Adrian Eidelman on Unlocking Bitcoin’s DeFi Potential
What if Bitcoin could do more than store value, and instead powered an entire DeFi ecosystem?
Adrian Eidelman, founder of RootstockLabs, explains how Rootstock, the smart contract platform built on Bitcoin in 2018, is creating new opportunities for decentralized apps, lending, borrowing, and yield. Rootstock is secured through merged mining and shares 80 percent of Bitcoin’s hash power, aligning incentives with miners and strengthening the network.
Could Rootstock become the leading gateway for Bitcoin-powered DeFi?
And how will expanding Bitcoin’s utility reshape the future of decentralized finance?
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Fossil Fuels Get a Funeral at COP30
COP30 opened with a symbolic funeral procession for fossil fuels, but behind the spectacle lies a critical global challenge: how do we accurately track the emissions the world is trying to reduce?
With methane in focus, a gas 80 times more potent than CO₂, conversations turned toward transparency, accountability, and whether current tracking systems are effective enough to meaningfully reduce global warming.
Are we finally ready for global, verifiable emissions tracking?
And could technology play a larger role in monitoring climate progress?
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