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OP_NET

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OP_NET

@opnetbtc

Building smart contracts on Bitcoin Layer 1. OP_NET has no protocol token. All fees paid in $BTC. Live on Mainnet 🟠

Bitcoin Layer 1

Joined August 2023

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OP_NET
@opnetbtc
Mar 20
OP_NET IS LIVE ON BITCOIN MAINNET Smart contracts are now running natively on Bitcoin L1. Sound money, now programmable.
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@opnetbtc
Jun 1
Payment rails were Bitcoin's first chapter. Programmable value is the next. Our co-founder @chadmasterxbt is on the @proofoftalk panel tomorrow talking about what it takes to rebuild Bitcoin's financial stack. June 2, 11:35 CET. Louvre Palace.
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@opnetbtc
May 31
MEV is one of the most expensive problems in DeFi. Validators reorder transactions inside a block to extract value from users, costing traders billions every year. @chadmasterxbt on why that class of attack doesn't work the same way on OP_NET.
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Coinage ♻️
@coinage_media
May 22
There is an uncomfortable discussion no one in the Bitcoin community wants to have (and no, it's not Quantum) @opnetbtc founder @chadmasterxbt joined us to weigh in on why $BTC is in trouble if no one uses it beyond just HODLing: "Bitcoin's a victim of it's own success" 👀⬇️
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@opnetbtc
May 22
OP_NET is open source. Anyone can read the code, run a node, and verify that contracts execute exactly as the protocol specifies. The design minimizes trust assumptions beyond Bitcoin itself, which has remained continuously operational since 2009.
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@opnetbtc
May 17
Replying to @opnetbtc
Full episode here:
The Bitcoin Historian
@pete_rizzo_
May 10
NEW: #BITCOIN IS BEATING CRYPTO BY GOING SLOW A new metaprotocol is turning BTC’s slow and boring design into a superpower. With @bc1plainview, we discuss: 📌 Why BTC is hard to change 📌 Why fast “crypto” projects keep blowing up 📌 How BTC apps should be built Watch ⚡️
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@opnetbtc
May 17
Every other chain optimized for speed. Bitcoin optimized for security and liquidity. Those are the only two things DeFi actually needs to work. The SlowFi thesis explains why. @chadmasterxbt on what makes Bitcoin the strongest foundation for decentralized finance.
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@opnetbtc
May 14
Every financial tool on every other chain requires you to leave Bitcoin to use it. OP_NET changes that. Swapping and staking run directly on L1, settled by Bitcoin's miners. Your keys never leave your hands. Self-custody and smart contracts were never mutually exclusive.
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The Bitcoin Historian
@pete_rizzo_
May 10
NEW: #BITCOIN IS BEATING CRYPTO BY GOING SLOW A new metaprotocol is turning BTC’s slow and boring design into a superpower. With @bc1plainview, we discuss: 📌 Why BTC is hard to change 📌 Why fast “crypto” projects keep blowing up 📌 How BTC apps should be built Watch ⚡️
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THE BLOCKHASH PODCAST
@BlockHashPod
May 8
🎙️ Ep. 724 OP_NET | Building Native Functionality on BTC (feat. Samuel Patt) — — — For episode 724 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Samuel (Chad) Patt, Co-founder of @opnetbtc. OP_NET enables smart contracts directly on Bitcoin Layer 1, with no bridges,
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@opnetbtc
May 6
OP_NET doesn't add anything to Bitcoin. It reads from and writes to the same chain, using the same consensus, settled by the same miners. The smart contracts are new. The trust model isn't.
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@opnetbtc
May 1
Replying to @opnetbtc
Start building: docs.opnet.org
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@opnetbtc
May 1
If you can write TypeScript, you can build on Bitcoin L1. OP_NET smart contracts use AssemblyScript. Same syntax, same tooling. 148+ contracts deployed in 6 weeks by independent teams. The infrastructure is open.
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