Ep. #45: Smart contracts on Bitcoin with Diego Zaldivar (Rootstock)

Published: May 22, 2019, 3:33 p.m.

b'We speak to Diego Guti\\xe9rrez Zald\\xedvar, CEO and co-founder of Rootstock or RSK (https://www.rsk.co/) and RIF Labs (https://www.rifos.org/). Rootstock, most famously, is known for putting smart contract functionality on the Bitcoin Blockchain.Tune in to hear about:Diego\\u2019s interesting background and how he got into cryptoWhat Rootstock is and the concept of Merge Mining?How Rootstock helps the Bitcoin miners by generating additional returns for them (related to the concept of Merge Mining)?Why should DApps build on RSK?What is RIFOS and how did it come about?Why is RIFOS important - note, it integrates things like storage, name service, data feeds, etc to make it easier to develop DAppsRootstock\\u2019s plans in AsiaDiego\\u2019s mantra for surviving in crypto - The rougher the weather is, the calmer you have to be'