What a rollup is, and why Bitcoin needed one
Bitcoin is the most secure network in the world, yet it processes roughly 7 transactions per second. Rollups offer a way to scale without sacrificing the security of the base layer.
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Bitcoin is the most secure network in the world, yet it processes roughly 7 transactions per second. Rollups offer a way to scale without sacrificing the security of the base layer.
Why does Bitcoin Hyper propose using the Solana Virtual Machine as its execution environment? A guide for readers who understand Bitcoin but are new to smart contracts.
Several leading rollups, including Arbitrum, Optimism and Base, launched with a centralised sequencer. Is that an acceptable trade-off or a warning sign?
The Lightning Network and Bitcoin Hyper both set out to scale Bitcoin. Yet they are designed for entirely different worlds. An honest comparison.
From Appendix E of the book: 10 critical questions for anyone weighing up exposure to $HYPER, with markers of a credible answer versus a weak one.