While Bitcoin fell 23% in Q42025, something interesting has been happening on-chain. Q4 on Rootstock wasn't just one headline. It was momentum across the board. That's the key takeaway from the recent @MessariCrypto State of Rootstock Q4 2025 report. Here is what that means: • 88% merged mining participation (+51.7% YoY) • 783K transactions in the quarter • $295M DeFi TVL (new ATH) • ~60% reduction in BTC peg-out costs after Reed 8.0 • $20M+ in tokenized private credit deployed Beyond network growth, Rootstock Institutional launched, targeting the $260B sitting idle in institutional Bitcoin holdings. On the dev side, the MCP Server went live, letting builders interact with Rootstock nodes through AI-driven prompts rather than manual workflows. Flyover v2.3 improved bridge automation. Reed 8.1 began testing parallel transaction processing on the testnet. @RootstockColl surpassed 1,000 active members. @Korbit_exchange listed RIF, opening up one of crypto's most active markets in Korea. @dieguito returned as CEO, alongside two new board appointments. A quiet but significant signal heading into 2026.