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Rootstock Prepares to Release SDKs for Bitcoin Layer 2s Using BitVMX

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One of the oldest Bitcoin ecosystem projects is moving to the next stage of enabling developers to build layer-2 networks using its computational layer.

Rootstock is one of many projects currently advancing the goal of bringing greater utility and interoperability to Bitcoin, which it is doing using «BitVMX», a modified version of the BitVM programming language.

Rootstock’s project is weeks away from releasing software development kits (SDKs), allowing developers to start producing their own Bitcoin layer-2s using BitVMX, founder Sergio Lerner told CoinDesk.

SDKs are sets of tools enabling third-parties to build applications using a particular platform or framework.

«We are very close to having all the pieces ready for people to start building their own solutions on top of BitVMX,» Lerner said in an interview.

Rootstock’s BitVMX project harnesses the BitVM paradigm introduced by Robin Linus in 2023 as a design for how Ethereum-style smart contracts could be built on Bitcoin. This could then greatly improve Bitcoin’s scalability through enabling the building of faster, layer-2 networks with programmability similar to what’s possible on Ethereum and other blockchains.

BitVMX Platform

Alongside BitVMX contributors Fairgate, RootstockLabs last year made a breakthrough in using BitVMX to verify a zero-knowledge SNARK (Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge), an integral aspect of cryptography in many blockchain systems.

The availability of tools for other developers to explore these capabilities further will drive competition and thus increase adoption, according to Lerner.

«There is a difference between a product and a platform: a product is closed but a platform is something you can easily plug in to and develop your own ideas on top of,» he said.

«BitVMX is becoming a platform, which means there will be a lot more competition: rollups and sidechains competing against each other and the ones that can find use cases for people to power their tools will win.»

Lerner, a a Buenos Aires-based programmer, is best known for his research on Bitcoin in its early years and his later contribution to the development on Ethereum.

He told CoinDesk he fears that Bitcoin will not fulfill the purpose for which he says it was created – becoming a «money for the people» – if it remains just a store of value.

«If all BTC just end up in ETFs, they will all be controlled by financial institutions and there will be no more Bitcoin as we know it,,» he said.

«So we all need to be making bitcoin payments and holding our own BTC in self custody. That’s why we thought creating layers for Bitcoin is the right approach and I think the key for this is BitVM protocols, especially BitVMX.»

BitVMX Force

RootstockLabs and Fairgate have formed an alliance to expand Bitcoin’s utility using BitVMX, which also involves blockchain infrastructure engineering firm Input | Output (IO).

«BitVMX Force» will focus on standardization and protocol enhancements to help smooth out future Bitcoin soft-forks and infrastructure improvements as they occur, according to an emailed announcement shared with CoinDesk Tuesday.

«Rootstock and IO both have their own initiatives: Rootstock is building Union, which is a bridge between Bitcoin and Rootstock based on BitVMX and IO is working on a project to move assets from Bitcoin to Cardano and back again,» Fairgate CEO Jonatan Altszul said in an interview.

«Fairgate is pushing this technology as well and we thought that together we will have more firepower, more strength, more capacity to create a larger community.»

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Crypto Trading Firm Keyrock Buys Luxembourg’s Turing Capital in Asset Management Push

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Crypto trading firm Keyrock said it’s expanding into asset and wealth management by acquiring Turing Capital, a Luxembourg-registered alternative investment fund manager.

The deal, announced on Tuesday, marks the launch of Keyrock’s Asset and Wealth Management division, a new business unit dedicated to institutional clients and private investors.

Keyrock, founded in Brussels, Belgium and best known for its work in market making, options and OTC trading, said it will fold Turing Capital’s investment strategies and Luxembourg fund management structure into its wider platform. The division will be led by Turing Capital co-founder Jorge Schnura, who joins Keyrock’s executive committee as president of the unit.

The company said the expansion will allow it to provide services across the full lifecycle of digital assets, from liquidity provision to long-term investment strategies. «In the near future, all assets will live onchain,» Schnura said, noting that the merger positions the group to capture opportunities as traditional financial products migrate to blockchain rails.

Keyrock has also applied for regulatory approval under the EU’s crypto framework MiCA through a filing with Liechtenstein’s financial regulator. If approved, the firm plans to offer portfolio management and advisory services, aiming to compete directly with traditional asset managers as well as crypto-native players.

«Today’s launch sets the stage for our longer-term ambition: bringing asset management on-chain in a way that truly meets institutional standards,» Keyrock CSO Juan David Mendieta said in a statement.

Read more: Stablecoin Payments Projected to Top $1T Annually by 2030, Market Maker Keyrock Says

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Crypto Trading Firm Keyrock Buys Luxembourg’s Turing Capital in Asset Management Push

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Crypto trading firm Keyrock said it’s expanding into asset and wealth management by acquiring Turing Capital, a Luxembourg-registered alternative investment fund manager.

The deal, announced on Tuesday, marks the launch of Keyrock’s Asset and Wealth Management division, a new business unit dedicated to institutional clients and private investors.

Keyrock, founded in Brussels, Belgium and best known for its work in market making, options and OTC trading, said it will fold Turing Capital’s investment strategies and Luxembourg fund management structure into its wider platform. The division will be led by Turing Capital co-founder Jorge Schnura, who joins Keyrock’s executive committee as president of the unit.

The company said the expansion will allow it to provide services across the full lifecycle of digital assets, from liquidity provision to long-term investment strategies. «In the near future, all assets will live onchain,» Schnura said, noting that the merger positions the group to capture opportunities as traditional financial products migrate to blockchain rails.

Keyrock has also applied for regulatory approval under the EU’s crypto framework MiCA through a filing with Liechtenstein’s financial regulator. If approved, the firm plans to offer portfolio management and advisory services, aiming to compete directly with traditional asset managers as well as crypto-native players.

«Today’s launch sets the stage for our longer-term ambition: bringing asset management on-chain in a way that truly meets institutional standards,» Keyrock CSO Juan David Mendieta said in a statement.

Read more: Stablecoin Payments Projected to Top $1T Annually by 2030, Market Maker Keyrock Says

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Gemini Shares Slide 6%, Extending Post-IPO Slump to 24%

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Gemini Space Station (GEMI), the crypto exchange founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has seen its shares tumble by more than 20% since listing on the Nasdaq last Friday.

The stock is down around 6% on Tuesday, trading at $30.42, and has dropped nearly 24% over the past week. The sharp decline follows an initial surge after the company raised $425 million in its IPO, pricing shares at $28 and valuing the firm at $3.3 billion before trading began.

On its first day, GEMI spiked to $45.89 before closing at $32 — a 14% premium to its offer price. But since hitting that high, shares have plunged more than 34%, erasing most of the early enthusiasm from public market investors.

The broader crypto equity market has remained more stable. Coinbase (COIN), the largest U.S. crypto exchange, is flat over the past week. Robinhood (HOOD), which derives part of its revenue from crypto, is down 3%. Token issuer Circle (CRCL), on the other hand, is up 13% over the same period.

Part of the pressure on Gemini’s stock may stem from its financials. The company posted a $283 million net loss in the first half of 2025, following a $159 million loss in all of 2024. Despite raising fresh capital, the numbers suggest the business is still far from turning a profit.

Compass Point analyst Ed Engel noted that GEMI is currently trading at 26 times its annualized first-half revenue. That multiple — often used to gauge whether a stock is expensive — means investors are paying 26 dollars for every dollar the company is expected to generate in sales this year. For a loss-making company in a volatile sector, that’s a steep price, and could be fueling investor skepticism.

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