You can now view a progress tracker for phase 3 (Krypton) of the Stacks 2.0 testnet on GitHub! Check out the full details here: https://github.com/orgs/blockstack/projects

“Coinbase is exploring support for 19 new digital assets, including Blockstack. See the Coinbase post and read all disclaimers there: https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1289184181289967617”

Tune in to a panel discussion featuring Muneeb Ali, Vitalik Buterin, Sergey Nazarov & Daniel Wang at #EDCON2020

Registere here.

JUST IN: Blockstack PBC is contributing 100M STX (~$23M at today’s price) to the independent Stacks Foundation.

We believe in their mission to deliver the promise of Web 3; apps and smart contracts connected to Bitcoin.

https://twitter.com/muneeb/status/1292823214717050882

UPDATE: $27M treasury now available to Stacks Foundation for grants and growing developer ecosystem: https://www.coindesk.com/stacks-foundation-tokens-blockstack

Over 40 different projects and communities have partnered with Blockstack and Dystopia Labs to get involved with the #FuturePROOF virtual conference coming up on August 26th: https://twitter.com/blockstackrs/status/1293900477231517696

JUST IN: Pravica, a communication platform built on top of Blockstack that raised $500k just released their Alpha 1.01.

Stackers can now test out some of its functionality like emails, chat, video and voice calls.

JUST IN: Stacks (STX) cryptocurrency is listed on the Crypto.com App today.

Users can now purchase with no fees, credit cards and bank transfers are both supported. (Not currently available for US residents.)

Over 50 speakers are joining #FuturePROOF to discuss:

🔑 Self-sovereignty & privacy
⛏ Mining innovations with PoW & #BTC
🎲 Game theory, security & governance

Register and tune in THIS WEEKEND: https://community.blockstack.org/futureproof

Brittany Laughlin, Executive Director of the Stacks Foundation, just published an update on the Stacks Foundation's upcoming grants program. Learn more about how the Stacks grants process has been designed: https://forum.blockstack.org/t/designing-the-stacks-grants-process/11141

Blockstack has partnered with Blockdaemon to make it easier to launch a Stacks 2.0 node. Those interested in STX Mining and Stacking can now launch the required nodes with just a few clicks: https://blog.blockstack.org/blockdaemon-to-provide-robust-node-tools-for-the-stacks-2-0-network/

JUST IN: Daemon Technologies has officially launched and will serve as a critical entry point and hub for the Stacks Ecosystem in Asia.
https://twitter.com/blockstack/status/1300449632582094849

JUST IN: The Stacks Foundation's beta Grants Program has officially launched. Grants of up to $5,000 are available for projects that contribute to the development of the Stacks ecosystem: https://twitter.com/StacksOrg/status/1301594417623597057

JUST IN: Blockstack PBC is teaming with Arweave to host a bounty for enabling the Clarity smart contract language on Arweave’s smart contract protocol, SmartWeave. View more information here: https://blog.blockstack.org/bounty-from-arweave-and-blockstack-pbc-clarity-on-smartweave/

50 million STX were just transferred to the Stacks Foundation - the first half of the 100 million $STX going to the Stacks Foundation to support research, education, protocol upgrades, developer grants, & more in the Stacks ecosystem: https://twitter.com/blockstack/status/1304526650504359936

JUST IN: We are thrilled to announce the launch of Freehold — a community of hodlers building for hodlers.

Read the full article here: https://www.joinfreehold.com/post/welcome-to-freehold

"Freehold, a community development company meant to incentivize crypto holders to actively participate in education and building activities was launched today by Patrick Stanley, former head of growth at Blockstack."

Check out this great summary of Freehold from Forbes.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rorymurray/2020/09/16/crypto-community-development-company-launched-by-blockstacks-former-head-ofgrowth/#231b38d95366

JUST IN: Krypton release (Phase 3) of the Stacks 2.0 testnet is here! This means:

- A full implementation of Proof-of-Transfer (PoX) is now available
- Over 90% of the Stacks 2.0 design has been implemented
- Stacking (earning BTC) functionality is live!

This phase marks a huge step toward the launch of mainnet and will offer numerous new incentives for building on Stacks 2.0. More details: https://blog.blockstack.org/krypton-launch-proof-of-transfer-now-implemented-on-the-stacks-2-0-testnet/

With the recent release of Krypton, some may now be wondering, "When mainnet?" This post explains the next steps: https://twitter.com/blockstack/status/1309571302877990915

JUST IN: Given the upgrade to PoX consensus, Blockstack PBC has proposed an adjustment to future STX supply — the adjustment gives higher incentives to mine and stack (earn BTC) initially and reduces the year 2050 supply of STX from 2048M to 1818M. Muneeb just discussed this on the Town Hall today. Details here: https://forum.blockstack.org/t/pox-consensus-and-stx-future-supply/11232

JUST IN: Muneeb just announced a tighter 6-week engineering estimate for the "When mainnet?" blog post for Stacks 2.0. The post discusses mainnet readiness where a release passes all checks and can be deployed by independent miners: https://twitter.com/muneeb/status/1310616877115355136?s=20