Stacks Ecosystem Calls – March Digest

:star: Weekly Calls Digest: Mar 2 – 6

:open_book: Calls covered: 4

Treasury Committee Office Hours · Clarity WG · AI BTC WG · SIP Governance Call


This Week at a Glance

  • Community feedback session ahead of TC meeting

  • at-block removal debate continues

  • Chain state at 1TB+ pushing node hardware limits, growing ~2.7GB/day

  • AIBTC News gaining momentum

  • Multiple SIP proposals advancing toward SIP Vote


WORKING GROUP / AREA: Treasury Committee Office Hours

Key Updates:

  • Community feedback session ahead of TC meeting

  • Add agentic narrative to Stacks. For both human and agents.

  • Various Q&As, added items to formal Treasury Committee meeting agenda.

Next Steps:

  • TC irl meeting

Full recap →


WORKING GROUP / AREA: Clarity WG

Key Updates:

  • at-block removal discussed as a path to enable chain state pruning

  • Chain state growth (~2.7GB/day) creating pressure for scalable node operation

  • Pruned node architecture proposed to lower hardware requirements

  • Concerns raised around contract compatibility and migration planning

  • Discussion ongoing across core devs and ecosystem contributors

Full recap →


WORKING GROUP / AREA: AI BTC WG

Key Updates:

  • AI agent ecosystem continuing steady growth, 77+ registered

  • SKILLs - keep updating to the latest releases

  • Agent-run news outlet launched at AIBTC News.

  • Ongoing integration of Bitcoin + Stacks primitives into agent workflows

  • Bitcoin Policy Institute - agents money preference is BTC

Full recap →


WORKING GROUP / AREA: SIP Governance Call

Key Updates:

  • SIP-042: at-block running Archival Nodes incentives

  • SIP-038: Encrypted NFT proposal awaiting Technical CAB coordination

  • SIP-039: Concerns raised around gas optimization and edge-case transaction risks

  • Discussion on improving review process for consensus-breaking SIPs

Next Steps:

  • Clarify archival node requirements across network participants (miner, pool, signers)

  • CAB reviews and SIP vote

Full recap →