Rootstock Quick Start Guide

Welcome to the Rootstock quickstart guide!.

Here you’ll get a whirlwind introduction to Rootstock, how to interact with Rootstock in your web browser, how to look at Rootstock transactions. Once that is done, we will even develop and deploy your very first smart contract to the Rootstock network.

Let’s dive in!

Contents

• Overview
  • What is Rootstock
  • Merged mining: Layer 2 to Bitcoin’s layer 1
  • PowPeg: 1-to-1 peg between BTC and RBTC
  • EVM compatible smart contracts
  • Ethereum compatible JSON RPC
  • Differences with Ethereum: Checksums, derivation paths, gas prices
• Using Rootstock in the Browser
  • Install Metamask
  • Private Keys and Public Keys
  • Seed Phrases
  • Configure custom networks for Rootstock Testnet
  • Configure custom token for tRIF
• Exploring Rootstock Transactions
  • Block Explorer
  • View Accounts In Block Explorer
  • Transfer tRBTC from one account to another
  • Transfer tRIF from one account to another
  • Why RBTC Balance Decreases (gas)
  • View Transactions In The Block Explorer
  • View Network Stats