Rooch Blog All CategoriesAll CategoriesNewsDeveloperCampaignEventAll AuthorsAll AuthorsOmnihandHaichaoJolestarBai ChuanJoe ChenPOPCNTJustin Y.RenNewsAnnouncing The Rooch Network Ambassador ProgramOmnihandJoin the Rooch Ambassador Program to help drive the growth of Rooch Network and its ecosystem. Learn how to participate, the responsibilities, and the benefits of becoming an ambassador.February 14, 2025NewsRooch Network x PAN Network Dual Mining ProgramOmnihandRooch Network partners with PAN Network to launch a dual mining program, offering participants the chance to earn $GROW, $xPAN points, and exclusive rewards.February 10, 2025NewsRooch Network Tokenomics - $ROOCHHaichaoExploring the tokenomics of Rooch Network, including the basic information of $ROOCH token, its distribution plan, release schedule, and its role in the ecosystem.January 22, 2025NewsRooch Network x World3 Dual Mining ProgramOmnihandAnnouncing the partnership with World3 and the launch of an exciting Dual Mining Program on the Grow Bitcoin Platform, allowing participants to earn rewards from both ecosystems.January 20, 2025DeveloperFully On-Chain Eliza with Move Language: Pioneering Decentralized AI AgentsJolestarExplore how Rooch Network is leveraging the Move language to implement a fully on-chain version of Eliza, storing character data and memory within smart contracts for decentralized AI agents.January 16, 2025NewsRooch Network x Yescoin Dual Mining ProgramOmnihandAnnouncing the partnership with YesCoin and the launch of the Dual Mining Program on the Grow Bitcoin Platform, allowing participants to earn generous rewards from both Yescoin and Rooch Network.January 13, 2025CampaignRooch Network Bug Bounty Program Phase III - Share $200,000 in RewardsOmnihandRooch Network launches Phase III of its bug bounty program with a $200,000 reward pool. Rewards are offered for critical vulnerabilities (like minting, privilege escalation, verification bypasses), medium vulnerabilities (node crashes, contract vulnerabilities), and low-risk issues (performance problems, data anomalies). The program continues until mainnet launch.January 8, 2025DeveloperBabylon integration for Rooch NetworkBai ChuanThis article provides an in-depth analysis of the integration between Rooch Network and Babylon, detailing how BTC staking enhances L2 security and finality, and how Rooch expands Babylon's staking scenarios through UTXO data parsing. The article includes comprehensive system architecture design and key workflow explanations.January 6, 2025NewsRooch Network Bug Bounty Phase II Results AnnouncementOmnihandThe second phase of Rooch Network's month-long Bug Bounty program identified 4 vulnerabilities, including critical memory exhaustion and state inconsistency issues. This article details the vulnerabilities discovered, reward distribution plan, and security improvements made to the Rooch network.December 30, 2024NewsRooch Network x UXLINK Dual Mining ProgramOmnihandRooch Network partners with UXLink to launch a dual mining program, offering participants generous rewards from both platforms.December 23, 2024CampaignUnlock Your Babylon Staked Bitcoin’s Liquidity with Rooch NetworkOmnihandIntroduction on how to unlock Babylon staking features through Rooch Network, enhancing the liquidity and yield of Bitcoin assets.December 10, 2024DeveloperThings to note when using OneKey walletJoe ChenA comprehensive guide on how to properly configure and use OneKey wallet in Rooch Portal, including installation steps, address type selection (must use Taproot), and solutions to common issues. This tutorial helps users avoid common mistakes during the setup process.December 6, 2024NewsUnveiling Rooch Pre-Mainnet: A New Era for Bitcoin ApplicationsOmnihandUnveiling the details and features of Rooch pre-mainnet, exploring its application scenarios in the Bitcoin ecosystem and future development.December 2, 2024DeveloperGrow Bitcoin Mainnet User GuideJoe ChenA detailed guide to help users understand how to connect their wallet, stake BTC assets, and earn GROW rewards on the Grow Bitcoin mainnet.November 26, 2024DeveloperGrow Bitcoin Testnet User guideJoe ChenA detailed guide to help users understand how to connect their wallet, stake BTC assets, and earn GROW rewards on the Grow Bitcoin testnet.November 21, 2024CampaignRooch Network Bug Bounty Program Phase II - Share $200,000 in RewardsOmnihandPhase II of Rooch Network's bug bounty program with a $200,000 reward pool. Rewards for critical vulnerabilities (minting, privilege escalation, verification bypasses), medium vulnerabilities (node crashes, contract vulnerabilities), and low-risk issues. Program runs from Nov 15th to Dec 15th, 2024.November 14, 2024NewsAnnouncing Rooch Network's First Bug Bounty Results: Building a Secure and Robust Bitcoin Ecosystem TogetherOmnihandRooch Network's inaugural Bug Bounty program uncovered 7 significant vulnerabilities, including smart contract detection bypass and memory usage issues. The article details vulnerability analyses, reward distribution mechanisms, and security enhancements achieved through collaboration with the CertiK Skyfall team.November 13, 2024NewsUnlocking Bitcoin's Potential: Rooch Network Partners with Solv Protocol to Expand Staking and Yield OpportunitiesOmnihandRooch Network partners with Solv Protocol to enhance Bitcoin utility and introduce new yield opportunities for SolvBTC holders.November 12, 2024DeveloperRooch Portal using guideJoe ChenIntroduction on how to use Rooch Portal for various operations, including asset management, asset exchange, and application interaction.October 20, 2024CampaignJoin the Babylon Hacker House 2024 with Rooch Network: Building Native Bitcoin Applications on the Rooch & Babylon EcosystemOmnihandLearn how to build native Bitcoin applications with Rooch Network at the 2024 Babylon Hacker House event, exploring innovative solutions in Bitcoin staking, DeFi, and economic security.October 11, 2024CampaignRooch Network Bug Bounty Program – Share $200,000 in RewardsOmnihandFirst bug bounty program targeting global developers and security experts. Focus on critical vulnerabilities (like Move Verifier bypass, privilege escalation), medium vulnerabilities (like node crashes), and low-risk issues (like performance problems). $200,000 total reward pool over one month.September 13, 2024NewsPioneering Bitcoin’s Evolution: Rooch Network Partners with Portal to BitcoinOmnihandRooch Network collaborates with Portal to Bitcoin to enhance cross-chain interoperability and Bitcoin application development.August 28, 2024CampaignGrowing in the Rooch Ecosystem: Highlights from Rooch Developer Bootcamp and HackathonOmnihandThe first cohort of the Rooch Developer Bootcamp has successfully graduated. This post recaps the bootcamp journey, showcasing participants’ learning outcomes and outstanding hackathon projects.August 21, 2024EventParticipate in BTC staking mining in Rooch PortalJoe ChenIntroduction on how to mint tokens on Rooch Portal, including steps to get BTC test coins, open the Mint page, choose to stake UTXO, and confirm the staking operation.July 19, 2024NewsRooch Network Partners with Nubit to Enhance Bitcoin Ecosystem Scalability and SecurityOmnihandRooch Network collaborates with Nubit to integrate advanced data availability solutions, enhancing the scalability and security of the Bitcoin ecosystem.July 17, 2024NewsRooch Network Will Integrate Babylon to Secure the Native Bitcoin Application LayerOmnihandRooch Network announces partnership with Babylon to enhance network security through Bitcoin staking and timestamping protocol, advancing the Bitcoin ecosystem.June 24, 2024CampaignLet’s Rooch！Developer Bootcamp! Master New Assets from ScratchOmnihandThe Developer Bootcamp aims to provide essential information about the Bitcoin Network, the Move programming language, and Rooch Network, helping developers build more smoothly on these relevant ecosystems. In addition to gaining practical skills, participants will also receive $ROOCH token airdrop rewards.June 20, 2024EventThe Sprouting of RoochHaichaoExplore the inception and development of Rooch Network, its pivot towards the Bitcoin ecosystem, and the innovative solutions it offers for integrating off-chain applications with on-chain assets.June 13, 2024Campaign1,000,000 $ROOCH for the Early Builders on Rooch NetworkOmnihandRooch Network launches the Early Builders Program, inviting developers to build DeFi, infrastructure, tools, gaming, metaverse, NFT, governance and other applications on its network. Offering 1,000,000 $ROOCH in rewards, including proposal incentives, demo rewards, and additional grant program support.June 4, 2024CampaignShowcase Your Insights on the Bitcoin Ecosystem & Rooch NetworkOmnihandParticipate in Rooch Network's article contest and share your insights on the Bitcoin ecosystem for a chance to win from a prize pool of 240,000 $ROOCH. Learn how to enter, the awards, and the judging criteria.May 30, 2024NewsRooch Network Integrates Avail For Enhanced Data AvailabilityOmnihandRooch Network partners with Avail to enhance data availability, setting a new standard for blockchain scalability, efficiency, and interoperability.April 29, 2024DeveloperRooch Network - The Application Layer of BitcoinJolestarAn Asset-Centric infrastructure that provides indexing, trading, and enables application scenarios for all Bitcoin assets. This article details the technical solutions and roadmap of Rooch Network.April 24, 2024DeveloperStackable L2 — A New Scaling SolutionJolestarStackable L2 refers to an L2 scaling solution that fully include the state of L1 within L2. This article explores the technical details and implementation path of this solution.March 5, 2024DeveloperDefining Bitcoin Layer 2 and an Inclusive Perspective on L2JolestarThis article provides a comprehensive analysis of Bitcoin L2 from both technical and ecosystem perspectives, examining key features like BTC assets, block space, and programmability. It proposes an inclusive view of L2 development and details four main approaches to Bitcoin extension: bridging, smart contract layer, Indexer mode, and Stackable L2.March 4, 2024NewsRooch v0.3 release, launching testnetJoe ChenRooch v0.3 is released, connecting to the Bitcoin network, implementing inscription interactive, and launching the Testnet. This version introduces the DA open network framework, supports various storage scenarios, provides object storage reconstruction, integrates the UniSat wallet, and offers extensive JSON RPC and SDK interfaces.February 8, 2024EventRoochBTC - On-Chain Indexer as Bitcoin L2HaichaoIn this post, I’d like to discuss all the possible solutions for building more featureful Bitcoin applications. In addition, we will also propose a new solution that leverages an on-chain indexer to build fully on-chain applications that integrate Bitcoin assets such as Ordinals and BRC20. We will also share some latest updates of Rooch regarding the launch of a Rooch pre-mainnet, the RoochBTC.January 3, 2024NewsRooch v0.2 release, launching developer testnetJolestarRooch v0.2 has been released, featuring AccountAbstraction, introducing a Dashboard, and launching a developer testnet. This version improves local configuration files and private key management, supports recovering private keys through mnemonics, enhances local private key security, and implements storage for states, transactions, and events.October 18, 2023DeveloperTriple Iron Curtains Before Data "Availability"POPCNTDA, as a bridge for asynchronous verification, will be the bottleneck of the throughput of the whole Layer2 system. So how to make it faster without reducing the security of Layer2? This article delves into the design issues of DA and their solutions.October 17, 2023NewsRooch Hosts Infra Frontiers Event, Focusing on Advanced Blockchain TechnologiesJustin Y.Rooch organized the Infra Frontiers event in the Bay Area, bringing together experts from EigenLayer, Avail, Celestia, Topia, and Ethereum Foundation to discuss advancements in modular blockchain technologies. The event featured insightful discussions on the future of blockchain scalability, security, and modularity, highlighting the innovative solutions and approaches being developed by leading projects in the space.October 9, 2023DeveloperMulti-chain settlement by L2-Myth or RealityPOPCNTThis article explores the theoretical basis and practical feasibility of implementing multi-chain settlement on Layer 2 networks. It analyzes the challenges and solutions involved in achieving this goal.September 28, 2023DeveloperUnderstanding Private Generics Functions in one articleJoe ChenA comprehensive guide to understanding the concept and application of private generics in Rooch, with detailed examples and explanations to help developers master this important feature.August 23, 2023DeveloperThe Little, the Seasoned, the Ugly Interactive Game in Optimistic RollupsPOPCNTThis article begins with the simple concept of 1+1 and unfolds a contemplative exploration of the Interactive Game in Optimistic Rollups. It delves into the fundamental principles, implementation steps, and challenges faced in the arbitration mechanisms of Optimistic Rollups.August 21, 2023NewsRooch v0.1 Release, Completing "Sprouting" MilestoneJolestarThis milestone includes the introduction of the Rooch Container preview version, essential developer tools, Move standard library and framework, JSON RPC, and other critical features. The next steps involve refining developer tools, implementing multi-chain settlement, establishing Token/NFT standards, and enabling cross-chain asset mapping. Rooch aims to explore additional application scenarios and strives to become a fundamental infrastructure in the Web3 ecosystem.July 17, 2023EventFrom Web2.5 to Web3HaichaoWeb3 has yet to come. What we have seen today are mostly Web2.5 applications. This article explores the architectural differences between Web2.5 and Web3 applications and their impact on user data, governance, and asset security.April 15, 2023DeveloperWhy Move? From the Perspective of Programming Language Ecosystem BuildingJolestarAs a proponent of the Move programming language, every time I promote Move to developers, I always encounter the same question: What are the advantages of Move? Why Move? This article delves into the unique advantages of Move and its potential in the blockchain ecosystem.February 18, 2023DeveloperThe Modular Evolution of Rollup Layer2JolestarThis article delves into the development and evolution of Rollup Layer2 from an evolutionary perspective. It addresses key questions such as how Rollup works, the modular evolution of Rollup, the possibilities brought by modularization, and the technical trends in modular applications. It also explores the challenges and solutions in achieving scalability, security, and interoperability in Layer2 solutions.February 14, 2023NewsPartnership Announcement~ zkMove <> RoochRenAnnouncing the partnership with zkMove and its significance, focusing on the integration of zk-rollup solutions into Rooch’s multi-chain ecosystem and the exploration of new dApp usages.February 10, 2023NewsPartnership Announcement~ MoveBit <> RoochRenAnnouncing the partnership with MoveBit and its significance, focusing on enhancing security through independent verification by an expert third party.February 9, 2023NewsPartnership Announcement~ MoveFunsDao <> RoochRenAnnouncing the partnership with MoveFunsDAO and its significance, highlighting the collaboration to empower developers and foster growth within the Move ecosystem.February 7, 2023