A week full of milestones for Stacks DeFi:

• Arkadiko Finance 2.0 was released today

• Velar AMM is now live with the first trading pairs

• Stacking DAO and ALEX are the largest DeFi apps on any Bitcoin L2

The Stacks DeFi ecosystem is heating up!

Many have kept their BTC holdings idle as no solutions were available to deploy them productively. 💤

sBTC will empower new Bitcoin-focused DeFi apps while enabling a top-notch usage experience.

The time to activate the Bitcoin economy is now. ⏲

Since AasyA app integrated Stacks lessons, more than 70k devs have started learning about the ecosystem.

Learning to deploy smart contracts to build DeFi apps on Stacks has never been simpler.

The more people learn coding on Stacks, the more Bitcoin DeFi will thrive.

Bitcoin is the most-known cryptocurrency worldwide.

Yet, there is not much built on top of it.

L2s are changing this by activating the Bitcoin economy.

DeFi, NFTs, and more are being built on Bitcoin with the goal of unlocking BTC capital.

One of the big unlocks for the Bitcoin economy is DeFi.

Stacks DeFi ecosystem has already around $300M in TVL, proving the demand for such services.

sBTC launch is poised to attract more liquidity as use cases focused on BTC emerge.

The public Nakamoto Testnet is live! 🎉

Great opportunity for Signers, Stackers, & Builders to get familiar with how the network will look like.

📖 Check out the Nakamoto rollout overview and find all testnet resources here:

https://stacks.org/nakamoto-testnet-instantiated

The public Nakamoto Testnet is live, but do you know what it means?

📅 Join the SIP call this Friday at 5 PM CET.

The AMA will cover the Nakamoto Testnet and offer guidance on how to get involved.🎙

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1DXGyjyQvDEJM

Is interest regarding Bitcoin L2s truly picking up?

Signal21 charts clearly show Stacks growth in terms of network activity and active participants.

It will become even more interesting as the Nakamoto upgrade, and sBTC activates the Bitcoin economy.

The Bitcoin halving and Nakamoto upgrade are just around the corner. 🟧

Mark your calendar for the Building on Bitcoin virtual event on April 25. 📅

Join Bitcoin leaders as they unpack these significant milestones and what lies ahead for the ecosystem.

https://bitcoinunleashed.org

The Stacks ecosystem offers exciting news every week:

• ALEX closed a $10M funding round led by The Spartan Group

• Stacking DAO announced V2 to bootstrap a Signer network

• STXTools V3 is live with new tokens, data, and more

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Ordinals and BRC-20s have significantly boosted Bitcoin on-chain activity.

However, the Bitcoin ecosystem also needs scalable protocols and DeFi apps.

L2s like Stacks are making this possible.

With sBTC coming, builders will be able to create Bitcoin-focused apps.

The Stacks DeFi ecosystem is growing fast.

• New DEXs like Velar and Bitflow Finance

• Lending markets enabled by Zest Protocol

• Liquid Stacking power by Stacking DAO & LISA

• Vaults with Hermetica

With sBTC, they will unlock the Bitcoin economy.

The Nakamoto upgrade instantiation will occur approximately on April 16.

It will mark a new chapter for the Stacks ecosystem.

Faster transaction times and Bitcoin finality will be achieved.

Then, the focus will be on sBTC, which will unlock the Bitcoin economy.

According to Signal21, the Stacks network witnessed a 74% TVL growth in Q1 of 2024.

It showcases the increased interest in Stacks DeFi.

Recent protocol launches, increased trading activity and upcoming apps will drive more users to the ecosystem.

Another exciting week for the Stacks ecosystem:

• Instantiation block for the Nakamoto Rollout announced

• Arkadiko Finance reports a 170% TVL growth

• Stacking DAO announced a fresh rebrand

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Bitcoin is the largest cryptocurrency in the world.

Now it's time to develop a strong DeFi, NFT, and app ecosystem on top of it.

With the Nakamoto upgrade and sBTC, Stacks is making its top priority to help Bitcoin unlock its potential.

Mark your calendar for this Friday at 6 PM CET. 📅

Join the weekly SIP call focused on analyzing tokenized standards.🪙

New explorative approaches will be a key aspect of the discussion.

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1mnxeprYlYvJX

Ready for a new Building on Bitcoin virtual event? 🟠

Mark your calendars for April 25 at 10 AM ET. 📅

Join builders and investors to talk about the rapidly growing Bitcoin ecosystem.

Register now here:
https://stx.is/BitcoinUnleashedEvent

The Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem keeps growing!

Portal Finance, a DEX for assets built on Bitcoin layers, will integrate sBTC.

Building the foundations of Bitcoin DeFi is the only way to unlock the Bitcoin economy.

The Nakamoto upgrade activation will be completed in roughly a month.

What does it mean?

• Fast block times
• Transactions secured by 100% Bitcoin finality

It will bring improved UX for users and marks a significant step towards Bitcoin ecosystem scalability.

Stacks network has been integrated into @Galxe.

Galxe is the leading tool for incentivizing crypto communities' growth and retention.

Stacks apps can now track users' on-chain actions through quests and reward community contributions.

Learn more about the integration here:
https://stacks.org/galxe-integration