Building beyond store-of-value: Ordinals and inscriptions, smart contracts and DeFi on Bitcoin, and the L2s and execution environments unlocking the Bitcoin economy.

<p>In this week's episode of DevNTell, we are joined by Ryan Waits (DevRel) from Hiro, who'll give us an intro to Bitcoin Ordinals.

Viewers of this session will learn the basics of building with ordinals. Bitcoin Ordinals has dominated transaction activity on Bitcoin for the past year. Learn the basic tools you need to build with Ordinals —APIs, event streaming services, and more. This webinar is ideal for developers who want to build with ordinals.</p>

In this episode of DevNTell, Ryan Waits from Hiro provides an introduction to Bitcoin Ordinals. Viewers will learn the basics of building with ordinals, including essential tools like APIs and event streaming services. Bitcoin Ordinals has been dominating transaction activity on Bitcoin for the past year, and this session is geared towards developers interested in building with ordinals.

Intro to Bitcoin Ordinals with Hiro

Hiro provides developer tools to make building web3 applications on Bitcoin easy, allowing users to learn about Hiro and experiment with DeFi in the Bitcoin environment.

In this episode of DevNTell, Max from Hiro shares an overview of their developer tools designed to simplify building web3 applications on Bitcoin. The session covers Hiro's offerings and explores DeFi possibilities within the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Build DeFi on Bitcoin with Hiro

Stacks is a Bitcoin L2 designed to activate the Bitcoin economy through smart contracts and a trust-minimized 2-way bridge.

In this week's episode of DevNTell we are joined by Kenny Rogers whose Lead DevRel at Stacks. Stacks is a Bitcoin L2 designed to activate the Bitcoin economy through smart contracts and a trust-minimized 2-way bridge. Viewers of this DevNTell will see Kenny introduce the fundamentals of how Stacks works through a demo of a basic borrowing and lending app using sBTC (the 2-way Bitcoin peg on Stacks) and Clarity.

Learning the Fundamentals of Stacks

Rootstock is a smart contract platform that operates as a sidechain to the Bitcoin network, bringing smart contract functionality similar to Ethereum’s to Bitcoin. It allows developers to create and run decentralized applications with the security of the Bitcoin network as a foundation.

In this week's episode of DevNTell we are joined by Rootstock Co-Founder Adrian Eidelman. Viewers of this DevNTell will see Adrian dive into how Rootstock enables EVM smart contracts for Bitcoin, unlocking game-changing possibilities for developers to build cutting-edge decentralized apps.

Learning about Rootstock and how they unlock smart contracts for Bitcoin

- James: A crowd funding dApp backed by Bitcoin that introduces transparency, security, and community governance
- Cordy: HNDL - A decentralized handle naming system on Bitcoin that empowers users with unique digital identities, bridging Web2 and Web3 platforms
- Nestor: Monetizado - On-chain Pay-per-view protocol to monetize any web content
- Julio: Meeting Value Protocol - Decentralized application (dApp) designed to revolutionize meeting arrangements and accountability
- Michael: NFT Lottery - An NFT lottery that will benefit both owners and participants

In this week's episode of DevNTell We are hosting all the winners of the Rootstock x Developer DAO grants program. Each winning project will have a 15-minute time allotment to showcase what they've built and answer questions from the live audience. Viewers of this DevNTell will see each of the five winners of the Rootstock x Developer DAO Grant program showcase their projects. Join us in celebrating their accomplishments!

Rootstock Project Showcase

Midl is a Bitcoin-native execution environment that brings full EVM-compatible smart contracts and decentralized applications directly to Bitcoin.

In this episode of DevNTell we are joined by Georgy Skryuchenkov (DevRel, Midl) to discuss Midl. Midl is a Bitcoin-native execution environment that brings full EVM-compatible smart contracts and decentralized applications directly to Bitcoin. Viewers of this DevNTell will get to meet Georgy, learn about Midl and how you can get started building on it today!

Midl: Bringing EVM smart contracts and DeFi to Bitcoin

The Bitcoin ecosystem: Ordinals, L2s, and DeFi on Bitcoin.