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Adam Back on Bitcoin Scaling Trade-offs

A new video by BitVMX introduces the Union Bridge on Rootstock Testnet, showcasing a bridge design built on BitVMX.

Adam Back: Bitcoin Scaling, Surviving Mt. Gox, and the Future of Cryptography

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In this video, Dr. Adam Back discusses Bitcoin scaling, focusing on the limitations of complex VM-based smart contracts and advocating for base layer upgrades over clunky Layer 2 workarounds.