The countdown is over! Simplicity, a groundbreaking smart contracting language, is set to go live on the Liquid Network’s mainnet by July 30, 2025. With enhanced expressiveness, formal verification for unmatched security, and developer-friendly tools like Simfony, Simplicity unlocks advanced applications like trustless escrow, decentralized exchanges, and custom financial products. Blockstream Research is rolling out new developer documentation, tutorials, and onboarding materials to help Bitcoin developers dive in from day one. Explore how Simplicity could redefine Bitcoin’s potential as a secure, scalable platform for decentralized finance. Visit liquid.net and simplicity-lang.org. Join the revolution!
00:00bitcoin the world's leading cryptocurrency a store of value a revolution in finance but what if bitcoin could do more what if it could power complex smart contracts rivalling platforms like ethereum while staying true to its secure and decentralized roots
00:17enter simplicity a ground-breaking smart contracting language now live on the liquid network's testnet and with the countdown to its mainet launch officially under way bitcoin's script language has always been limited restricted to basic
00:31functions like digital signatures and time locks simplicity breaks those barriers it's a powerful typed functional language that lets developers create sophisticated smart contracts think trustless escrow decentralized exchanges
00:47custom financial products all while keeping security first what makes simplicity special its design is built for safety using formal verification with tools like cock simplicity ensures contracts are free from bugs and vulnerabilities
01:02unlike ethereum's complexity of mem simplicity is touring incomplete avoiding risky infinite loops while still being expressive enough for any blockchain function you can imagine and it's not just for hardcore coders
01:17simplicity comes with symphony a developer-friendly language that feels like rust making it easier to write secure and complex contracts with a web ide open source tools and new developer documentation tutorials and onboarding materials
01:32coming soon from blockstream research getting started with simplicity has never been easier bookmark liquid.net to access these resources from day one
01:42the liquid network a bitcoin sidechain is the perfect testing ground with one minute block times confidential transactions and asset issuance liquid lets simplicity shine enabling faster private and scalable smart contracts and the big news
01:59the voting period is complete and simplicity is set to go live on liquid's mainnet by july thirtieth bringing its powerful capabilities to a fully operational secure and decentralized environment simplicity on liquid's mainnet could pave the way for bitcoin's future
02:16by eliminating the need for complex protocol upgrades it offers a unified framework for everything from multi-signature wallets to decentralized finance imagine a bitcoin that's not just a store of value but a platform for innovation powered
02:30by simplicity's secure and scalable design after seven years of research the countdown for simplicity has officially kicked off join the growing community on liquids mainnet by july thirtieth build test and shape the future of bitcoin with
02:45new resources at liquid dot net simplicity isn't just a language it's a revolution are you ready to compose the future
