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                                                        What is the Coming BitVMX Upgrade for Rootstock?
                                                        
                                                    
                                                     
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    The Rootstock and Fairgate partnership, along with participation from Input Output (IO), also includes a joint initiative called βBitVMX Force,β which aims to standardise protocols and prepare infrastructure for future soft-forks.
BitVMX introduces a new layer of programmability to Bitcoin through a virtual machine that enhances Bitcoinβs utility for advanced applications
                                                 
                                                 
                                                
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                                                        RootstockLabs Prepares to Release SDKs for Bitcoin Layer 2s Using BitVMX
                                                        
                                                    
                                                     
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    Alongside BitVMX contributors Fairgate, RootstockLabs last year made a breakthrough in using BitVMX to verify a zero-knowledge SNARK (Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge), an integral aspect of cryptography in many blockchain systems.
The availability of tools for other developers to explore these capabilities further will drive competition and thus increase adoption, according to Lerner.
"There is a difference between a product and a platform: a product is closed but a platform is something you can easily plug in to and develop your own ideas on top of," he said.