Stacks Updates

21 Startup Ideas for sBTC (Stacks Bitcoin Backed Asset) end 2023) There is already active development in the ecosystem for many of these use cases. For the others, we are seeking founders to get involved. If you are interesting in building the next generation of Bitcoin DeFi products, please get in touch! DeFi & Trading 1. Automated Market Makers - decentralized swaps between sBTC and other tokens. 2. Bitcoin Yield Aggregators - a protocol for yield optimization that automates investing in various strategies. 3. Bitcoin-backed Stablecoins - decentralized stablecoins to access liquidity. Lending & Borrowing 1. Collateralized Bitcoin Loans - permissionless lending and borrowing. 2. Bitcoin Flash Loans - flash loan protocol for arbitrage and collateral swapping. View the other 15 potential startups for Stacks in 2023 down below 👇

Q1 2023 Recap: Build, Bitcoin, Repeat ⭐️ Stacks 2.1 was officially activated in March, paving the way for Nakamoto and sBTC ⭐️ Stacks reached the 100,000 block height milestone ⭐️ Bitcoin-secured clarity smart contracts crushed the 60,000 milestone ⭐️ Stacks outgained the market to solidify a position in the top 50 of CMCs ranking ⭐️ Stacks was the top trending cryptocurrency on social platforms for 3 weeks (2 weeks in a row), (LunarCrush) Read the full newsletter 👇

🚨 Meet The Hiro Platform 🚨 Hiro recently launched The Hiro Platform, a complete solution for developers building Bitcoin smart contracts 🚀 It enables you to create and deploy Bitcoin smart contracts directly from a web browser without a single installation ⏩ With this new hosted experience, you have access to a number of features that let you⤵️ ⭐ Create new projects or import from GitHub into the platform. ⭐ Build smart contracts easily ⭐ Deploy smart contracts to testnet & mainnet from your browser They aim to support full-stack Stacks development and observability 🤝 Read the full article here ⬅️ Check out the 👉 platform

ICYMI: Unlocking a Trustless Bitcoin Economy – The Roadmap for sBTC 🔓 Key Takeaways ⏬ 🌟 sBTC will improve the functionality and accessibility of Bitcoin DeFi. 🌟 It will significantly upgrade the experience for users and developers and has the potential to unlock $450B+ in capital. 🌟 Bitcoin is the perfect settlement layer for the digital economy. 🚨 The Bottom Line: Bitcoin is No Longer “Just a Rock” Watch the full video here 📺 View the roadmap in more detail ⤵️ Growing the Bitcoin Economy: The Road to sBTC If you haven't yet, subscribe to our 👇 YouTube Channel

Have you read the recent sBTC Newsletter⁉️ The sBTC working group has been thinking a lot about use cases and user experience 💻 With their goal in mind of providing a world-class user experience for Bitcoin DeFi, they have a few plans to achieve that 👇 🌟Deep wallet integrations 🌟Easy on-ramps 🌟Simplified user interface 🌟Intuitive design They also gave an engineering and go-to-market updates along with a general advise around the ecosystem 🌐 Read the full newsletter HERE ⬅️ If you haven't yet, make sure to subscribe ✅ So you'll never miss an update!

🚨 Check out the recent newsletter of alexGo.btc 🚨 ⭐Ordinal Giveaway ⭐Incentived Testnet ⭐sUSD The newly announced ALEX Bridge Incentivized Testnet boosted their socials by almost 35% ☝️ They also secured a $2.5M in a strategic investment round 🚀 ALEX is definitely excited for the future, especially when trillions in tokenized real-world assets look to transact trustlessly; they will come to the security of Bitcoin DeFi! 🔐 Check the full newsletter 👈

📣 How Bitcoin Ordinals Can Affect the Next Bitcoin Halving The next Bitcoin “halvening” will be unique because it will be the first to occur alongside the existence of Bitcoin Ordinals 🚀 ℹ️ The halvening occurs when the amount of Bitcoins entering circulation every ten minutes is cut in half, as well as block rewards for miners. ℹ️ Bitcoin Ordinal theory refers to a protocol that allows each individual satoshi – the smallest unit of bitcoin – to be identified and tracked according to the order in which it was mined. By their inherent nature and thanks to their increasing popularity helping to drive transaction fees higher, Bitcoin Ordinal inscriptions are a godsend for Bitcoin miners who may be apprehensive of the next “halvening.” Read the full article here 👈 Here's a quick guide on Bitcoin Ordinals 👈

🚨 Grants Program Funding the Future of Building on Bitcoin - Moving to Critical Bounties sBTC and The Nakamoto release will unlock the full potential of Bitcoin with Stacks. The Stacks Foundation's Grants Program introduced Critical Bounties to allocate resources to the efforts needed to make this happen. Critical bounties are request for proposals (RFPs) that specify a critical need for the network. Make sure to check out the Critical Bounties and see if you're eligible for one of them. Here 👈 Read more about the Critical Bounties 👈 2022 for the Grants Program (Q4 2021 to Q4 2022) ⭐️ $12.5 million in applications received across 285 applications ⭐️ $4 million in grants awarded across 125 grants ($32k per) ⭐️ MultiSafe, Stacks Degens, Trajan, Droplinked, Alexandria Indexer, Clariform, Liquidium, EcosystemDAO, BitFlow, Web3 Startup Lab, Stacks Labs 🧑‍💻 Learn to code Bitcoin secured smart contracts on Stacks for free

CoinMarketCap Alexandria featured Stacks in one of its Tech Deep Dives 📲 They went through ⤵️ 🌟 What Is Stacks? 🌟 The Stacks Team, Investors and Roadmap 🌟 How Does Stacks Work? 🌟 The Stacks Token 🌟 Stacks and Bitcoin Ordinals Read the full article below 👇 https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-is-stacks-features-and-tokenomics

Eager to share Stacks with your friends and colleagues? 💭 But need to figure out how? Look no further as Altcoinbuzz published a 2-part guide for anyone new in Stacks! 📒 It's a fantastic resource if you want to refresh your memory and a great introductory tool for anyone's first time in the ecosystem! Share them within your network! 💟 Part 1 👇 https://www.altcoinbuzz.io/reviews/stacks-beginners-guide-part-1/ Part 2 https://www.altcoinbuzz.io/reviews/altcoin-projects/stacks-beginners-guide-part-2/

Emblem Vault Announces Support for Stacks NFT Token Standard (SIP-009) In support of the Nakamoto_1 Bitcoin treasure hunt on the moon, Emblem Vault recently announced support for SIP-009, the NFT token standard for Stacks. Now, any NFT on Stacks can be traded on cross-chain marketplaces like OpenSea. Bitcoin-Secured Stacks NFTs on the moon Yesterday, LunarCrush announced Nakamoto_1, an interplanetary treasure hunt. Hiro is partnering with LunarCrush, Lunar Outpost, and Golden Wolf to launch a treasure chest filled with crypto and NFTs into space and put it on the moon. Read more 👈

ICYMI: Stacks 2.1 is HERE 🚀 We're excited to share that we have activated Stacks 2.1 recently 🔓 ⭐️ Stacking Improvements ⭐️ New Clarity Functions ⭐️ Better Bridges ⭐️ Decentralized Mining ⭐️ #Bitcoin-native Assets We would like to extend our sincerest gratitued to everyone who have contributed to the upgrade! 💟 This is only the beginning! Let's continue in strengthening the connection to #Bitcoin and unleashing it's full potential! 🌟 Just goes to show why Stacks is one of the top Web3 project on #Bitcoin today! 🚀 And we're more excited for the next months with sBTC, The Nakamoto release & more 💜

We're ecstatic to share that STX is now listed on Tapbit and they have opened the #STX/USDT trading pair! 🚀 ℹ️ Founded in 2021, Tapbit provides secure and stable trading services for mainstream crypto assets such as BTC, ETH, SOL, DOT, and USDC for our global investors. Trade today 🤝 https://www.tapbit.com/spot/exchange/STX_USDT

We're excited to share a new STX listing 🚨 MEXC listed STX in the Innovation Zone and open trading for the $STX/USDT trading pair ✅ More details below 👇 bit.ly/3ZLNKpD

Join the growing community of Stacks, where everyone's goal is to create a better internet on Bitcoin for everyone! Together, let's unleash Bitcoin's full potential 🚀 Explore Jobs, Companies, and Talent across the ecosystem 👇 https://stx.is/Apply-Jobs-LinkedIn

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The sBTC Roadmap is here 🗺️ Divided into three phases ⤵️ 🌟 Q1 to Q2 2023 - Laying of foundation 🌟 Q3 to Q4 2023 - A first-class user experience 🌟 2024 onwards - Scalability Read the full blog post below👇 https://www.bitcoinwrites.com/p/growing-bitcoin-economy-road-sbtc"

🚨 Breaking: Stacks / Bitcoin decentralized exchange Alex has raised $2.5 million in a strategic round from investors including Trust Machines and Gossamer Capital. “There are more eyes watching Bitcoin right now than any other blockchain because of what is happening with Bitcoin NFTs and the excitement around Bitcoin’s use case potential,” Muneeb Ali, Co-Creator Stacks Read more 👇

ICYDK: What are Bitcoin Ordinals? Here's a great resource from Cointelegraph breaking down the basics! Learn how Ordinals work, the critical differences between Ordinals and traditional NFTs, and how you can mint, buy, trade, and sell it. Read the full article below: https://buff.ly/3J6zwIy