Stacks Updates

ICYMI: The Indexer Startup Program for Stacks developers is here! 🤝 They recently announced that they are now offering their suite of tools for FREE to help you build powerful applications on their platform! 👨‍💻 ℹ️ Indexer is a multichain NFT platform that provides on and off-chain indexing and interpretation data layers for Web3 applications. Visit Indexer's website to know more! 📗 And if incase you need a quick intro on Indexer, read this article 👈

Unlocking Bitcoin’s Full Potential with Layer 2 Technology 🔓 While Bitcoin is already the largest, most valuable, and most durable decentralized asset, Layer 2 technologies can further enhance its utility and enable new use cases and applications. 🚀 This blog breaks down the ways in which Layer 2 technologies are enabling faster, cheaper, and more expressive interactions with BTC. Read the full article here 👈 ➕ Learn more and stay connected on all things sBTC

Memecoins on Bitcoin? Xverse is here for it. 🚀 View BRC-20 token balance today in your Xverse wallet Chrome extension. COMING SOON: ✅Transfers 📲Mobile support 🔁Trading via ALEX 🔒Hardware support Follow Xverse on Twitter for more updates.

We're thrilled to hear that Hiro Wallet now supports Bitcoin Stamps! 🤝 You can now store and view them safely within the "Collectibles" area of Hiro Wallet (v4.20.0) ✅ Stamps operate a bit differently than Ordinals, but still live permanently on the Bitcoin blockchain as an immutable form of digital art 🖼️ Try creating your first Bitcoin Stamp with Hiro Wallet today via 👇 If you want to know more about Bitcoin Stamps, Trust Machine published a twitter thread on Stamps 🧵 Install Hiro wallet to get started 💳

Don't miss Ordinals 2023, the first-ever Bitcoin Ordinals Conference 📣 Presented by Gamma.io, the event will bring together the top builders, projects, and investors pioneering the future of digital artifacts 🖼️ 🗓️ May 18, 2023 📍 Miami Beach 🪑 Limited Seats 🎙️ 30+ Speakers Visit Ordinals 2023 website to learn more ✅ Get your tickets today! 🎟️

Hiro gears up for the First-Ever Bitcoin Layer 2 Conference! 🚀 A groundbreaking event as it is the inaugural Bitcoin Builders Conference! 🏗️ 📅 May 17, 2023 📍 Miami, Florida It will be a developer-focused event that promises to unite the most brilliant minds and innovators within the Bitcoin Layer 2 ecosystem, showcasing the latest advancements and developments in Bitcoin technology 👨‍💻 Read the full article here 👈 Visit the Bitcoin Builders Conference Website to learn more ✅ And follow the Event's Twitter to stay updated on conference news!

Hiro gears up for the First-Ever Bitcoin Layer 2 Conference! 🚀 A groundbreaking event as it is the inaugural Bitcoin Builders Conference! 🏗️ 💭 Bitcoin Builders Conference 📅 May 17, 2023 📍 Miami, Florida It will be a developer-focused event that promises to unite the most brilliant minds and innovators within the Bitcoin Layer 2 ecosystem, showcasing the latest advancements and developments in Bitcoin technology 👨‍💻 Read the full blog here 👈 Visit the Bitcoin Builders Conference Website to learn more ✅

Christopher Perceptions, Project Manager at the Stacks Open Internet Foundation, shares his thoughts on what caused this year's growth and excitement for Bitcoin layers! 📈 He said that "The Ordinals has piqued a lot of interest as far as what's possible in Bitcoin." 🚀 Adding that the Stacks "community is really good with responsible growth." 🤝 Watch the full clip below ⏬ Learn more about Ordinals and how it's changing Bitcoin and Web3 Startups 👈

We're witnessing an explosive growth of Bitcoin use cases! 🚀 Muneeb Ali, CEO of Trust Machines and co-founder of Stacks, said "Bitcoin is fun again because there's a place to build again." 🛠️ Trust Machine's report identified the following as the key use cases driving new growth and adoption ⤵️ ⭐ Bitcoin non-fungible tokens (NFT) ⭐ Bitcoin name services (BNS) ⭐ Recent developments on the Stacks blockchain Read more here 👈

How did we get here? From Bartering to Banknotes to Bitcoin 🤔 In one of their recent blog posts, Hiro dives deep into the evolution of money 💵 ℹ️ What is money? Britannica defines money as “a commodity accepted by general consent as a medium of economic exchange.” Money is ultimately a social construct—it doesn’t work unless both parties in the exchange agree on the medium of value. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are the next big step in the evolution of money, but to understand how important Bitcoin is, we first need to take a step back and look at the history of money 🪙 Read the full blog here 🔍

Are NFTs Dead? ☠️ Or Is There Exciting Latent Potential in NFT Technology? 🚀 These are the questions Hiro answered in their recent blog. 💭 As we all know, the NFT hype has cooled with the recent wave of rug pulls, trademark lawsuits, declining NFT sales, a challenging crypto bear market, and scams 📉 However, Hiro believes (with us included) that NFTs are just getting started! ⚡ Read the full article ➡️ here

How do Web3 projects get their communities involved and determine to what extent? 🤔 It is made through Web3 Governance 🗳️ This refers to the decision-making process for a decentralized system -- it dictates how consensus is formed and to what degree the community can be involved with the direction of a project ℹ️ Hiro published a guide which covers ⤵️ ⭐ What is Web3 Governance? ⭐ Why Web3 Projects May Benefit From Community Governance? ⭐ Types of Web3 Government Models? ⭐ How To Choose The Right Model For Your Project? Read it here 🗂️

Why do we need Decentralized Finance? 🤔 ℹ️ DeFi aka Decentralized Finance emerged due to the advancements in blockchain technology, particularly in the development of smart contracts. We've asked a number of industry leaders within the ecosystem. Hear their thoughts on why this breakthrough is important! 🚀 Watch the full clip 📼

The recent sBTC weekly update tackles its product-market fit 🧩 Product-market fit is when a product satisfies a strong market demand. The goal for sBTC is to successfully deploy Bitcoin capital in apps, products, and smart contracts alike that prove that you can unlock Bitcoin into productive use cases 📱 Read the full newsletter here 🗞️

What's Next For Bitcoin in 2023? - Building on Bitcoin 2023 🚀 ICYM the recently concluded Building on Bitcoin held last April 19. We've got you covered! Tune in and learn about the layers, smart contracts, NFTs, Ordinals, and all things building on Bitcoin. Watch it HERE 📺

Stacks Foundation and Hiro Systems at Consensus 2023 📣 ℹ️ Consensus is the world's largest, longest-running and most influential gathering that brings together all sides of the cryptocurrency, blockchain and Web3 community. Make sure to visit us at Booth 925 and 926 👋 More info + passes here 👈

Replit now features Stacks layer for Bitcoin 🚨 The rapidly growing AI powered developer platform recently announced this update 📢 Stacks ‘Repls’ will be available to Replit's over 20 million users 🚀 The Stacks Replit profile will serve as a valuable collection of engineering resources to assist developers in learning how to build on Stacks including 👇 ✅ Code templates ✅ The Stacks Connect start kit ✅ Beginner tutorials Learn more here 👈

ICYM Unraveling Crypto's episode with Andre Serrano 🎙️ They discussed the following ⤵️ 🔸 sBTC: Unlocking Bitcoin's potential 🔸 What he calls the "black swan" in Bitcoin 🔸 One of the key principles in web3: Privacy 🔸 Building an alternative financial system Andre Serrano is a community builder, investor and strategist passionate about empowering people through technology and entrepreneurship Tune in below👇 📺 YouTube 🎧 Spotify  Apple

10 ways sBTC unlocks the power of Bitcoin 🚀 sBTC, the upcoming 1:1 Bitcoin backed asset, enables Stacks smart contracts to write to Bitcoin – unlocking the value of Bitcoin and enabling previously dormant use cases 🔓 Here’s a quick look at 10 ways that sBTC will unlock the power of Bitcoin 👇 ⭐ Lending Bitcoin ⭐ Borrowing Bitcoin ⭐ Swapping Bitcoin ⭐ Managing BTC risk ⭐ Supporting causes and creating assets ⭐ Ordinal trading scalability ⭐ Seamless experience for buying NFTs ⭐ NFTs as collateral to get a Bitcoin loan ⭐ Trust-minimized asset swapping ⭐ Unlocking the value of Bitcoin ▶️ LEARN MORE HERE ◀️

21Shares recently announced the world’s first ETP offering exposure to Stacks 🚨 🔸 21Shares Stacks Staking ETP (Ticker: ASTX) seeks to track the investment results of Stacks. ℹ️ ASTX is designed to give investors an easy and accessible way to invest in Stacks, a layer for smart contracts on Bitcoin Check here for more information ❗