockLabs

[Sapiom @sapiom]

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[Paton @pato_galla]

Around 80% of Bitcoin’s hash power now secures Rootstock through merged mining. I analyzed mining pool behavior, block time variability, and optimizations to improve network performance—uncovering key insights along the way. Read full article 👇

@rootstock_io @RootstockLabs

[fewsats @fewsats]

🚨New podcast episode just dropped

In this episode of Agents At Work we interviewed @AtlantisPleb from @OpenAgentsInc

Christopher shares insights on the development of ONYX, a mobile app for coding agents, and the importance of transparency and trust in AI development 🧵

[Javier Álvarez Cid-Fuentes @javicidf]

Our latest paper is out! Check out the Union bridge. A trust-minimized bridge between #Bitcoin and @rootstock_io based on the @bitvmx technology!

[Daniel Fogg @danielfogg]

Just caught-up with @RootstockLabs R&D team. 🚨BIG NEWS!🚨

We now have the full @bitvmx proving system implemented and open source! Now, anyone can use BitVMX to verify arbitrary computations on #Bitcoin.

We think, to the best of our knowledge, this is a first.

Check the repo here:⬇️ https://t.co/TsZwJGEdmy

It is not production ready. But the full proving system is right there for anyone to dive into.

We hope this leads to stronger, trust-minimised bridges being built to Bitcoin. And this ushers in a safer era for Bitcoin L2s.

@RootstockLabs will use a production ready version of this tech to build UNION - the world's most secure and trust-minimised bridge between @rootstock_io and #Bitcoin. Coming in 2025.

(Full blog outlining the process coming soon - stay tuned🍿)

[Javier Álvarez Cid-Fuentes @javicidf]

Completing the implementation of the full @bitvmx proving system is a huge step forward! This achievement brings us closer to a more decentralized and trust-minimized bridge between @rootstock_io and #Bitcoin

Massive thanks @RootstockLabs 's Research team, especially @ramonamela, for their incredible effort in making this a reality!

[bitcoin++ @ seoul, nov 5-6 🇰🇷 @btcplusplus]

Treasure Hunting Mistakes on Bitcoin by Ramon Amela Milian. This presentation was recorded in May 2024 in Austin, TX during bitcoin++ conference, script edition. Watch now: https://t.co/5wbyf9vH3v

A hands-on introduction to the use of connectors and Winternitz signatures to locate errors in a chain of hashes. This mechanism allows for challenging arbitrary computations on Bitcoin using BitVMX, paving the way for a more decentralized connection with Rootstock.

Sign up for one of our upcoming dev conf at https://t.co/gSZhUMkL9t

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[ovservant.rsk @VservantO]

iykyk @rootstock_io #Bitcoin

[Javier Álvarez Cid-Fuentes @javicidf]

Una breve explicación sobre la importancia del trabajo que el equipo de research en @RootstockLabs está haciendo con BitVMX: https://t.co/UPyqdYwftw

[Alice, The Bitcoin Reply Gal @BitcoinReplyGal]

Hey @BTC_OS team 👋

Congrats on the announcement! It's really exciting to see more chains looking to build bridges to bitcoin.

In the announcement, you said that the bridge between Cardano and Bitcoin will be "trustless". Unfortunately this is a bit misleading 🙁

First, what is trustless? When most people say "trustless" they mean that a user is not taking on any additional trust assumptions past the ones they take on with the base layer (in this case bitcoin).

In any bridge that's based on BitVM, there's an explicit 1-N trust assumption. This means that if the operator commits to a malicious peg-out (and corresponding reimbursement for the peg-out), a verifier needs to be online to challenge them. If no one challenges them, they can steal.

Based on the BitSNARK and Grail paper, your system seems to be no different related to this 1-N trust assumption.

Additionally, the code you released for the BitSNARK demo (that you presented at @TheBitcoinConf) clearly indicates that there is a challenge-response protocol in place. This is not trustless. I'd also like to add that the documentation on the bridge design, and development of the bridge protocol, do not seem to be open source. Please correct me if I'm wrong!

All of this to say, the bridge Cardano is integrating with is not trustless. Additionally, it is unclear whether BitcoinOS will support permissionless challenging. If not, the trust assumption for the verifier role lies with the operator set, instead of being open and permissionless.

And, when users bridge to Cardano, they additionally take on relative trust assumptions associated with Cardano. Trustless, unilateral exits, are not possible in this cross-chain relationship unfortunately.

It'd be more helpful to new readers (e.g. members of the Cardano community who are unfamiliar with BitVM-style concepts) if the marketing announcements around the partnership were more clear and precise. It'd also be great if more clear documentation was available.

Still, this seems to be an exciting feat. Congrats on bringing more people back to Bitcoin!

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[BitVMX @bitvmx]

Another huge milestone achieved! 💪

Let's keep on building and sharing with the community.

We go further together 🤝

#BTC #FairgateLabs #RootstockLabs #OpenSource

[Omar Lopez ☯️ Bitcoin 🛡️ @OmarLopezBTC]

Hoy en el @MergeMadrid en el taller de #Rootstock, no me pierdo ninguno 😎

A pesar de ser a las 9 de la mañana había mucha gente. Muchos desarrolladores interesados en construir.

Al acabar Ramon estuvo otros 30 minutos hablando con varios interesados. Hubo mucho interés ya que la mayoría nunca habían escuchado hablar de Rootstock y se quedaron impresionados con la presentación 💪

[Sergio Demian Lerner (sergio.lerner.rsk) @SDLerner]

I was so excited I almost fell off the stage :)

[BitVMX @bitvmx]

A huge milestone for BitVMX is on the verge of unveiling... 👀

[BitVMX @bitvmx]

Ramon Amela at @POWSummit stage sharing a practical exploration on @BitVMX, providing an understanding of how BitVMX handles errors and ensures robust dispute resolution in Bitcoin.

Let's keep building & sharing with the community!

#BitVMX #FairgateLabs #RootstockLabs #POW2024

[Sergio Demian Lerner (sergio.lerner.rsk) @SDLerner]

Janusz thinks Rootstock could be an good choice as Data Availability Layer for Rollups since it's merge-mined and will use a bitvmx Bridge. I agree!
Great talk at powsummit

[Manu Ferrari ₿ ⚡️ 丰 🌱 @manuferraritano]

Arrancando con la madriguera de las #Bitcoin sidechains 🔥🔥🍊🍊

[Javier Álvarez Cid-Fuentes @javicidf]

I'm really happy that this is coming to life. A great achievement by everyone who was involved! 🎉🚀

[RootstockLabs @RootstockLabs]

A reminder that a week ago, the teams from @FairGateLabs and @RootstockLabs were able to successfully conduct a SNARK Proof verification with
@bitvmx on mainnet.

We are building the new era of Bitcoin.