This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 15 Nov 2024
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Yesterday, the Stacks Foundation officially announced a new campaign that will start revealing leading organisations in their respective crypto field to adopt, embrace, or support sBTC. The first organisation will get revealed on November 19. Check out the full list of dates on the landing page.
Now, let’s dive into the other Stacks ecosystem news 👇️
🍿 Stacks Snacks
The Stacks Foundation launches the Best & Brightest Bitcoin campaign, with top Bitcoin organisations embracing sBTC.
EasyA, Hiro Systems, and the Stacks Foundation host a hackathon at Harvard University, with the most Bitcoin projects launched in one weekend.
Velar introduces Velar Labs, a launchpad for Bitcoin startups.
ALEX counts down the days to its Surge campaign, a new initiative to earn ALEX rewards.
Grayscale shares deep dive on Bitcoin L2 Stacks.
Skullcoin reintroduces on-chain gaming to the Bitcoin ecosystem.
😋 Other tasty content
Bitflow asks the community which Runes they want to see scaled on Bitflow.
Stacks Asia Foundation Executive Director Kyle Ellicott joined the Staking Rewards Summit ‘24 in Bangkok.
Jack Niewold shares podcast episode with Stacks Asia Foundation Exec. Director Kyle Ellicott about building on Bitcoin.
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Hermetica releases upgrade to the USDh user experience.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Sat, 23 Nov 2024
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Hey Stackers! Core developers have exciting updates on both Stacks Nakamoto and sBTC. While sBTC is now live on the primary testnet, core developers at Bitcoin L2 Labs are working on optimizing Stacks Nakamoto for lower latency and higher bandwidth. These efforts are running in parallel, with the first Nakamoto release targeted for December 16. Let’s dive into this week’s news bites for Stacks!
🍿 Stacks Snacks
CoinFlip, the #1 Global Bitcoin ATM Network Is Making Programmable Bitcoin More Accessible with Stacks
Stacks Core Devs from Bitcoin L2 Labs share exciting progress in optimizing the Stacks Nakamoto release for higher bandwidth.
Core Developers share sBTC now live on primary testnet, with Signers and builders getting onboarded next week.
The Leading Crowdsourced Security Platform in Bitcoin and Beyond, Immunefi, joins the Best & the Brightest on Stacks with upcoming “Attackathon” event.
😋 Other tasty content
ALEX officially kicks off ALEX Surge campaign with 12,000,000 ALEX in rewards.
Listen to a Stacks space with Stacks Foundation Executive Director Mitchell Cuevas and CoinFlip CTO Jeff Tong talk about the ways Stacks can integrate with the largest crypto ATM.
Hermetica’s stablecoin USDh launches on Zest.
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Coinbase shares details on Coinbase Coin 50 INDEX, including leading Bitcoin L2 Stacks.
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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, 29 Nov 2024
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Big moves in Bitcoin L2 innovation! With major improvements to the Stacks Nakamoto release boosting throughput scheduled for mid december, and sBTC now live on testnet, the Stacks core developers are achieving significant milestones. To mark these advancements, Bitcoin L2 Labs has unveiled the exciting sBTC launch plan along with a native BTC reward program designed to reward early adopters. Let’s dive into the highlights from this week!
🍿 Stacks Snacks
This post covers the sBTC launch plan, detailing the rollout strategy and what users can expect during each phase of the rollout.
Bitcoin Frontier Fund joins Best & Brightest as the leading Bitcoin accelerator & fund, announcing plans to invest in teams building with sBTC.
Bitcoin Frontier Fund, BitcocinFi, Sats Ventures, Asymmetric, and Thunder Funder are the first 5 names added to the Buidl Battle hackathon organised by the Stacks Foundation.
Bitcoin L2 Labs shares details on an sBTC rewards program to earn native BTC yield.
Velar announces the STX<>stSTX stableswap pool live on their DEX.
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MarketVector shares details on the distribution and weights of assets included in the Coinbase 50 Index, with Stacks claiming the #22 spot.
STX was trending on X for at least two consecutive days.
The Stacks Developers Community shares all winners of the EasyA Stacks Harvard Hackathon.
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Stacks made mainstream news, with Tatiana Koffman reporting on Stacks on the Schwab Network.
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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.
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This Week’s News & Stories - Sat, 07 Dec 2024
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After Immunefi, CoinFlip, and Bitcoin Frontier Fund, Portal Ventures announces its plans to back sBTC as part of the sBTC Best & Brightest campaign. Meanwhile, we’re closing in on the launch of sBTC deposits, unlocking Bitcoin’s nearly 2 Trillion market opportunity. Let’s dive into this week’s Stacks snacks!
🍿 Stacks Snacks
Leading Pre-seed VC Firm Portal Ventures plans to back sBTC.
Stacks is ranked fourth on top projects list by BrokerScore, scoring 8.1 out of 10.
Portal Ventures General Partner Catrina Wang releases thesis on STX.
Hermetica’s stablecoin USDh sees an all-time-high APY with 35%.
The ALEX Surge campaign continues to excite the tokenized communities on Stacks.
Bitcoin L2 Labs releases a new Stacks Tech Update including achieved milestones and rollout for sBTC.
😋 Other tasty content
Bitcoin Builders Hackathon Buidl Battle shared the first VCs and judges attending the event, with Dan Held, Muneeb Ali, Elizabeth Olson, and many others.
What is your favourite Stacks App? Vote for the annual Stackies Awards!
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Vote for Stacks as the crypto project of the year by Coinage.
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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, 20 Dec 2024
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BTC is live on Stacks Mainnet! The first step towards a decentralized, on-chain Bitcoin economy has begun. Currently, 922 of the 1,000 BTC cap has been deployed. This sBTC newsletter special covers everything you need to know!
🍿 Deploy sBTC Snacks
Leather wallet: introduces its Leather Earn page to natively get sBTC and start earning Bitcoin rewards, without the need for STX thanks to sponsored transactions.
Bitflow: launches its Runes AMM, scaling Runes with sBTC.
Bitflow: STX/sBTC Pool live. Earn up to 70% APY* + Points.
Velar: STX/sBTC Pool live. Farm up to 40% APY* + Extra VELAR token rewards.
ALEX: aBTC/sBTC Pool live. Farm & earn extra ALEX tokens via the Surge campaign.
Zest: sBTC lending & borrowing live. Supply sBTC for the Stacks Market & earn 12,5% APY* + Points.
Hermetica: Use sBTC as collateral to borrow USDh on Zest & stake it on Hermetica for up to 25% APY* + Points.
Granite: whitelist opened for early access to its sBTC Liquidity protocol & Points program for future rewards.
Xverse: integrates sBTC on day one, promoting the rewards program to Runes and Ordinals users.
Leather: introduces mobile wallet, opening waitlist.
*APY figures reflect recent DeFi app reports and may vary; not guaranteed.
😋 Tasty sBTC Adoption
Builders Watch: register for the next large Bitcoin hackathon. Build with sBTC.
sBTC Count: 922 BTC moved to Stacks via sBTC!
Ankr: The #1 Provider of Bitcoin-Secured, Physical Infrastructure.
Fordefi: First MPC Wallet to Fully Support Bitcoin DeFi, Joins Cohort of sBTC Backers.
Travala: The #1 Bitcoin and Crypto Travel Booking Portal.
AIBTCDev does the first sBTC AI driven transaction.
X: Stacks / sBTC was #1 trending on X for Business & Finance.
👋 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.
This Week’s News & Stories - Fri, 27 Dec 2024
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From Stacks now leveraging 100% of Bitcoin’s security budget to introducing sBTC, the community has taken major steps to bring Satoshi Nakamoto’s vision closer to reality. as we hit the 1,000 BTC deployed cap for sBTC in roughly three days, we’re wrapping up 2024 with one more weekly snack. Check out the latest news around Stacks development and tasty DeFi opportunities with sBTC.
Thank you all for reading Stacks Snacks over the last year 🧡
🍿 Stacks Snacks
Stacks hits 1,000 BTC deployed via sBTC cap in roughly three days.
We wrap up the year highlighting a multiple milestones achieved on Stacks.
Bitcoin L2 Labs highlights Stacks 3.1.0.0.1, enabling tenure-extend, which allows the network to more efficiently handle block budget.
Following the community approval of SIP-029, Stacks’ halving schedule now aligns with Bitcoin.
Bitflow Co-Founder Diego lets AI Agent swap a Bitcoin L2 asset (STX) for a Bitcoin L1 asset (DOG) via AI BTC Dev.
Stacks X educator shares sBTC Yield Playbook.
😋 Tasty sBTC
Velar: the Bitcoin Liquidity Protocol sees over $500K staked, with near 35% APY and 10K VELAR each day in estimated rewards per day (source).
ALEX: the Bitcoin DEX sees over $2M in aBTC - sBTC liquidity with an unknown APY (source).
Zest: the lending protocol sees 391 sBTC, close to $40M supplied with 1.12% APY. A great achievement for Zest (source).
Bitflow: the Runes AMM sees 45% APY on its sBTC/STX pool with sBTC rewards, on top of 4x daily points (source).
Hermetica: celebrates the holiday season with a 17% APY on its stablecoin USDh, which you can borrow by using sBTC as collateral (source).
*APY figures reflect recent DeFi app reports and may vary; not guaranteed.
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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, 03 Jan 2025
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Happy new year stackers 🧡🥂
With 2024 behind us, leading Stacks startups are reflecting on a year of growth and innovation while gearing up for 2025 with ambitious new goals. From enhancing Bitcoin trading experiences to launching a Stacks L2 perpetual futures DEX, and enabling sBTC to be used as collateral for borrowing and staking stablecoins, their plans are set to energize believers in activating the Bitcoin economy through Stacks. Let’s take a closer look!
🍿 Stacks Snacks
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Zest Protocol highlights their decision to build on Stacks and reflects on its success.
Hermetica recaps the year 2024, including releasing stablecoin USDh on Stacks.
Stacking DAO recaps the year 2024 and looks ahead at 2025, including stSTXbtc, earning BTC streamed directly to your wallet.
ALEX shares a full 2024 review and preview of 2025, including BTC/Stable Liquidity.
Velar rounds up the year 2024 with a thread on X.
👋 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.
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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!
🍿 Stacks Snacks
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.
😋 Other Tasty Content
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.
👋 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.
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.
😋 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.
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.
👋 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.
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!
🍿 Stacks Snacks
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.
😋 Other Tasty Content
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.
👋 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.
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.
🍿 Stacks Snacks
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.
😋 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.
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.
🍿 Stacks Snacks
😋 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.
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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!
🍿 Stacks Snacks
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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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, 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.
🍿 Stacks Snacks
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👋 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.
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!
🍿 Stacks Snacks
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👋 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.
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.
🍿 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.
👋 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.