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| 1 | RIF/USDT | $0.06 | $486.99K | 564 | |
| 2 | RIF/USDT | $0.06 | $16.34K | 202 | |
| 3 | RIF/USDT | $0.06 | $20.61K | 354 | |
| 4 | RIF/USDT | $0.06 | $57.28K | 363 | |
| 5 | LBank | RIF/USDT | $0.06 | $184.41K | 373 |
| 6 | Tokocrypto | RIF/USDT | $0.06 | $1.08K | 367 |
| 7 | Binance TH | RIF/USDT | $0.06 | $816 | 345 |
| 8 | RIF/USDT | $0.06 | $2.54K | 90 | |
| 9 | WEEX | RIF/USDT | $0.06 | $8.13K | 220 |
| 10 | RIF/USDT | $0.05 | $0 | 1 |
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Rootstock Infrastructure Framework (RIF) is a utility token and ecosystem framework designed to support Bitcoin-focused DeFi and application development on Rootstock, a Bitcoin sidechain that brings smart contract functionality to a Bitcoin-secured environment. RIF is positioned as an incentives and infrastructure layer that helps coordinate builders, users, and community governance across the Rootstock ecosystem, with the token commonly used for staking, rewards, and participation in ecosystem programs.
RIF is associated with a broader effort to expand Bitcoin’s on-chain utility beyond simple transfers by enabling decentralized applications and financial primitives through Rootstock. The project frames RIF as a scaling and adoption tool for “BTCFi,” emphasizing incentives, interoperability, and shared infrastructure. In practice, this includes mechanisms for rewarding participation, supporting ecosystem grants, and providing developer-facing tools and services that can be used to build commerce, payments, and DeFi applications on Rootstock.
Rootstock is a long-running Bitcoin sidechain that supports EVM-compatible smart contracts. This design is intended to let developers deploy Ethereum-style applications while using an environment anchored to Bitcoin security assumptions. RIF is positioned as a coordinating token within that ecosystem rather than a base layer settlement token, with its primary role tied to governance participation, ecosystem incentives, and access to certain infrastructure services offered within the Rootstock stack.
A key pillar of the RIF ecosystem is RootstockCollective, a community DAO focused on supporting projects building on Rootstock. The DAO is designed to let participants stake RIF, vote on initiatives, and direct incentives toward builders and ecosystem growth. RootstockCollective also promotes a rewards model where active participation can earn rewards in Bitcoin-denominated assets (commonly represented as rBTC on Rootstock) and RIF. This structure is intended to align community decision-making with ecosystem development, including funding and grants programs that support new applications and infrastructure.
RIF is presented as underpinning several categories of infrastructure used in Bitcoin-oriented DeFi and application workflows on Rootstock. These categories generally include payments tooling, stablecoin infrastructure, and naming services that simplify user experience. While specific implementations can evolve over time, the ecosystem narrative emphasizes making it easier to launch applications with lower operational friction by relying on shared, reusable components.
RIF is described as playing a role in how users access and participate in these services, primarily through staking, governance, and incentive mechanisms. Whether RIF is strictly required for specific user actions can vary by application design and program rules.
RIF’s primary use cases are tied to ecosystem participation rather than being a general-purpose payments coin. For token holders, staking and DAO participation are framed as the core pathways to influence ecosystem priorities and earn rewards. For builders, RIF-aligned programs are positioned as a way to bootstrap liquidity, adoption, and user activity for new applications. More broadly, the project markets itself as part of an infrastructure stack for Bitcoin DeFi on Rootstock, where incentives and shared tooling are used to encourage experimentation and long-term development.
As of May 12, 2026, Rootstock Infrastructure Framework trades at $0.081.
Rootstock Infrastructure Framework has a market capitalization of $80,690,622.89.
Rootstock Infrastructure Framework has a 24-hour trading volume of $7,993,540.33.
Rootstock Infrastructure Framework reached an all-time high of $0.46, recorded on Apr 12, 2021. It is currently 82.42% below its all-time high.
Rootstock Infrastructure Framework recorded an all-time low of $0.027, recorded on Mar 13, 2020. It is currently 194.91% above its all-time low.