Why Arch Network is the Future for Bitcoin dApps - Matt & Amine, Arch Network, Ep. 258

The Blockcrunch Podcast

Today Jason is joined by Arch Network CEO, Matt Mudano and CTO Amine ElQaraoui to discuss Bitcoin programmability. Matt and Amine kick things off by explaining why building on Bitcoin makes sense, how Ordinals were the catalyst, and the possibilities of Bitcoin programmability. The conversation then turns to multisig security assumptions on Bitcoin, BitVM, and the dApp endgame. The two then provide a deep dive on what Arch Network is, the challenges they've overcome, as well as their future roadmap. The discussion also touches on programmability unlocks, cost vs security, and much more—enjoy!

Host: Jason Choi @mrjasonchoi . Not financial advice.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(02:29) Why build on Bitcoin?

(07:38) Ordinals as a catalyst

(10:21) Bitcoin L2 programmability possibilities

(13:27) L2 multisig security assumptions

(15:34) BitVM

(16:21) Ethereum vs Bitcoin dApp endgame

(18:46) Arch Network challenges

(20:21) What is Arch Network?

(24:46) Pain ponts of bridging

(28:10) Bitcoin programmability unlocks

(30:54) Cost vs Security

(32:45) Future of Bitcoin dApp ecosystem

(38:09) Arch Network roadmap

(42:54) Outro

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