Bitcoin’s future is deeper markets, not just payments This is why @kontornetwork is making DeFi and smart contracts native to #Bitcoin 🧵Summary of our latest interview with @agkrellenstein

Kontor is a new Bitcoin meta protocol — a 100% on-chain system for smart contracts and file storage. ➤ Built directly on Bitcoin using Taproot inscriptions ➤ Executes contracts in one confirmation from a normal wallet ➤ No bridges, no sidechains — all native Bitcoin Smart contracts, but finally on Bitcoin itself.

Adam’s goal: bring DeFi back to Bitcoin. ➤ Bitcoin was always meant for more than payments ➤ Kontor enables liquidity pools, staking, and contracts without leaving Bitcoin ➤ Avoids L2 fragmentation — keeps everything interoperable and auditable DeFi without the detours and off-ramps.

@kontornetwork @agkrellenstein Kontor uses CORE, an inflationary “digital gas” token for computation. ➤ Bitcoin = digital gold ➤ CORE = digital gas ➤ Trustless atomic swaps let you buy gas with BTC, execute, and settle in one chain Gas doesn’t compete with Bitcoin, it powers it.

@kontornetwork @agkrellenstein Storage is the other big unlock. ➤ Kontor incentivizes nodes to store data permanently ➤ Uses zero-knowledge proofs to verify storage ➤ Keeps large files off-chain but fully verifiable on-chain Persistent storage with Bitcoin-native incentives.

@kontornetwork @agkrellenstein On ethics & blockspace: ➤ Kontor pays full market fees like any Bitcoin transaction ➤ Data is stored in prunable outputs to minimize network bloat ➤ Fees rise as activity rises, discouraging spam organically Crypto economics > moral policing.

On the new OP_RETURN wars & censorship: ➤ Bitcoin devs once killed innovation out of fear of “data misuse” ➤ Ordinals changed the game, showing how demand drives utility ➤ Miners now hold real power, and their incentives align with open use Bitcoin governance has shifted — miners are the new veto power.

Big picture: ➤ Building on Bitcoin strengthens it ➤ Every new layer adds value, liquidity, and stickiness ➤ Kontor = Bitcoin-native DeFi + storage ➤ CORE token = gas, not money ➤ Ordinals weren’t a bug, they were the unlock ➤ The next Bitcoin wave builds inwards, not outwards ➤ Kontor could turn Bitcoin from “digital gold” into a full digital economy

@kontornetwork @agkrellenstein Check out the full episode & more below! ↓ ➤ YouTube 🎥: ➤ Apple 🎙️: ➤ Spotify 🎙️: