In this comprehensive episode of the Building Web3 Podcast, we delve into the transformative world of Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (DeFi) with Robin, the visionary co-founder of Liquidium. Liquidium is at the forefront of a new wave of Bitcoin innovations, bringing DeFi capabilities directly to the Bitcoin blockchain through groundbreaking technologies such as PSBT (Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions), DLC (Discrete Log Contracts), and the emerging ordinals and runes protocols. This episode is a must-watch for anyone interested in the evolution of Bitcoin beyond its use as a simple store of value and its role in the burgeoning Web3 ecosystem.

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction and Background
08:29 Challenges of Building on Bitcoin
19:06 The Bitcoin Renaissance: Ordinals and Runes
25:28 Adoption of Bitcoin Apps and Liquidity
32:36 Opportunities and Milestones for Liquidium
38:09 Partnerships and Collaboration
41:20 Learn More About Liquidium

Episode Highlights:

Robin’s Journey into Web3: From a background in UI design and management to founding Liquidium, Robin shares his 'come to crypto' moment and how his early interest in Bitcoin as both a technology and an investment instrument led him to explore the potential of building on Bitcoin. Learn how his passion for decentralized, secure digital currency sparked his journey into the Web3 space, where he now focuses on making Bitcoin programmable and scalable for DeFi applications.

The Dilemma of Bitcoin vs. Ethereum: Robin discusses the unique challenges and opportunities of building on Bitcoin compared to Ethereum. He explains the conflict between Bitcoin's unmatched decentralization and security and Ethereum's programmability, and how Liquidium bridges this gap by introducing smart contract-like functionalities to the Bitcoin blockchain.

In-Depth Technical Breakdown: Get a detailed understanding of the key technologies driving Liquidium. We explore how PSBTs enable secure, decentralized transactions on Bitcoin, and how DLCs bring programmability to Bitcoin, allowing for complex financial agreements like loans and escrows to be executed without smart contracts. Learn about ordinals and runes, the innovative protocols that are transforming Bitcoin into a platform for NFTs and fungible tokens, and how they’re setting the stage for the next era of BTC-fi (Bitcoin Finance).

The Birth of Liquidium: Robin shares the story behind Liquidium’s creation, from its initial development on the Stacks sidechain to its pivot to native Bitcoin, leveraging ordinals for NFT lending. Discover how Liquidium became the first protocol to introduce NFT lending on Bitcoin, and how it continues to push the boundaries of what's possible with Bitcoin through its innovative use of multi-sig wallets and trust-minimized financial instruments.

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