Questions tagged [rootstock]

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Is there a pro vs con chart comparing Bitcoin's Rootstock vs Ethereum Smart Contract system?

Is there a comparison chart where one compares Rootstock to Ethereum? What are the pros/cons of each system?
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What is the status of smart contracts in bitcoin?

Are contracts described here already available for use? This source claims that "Ethereum style contracts" will be available in June. Is this correct? How are Ethereum style contracts different from contracts described in the first source?
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How can there be block mining rewards in Rootstock?

I'm trying to understand Rootstock a little better, and am still not sure about the mining rewards they mention in their white paper: RSK uses the DECOR+ block reward sharing scheme to reduce competition and allow miners late switch to the RSK…
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rootstock current state

currently i am leading a benchmark between the smartcontracts platforms, and i am exploring the Rootstock platform. I think this project has a lack of documentation. My question is what is the current state of this project? I've learned they've…
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Does rootstock use bitcoins or do they use their own rootstock coin?

Learning about rootstock. Do they ues bitcoin or their own rootstock coin? In ethereum, they have ether, but to execute contracts it requires gas. Is there an equivalent here in rootstock or all of this is in BTC? What would be the fees then?
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Bitcoin transactions associated with layer 2 projects

Is there any website which tracks the number of Bitcoin transactions, fees and amounts associated with layer 2 projects (Lightning Network, Liquid, Rootstock)? I am curious about this because if a sidechain like Liquid doesn't really contribute to…
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OmniLayer vs. Rootstock

How do OmniLayer and Rootstock compare in their relation to the bitcoin Blockchain? Can they coexist within applications potentially built on top of the bitcoin Blockchain, etc..
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How do you merge mine rootstock with bitcoin on an Antminer?

I hear that you can merge mine rootstock coins with existing bitcoin mining hardware by doing merge mining. Is there a tutorial on how to do this? Or is there a pool one can just join?
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What constitutes a project to be a Bitcoin Sidechain?

From my understanding sidechains require the parent blockchain (bitcoin) to be able to lock a certain amount of coins on the sidechain. My question is how is it different from just sending your btc coins to a 3rd party and they just hold it while…
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Which merged mining method is preferable? What is the latest specification/practice?

If I'm right, there are at least two methods for miners to include a reference hash to a merge mined block in the coinbase transaction: Commitment hash in an OP_RETURN out put in the coinbase transaction (a la RSK) Commitment hash in the input…
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Is RSK going to be implemented on bitcoin only?

Is RSK going to be implemented on bitcoin only ? The other hard forked bitcoins, i.e. bitcoin cash, bitcoin gold, B2X, bitcoin diamond will not have RSK implemented on them, am I correct ?
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Can someone show me an example rootstock smart contract that is the equivalent of an Ethereum Smart Contract?

Coming from Ethereum, is there an example rootstock smart contract code that is the equivalent of an Ethereum smart contract code?
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