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

00:00 Introduction

02:45 Bitcoin L2 Landscape

08:48 Improving Bitcoin L2s

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 RWAs

23:53 Closing Thoughts

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