Bitcoin’s Next Generation Meta Protocol is Bringing Back Smart Contracts | Adam Krellenstein

In this episode, co-creator of Counterparty Adam Krellenstein joins the show to unveil Kontor – a next-generation Bitcoin meta-protocol offering native smart contracts and scalable file storage built directly on Bitcoin. He explains how Kontor builds on the legacy of Counterparty, colored coins, and Ordinals to bring true DeFi to Bitcoin without sidechains. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:02 Kontor: The Next Bitcoin Meta Protocol
03:48 Why Bitcoin Needs a Meta Layer Now
08:05 Smart Contracts, Storage & Kontor’s Design
13:00 Ethics, On-Chain Activity & Bitcoin’s Moral Debate
17:43 Launch Playbook & Kontor Tokenomics
19:36 Kontor’s Scripting Language & Transaction Flow
25:06 FG Trailer
26:18 How Data Moves Through Kontor & Bitcoin
32:06 Building on Bitcoin vs. Alt-L1 Ecosystems
36:59 Bitcoin’s Next Era: Protocols, Miners & Markets
47:52 Multiple Implementations & the Future of Consensus
51:23 Bitcoin Wall Street-ification & Guardrails
55:18 Final Thoughts

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