
About this episode
In this episode of Empire, Muneeb Ali, the founder of Stacks, joins us to discuss Bitcoin's sudden transformation. Until the last two months, Bitcoin was (perceived as) simply a store of value, a religion. However, Ordinals, a Bitcoin NFT project, has redirected the spotlight to Bitcoin’s underlying tech and utility - a technology that can support NFTs, DeFi and more. Muneeb provides his unique insights in this eye-opening episode!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(00:53) Bitcoin is a technology, not a religion
(06:43) Building apps on Bitcoin
(12:36) Has Ordinals transformed Bitcoin’s future?
(24:42) Stacks and Bitcoin DeFi
(29:30) Blockworks Research
(31:04) Stacks and Bitcoin DeFi
(35:57) What will Bitcoin look like in 12 months?
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Resources
Empire's first-ever episode (with Muneeb)
https://tinyurl.com/4vnbxwkz
Stacks
https://www.stacks.co/
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