Episode 43 of Season 6 of The Scoop was recorded as follows: Block’s Frank Shaparo and Botanics founder Willem Schroe.
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Willem Schroed is the founder of Botanix Labs, a development team building a Bitcoin-based EVM compatible layer 2 that allows Ethereum smart contracts to be deployed on the Bitcoin network.
In this episode, Schroe discusses the development of Bitcoin Layer 2 and the potential for the Bitcoin-based ecosystem to become a leading platform for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications.
outline
00:00 Introduction
02:45 Bitcoin L2 Landscape
08:48 Bitcoin L2 Improvements
12:16 Bitcoin Applications
15:07 The Future of BitcoinFi
16:18 The Future of Ethereum
17:24 Bitcoin L2 Attack
18:36 Bitcoin L2 User Profile
21:00 Bitcoin RWA
23:53 Final thoughts
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About the Author
Davis Quinton is the podcast director at The Block and runs the flagship podcast The Scoop, hosted by Frank Chaparro. Since joining The Block as an “intern” in early 2022, he has worked closely with cross-functional leaders to transform The Block’s written content into engaging multimedia formats. He holds a degree in social studies and public policy from New York University in Abu Dhabi and lives in Sydney, Australia.