DeFi and stablecoins are coming to the Bitcoin ecosystem

Willem Schroé, Founder, Botanix

Episode 43 of Season 6 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro and Botanix Founder Willem Schroé.

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Willem Schroé is the founder of Botanix Labs — a development team building an EVM-compatible Layer 2 on Bitcoin that allows users to deploy Ethereum smart contracts on the Bitcoin network.

In this episode, Schroé discusses the development of Bitcoin Layer 2s and the potential for Bitcoin-native ecosystems to become major platforms for decentralized finance (DeFi) applications.

Outline

Introduction
Bitcoin L2 Landscape
Improving Bitcoin L2s
Bitcoin Applications
The Future of BitcoinFi
The Future of Ethereum
Bitcoin L2 Attack
Bitcoin L2 User Profile
Bitcoin RWAs
Closing Thoughts

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