Rootstock, the groundbreaking Bitcoin sidechain, has experienced a surge in activity and the seamless integration of numerous new partners into its network. The past three months have seen Rootstock achieve record-breaking transaction volumes and welcome various dApps, bridges, and wallets into the ecosystem. This remarkable progress has propelled Rootstock to new heights in its growth trajectory, with a dedicated team focused on further advancements and enhancements over the next year. The Rootstock network has processed an impressive 13 million transactions to date, with a monthly average of 45,000 transactions on the sidechain. This success is underpinned by Rootstock's robust security measures, including a significant portion of Bitcoin's hash rate securing the network and maintaining a 100% uptime since its inception in January 2018. Recent integrations have brought over 25 dApps and protocols into the Rootstock ecosystem, offering users enhanced functionalities and opportunities for growth. Looking forward, the Rootstock roadmap presents an ambitious vision for the future, emphasizing improvements in transaction speed, usability, and network decentralization. Key initiatives on the roadmap include reducing transaction confirmation times, enabling non-custodial swaps with Lightning Network, evolving the PowPeg mechanism, establishing a native assets bridge, and preparing for a trust-minimized Bitcoin/Rootstock bridge. Henrik Jondell, the Chief Technology Officer at RootstockLabs, expresses confidence in Rootstock's continued success and expansion in the cryptocurrency space, highlighting its position as a leading Bitcoin layer 2 platform with increasing accessibility and functionality for users.