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Building STARKs in Simplicity

Building STARKs in Simplicity

Discover how combining Simplicity and STARKs can transform Bitcoin scaling and explore their potential for creating rollups, privacy-preserving transfers, and more.

- Michael Zaikin

Simplicity Launches on Liquid Mainnet

Simplicity Launches on Liquid Mainnet

Simplicity is now accessible on the Liquid mainnet, providing financial applications free from the complexities and risks that characterized the previous era of EVM-based DeFi.

- Blockstream Team

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Simplicity Arrives on the Liquid Testnet

Simplicity Arrives on the Liquid Testnet

Simplicity has officially launched on the Liquid testnet, allowing developers to start experimenting with its expressive smart contract capabilities.

- Blockstream Team

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VIDEO: Christian Lewe on Simplicity

Christian Lewe on Simplicity

A discussion on how Simplicity, as an alternative to Bitcoin Script, could enable covenants and be ported to Bitcoin by first proving itself on Liquid.

- Christian Lewe

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VIDEO: Bitcoin Cryptography and Scripting

Bitcoin Cryptography and Scripting

An accessible introduction to Bitcoin scripting and cryptography, including how Simplicity enhances Bitcoin by offering a formally verifiable, resource-bounded alternative to Script.

- Andrew Poelstra

Simplicity: Holes and Side Effects

Simplicity: Holes and Side Effects

Examines how Simplicity uses holes and explicit side effects to safely handle incomplete programs and external data like signatures.

- Andrew Poelstra