General Protocols are UTXO experts, building peer-to-peer, open-source financial tools and services on the Bitcoin Cash blockchain.

Joined October 2019
Ethereum helped pioneer DeFi, but its success also came with architectural baggage. Building exciting applications is one thing. Scaling them to millions or billions of users is another. @EmergentReasons explains why scaling matters for Bitcoin Cash 👇
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Why aren't more applications being built on Bitcoin Cash? Custom integrations are expensive, and limited wallet support creates a vicious cycle. XO Templates aim to break that cycle by making protocols reusable across compatible wallets. @EmergentReasons explains below👇
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Why does crypto need XO? To reach millions or billions of people, building useful applications needs to become easier and cheaper. XO is now reaching the proof-of-concept stage. Once the hard problems are solved, things can start to accelerate. @EmergentReasons explains 👇
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Privacy matters. But is privacy enough on its own? Users also want payments, contracts, DeFi and applications they can actually use. @monsterbitar explains why privacy is valuable, but can't be the only feature 👇
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How does XO fit together? Engine. Templates. Invitations. @monsterbitar breaks down the core pieces behind the XO templating system and how they work together 👇
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When AnyHedge was created in 2018, the box you could build inside on BCH was much smaller. Today, that design space is dramatically more powerful. AnyHedge was one protocol. General Protocols was never meant to stop there. @EmergentReasons on what comes next 👇
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Who actually needs the XO Engine? Wallets, merchants and third-party apps can all run their own copy when interacting with XO. @monsterbitar explains how it works 👇
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Where does the key come from if nobody provided one? @monsterbitar explains how XO handles keys behind the scenes 👇
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It’s Q2 2026 and we are still proudly supporting the builders of Bitcoin Cash, because we are banking on freedom!
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We are also on Apple! Follow the GP Spaces Podcast here podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas…
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General Protocols Spaces Podcast 55 is now out! What does consensus actually mean in a decentralized system? You can now listen on Spotify, Apple Music, or Amazon Music!
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GP has just dropped a new YouTube playlist: GP Mini-Shorts. Just quick and simple crypto thoughts. If you’ve got a few seconds, you’ve got time! Subscribe to our channel if it suits you! Full playlist here: youtube.com/watch?v=DQzj3TVk…
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