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Zest Protocol has introduced Clarity Alliance to strengthen Stacks dApp security.

This initiative brings expert white-hat hackers on board for thorough audits.

Paired with Hypernative Labs' incident response monitoring, Stacks DeFi is becoming even more secure and resilient.
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Donโ€™t miss todayโ€™s Stacks SIP community innovation call at 12 PM ET! ๐Ÿ“…

Get an update on the SIP-027 results and the approval of the non-sequential Multisig transactions upgrade.๐Ÿ”ฅ

Set a reminder and join in a few hours ๐Ÿ‘‡

https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OyKAZRVOpqGb
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100,000+ devs have kicked off the Stacks coding challenges on EasyA!

This surge reflects the rising excitement to dive into the Bitcoin L2 space and explore the power of Stacks.

As developer activity accelerates and fresh apps emerge, Stacks will draw in more users.
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The DeGrants Cohort 2 winners have been selected by the community!

Here are the DeFi track winners:

โ€ข STX City: no-code tool for easy token launches
โ€ข Jing Cash: slippage-free swaps
โ€ข Minera: decentralized STX mining pool

A new wave of Stacks dApps is on the way!
The Stacks ecosystem is making waves at the KBW Conference!

As Muneeb said at The Nakamoto Revolution stage, Satoshi started the work, but it's L2s role to onboard people on Bitcoin.

Stacks is leading the way by moving the Bitcoin ecosystem forward!
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Did you know Stacks is the leading Bitcoin L2 asset in terms of exchange adoption?

This is thanks to the tireless efforts of our decentralized ecosystem entities to onboard Stacks to institutions.

Check out the full list of the current top exchanges:

https://www.stacks.co/explore/ecosystem?category=All+Teams#exchanges
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What's new on Stacks?

โ€ข Zest Protocol connects Stacks with Babylon for its first BTC yield

โ€ข Anchorage announces custody support for Stacks

โ€ข Xverse wallet integrates Velar, enabling native token swaps on Stacks

Stacks adoption continues to accelerate.
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The EasyA hackathon with Hiro is bringing Stacks to Harvard University!๐Ÿ”ฅ

Hundreds of developers will participate to start building on Bitcoin via Stacks. ๐Ÿ’ช

Register for the hackathon below โฌ‡๏ธ
https://bitcoinbuilders.io/hackathon
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According to Signal 21, the Stacks ecosystem was marked in August by:

โ€ข 31% surge in developer activity
โ€ข Steady rise in total value Stacked
โ€ข Growth of transactions volume topping 480M+ STX

The Nakamoto upgrade can become a major boost for key on-chain metrics.
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The Stacks ecosystem always aimed to stay closely connected with Bitcoin.

A few examples:

โ€ข Stacks builders are also key Bitcoin L1 contributors (e.g Xverse Wallet & Hermetica Finance)

โ€ข Major Bitcoin mining pool Luxor serves as a Stacks Signer

โ€ข Bitcoin Frontier Fund, originally Stacks Venture, is now the top Bitcoin Accelerator
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How are the Stacks Foundation grants fueling innovation in the Stacks ecosystem?

They've kickstarted groundbreaking DeFi projects like:

โ€ข Stacking Dao's Liquid Stacking app
โ€ข Bitflow Finance's aggregator DEX
โ€ข Arkadiko Finance's stablecoin protocol

What's missing in the Stacks ecosystem that deserves a critical bounty?
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Yesterday, a Trust Machine incubated Bitcoin lending protocol on Stacks was announced!

GraniteBTC is leveraging sBTC to let users borrow against their BTC capital with:

๐Ÿ”ธ Soft Liquidations
๐Ÿ”ธ No Rehypothecation
๐Ÿ”ธ Real-time Position Tracking

Another major step towards activating the Bitcoin economy.

Learn more about Granite and follow them for future updates.๐Ÿ‘‡

Website: https://www.granite.world
Announcement thread: https://x.com/GraniteBTC/status/1834230773114925247
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Nakamoto Activation Update

- Stacks Nakamoto activation is on track

- Core devs plan to make the selection of a hard fork block in the next 7 days!

- Thank you to the Signers! Those running the latest release validated the technical aspect of the handoff

Full post below ๐Ÿ‘‡
https://stacks.org/nakamoto-activation-update-handoff
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The Aptos Network is set to integrate sBTC, unlocking Bitcoin-powered DeFi on Aptos! โšก๏ธ

This move accelerates BTC adoption across multiple chains.

As Bashar Lazaar, Ecosystem Lead at Aptos, says: "This makes Bitcoin highly capable beyond a store of value" ๐Ÿ”ฅ
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Are you a developer interested in building with Bitcoin layers? ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป

Join the Bitcoin Bash virtual event on October 17. ๐Ÿ“…

It's your chance to dive into Stacks and explore how to unlock the full potential of the Bitcoin economy. ๐ŸŸ 

Register here:
https://bitcoinbuilders.io/bash
Donโ€™t miss todayโ€™s Stacks SIP Community Innovation Call at 12 PM ET! ๐Ÿšจ

Get the latest updates on the SIP landscape and dive into whatโ€™s coming next for Stacks. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Set a reminder and join in a few hours.๐Ÿ‘‡
https://x.com/i/spaces/1PlKQbjgWkdGE/peek
Nakamoto Activation is coming Wednesday, October 9th! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

To celebrate, the Stacks community is hosting 20+ developer workshops around the world! ๐ŸŒ

Each event will feature lectures, live demos, and technical challenges where you can win STX. ๐Ÿ’ช
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Several important milestones are coming for the Stacks ecosystem:

โ€ข Aptos and Solana set to integrate sBTC

โ€ข Fast Blocks & 100% Bitcoin finality go live at Block 864864 (Oct 9)

โ€ข Tokensoft to offer compliance & token strategy services to Bitcoin builders
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Stacks adoption across exchanges continues to gain momentum.

Crypto com has now rolled out on-chain STX stacking.

These integrations open up new ways for global users to earn BTC rewards while supporting network security.
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Developer workshops celebrating the Nakamoto Activation are happening worldwide! ๐ŸŒ

Kicking off in Cusco, Latin America's first session was a success, with Mexico City and Lima up next.

A perfect opportunity to dive into building Bitcoin apps on Stacks with fast blocks coming.

Sign up for the following Workshops:

๐Ÿ“Mexico City 09/28: https://lu.ma/3bb0xb1b
๐Ÿ“Lima 09/28 : https://lu.ma/kz7f1zx1
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