Doing Everything *on* Bitcoin L1 | Chad w/ OPNET

Chad Masterson riffs with Charlie about the long and storied history of ordinals metaprotocols, token schemes, and how the OPNET team is shipping an indexer-side smart contract system *without a token*.

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Special thanks to @InscribAtlantis & @ordzaar for hosting this great conference & allowing Blockspace to produce media at the event!

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Chapters

00:00 – Intro

03:45 – Bitcoin’s Liquidity Challenges and Dex Innovation

05:32 – Building BRC-20: Challenges and Innovations

08:30 – Adoption and User Experience of Bitcoin Dex

10:22 – Tapping into Bitcoin Layer 1 Liquidity

12:04 – Engaging the Best Bitcoin Developers

16:01 – Bitcoin and Programmability

21:22 – Scaling, Liquidity, and the Role of MeV (Miner Extractable Value)

28:36 – The Future of Bitcoin Layer 1 and Layer 2

32:15 – Bringing DeFi to Bitcoin

40:01 – The Importance of Slower Financial Systems

45:00 – Closing Thoughts & Vision for Bitcoin’s Future

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