This section of the documentation covers the core concepts about the Rootstock blockchain. Working with Rootstock requires an understanding of blockchain technology, bitcoin and smart contracts.
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How Rootstock measures the Bitcoin hash power securing it, by counting merge-mining tags in Bitcoin coinbase transactions and scaling the Bitcoin hashrate.
Rootstock is the first and longest-lasting Bitcoin sidechain, secured by over 85% of Bitcoin's hash power through merge mining.
How merge mining Rootstock with Bitcoin works, and its benefits.