Interview with Lorena Ortiz, founder and director of the Bitcoin Embassy Bar in Mexico City.
Category Archives: DeFi
A Rootstock Ambassador in Miami
I was invited to give a talk about DeFi on Bitcoin at FinTech Friday, a weekly meetup in Miami.
Back to Blockchain Week
Some sweet memories of Miami Blockchain Week 2021, where we showed our exhibition 21 Heads – The Crypto Hall of Fame.
Why I Endorse Rootstock
Tomas Villalonga, a Bitcoiner from Argentina who lives in Australia, explains why the Bitcoin community should embrace Rootstock.
Open AI on Bitcoin
AI generated images and texts are in vogue on social media. We were curious what the popular AI programme ChatGPT knows about Bitcoin and DeFi. This is the result.
Challenging Maximalism
Last week’s article on the Crypto Swamp triggered a lively discussion on Bitcoin Maximalism. If you are not familiar with this phenomenon, here is a brief explanation and what I think about it.
Listen to Satoshi!
The collapse of the centralised exchange FTX makes people learn their lesson about cryptocurrencies the hard way: trust no one!
¡Viva Labitconf!
The 10th Latin American Bitcoin Conference in Buenos Aires was the biggest since its inception in 2013.
¡Rootstockeros Adelante!
Some impressions from the first Rootstock Summit at Sans Souci Castle in Buenos Aires
Rootstock Night in Mexico City
Some impressions from our event at the Bitcoin Embassy Bar in Mexico City on Thursday, October 20th, 2022.
“Bitcoin Can Empower the Poor”
An interview with Diego Gutiérrez Zaldívar, co-founder and CEO of IOV Labs, the company behind Rootstock.
Rootstock Beats Ethereum
Everything that can be done with Ethereum is also possible with Rootstock, a second layer built on Bitcoin – but safer and cheaper.
Rootstock Rebranded
The leading Bitcoin-based Smart Contracts platform is looking for a new image – and you can take part in the process
“Crypto Adoption Should Be Fun”
A Currency War in Central Africa?
The Central African Republic plans to become a crypto hub. By Christoph Bergmann

The End of Algo-Stablecoins?
The crash of the Terra USD is a setback for algorithmic stablecoins but there is a solid Bitcoin-based alternative.
