Episode 78 of Season 6 of The Scoop was recorded with The Block's Frank Chaparro and BitcoinOS Co-Founder and CEO Edan Yago.
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Edan Yago is the co-founder and CEO of BitcoinOS, a Layer 2 platform and "operating system" for Bitcoin.
In this episode, Yago and The Block's Frank Chaparro discuss BitcoinOS and how Bitcoin can evolve from being “digital gold” into a fully programmable, global ledger for ownership and financial innovation.
OUTLINE
00:00 – Introduction
02:17 – Bitcoin and digital property rights
04:40 – Bitcoin’s spirit of innovation
08:17– Bitcoin smart contracts vs. rival chains
15:29 – Bitcoin DeFi’s value add
20:44 – Solving scalability
25:12 – Bitcoin, AI, and the next Trillion in assets
28:28 – The next five years
35:07 – Short term shifts
37:42 - Conclusion
GUEST LINKS
Edan Yago - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edanyago/
Edan Yago on X - https://x.com/edanyago
BitcoinOS - https://www.bitcoinos.build/
BitcoinOS on X - https://x.com/BTC_OS
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