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Union Bridge is here: a permissionless bridge powered by BitVMX

Sergio Lerner presented the Union Bridge in Proof-Of-Work Summit Frankfurt. In his presentation, Sergio showcases the evolution of bridges for Bitcoin, focusing on the new Union Bridge developed by Rootstock Labs. The talk highlights advancements in trust-minimized and permissionless systems using the BitVMX framework, explaining the BitVMX framework capabilities to execute efficient secure computations on Bitcoin.

First Release of BitVMX Implementation: Union Bridge by Rootstock

@BitVMX - Bitcoin Computation
Sergio Demian Lerner Keynote at POW Summit 2024 - Frankfurt. The BitVMX protocol developed by Roostock and Fairgate Labs, was published extending and optimizing the initial design of BitVM. BitVMX is general-purpose verification system based on the disputable computing paradigm applied to a RISC-V virtual processor. The Union bridge is the first capital-efficient permissionless security-bonded bridge that can extend to hundreds of participants resting on a single honest verifier.

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