Restoring Bitcoin's sense of adventure and innovation

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 just “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 This episode is brought to you by our sponsor: Polkadot Polkadot is the blockspace ecosystem for boundless innovation. To discover more, head to polkadot.network