Building smart contracts on Bitcoin Layer 1. OP_NET has no protocol token. All fees paid in $BTC. Live on Mainnet 🟠
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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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🎙️ Ep. 724 OP_NET | Building Native Functionality on BTC (feat. Samuel Patt)
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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, sidechains or Layer 2s. BTC is used as gas, keeping all security and liquidity native to Bitcoin. This unlocks stablecoins, lending, trading, staking and DeFi entirely on Bitcoin without wrapped assets or custodial risk.
Samuel has always pursued opportunities that challenge conventional market cycles and push the boundaries of narrative. Coming from a punk background, his passion for Bitcoin stems from its decentralized architecture and anti-establishment ethos. In 2023, alongside his co-founders Danny and Anakun, Samuel began building toward a more productive Bitcoin - one capable of hosting smart contracts, institutional-grade infrastructure, and open financial applications. That journey culminated in the creation of OP_NET, a protocol representing his core philosophy: continuously redefining what’s possible on Bitcoin in a decentralized and permissionless way.
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⏳ Timestamps:
(5:07) Is Bitcoin DeFi viable?
(7:25) Building native functionality on Bitcoin
(10:30) Whitepaper for OP_NET
(12:17) Mainnet launch
(14:14) Eliminating friction points
(17:35) Does building on Bitcoin congest the network?
(28:30) Bitcoin 2026
(31:52) OP_NET roadmap
#BlockHashPodcast #OPNET #bitcoin #defi #bitcoinfi #podcast
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Bitcoin isn’t just digital gold anymore, it’s becoming a sovereign financial engine. ⛓️💥
@stefixy sits down with @chadmasterxbt , Co-Founder of @opnetbtc , to tear down the myths of Bitcoin programmability.
We’re diving deep into:
- Why smart contracts = MORE sovereignty, not just complexity.
- How OP_NET brings DeFi to Layer 1 without new tokens.
Stop holding. Start building. The era of productive Bitcoin is here. 🚀
Watch the full interview now: youtube.com/watch?v=2xV1KCfP…
#Bitcoin #DeFi #OPNET #SelfCustody #Crypto #Sovereignty
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Is Bitcoin just digital gold, or the end of Wall Street’s monopoly? ⛓️💥
@stefixy sits down with @opnetbtc Co-Founder @chadmasterxbt to talk sovereignty, the anti-establishment ethos, and how OP_NET is bringing DeFi to the world’s most secure network.
The traditional system takes your freedom. Smart contracts on Bitcoin take it back. 👊
Full interview coming soon! 🎙️🚀
#Bitcoin #OPNET #DeFi #Sovereignty #Crypto #OrangePill
Most "Bitcoin L2s" aren't scaling Bitcoin. They're extracting from it.
Our take on what separates real Bitcoin scaling from sidechains with Bitcoin branding and why we built OP_NET the way we did.
Published on @hackernoon.
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Smart contracts directly on Bitcoin Layer 1. No bridges. No sidechains. No separate tokens.
Chad Master @chadmasterxbt, Co-Founder of @opnetbtc, takes the Proof of Talk stage this June. OPNet launched mainnet in March 2026 as the first smart contract protocol built directly on Bitcoin L1.
Chad came to Bitcoin through an unlikely path. Punk scene first, then years as a professional trader. Both taught him the same thing: question everything the mainstream accepts as given.
In Bitcoin, the accepted given was that you need a second layer or a different chain to run smart contracts. Chad built the proof that you don't.
He is also CBO of Orange Pill Labs, the Abu Dhabi-licensed company he co-founded. Orange Pill Labs works directly with exchanges, custodians, and institutional players to bring programmable Bitcoin infrastructure to the financial system.
Make Bitcoin programmable without breaking what makes it Bitcoin. That's what OPNet does. June 2–3 at the Louvre Palace, Chad is on stage to show how.
Passes are moving.
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The SlowFi thesis is exactly the kind of research this space needs.
Bitcoin's friction isn't a limitation, it's a structural advantage for DeFi that faster chains can't replicate.
Appreciate @dl_research putting the data behind what we've been building toward.
For the first time, fully expressive smart contracts run directly on Bitcoin L1. No bridging, no wrapped tokens, no voodoo.
@opnetbtc introduces a complete DeFi stack for the most liquid asset in crypto, powered by the SlowFi thesis:
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