Registration closes tomorrow 📣

Become a Bitcoin L2 Startup Founder 🚀

Bitcoin innovation culture has been reawakened and it's time to build for the world’s largest, most liquid crypto economy. ⚒️

Join 'Ready Layer 2', the first ever Bitcoin Layer 2 focused pitch competition, and submit your best ideas, prototypes, and plans for new Bitcoin apps, products, and services. 🆕

Sign up 👈

Hiro recently announced chainhooks 🚀

ℹ️ It’s a new way to build IFTTT logic in your applications based on real-time blockchain data.

Chainhooks allow you to interact with Bitcoin layers by monitoring for specific events and triggering associated actions.

Hiro is hosting a free webinar to teach you about the tool and how to set up your first chainhook! 🎙️

🗓️ 08/17
⌚ 11:30 AM ET

RSVP Here 🈯

Intro to Chainhooks HERE👈

Bitcoin Frontier Fund launches the FIRST Ordinals Accelerator Program 🚀

Led by its Managing Partner, Trevor Owens, Bitcoin Frontier Fund aims to foster growth around Ordinals. 📈

They plan to award multiple startups mentorship opportunities and a $100,000 investment. 🏆

Read more at Decrypt 👈

🚨 Ledger x Stacks 🚨

Great news! You can now create a Stacks $STX account in the Ledger Live Desktop and Mobile! 🚀

ℹ️ The Stacks app is available on the Ledger Nano S Plus & Nano X

Managing STX tokens through Ledger Live is easy ⤵️
1️⃣ Open your Ledger Live app
2️⃣ Navigate into the accounts tab in Ledger Live & create a Stacks account
3️⃣ Verify & confirm the address to deposit tokens

More HERE 👈

Build on Bitcoin 101 📖

Want to Build on Bitcoin but don't know where to start? 🤔

We've got you covered and found a great resource from a crew of long-time Bitcoiners who have worked on everything from Lightning to Core and more! 👇

ℹ️ Bitcoin Primer is an introductory course designed to help beginners learn the fundamentals of Bitcoin itself and how to build full-stack decentralized applications on Bitcoin L2s.

Learn more HERE 📙

Bitcoin economy's exponential growth 📈

Did you know that hundreds of Bitcoin builders signed up for the next Layer 2 Builders event? ✔️

This a testament to the increasing interest and excitement around building on Bitcoin and the willingness to participate and build in this community 🔥

Want to start your Bitcoin journey as well? 🛠️

Learn more about sBTC 📖

Get your weekly updates here 🗞️

An introductory course to building on Bitcoin 🔍

ICYM: Stacker Chats on what's next and updates 🎙️

Catch Trust Machines' Gina Abrams and Muneeb Ali (also the founder of Stacks) as they discuss various advances and news in the ecosystem and exciting Bitcoin innovation. 💬

Tune in below 👈

Learn more about the next unlock for Bitcoin 🔓

Learn to create smart contracts for free ✍🏻

What are some use cases for Bitcoin L2 Smart Contracts? 🤔

Rick Bartelink of Stacks Open Internet Foundation shares his thoughts and gives us great examples of areas we can utilize these smart contracts. 🚀

"Smart contracts, code allowing you to create automatic processes for products and services secured by a decentralized distributed ledger called a blockchain, are causing many developers to think differently about building applications" 💭

Read it HERE 👈

Gamma.io recently unveiled their Partner Program 📣

The inaugural cohort consisted of artists hand-picked and invited by the Gamma team. 🖌️

The Gamma Partner Program is an exclusive program for hand-selected artists to gain access to curated Gamma products and experiences, opportunities to in-person galleries and showcases, discounted and complimentary access to events, and more. 🚀

Want to be a part of the next group of amazing artists? 🧑‍🎨
Apply by September 22, 2023

The next artist lineup will be announced on October 1, 2023 🖼️

Learn more and apply today 👈

🚨 Pyth Network x Stacks 🚨

We’re thrilled to announce the developer preview of Pyth’s integration with the Stacks blockchain. 🚀

ℹ️ You can now access over 300 price feeds from Pyth’s oracle on Stacks, opening new possibilities for DeFi apps.

Read more HERE 👁️‍🗨️

Mark your calendars and pack your bags! 🧳

We are Bitcoin Hiros is happening in South Korea during the Korea Blockchain Week: #KBW2023! 🇰🇷

We're excited to invite everyone to the ultimate #Bitcoin experience! Enjoy the night with fellow builders and community members. 🤝

​📆 September 6, 2023
🕰️ 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM GMT+9
​📍 WeWork Designer Club @ 6F, 818, Selleung-ro Gangnam-gu

Organized by ⤵️
🌟 Hiro
🌟 Trust Machines
🌟 DeSpread
🌟 alexGo.btc
🌟 Xverse
🌟 The Spartan Group
🌟 Stacks

Save your spot HERE 🎟️

🚨 Stacks Townhall Q3 🚨

Don't miss the quarterly Stacks townhall and get the latest updates from Bitcoin L2 builders about ⤵️
⭐ sBTC
⭐ Stacks Core development
⭐ The Nakamoto Release
⭐ Critical Bounties

Details below 👇
🗓️ September 6
🕰️ 11:00 AM ET

Save your spot today! 🎫

The interest in Bitcoin is at an all-time high! Thanks to the thriving community that continues to explore and innovate, which further strengthened the Building on Bitcoin movement 🚀

Xverse published an informative article regarding this, and you'll learn about 👇
✅ Building on Bitcoin
✅ What can be built on Bitcoin
✅ What Stacks brings to the Bitcoin ecosystem
✅ And so much more!

Learn more HERE 👁️‍🗨️

ICYMI: Here's the latest with sBTC 🚀

⭐ Hackathon Recap
⭐ Ready Layer 2: Bitcoin Pitch Competition Recap
⭐ Updates & more

✍️ Last week’s newsletter highlighted the wins and takeaways from the Hackathon and a rundown on the winners of the Bitcoin pitch competition.

Read the newsletter here 👁️‍🗨️

Subscribe here to make sure you don't miss anything 🗞️

Learn more about sBTC 📜

Time to flex your Bitcoin muscle! 💪

Join the Bitcoin Olympics Marathon! 🏛️

A lot of promising builders on Bitcoin L2 #Stacks emerged from the Bitcoin Startup Lab 🚀

🏅 Velar
🏅 Force Prime
🏅 Bitcoin API Deep Lake
🏅 Liquidium (Fungus Inc.)
🏅 And more!

Participate in the next Bitcoin Startup Lab Hackathon 👈

🚨 Integration Alert 🚨

ALEX x OKX 🤝

A step closer to Bitcoin assets for all OKX Wallet's DEX users! A disruptive partnership indeed! 💥

As the ALEX team said: Get ready to bridge worlds! 🌐

📹: Dr. Chiente Hsu

Trade today! 💱

🚨 Introducing: LEATHER 🚨

Formerly known as Hiro wallet, Leather is the Bitcoin wallet for the rest of us 🚀

"To take Bitcoin to a billion users, we need to make Bitcoin and Bitcoin L2s simple and intuitive to use,” said Muneeb Ali, CEO of Trust Machines and founder of Stacks.

He added, “Leather reminds me of the revolutionary potential of Bitcoin and the transformative impact it has had on countless lives. Instilling trust and security through decentralization is a key factor of our Bitcoin wallet.” 💬

Read more from The Block ✍️

Hear directly from the team about the inspiration behind Leather: The vision, the design, and where we’re headed next! 🎙️

Install Leather for Free today! 📲

Copper.co x Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol 🤝

Copper recently announced it has officially integrated custody support for Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol's new asset, the Sustainable Bitcoin Certificate (SBC) 🚀

Dmitry T., CEO of Copper.co said "We are thrilled to be working with the Sustainable Bitcoin Protocol. Their mission aligns perfectly with our dedication to providing a secure and transparent environment for digital assets" 💭

Read the full article here 📚

ICYMI: LunarCrush x Stacks 🚨

You can now trade and swap $Lunr Tokens on the Stacks Network via ALEX 💱

Unlock Lunar Crush Pro Today! Just connect your Stacks wallet holding 2,000 or more $Lunr HERE 📣

Trade today! 🔁

ICYMI: Console is now powering 1btc chat, an exclusive community for fullcoiners 📣


ℹ️ Console is the best chat app for Web3 communities. Today, hundreds of Web3 communities are built on Discord. The problem is that Discord wasn't built for Web3. The user experience is chaotic, onboarding new users is a nightmare, and everyone on the platform is plagued by scams and spam. Console solves this problem.

Console is Web3 native chat 🚀

Learn more 🔎

Build your community today 🗣️