"If you're familiar with AAVE, it's by far one of the largest applications within Ethereum. We're the first Bitcoin chain that they decided to support publicly, pre-mainnet, which is really exciting. So we're working with that team, and it's really important to have partners like AAVE onboard because Bitcoiners like the fact that it's battle-tested code — they have a track record. So on day one on the Spiderchain, you'll be able to use your Bitcoin as collateral..." - Alisia Painter answering to Rachel on Web3 Deep Dive

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What is the Spiderchain? The Spiderchain is a trust-minimized network of multisigs managed by a set of orchestrator nodes called the Federation. Enabling Bitcoin to be used in smart contracts without compromising censorship resistance or custody. It creates a new execution layer where Bitcoin is used to pay for gas in an EVM-compatible environment.

Decentralization ≠ Censorship-resistance These words are often thrown together in a barrage of crypto jargon, but it’s important that we understand their meaning separately. Simply put: 🧱Decentralization is about structure 🎯Censorship-resistance is about outcomes How many nodes are there?Who controls the keys? Is the protocol permissionless? These are all questions about decentralization. On the other hand, censorship-resistance is about answering this question: What does the system do under pressure? A censorship-resistant network has to be unstoppable. Decentralization is just the way to get there. Bitcoin isn’t just decentralized, it’s censorship-resistant.

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