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Last day tomorrow (Oct 20) to have your say on the plan for the ECX tied to BTC in the Rootstock PowPeg.
eCash forks from Bitcoin on Oct 31.
Read the proposal and share your input 👇
eCash is set to fork from Bitcoin on Oct 31, giving BTC holders a matching balance of ECX.
@LayerTwoLabs
So who gets the ECX tied to the BTC locked in the Rootstock PowPeg?
@SDLerner on what’s at stake👇
(more in the thread)
6/7
RSKIP-455 is one of three PowPeg changes in Cardamom, alongside:
• RSKIP-559: deterministic selection of the next peg-out to confirm
• RSKIP-643: a new peg-out registration method
More here: rootstock.io/blog/rootstock-…
7/7
The RSKIP list for Cardamom is still open for feedback.
Read RSKIP-455: github.com/rsksmart/RSKIPs/b…
Full Cardamom proposal: github.com/rsksmart/RSKIPs/b…
Rootstock retweeted
Six weeks from now, some of the best-known Bitcoin treasury companies could drop out of @MSCI_Inc's indexes.
On Oct 15, MSCI said companies whose assets are mostly not operating assets may no longer qualify. @Strategy and Metaplanet are among the names being discussed.
It’s a question we keep hearing, from analysts, investors, and in our own conversations: beyond holding Bitcoin, what are treasuries doing with it?
🔗 youtu.be/lOSeW_gSCEs
Rootstock retweeted
Bitcoin’s hashrate declined in the first half of 2026, stabilised in Q3 and is showing signs of recovery. For miners seeking to gain market share, expansion economics and access to capital are becoming increasingly connected.
🔴 This year: capacity withdrawal created an opening
Network hashrate fell 6.3% in Q1 and 5.8% in Q2. Long-term AI/HPC commitments could keep some capacity out of mining, extending the opportunity for remaining operators to gain market share.
🟡 This month: competition is rebuilding
Hashrate averaged around 984 EH/s over the seven days through 8 October. To increase their share of rewards, miners must grow operating hashrate faster than the network.
🟢 Looking ahead: hashrate as collateral
In a recent review, Tony Dicarlo from @RootstockLabs describes credit secured by pledged hashrate, hardware and BTC. This broadens the collateral available to finance expansion while retaining treasury Bitcoin, with future production supporting the funding of additional capacity.
The Signal:
Hashrate is becoming collateral that institutions can underwrite. Its financing value connects future Bitcoin production with the capital needed to expand mining capacity. How lenders value and finance that production could shape which operators gain share as network competition rebuilds.
Rootstock retweeted
Why does Rootstock wait ~36 hours before signing a peg-out?
Because bridge security is not just about moving bitcoin:native. Rootstock’s PowPeg was designed around that reality, with multiple independent safeguards.
That’s one of questions we answer in our new PowPeg security FAQ 👇
rootstock.io/blog/rootstock-…
Rootstock retweeted
Two conferences. Countless conversations. One question kept coming up in Singapore.🇸🇬
What does Bitcoin do next?
Ron, from the RootstockLabs team, spent the beginning of this month between @token2049 and @CoinFerenceX, and came back with a clear read: fewer hype cycles, more serious questions about where value actually lives.
His key takeaways:
• Private markets are back on the agenda. The "where to allocate now" conversation has moved past chasing narratives. People want real yield, backed by real infrastructure.
• The future of money comes down to the rails. Security, programmability and reliable settlement have to come together, or none of it scales.
• Bitcoin sits at the center of all of it. It's the most secure, most trusted asset in the space, and the demand to put it to work is only growing.
That's what Rootstock is built for: smart contracts and Bitcoin-secured finance.
Rootstock retweeted
This Bitcoin company is digging for Gold in Nevada.
Why? To buy more BTC.
@hewiebtc of the @ldnbtc tells Richard why copying the playbook is the wrong move 👇
youtu.be/zhnQUM9gF5U
