[ANN] RSK - First Smart Contract Platform secured by the Bitcoin network

[RSK Labs]

AMA Session: Few days left to submit your questions to RSK's CTO Adrian Eidelman!
Submit ALL your questions to our official Reddit account here:

http://bit.ly/2Z4nreB   

Don't forget to join! ⏱ Deadline: June 20th.

[Farul]

I Have Some Question About RSK network(And Maybe Another Sidechains Too):

- What Is The Main PROs Over Blockstream's Liquid (RSK Main Competitor)?
- What Miner Get If They Decide To Merge Mine RSK?

BTW Congratulations, RSK Has Been Merge-Mined By 52% Of Bitcoin Miner, It Makes RSK Network More Secure Than BCH Network.

[Maritu]

I Have Some Question About RSK network(And Maybe Another Sidechains Too):

- What Is The Main PROs Over Blockstream's Liquid (RSK Main Competitor)?
- What Miner Get If They Decide To Merge Mine RSK?

BTW Congratulations, RSK Has Been Merge-Mined By 52% Of Bitcoin Miner, It Makes RSK Network More Secure Than BCH Network.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D97sCbRXkAILSQn.jpg

There will be an AMA soon hosted by RSK's Head of Adoption Ruben Altman. You can submit your questions here: https://www.reddit.com/r/rootstock/comments/cfejs4/july_ama_session_with_rsks_head_of_adoption_ruben/ You have time until August 9th!



Only two days left for RSK's planned network upgrade at block number 1,591,000 

Get all the details here:

https://www.rsk.co/noticia/wasabi-v1-0-0-is-here-what-you-need-to-know-about-rsk-upcoming-network-upgrade/

[RSK Labs]

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Did you know that you can connect to RSK's blockchain and get an account from wallet applications and development environments? You can connect via Jaxx.io, MyCrypto, Metamask and other options available at https://developers.doc.rsk.co/docs/connect-to-rsk - Get started today!

[notblox1]

Looks interesting.
I think there are other similar projects, or maybe I am wrong?
What is total supply of RSK ?

[anthonytcm]

Looks interesting.
I think there are other similar projects, or maybe I am wrong?
What is total supply of RSK ?

Maybe, but I'm pretty sure RSK is the biggest out there!

RSK is the name of the network, RBTC is the gas, I'll assume you're talking about RBTC which is pegged 1:1 to Bitcoin, so total supply is exactly 21 million tokens, exactly like bitcoin

[TimeTeller]

Looks interesting.
I think there are other similar projects, or maybe I am wrong?
What is total supply of RSK ?

Maybe, but I'm pretty sure RSK is the biggest out there!

RSK is the name of the network, RBTC is the gas, I'll assume you're talking about RBTC which is pegged 1:1 to Bitcoin, so total supply is exactly 21 million tokens, exactly like bitcoin

If RSK is the biggest out there, why is their thread not gaining attention from crypto users here?
As you noticed, so many projects have attempted to beat bitcoin or eth platform, yet the pedestal is still with bitcoin.
Though this project is claiming to be smarter than bitcoin, but how many active crypto users actually know this project?

[RSK Labs]

RSK nodes can be installed on all major platforms including Linux, Windows and Mac. Here are step-by-step instructions for all supported platforms: https://developers.doc.rsk.co/docs/set-up-a-node

[anthonytcm]

Looks interesting.
I think there are other similar projects, or maybe I am wrong?
What is total supply of RSK ?

Maybe, but I'm pretty sure RSK is the biggest out there!

RSK is the name of the network, RBTC is the gas, I'll assume you're talking about RBTC which is pegged 1:1 to Bitcoin, so total supply is exactly 21 million tokens, exactly like bitcoin

If RSK is the biggest out there, why is their thread not gaining attention from crypto users here?
As you noticed, so many projects have attempted to beat bitcoin or eth platform, yet the pedestal is still with bitcoin.
Though this project is claiming to be smarter than bitcoin, but how many active crypto users actually know this project?

When I mean the biggest I kinda mean the most popular, the intention behind RSK is not just to compete with bitcoin or ethereum, that's a bit too simple. This is taken from their telegram channel:

"RSK’s long-term goal is to give users the ability to consume its decentralized services from any smart contract enabled blockchain, like Ethereum, EOS, and Cardano, etc."

While at the same time acting as a second layer / side chain to bitcoin, empowering the bitcoin blockchain. Also if you google Bitcoin Smartcontract RSK is on the top results.

[wiss19]

adding value and extending functionality to the Bitcoin ecosystem for millions of people is not easy
the project should have collaborated with several community organizations around them

[anthonytcm]

adding value and extending functionality to the Bitcoin ecosystem for millions of people is not easy
the project should have collaborated with several community organizations around them

But they are, they have a full page with all the partners they're working with here: https://www.rsk.co/partners/

Collaborating with other projects is exactly the way to go to get noticed, but everything takes time and, as far as we're aware, they're working heavily on the tech to make sure it's as easy to use as possible, pretty neat if you ask me

[RSK Labs]

Excited to have CoinDesk at the RSK office today! Our founder Diego Gutiérrez Zaldívar will be sharing his insights on RSK's crucial role in the Bitcoin ecosystem, as well as its great potential for social good in Latin America.

Wondering how to deploy a smart contract on RSK? Get started here: https://developers.doc.rsk.co/docs/deploy-a-smart-contract

Interacting with Smart Contracts on RSK: https://developers.doc.rsk.co/docs/interaction-with-the-contract - Start coding today and join the revolution!

RSK Imagines ‘Decentralized Finance Systems’ Coming to Bitcoin

Due to its partnership with Swarm, the Rootstock (RSK) platform is taking a crack at decentralized cloud storage, a move in line with its ambitions to bring DApps to the fore of the internet’s core infrastructure and services. A must read article by the guys over at bitcoinmagazine, here: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/rsk-imagines-decentralized-finance-systems-coming-bitcoin

As of July 25th, RSK & Securer join forces to connect digital securities to Bitcoin. Read more: https://medium.com/@RSKNews/rsk-securer-join-forces-to-connect-digital-securities-to-bitcoin-b9e495206c49

[fraazi]

Are you going to work all over the wordl or in any particular countries?

[RSK Labs]

Are you going to work all over the wordl or in any particular countries?

Yes! We are a global company with offices around the globe including San Francisco, Barcelona, Shangai, Singapore, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. The founders of RSK labs were argentinian, but RSK Labs was acquired by IOV labs that is incorporated in Gibraltar, hope that helps!

Working hard on making #blockchain accessible to all! The RSK and RIF dev team is educating the company on how to use RSK #smartcontract tech, incorporating feedback to make our product easier to use.
 
What else would you like to see behind the scenes? Let us know below

So what’s the actual difference between Bitcoin and Altcoins? Good read by the guys at bigthink! https://bigthink.com/technology-innovation/difference-bitcoin-and-altcoins?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1

Great update from Bitcoin.com on key projects like #RSK in the #blockchain space! We're harnessing the proven security of the Bitcoin network and the functionality of #smartcontracts to develop the #DeFi ecosystem of the future.

Check it out here: https://news.bitcoin.com/whats-being-built-and-whats-not-on-2019s-smart-contract-blockchains/

[AmoreJaz]

Are you going to work all over the wordl or in any particular countries?

Yes! We are a global company with offices around the globe including San Francisco, Barcelona, Shangai, Singapore, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. The founders of RSK labs were argentinian, but RSK Labs was acquired by IOV labs that is incorporated in Gibraltar, hope that helps!

are those offices physical or virtual ones? you have a handful of partners already in place. i guess thats your advantage over your contemporary platforms.
but im not yet convinced with your tagline as smarter than bitcoin, maybe the concept behind is better than bitcoin. but if you are smarter than BTC, are you going to gain more followers than BTC? this will take time of course...
but im hoping that you will change how businesses operate with your ecosystem, for the betterment of their services.

[RSK Labs]

Are you going to work all over the wordl or in any particular countries?

Yes! We are a global company with offices around the globe including San Francisco, Barcelona, Shangai, Singapore, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. The founders of RSK labs were argentinian, but RSK Labs was acquired by IOV labs that is incorporated in Gibraltar, hope that helps!

are those offices physical or virtual ones? you have a handful of partners already in place. i guess thats your advantage over your contemporary platforms.
but im not yet convinced with your tagline as smarter than bitcoin, maybe the concept behind is better than bitcoin. but if you are smarter than BTC, are you going to gain more followers than BTC? this will take time of course...
but im hoping that you will change how businesses operate with your ecosystem, for the betterment of their services.

They're physical! The reasoning behind the tag "Smartert than bitcoin" is because the point of RSK is to bring smart contracts to the bitcoin network, it refers to RSK being a second layer solution on top of bitcoin basically, not meant to diss the development of btc.

Mind elaborating on that second point? How businesses operate with your ecosystem, what would you consider a worthy change?

Wondering how to deploy a smart contract on RSK? Get started here: https://developers.doc.rsk.co/docs/deploy-a-smart-contract

[royalfestus]

Temco was the only project I know till date on this platform, eventually they moved to ethereum and have not been impressed with the project's progress. Sometimes I think the bitcoin root gives the team so much pride to be quiet with the project, believing they can always have the approval of people. My only purchase on exchange looks different to other coin and not interesting though can remember why. i noticed the awareness across the globe and I think they need so much of that for better adoption.

[RSK Labs]

Temco was the only project I know till date on this platform, eventually they moved to ethereum and have not been impressed with the project's progress. Sometimes I think the bitcoin root gives the team so much pride to be quiet with the project, believing they can always have the approval of people. My only purchase on exchange looks different to other coin and not interesting though can remember why. i noticed the awareness across the globe and I think they need so much of that for better adoption.

It's not just temco, look at this: https://www.rsk.co/partners/ in the "integrators" section, you can see the bulk of projects currently working on RSK. If you have any thoughts you want to share with the team or suggestions you can also comment about it on the TG group, the CEO ocassionally drops by: https://t.me/rskofficialcommunity

[rendravolt]

I have heard of RSK for so long, but I don't know yet about the new update that they have given, maybe here can someone help explain?

[RSK Labs]

RSK: Combining the best of Bitcoin and Ethereum, RSK and RIF power one of the best smartcontracts platforms in the world, with security, scalability, and functionality at its core. Read more here: https://bitcoinist.com/top-5-smart-contract-platforms-to-watch-in-2020/

I have heard of RSK for so long, but I don't know yet about the new update that they have given, maybe here can someone help explain?

No problem at all, maybe this publication helps:

A highlight of the Wasabi upgrade, is RSK’s unique scaling solution Unitrie, an evolution of the data structure within RSK’s blockchain. Wondering what´s the Unitrie? Check this great post from our Chief Scientist Sergio Lerner:

https://www.rsk.co/noticia/towards-higher-onchain-scalability-with-the-unitrie/

Quick announcement: our partnership with POA Network enables access to the RSK Mainnet via Blockscout and Nifty Wallet! Excited to take solid steps to further the functionaility of RSK and RIF.

https://forum.poa.network/t/rsk-integrated-into-the-poa-product-suite/2986

Meeting with ONG Bitcoin Argentina to discuss next steps on the Didi project. The Didi app will help people take ownership of their digital identities and make it possible for the unbanked to access goods & services at a lower cost. A step forward towards a more inclusive future!

Bitcoin represents 70% of #crypto asset value, accounting for the majority of users & trading volume.
Yet, #DeFi has yet to tap into Bitcoin's potential. Ever wonder why?

Stop by DeFi Summit in London tomorrow and learn how RSK and RIF are bringing DeFi to #Bitcoin.

https://defisumm.it/


Thank you to our #RSK and #RIG communities for coming out to meet the team!
We loved showing you around our office and talking #DeFi, Bitcoin, and #smartcontracts.

Working hard and more motivated than ever  Happy Monday!

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