[1/4] CRYPTO FACT OF THE DAY

In 2015 the Rootstock/RSK team was formed, with the idea of bringing smart contract functionality to Bitcoin. In 2018, the RSK chain was launched, secured by the Bitcoin network as a merge-mined chain
[2/4] Today, RSK’s blockchain is secured by over 50% of the Bitcoin miners.

https://blog.bitmex.com/the-growth-of-bitcoin-merge-mining/

There is a 2-way-pegged Bitcoin token called RBTC one can use on the RSK blockchain (similar to Bitcoin on Blockstream’s liquid network).
[3/4] RSK is compatible with the Ethereum virtual machine, such that ETH smart contracts can be deployed on RSK
[4/4] RSK is competing with Binance Smart Chain, Tron, Solana, Polkadot, Cardano & other systems, attempting to gain market share from ETH in the stablecoin & Defi space, as ETH fees increase.
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