This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 10 Jan 2025
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As we move into the new year, Stacks startups are turning up the heat with new products launching in Q1 and redefining trends in crypto. Artificial Intelligence for Decentralized Finance has become a hot topic on Crypto X, and naturally, the Bitcoin builders in our Stacks ecosystem are at the forefront of driving this innovation for Bitcoin. Let’s dive in!
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Arkadiko launches sBTC Vaults. Use sBTC as collateral to mint USDA.
AIBTCDEV and Bitflow set the stage for Bitcoin DeFAI with Bitflow Keepers and DeFi Agents.
Stacks AI tool “the enDAOment” is deploying AI collectives, to create AI DAOs on Bitcoin.
Travala successfully integrates STX into its leading crypto paid travel provider.
Granite announces to now maintain the Pyth Oracle on Stacks with guidance from Trust Machines.
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ALEX’ 12M ALEX incentives Surge campaign is starting its voting and staking phase for season 2.
Top Stacks DeFi educator sums up what excites him in 2025 for the leading Bitcoin L2.
The official Stacks account highlights the upcoming integration of Stacks into the Axelar network.
Bitflow founder Diego Mey shares that BTC to STX trading is live on Bitflow.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 17 Jan 2025
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With the proposal to establish a US crypto reserve prioritizing American-founded projects, Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali and other leaders are highlighting Stacks' commitment to regulatory excellence. Meanwhile, builders on the leading Bitcoin L2 are gearing up for an exciting new trend: the convergence of crypto and AI. This dynamic synergy is fueling a wave of innovative AI projects on the leading Bitcoin L2.
AIBTCDEV launches “prompt to DAO”, an AI agent on X creating AI collectives on Stacks with a single prompt.
Stacks Invaders introduce an NFT collection that allows you to deploy your own AI agent.
The Stacks community weighs in on American president Trump proposing an America first crypto reserve.
StackingDAO announces stSTXBTC to earn sBTC yield by liquid stacking STX.
Zest Founder announces increase in USDh borrow cap.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Sat, 25 Jan 2025
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We’re wrapping up a turbulent week for the crypto space, but Stacks is closing it out with some major wins at both the layer and app levels. Stacks, a U.S.-based Bitcoin layer supported by a Grayscale trust and featured in the Coinbase Coin50 Index, gained recognition for its strong position to thrive in the evolving regulatory environment. Meanwhile, Stacks apps welcomed fresh liquidity to the chain, with several releasing innovative sBTC products. Let’s dive in!
Sypher Capital shares excitement around Stacks incorporating a re-staking program, as shared by Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali.
The SEC has launched a new crypto task force aimed at a clear regulatory framework, with Stacks solidifying its first-mover advantage already complying with the SEC.
Stacking DAO launches stSTXbtc, keeping stacked STX liquid while earning up to 10% APY sBTC yield.
Hermetica announces $3M in fresh liquidity being added to USDh on Stacks.
AI DAO tokens are now live and trading for the first time via AIBTCDEV and Faktory Fun.
LearnWeb3 teases Bitcoin Developer course 2 for Stacks coming soon.
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Crypto Rank puts Stacks in select group of assets that are US made, have a Grayscale Trust, and are part of the coin50 Coinbase Index.
Coingecko lists Stacks among the USA assets post “US first crypto reserve” proposal.
Bitcoin Layers initiative lists Stacks among Bitcoin Layers while many others fail to meet requirements.
Buidl Battle announced $25,000 in prizes for Stacks apps, with more Bitcoin L2s getting revealed in the next weeks.
The Stacks Foundation is co-hosting an event during Eth Denver called Après Bitcoin.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Sat, 08 Feb 2025
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Builders across the Stacks ecosystem are gearing up for the next sBTC cap raise, expected later this month, as excitement grows around Stacks’ L2 version of Bitcoin. Meanwhile, voices in the broader crypto space are shining a spotlight on sBTC's role in Bitcoin DeFi. At the same time, the community is rallying to bring BNS names back to X. Let’s dive into the latest developments!
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Gamma launches beta app with unified Bitcoin L1 and L2 experience.
Coingecko lists sBTC in anticipation of the next sBTC cap raise.
Bitflow Co-Founder Diego Mey positions Stacks in select group with a Grayscale Trust, US founded, Coinbase 50 Index, and 21 Shares ETP.
Velar launches .btc grant program to push a return to .btc narrative.
Push chain announces to start building with Stacks to unlock accessibility to Bitcoin apps.
stSTXbtc supply cap has been lifted on Zest due to strong demand for using Stacking DAOs stSTXbtc as collateral.
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Bitcoin builders and Founders wanting to show their product to a large VC audience by registering for the Buidl Battle hackathon.
LearnWeb3 announces new Stacks developer course to create end-to-end Stacks apps.
Hermetica reports on solid 13% APY for its USDh stablecoin despite negative BTC market sentiment.
Listen back to the Stacks AMA with Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali, TO, and others.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 14 Feb 2025
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The Stacks ecosystem is once again advancing efforts to make BTC a productive asset. The sBTC supply cap is increasing to 3,000 BTC, providing a unique opportunity for new holders to earn real Bitcoin rewards through the sBTC incentive program. Additionally, sBTC-powered applications are launching new initiatives to enhance user onboarding.
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Bitcoin L2 Labs introduces sBTC Cap-2, max 3,000 BTC launching February 25.
CoinTracker announces full integration of Stacks for its crypto tax tool.
Bitflow Founder releases first data on beta users for Runes DCA trading on Stacks.
ALEX announces Surge 2 Rewards and Surge 3 campaign to earn ALEX rewards, in alignment with the next sBTC cap.
Stacks app developer creates BoostX, to send L2 assets to people on X via BNS names.
Immunefi announces second Stacks Attackathon to secure the Stacks network.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Sun, 02 Mar 2025
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Stacks is heating up! After opening sBTC Cap-2, 2,000 BTC got deployed into the leading Bitcoin L2 in less than a day! This shows the huge demand for making Bitcoin a productive asset thanks to a decentralized way to move your BTC into DeFi applications. Furthermore, Stacks apps ALEX and Bitflow are pushing the Bitcoin DeFAI (decentralized finance + AI) narrative forward with new AI driven features. Let’s dive into this week’s Stacks Snacks.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 07 Mar 2025
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After a big week for Stacks, with a quarter of a billion in Bitcoin now deployed via sBTC, the Stacks ecosystem builders are picking up steam once again. New community efforts, decentralized finance AI features, and… STX lands on the moon? It seems as though everything is happening on Stacks. Let’s dive in!
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Decrypt shares latest institutional sBTC investors, including Jump Crypto, Asymmetric Research, SNZ and many others. The Stacks Asia Foundation and leading DeFi voices such as Chase, Stacy Muur, Ndidi, and many others weigh in on the news.
Velar reports on six new community-deployed sBTC pools now active on Velar within six days of launch.
LunarCrush successfully launches Nakamoto 1 treasury hunt, with over $250,000 in BTC, sBTC, and STX now on the actual moon for someone to collect.
ALEX introduces new ALEX AI tool to onboard new users to Bitcoin DeFi.
Leading universal blockchain explorer Blockchair integrates Stacks.
Bitcoin Liquidity Protocol Granite is rewarding early users with a sBTC Pioneer NFT, teasing more early user rewards.
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The Stacks ecosystem shares orange sticky note covering why Stacks is the leading Bitcoin L2.
Stacks Asia Foundation executive director Kyle Ellicott joined Anthony Pompliano on stage at New York Bitcoin Investor Week.
ALEX DEX reports on ongoing incentivized growth campaign “Surge 3”.
Bitflow shares first winners of ongoing "DOG Go To Bitflow” Runes contest.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 14 Mar 2025
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sBTC hit its Cap-2 in less than 24 hours. A huge achievement! Yet, nobody is talking about the huge increase in STX locked for Bitcoin DeFi over the last weeks and months. The Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem on Stacks is truly picking up steam right now. Exciting times ahead with new features and improvements coming to sBTC. Let’s dive into this week’s Stacks snacks.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 21 Mar 2025
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With new sBTC functionalities launching, major Stacks builder competitions underway, and all-time highs in DeFi TVL and stacking, it's clear that Stacks is making strong progress. So, what’s next? Find out by registering for the free, virtual Stacks livestream—where we’ll explore what’s ahead for Stacks and how it’s positioned to win in 2025. Let’s dive in!
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This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 28 Mar 2025
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Exciting times for the Stacks ecosystem! Users of Stacks see multiple new use cases move to Stacks, while builders now get a chance to continue their journey toward becoming pioneers in the Stacks ecosystem with a newly introduced Stacks builder program. Let’s dive into this week’s Stacks Snacks.
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STX stacked reaches an all-time-high in TVL, reported by Signal21.
Attend the upcoming Stacks virtual event where leaders in the ecosystem discuss the future roadmap and plans.
Hermetica shares it’s the first trading pair for Velar’s Bitocin-native PerpDEX on Stacks.
Buidl Battle winner Rozar shares his Blaze protocol on the Leather Lounge livestream.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 04 Apr 2025
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With the updated Stacks Ecosystem Map now live, community members can get a bird’s-eye view of Stacks’ thriving ecosystem at a glance. Bitcoin DeFi is gaining momentum, and with upcoming roadmap updates on the horizon, the future of Stacks looks brighter than ever. Let’s dive into this week’s Stacks Snacks.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 11 Apr 2025
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An exciting week for the Stacks ecosystem is in the books! STX has further solidified its position as the most accessible Bitcoin layer asset, now available on every top 15 exchange. Meanwhile, Stacks BTCFi builders Velar and Hermetica have launched a first-of-its-kind yield product. An exciting milestone for Bitcoin DeFi. Let’s dive into this week’s Stacks Snacks.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 18 Apr 2025
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A great week for the Stacks ecosystem as Bitcoin L2 Labs’ Andre Serrano shares the Stacks Roadmap Draft, a final call for builders and community feedback. Meanwhile, the Stacks BitcoinFi spaces sees multiple breakthroughs with ALEX, Hermetica, and Zest sharing exciting upgrades. Let’s dive in!
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Bitcoin L2 Labs publishes the Stacks Roadmap Draft: a last call for feedback.
The Stacks ecosystem went live to discuss the roadmap, future of sBTC, DeFi roadmap, and success by Stacks builders.
Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali breaks down the future of Stacks and what he’s excited about.
Zealy successfully integrates the Stacks network.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Sat, 26 Apr 2025
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This was a big week for the Stacks DeFi ecosystem, highlighted by announcements and upgrades from Hermetica and Granite. The landscape is becoming increasingly accessible for institutions, thanks to BitGo’s integration of sBTC—making it easier than ever for institutional players to participate in Stacks-powered DeFi. Let’s dive in.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 09 May 2025
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Bitcoin L2 Labs announces the next sBTC Cap: May 15 at 5,000 BTC. Reaching this next milestone makes Stacks the largest Bitcoin layer recognized by Bitcoinlayers.org in terms of BTC deployed. A huge milestone for the Stacks ecosystem. Meanwhile, multiple other exciting announcements happened this week. Let’s dive in!
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This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 16 May 2025
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Two important dates for Stacks and the whole STX ecosystem have been revealed! An increase in sBTC deposits with Cap-3 and the first final roadmap reveal now have an official date. Meanwhile, the BTCFI ecosystem on Stacks is leading in yield, innovative use cases, and exciting incentive programs for you to earn BTCFI rewards. Let’s dive in!
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This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 23 May 2025
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sBTC Cap-3 filled up in just a few hours, solidifying Stacks’ position as the single most dominant Bitcoin Layer. A huge achievement by the Stacks ecosystem! Meanwhile, core contributors shared the new official roadmap for Stacks, as well as a 2025 DeFi growth plan and a new economic model for sustainable continued growth. A huge week for Stacks! Let’s dive in.
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Leather shares new web app now live, including Stacks powered yield opportunities.
Granite reports on close to 40% APY on stablecoin deposits.
STX Tools reports on sBTC growth percentages, achieving roughly 25% growth in just 30 days.
ALEX CEO shares sBTC-aBTC moving up to 3rd place on Surge 4, ALEX’ user incentive program.
Hermetica reports on 13% APY for Bitcoin stablecoin USDh on L2 Stacks.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Mon, 02 Jun 2025
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Hot off the heels of last week’s cap raise, the ecosystem got its hands on the first look at the Satoshi Upgrades, a series of breakthroughs and upgrades that will define Stacks and sBTC’s future. Building on that, several builders and core contributors shared SIP-031, a robust proposal for streamlining and fueling the Stacks ecosystem for its next chapter of growth. Check out the dedicated SIP-031 section below.
🍿 Stacks Snacks
😋 SIP-031 Content
Several core contributors and builders share a new SIP draft proposal: Stacks Growth Endowment.
The SIP proposal’s content has been summarized by TheAdvisor.btc on X.
Join tomorrow’s SIP discussion with Alex Miller, Leeor Shimron, and many other contributors.
Reubs, Stacy Muur, Research group House of Chimera, Diego Mey, MrWagmi, Crypto Rand, Louise Ivan, Brad, Jakob, Marvin, Sypher Capital, Chris Burniske, and many, many, others weigh in on the SIP-031 proposal.
Hiro CEO Alex Miller sat down with multiple community members for three hours to discuss the SIP, sharing an early post on feedback that he will use for a new SIP draft version.
Join daily shows from the DeOrganized Media Group about the Stacks Endowment SIP and more.
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Stacks is a Bitcoin layer for smart contracts; it enables smart contracts and decentralized applications to use Bitcoin as an asset and settle transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain. Stacks exists to unlock Bitcoin’s full potential as the largest, most valuable, durable, decentralized asset. Learn more here.
This Week’s News & Stories - Sun, 08 Jun 2025
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Stacks sees crypto research platform Chain Broker, Research Group House of Chimera, and Digital Asset Firm Aspen Digital all publish positive reports on the Stacks ecosystem, as Stacks builders continue to grow prominence in the broader crypto space. Let’s dive into this week’s Stacks Snacks.
🍿 Stacks Snacks
The Stacks ecosystem now ranks #6 on the Chain Broker Brokerscore list.
Xverse releases direct STX/BTC swaps for the Xverse wallet.
ALEX protocol reports to be exploited on June 6th. The exploit is at the application layer, not the Stacks network itself. ALEX announced they will reimburse everyone within 7 days.
Crypto Research Group House of Chimera reports on Stacks making Bitcoin DeFi a reality.
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Trust Machines COO Rena Shah is speaking at EthCC Cannes on BTCFI and Stacks.
😋 Other Tasty Content
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Stacks is a Bitcoin layer for smart contracts; it enables smart contracts and decentralized applications to use Bitcoin as an asset and settle transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain. Stacks exists to unlock Bitcoin’s full potential as the largest, most valuable, durable, decentralized asset. Learn more here.
This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 13 Jun 2025
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It’s been a big week for the Stacks ecosystem. Institutional infrastructure providers like Copper and Hex Trust announced their support for sBTC, while the community continues to discuss the recently drafted Stacks Improvement Proposal 031 (SIP-031). Let’s dive into this week’s Stacks Snacks!
🍿 Stacks Snacks
Xverse launches new FIAT to STX and BTC onramp within their mobile wallet.
Draper VC Founder Tim Draper says Stacks has consistently proven to be a top Bitcoin innovator and to be in support of SIP-031.
Beyond Tim Draper, multiple other VCs like USV’s Albert Wenger and Hivemind Capital share their thoughts about SIP-031.
Copper officially launches sBTC stacking functionality, giving grade-A institutions access to programmable Bitcoin.
Hex Trust now supports SIP-010 tokens, giving secure compliant access to Bitcoin yield.
😋 Other Tasty Content
👋 New here? New to Stacks? Welcome!
Stacks is a Bitcoin layer for smart contracts; it enables smart contracts and decentralized applications to use Bitcoin as an asset and settle transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain. Stacks exists to unlock Bitcoin’s full potential as the largest, most valuable, durable, decentralized asset. Learn more here.
