Reached 783K total transactions in Q4 2025, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase.

Achieved 88.0% merged mining participation in Q4 2025, up from the previous quarter.

Deployed Flyover v2.3 bridge upgrade.

Mercado Bitcoin surpassed $20M in tokenized private credit on Rootstock in Q4 2024.

Reached 783K total transactions in Q4 2024, up quarter-over-quarter.

Launched a $200,000 bug bounty program on Immunefi to secure the Rootstock protocol.

Co-hosted Bitcoin Alpha Night event at Consensus HK in Hong Kong alongside 0xmediaco and TakaraLend, featuring networking opportunities for builders and founders.

Runs an official Ambassador Program to expand ecosystem reach through task-based rewards, community support, content creation, and event organization.

Head of Marketing Juli Bachi departed from Rootstock to join Magna Digital, where she now leads marketing.

OP_NET testnet undergoes complete reset implementing quantum-proof cryptography using ML-DSA, transaction fee reductions, and core protocol optimizations as it moves toward mainnet. Odyssey NFT holders retain claim rights through the reset.

LayerBank reaches $50M+ TVL with over 100K users farming L.Points ahead of $ULAB TGE.

LayerZero integration enables direct bridging of USDC/USDT/WETH from major EVM chains into Rootstock. USDT0 provides native stablecoin liquidity on Rootstock for payments and DeFi operations.

Golden Sats Campaign distributes $500k in RIF tokens and 5 Pudgy Penguins NFTs to participants who bridge rBTC, engage in DeFi activities, and complete social tasks on Galxe.

ULAB universal vault integrates Rootstock with support for mBTC deposits, enabling cross-chain operations across 50+ assets and 17+ networks through a unified interface.

Q3 report confirms completion of Reed network upgrade, PowPeg v3.0, and Flyover v2.2 protocol updates, plus new integrations with Avalon, Bedrock, and Orbiter Finance. DeFi TVL reaches $263.6M with 84.8% merged mining participation and DeFi diversity index increases 33.3% quarter-over-quarter.

Campaign updates reward structure with participation-based tiers, unlocking full $5,000 RIF plus OBT bridging fee rebate at 500 users, with partial unlocks at 100 (25%), 150 (50%), and 300 (75%) participants.

S4 Finale campaign on Galxe features raffle for 2x Lil Pudgy NFTs (~$3.5k value) with only 140 participants, points serve as raffle entries and are redeemable for RIF tokens if not winning.

BOS token is now live on Sovryn with a BOS/RBTC trading pool open on the RSK network.

LayerBank offers lending and borrowing on Rootstock with WRBTC lending at 3.48% APR, WRBTC borrowing at 3.89% APR, USD₮0 lending at 4.38% APR, and USD₮0 borrowing at 4.6% APR, with multi-million TVL flowing into the platform.

LayerBank on Rootstock provides WRBTC lending at 3.48% APR and borrowing at 3.89% APR, with multi-million dollar TVL and consistent daily rewards.

A new asset route on the Ethereum to Rootstock Bridge is wired in on Sovryn's backend, preparing to add another token to the protocol.

$50,000 in RBTC incentives go live, distributed over 2 months through Merkl with deposits earning rewards.

Golden Sats campaign receives deadline extension to December 15, with participants bridging BTC or USDT to climb leaderboards for prize pool shares.

Solv Protocol partners with Rootstock and Avalon to build a full-stack Bitcoin Finance Ecosystem featuring Bitcoin-backed lending, stablecoin liquidity, and institutional-grade financial primitives.

DefiIgnas runs as a Rootstock delegate candidate with focus on fair tokenomics and real value for RIF holders, with vote delegation now active in the DAO.

Golden Sats Challenge enters its final season with 2x Lil Pudgy NFTs and token rewards for participants who bridge to Rootstock.

LayerBank launches "Bridge & Supply" feature enabling cross-chain deposits of RBTC/WRBTC from any chain with instant access to borrowing and lending without manual bridging.

PowPeg upgrade delivers ~60% reduction in L1 exit fees and additional signers, making Bitcoin transfers cheaper and safer with reduced friction for mBTC loops on LayerBank.

Orbiter x Rootstock Quest launches October 27-November 17, offering $5,000 RIF + OBT airdrop for bridging at least $40 BTC/USDT to Rootstock, with leaderboard rewards for top 100 participants.

Solv integrates with Rootstock and Avalon Finance, enabling Bitcoin-backed lending, stablecoin liquidity, and institutional-grade financial tools.

Golden Sats Challenge Season 3 extends to October 27th with over $500,000 in total rewards, featuring guaranteed $RIF token airdrops proportional to ticket count earned through Galxe tasks and lottery prizes of Lil Pudgy Penguins NFTs.

Launched Rootstock Institutional for BTC-backed lending and yield strategies. Upgraded Reed 8.0, reducing BTC peg-out costs Q4 2024. Q2 2025 Messari report details 65.3% QoQ growth in daily active addresses, TVL at $235.9M, and 87.1% merged mining participation.

New report published on BTCFi demonstrating how to turn idle Bitcoin into productive collateral.

New LayerBank UI integration enables Midas mBTC looping with direct mint & wrapping functionality, offering up to 135% BTC-denominated yield through automated looping.

Rootstock sponsors RWA Singapore event with Chief Product Officer Tim Paymans speaking at the conference.

FastBTC bridging service will be discontinued by November 1, 2025, with users migrating to RSK's improved native BTC transfer methods that have matured to provide secure and efficient bridging capabilities.

Season 3 participation remains extremely low with only 20 entrants as of the tweet date, significantly lower than the 292 participants in the previous campaign. The campaign ends September 15th with specific requirements including bridging $40+ in eligible assets and supplying/borrowing $501+ on Avalon Finance.

Season 3 of the Golden Sats Campaign launches with up to $500k in rewards available.

Monthly $50k RBTC incentives program refreshed for new period.

Galxe campaign extended to Aug 25th offering lil pudgy NFT (~$6k) with only 292 participants competing for 16 tickets.

Q4 2024 report reveals 220% revenue growth and $255M TVL milestone.

New yield opportunities on LayerBank: RBTC (12.86-69.7% APR), WETH (8.66-16.4% APR), and USDT0 (8.38-36.1% APR) through position looping.

LayerBank launches new integration with BTC-native rewards for RBTC, ETH, and USDT markets through Merkl partnership.

Golden Sats campaign offering $500K+ in rewards launches with LayerZero integration, incentivizing bridging and liquidity provision.

Fee reduction of 75% on xSolvBTC redemptions and upcoming expansion to 8 new chains including Rootstock.

New strategic presence in Real World Assets space through RWA Cannes sponsorship and executive speaking engagement.

New partnership with Merkl enables liquidity provision with 65% APR yields for BTC

$390K rewards pool launches across two campaigns: $300K for SOLV liquidity provision and $90K for Pell Network staking programs.

New integration enables direct BTC staking and lending through RBTC and SolvBTC, bringing native Bitcoin liquidity to DeFi.

Increased hashrate strengthens Bitcoin DeFi security infrastructure.

Chainlink oracle services now integrated, enabling smart contract access to off-chain data.

Major security boost and 60% fee reduction following integration with largest Bitcoin mining pool, while mining participation doubles to 81%.

Centralized federation structure creates security risk due to single authority control and potential for fund censorship.

Binance launches Learn & Earn campaign offering rewards for educational participation.

$190M TVL achieved in Q1 2025 with major DeFi protocols integrated; DAO secures $10M funding with 15M tokens staked for governance.

New BitVMX protocol enables rollups and zk-proofs directly on Bitcoin without protocol upgrades.

SDK release in preparation, signaling potential expansion of developer tools.

Holds 13% market share of BTCFi projects with multiple protocols showing $50M+ TVL amidst 2,767% BTCFi sector growth in 2024.

Technical integration with The Graph completed, enabling indexing rewards and enhanced data capabilities for developers.

Achieved all-time high in total revenue and TVL.

TVL grew 107% year over year.