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About Rootstock Infrastructure Framework
Analysis of 10 Jul 2026Rootstock Infrastructure Framework (RIF) is a suite of open-source protocols and tools designed to scale Bitcoin into a full decentralized finance ecosystem by providing essential infrastructure on the Rootstock (RSK) sidechain, secured by Bitcoin merge-mining. As of May 2026, RIF provides core DeFi primitives including USDRIF (a censorship-resistant stablecoin), RIF Name Service (RNS) for human-readable addresses, and RIF Relay for trustless cross-chain swaps.
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The RootstockCollective DAO uses stRIF for governance, enabling community-directed funding with staking rewards paid in both Bitcoin and RIF. Key 2026 developments include a network hard fork in May 2026 (causing temporary Binance suspension of deposits/withdrawals), Animoca Japan partnership for Bitcoin-native corporate treasury tools, and RIF token integration into Binance Pay for merchant payments.
The RIF token contract on Rootstock mainnet is 0x2aCc95758f8b5F583470bA265Eb685a8f45fC9D5.
