Meet the New Startups From Stacks Ventures' Cohort 2 🚀
Builders are gonna keep building, and in a bear market, they can find a tighter community, less noise, and greater focus.
Cohort 2
Last week, the Stacks community got a little bigger. Stacks Ventures hosted a Demo Day introducing Cohort 2 to the world. A new wave of builders just graduated from the Stacks Accelerator program and are ushering in a host of new applications for the Bitcoin economy. Watch the Demo Day recordings from Stacks Ventures below:
📺 Cohort 2 - Day 1 👈
📺 Cohort 2 - Day 2 👈
Builders are gonna keep building, and in a bear market, they can find a tighter community, less noise, and greater focus.
Cohort 2
Last week, the Stacks community got a little bigger. Stacks Ventures hosted a Demo Day introducing Cohort 2 to the world. A new wave of builders just graduated from the Stacks Accelerator program and are ushering in a host of new applications for the Bitcoin economy. Watch the Demo Day recordings from Stacks Ventures below:
📺 Cohort 2 - Day 1 👈
📺 Cohort 2 - Day 2 👈
YouTube
Cohort 2 - Stacks Ventures Demo Days: Day 1
Welcome to Stacks Ventures Demo Days, Day 1 for Cohort 2.
Table of Contents:
[0:00] Intro with Trevor Owens
[10:43] Ecosystem Update with Brittany Laughlin & Alex Miller
[23:45] 1Huddle
[28:00] BazookaTango
[33:30] Wallio
[38:45] DLC.Link
[43:41] Element8…
Table of Contents:
[0:00] Intro with Trevor Owens
[10:43] Ecosystem Update with Brittany Laughlin & Alex Miller
[23:45] 1Huddle
[28:00] BazookaTango
[33:30] Wallio
[38:45] DLC.Link
[43:41] Element8…
💬 Stacks Community Call 💬
We strive to accelerate the growth of Web3 secured by #Bitcoin with Stacks 🚀 How?
By funding ⤵️
1️⃣ Builders & developers
2️⃣ Research & experts
3️⃣ Local Stacks communities
Want to know what's being worked on? 🤔
👇 Join the community call: June 30👇
We strive to accelerate the growth of Web3 secured by #Bitcoin with Stacks 🚀 How?
By funding ⤵️
1️⃣ Builders & developers
2️⃣ Research & experts
3️⃣ Local Stacks communities
Want to know what's being worked on? 🤔
👇 Join the community call: June 30👇
Crowdcast
Community Updates Call (June 2022) - Crowdcast
Register now for Stacks's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Thursday June 30, 2022 at 11:00 am EDT.
🚨 DAppRadar 🤝 Stacks 🚨
DAppRadar is accelerating the growth of Stacks' ecosystem by bringing users more value by expanding our capabilities 🚀
DappRadar added tracking capabilities for total value locked (TVL) on DeFi dapps on the Stacks blockchain and NFT collections to our NFT rankings page. This helps users gain a better understanding of the DeFi landscape on the Stacks blockchain and provides them insights into the performance of the hottest NFT collections.
👇 Read more 👇
DAppRadar is accelerating the growth of Stacks' ecosystem by bringing users more value by expanding our capabilities 🚀
DappRadar added tracking capabilities for total value locked (TVL) on DeFi dapps on the Stacks blockchain and NFT collections to our NFT rankings page. This helps users gain a better understanding of the DeFi landscape on the Stacks blockchain and provides them insights into the performance of the hottest NFT collections.
👇 Read more 👇
DappRadar
Stacks Network NFT Collections & DeFi TVL Now on DappRadar
Bringing users more value by expanding our capabilities
⭐️ Bartering to Banknotes to Bitcoin ⭐️
Fun read: How money evolved & why Bitcoin perfectly fits the future narrative ✊
What is money? Britannica defines money as “a commodity accepted by general consent as a medium of economic exchange,” and that concept of “accepted by general consent” is key. Money is a social construct—it doesn’t work unless both parties in the exchange agree on the medium of value.
👇 Read more 👇
Fun read: How money evolved & why Bitcoin perfectly fits the future narrative ✊
What is money? Britannica defines money as “a commodity accepted by general consent as a medium of economic exchange,” and that concept of “accepted by general consent” is key. Money is a social construct—it doesn’t work unless both parties in the exchange agree on the medium of value.
👇 Read more 👇
www.hiro.so
The Evolution of Money: From Bartering to Banknotes to Bitcoin
How did we get to Bitcoin? Let's take a look at the evolution of money.
🚨 Stacks Community Call 🚨
⏰ Starting in 2 minutes ⏰
The largest ecosystem building on #Bitcoin ❤️
There is so much happening in our community 🤯
Want to know what our community is building 🏗 you can join the community call 👇
⏰ Starting in 2 minutes ⏰
The largest ecosystem building on #Bitcoin ❤️
There is so much happening in our community 🤯
Want to know what our community is building 🏗 you can join the community call 👇
Crowdcast
Community Updates Call (June 2022) - Crowdcast
Register now for Stacks's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Thursday June 30, 2022 at 11:00 am EDT.
Scaling Stacks Grants & Stacks Foundation Programming to Create Web3 on Bitcoin 🚀
As originally planned, The Stacks Foundation is adding more experiments and doubling down on programs from the last 12 months. Community Programs like ⤵️
⭐️ Hackathons
⭐️ Stacks Chapters
⭐️ Events & Online Education
⭐️ Clarity Camp #3
⭐️ The Mintery NFTs cohort #3
⭐️ Much more!
Want to learn more about all the different efforts being scaled? Read more 👇
As originally planned, The Stacks Foundation is adding more experiments and doubling down on programs from the last 12 months. Community Programs like ⤵️
⭐️ Hackathons
⭐️ Stacks Chapters
⭐️ Events & Online Education
⭐️ Clarity Camp #3
⭐️ The Mintery NFTs cohort #3
⭐️ Much more!
Want to learn more about all the different efforts being scaled? Read more 👇
stacks.org
Scaling Stacks Grants and Stacks Foundation Programming
In a bear market, the Stacks Ecosystem is thriving while Stacks Foundation programming expands.
🚨 The growth of Stacks' Bitcoin backed NFTs 🚨
The Bitcoin NFT community in the Stacks ecosystems continues to ship and deliver, continuing the momentum from NFT.NYC last week 🚀
Free-mints on Stacks
Yesterday 6/29 Megapont held a free mint with 10,000/10,000 of their Steady Lads collection going in a few hours and NonnishKingdom Grafters held their public free mint on Monday 6/27. Welcome to everyone new! 🙏
New Stacks Artists
Creatives from The Mintery launched collections this week including GraceHYE’s Black Flower collection and the Hungryartists NFT collection from Mary Lai 🎨
ALPHA: Pre-Launch Projects
⭐️ Hexverse.btc building an immersive racing game
⭐️ VapingApeClub minting now
⭐️ Lex4man launching Zoodtopia
⭐️ Vague Arts are minting tomorrow!
Stacks NFT updates?
For more continuous updates, follow @nftsonbitcoin on Instagram 🙏
Incredibly grateful for the amazing proactive Stacks NFT community ❤️
The Bitcoin NFT community in the Stacks ecosystems continues to ship and deliver, continuing the momentum from NFT.NYC last week 🚀
Free-mints on Stacks
Yesterday 6/29 Megapont held a free mint with 10,000/10,000 of their Steady Lads collection going in a few hours and NonnishKingdom Grafters held their public free mint on Monday 6/27. Welcome to everyone new! 🙏
New Stacks Artists
Creatives from The Mintery launched collections this week including GraceHYE’s Black Flower collection and the Hungryartists NFT collection from Mary Lai 🎨
ALPHA: Pre-Launch Projects
⭐️ Hexverse.btc building an immersive racing game
⭐️ VapingApeClub minting now
⭐️ Lex4man launching Zoodtopia
⭐️ Vague Arts are minting tomorrow!
Stacks NFT updates?
For more continuous updates, follow @nftsonbitcoin on Instagram 🙏
Incredibly grateful for the amazing proactive Stacks NFT community ❤️
X (formerly Twitter)
Megapont (@MegapontNFT) on X
Discord: https://t.co/gfLDfRkJXP
Founders: @megapont @mrkmcknz
Founders: @megapont @mrkmcknz
🚨 Stacks Community Call Playlist 🚨
Don't have the time to watch the Stacks Community call live? 👀
Be sure to follow the Stacks Community call playlist where you can catch up on the monthly community calls whenever you like 🙏
Updates from ⤵️
Umbrel App Store, Leos, Stacks Degens, Whitelabel, Boom, Fungible Systems, Friedger Muffke, Ileana Malacrino, Robin, Clarity Innovation Lab, MattySTX, Governance Lab, Local Indonesian Community, Local Austin Community & Local Australian Community.
⏰ Timestamps for specific Residents, Grants and Chapters included
👇 Watch June's recording here 👇
Don't have the time to watch the Stacks Community call live? 👀
Be sure to follow the Stacks Community call playlist where you can catch up on the monthly community calls whenever you like 🙏
Updates from ⤵️
Umbrel App Store, Leos, Stacks Degens, Whitelabel, Boom, Fungible Systems, Friedger Muffke, Ileana Malacrino, Robin, Clarity Innovation Lab, MattySTX, Governance Lab, Local Indonesian Community, Local Austin Community & Local Australian Community.
⏰ Timestamps for specific Residents, Grants and Chapters included
👇 Watch June's recording here 👇
YouTube
Stacks Community Call - June 2022
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:12 Umbrel App Store
01:57 Leos
04:07 Stacks Degens
06:30 Whitelabel
09:02 Boom
11:33 Fungible Systems
13:50 Friedger Muffke
16:15 Ileana Malacrino
18:45 Robin (Toggle)
20:44 Clarity Innovation Lab
22:57 MattySTX
24:45 Governance…
00:00 Introduction
00:12 Umbrel App Store
01:57 Leos
04:07 Stacks Degens
06:30 Whitelabel
09:02 Boom
11:33 Fungible Systems
13:50 Friedger Muffke
16:15 Ileana Malacrino
18:45 Robin (Toggle)
20:44 Clarity Innovation Lab
22:57 MattySTX
24:45 Governance…
📚 Stacks Improvement Proposal (SIP) Community Call 📚
The Stacks community should always be involved in improving the Stacks blockchain ✊
Every week, you are able to join the SIP community calls live.
📆 When: Check the Stacks Foundation Twitter channel for more information
🤔 What is a SIP?
A Stacks Improvement Proposal (SIP) is a design document that provides information to the greater Stacks ecosystem's participants concerning the design of the Stacks blockchain and its ongoing operation. Each SIP document contains all of the information needed to propose a non-trivial change to the way in which the Stacks blockchain operates.
Listen to the brilliant Stacks community minds discussing the SIPs 🧠👇
The Stacks community should always be involved in improving the Stacks blockchain ✊
Every week, you are able to join the SIP community calls live.
📆 When: Check the Stacks Foundation Twitter channel for more information
🤔 What is a SIP?
A Stacks Improvement Proposal (SIP) is a design document that provides information to the greater Stacks ecosystem's participants concerning the design of the Stacks blockchain and its ongoing operation. Each SIP document contains all of the information needed to propose a non-trivial change to the way in which the Stacks blockchain operates.
Listen to the brilliant Stacks community minds discussing the SIPs 🧠👇
YouTube
Stacks Improvement Proposal Community Call - 06/17
Join our weekly SIP call discussion live, every Friday!
The SIPs describe the design, implementation, and governance of the Stacks 2.0 blockchain. The SIP process (SIP-000) describes how to make a SIP and get it ratified. Anyone in the Stacks community may…
The SIPs describe the design, implementation, and governance of the Stacks 2.0 blockchain. The SIP process (SIP-000) describes how to make a SIP and get it ratified. Anyone in the Stacks community may…
Tutorials for install your Stacks web & mobile wallet 📺
Educating new people coming to Stacks is essential to create a demand for the apps that are being build on Stacks secured by Bitcoin ✊
How to install & use a Stacks web wallet
This video provides an introduction to crypto wallets. It covers how crypto wallets works, why you should have your own crypto wallet, and how to use one effectively ⛓ Watch video 👈
How to setup your Stacks mobile wallet & start earning Bitcoin
This video will go over the process of creating a Stacks mobile wallet, and locking up $STX to start Stacking ⛓ Watch video 👈
Educating new people coming to Stacks is essential to create a demand for the apps that are being build on Stacks secured by Bitcoin ✊
How to install & use a Stacks web wallet
This video provides an introduction to crypto wallets. It covers how crypto wallets works, why you should have your own crypto wallet, and how to use one effectively ⛓ Watch video 👈
How to setup your Stacks mobile wallet & start earning Bitcoin
This video will go over the process of creating a Stacks mobile wallet, and locking up $STX to start Stacking ⛓ Watch video 👈
YouTube
How To Install & Use a Stacks Web Wallet
Click on the timestamp "Hiro Wallet Tutorial" to directly go to the tutorial part of this video:
00:00 Intro
00:14 Why do I need a Crypto Wallet?
01:15 How to Install my Stacks Crypto Wallet
⛓️ This video provides an introduction to crypto wallets. It covers…
00:00 Intro
00:14 Why do I need a Crypto Wallet?
01:15 How to Install my Stacks Crypto Wallet
⛓️ This video provides an introduction to crypto wallets. It covers…
Where should you develop your Blockchain app? 🤔
As a blockchain developer, one of the most important decisions you’ll make is which ecosystem to build in. Do you join the largest community of Web3 developers in Ethereum? Do you take advantage of Solana’s fast transactions? Do you build on Bitcoin, the most secure and battle-tested blockchain?
Read more about the differences & options on Hiro's website 👇
As a blockchain developer, one of the most important decisions you’ll make is which ecosystem to build in. Do you join the largest community of Web3 developers in Ethereum? Do you take advantage of Solana’s fast transactions? Do you build on Bitcoin, the most secure and battle-tested blockchain?
Read more about the differences & options on Hiro's website 👇
www.hiro.so
Where Should You Develop Your Blockchain App?
Where to develop a blockchain application is a hard question without an easy answer. The good news is we’re here to help.
Forwarded from Xverse #Bitcoin Wallet Updates
🔥 The latest Xverse version is now released 🔥
What's new:
1. Full support for BNS decentralized identity. (.btc and .id usernames) Users can now see their BNS usernames in the wallet app for each account and send tokens and NFTs to BNS usernames instead of addresses.
2. You can now specify a send amount in fiat.
3. Apps can now request Xverse wallet to sign arbitrary messages.
4. We've also added an option to defer seed phrase backup during new wallet setup for faster onboarding.
What's new:
1. Full support for BNS decentralized identity. (.btc and .id usernames) Users can now see their BNS usernames in the wallet app for each account and send tokens and NFTs to BNS usernames instead of addresses.
2. You can now specify a send amount in fiat.
3. Apps can now request Xverse wallet to sign arbitrary messages.
4. We've also added an option to defer seed phrase backup during new wallet setup for faster onboarding.
Okcoin's Stacks recap - June 2022 edition 📆
Here’s OKcoin's monthly recap of what’s going on and being built in the Stacks ecosystem 🔍
⭐️ Stacks went to Bitcoin Unleashed to discuss our support for Bitcoin Odyssey
⭐️ Trust Machines raised $150 million
⭐️ GameFi, NFTs, and metaverse projects keep flourishing on Stacks 🚀
Read the full recap here 👇
Here’s OKcoin's monthly recap of what’s going on and being built in the Stacks ecosystem 🔍
⭐️ Stacks went to Bitcoin Unleashed to discuss our support for Bitcoin Odyssey
⭐️ Trust Machines raised $150 million
⭐️ GameFi, NFTs, and metaverse projects keep flourishing on Stacks 🚀
Read the full recap here 👇
Okcoin
Stacks recap – June 2022 edition
Here’s our monthly recap of what’s going on and being built in the Stacks ecosystem. 🔍 TL;DR We went to Bitcoin Unleashed to discuss our support for Bitcoin Odyssey Trust Machines raised $150 million GameFi, NFTs, and metaverse projects keep flourishing on…
Forwarded from ALEX Official Announcement
Hey everyone, here are all known notable events, features/changes, and updates from the month of June 2022 👋
1️⃣ STX/MIA and STX/NYC trading pair went live on block height 62,876.
2️⃣ Co-Farm with ALEX went live! Read the full details on Co-Farm HERE
3️⃣ 2nd Lockdrop snapshot taken!
4️⃣ Borrow & Lend has just gone live on ALEX! The very first Borrow & Lend will CRP enabled! Read full details HERE
5️⃣ ALEX Lottery has gone live on Block 66,551! Read the full detail HERE
👇 Some press & media shoutouts from June! 👇
1️⃣ Realvision
2️⃣ Spotify [ALEX AND THE FUTURE OF FINANCE]
3️⃣ XVerse tutorial with ALEX
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Check out the Gov Update: HERE
1️⃣ STX/MIA and STX/NYC trading pair went live on block height 62,876.
2️⃣ Co-Farm with ALEX went live! Read the full details on Co-Farm HERE
3️⃣ 2nd Lockdrop snapshot taken!
4️⃣ Borrow & Lend has just gone live on ALEX! The very first Borrow & Lend will CRP enabled! Read full details HERE
5️⃣ ALEX Lottery has gone live on Block 66,551! Read the full detail HERE
👇 Some press & media shoutouts from June! 👇
1️⃣ Realvision
2️⃣ Spotify [ALEX AND THE FUTURE OF FINANCE]
3️⃣ XVerse tutorial with ALEX
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Check out the Gov Update: HERE
Medium
Co-Farming with ALEX
We are introducing “Co-Farming with ALEX” exclusively for the STX/ALEX LP tokens that will be unlocking during cycle #32 and beyond.
Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali about Jack Dorsey's Web5 🗣
"The more builders there are in the Bitcoin ecosystem, the better. It's better to think about how we can grow together as a collective"
"These projects have historically not been able to get developers"
👇 Listen to Muneeb Ali's view on Web5 here 👇
"The more builders there are in the Bitcoin ecosystem, the better. It's better to think about how we can grow together as a collective"
"These projects have historically not been able to get developers"
👇 Listen to Muneeb Ali's view on Web5 here 👇
YouTube
Jack Dorsey’s web5 on Bitcoin & the Current Bear Market
Listen to the full stacker chats on your favourite podcast channel:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CsbMGZHn4kp8u3IPnvQjR?si=491049b5d046443e
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/kw/podcast/stacker-chats/id1598954744
📲 In this Stacker Chats…
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CsbMGZHn4kp8u3IPnvQjR?si=491049b5d046443e
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/kw/podcast/stacker-chats/id1598954744
📲 In this Stacker Chats…
ICYMI: Blockchain.com adds wallet support for $STX
Blockchain.com, the world’s most popular crypto wallet, has added Wallet support for $STX. With STX support already available on Blockchain.com’s Exchange, users will be able to toggle between the Wallet and Exchange to buy, sell, and earn $STX rewards 🚀
👇 Link to article 👇
Blockchain.com, the world’s most popular crypto wallet, has added Wallet support for $STX. With STX support already available on Blockchain.com’s Exchange, users will be able to toggle between the Wallet and Exchange to buy, sell, and earn $STX rewards 🚀
👇 Link to article 👇
stacks.org
Blockchain.com Adds Wallet Support for STX, Allowing Holders to Buy, Sell, and Earn
Today, we’re excited to announce that Blockchain.com, the world’s most popular crypto wallet, has added Wallet support for STX.With STX support already available on Blockchain.com’s Exchange, users will be able to toggle between the Wallet and Exchange to…
Stacks Foundation Jumpstarts New Program Providing Financial Relief for Women in Afghanistan
The Stacks Foundation has created an innovative social good program that leverages yield from cryptocurrency, specifically $STX, to fund thousands of women in Afghanistan seeking financial relief. The program is in partnership with the Stacks Foundation, Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization, and OpenGrants ❤️
Read the full article here 👇
The Stacks Foundation has created an innovative social good program that leverages yield from cryptocurrency, specifically $STX, to fund thousands of women in Afghanistan seeking financial relief. The program is in partnership with the Stacks Foundation, Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization, and OpenGrants ❤️
Read the full article here 👇
stacks.org
Stacks Foundation Jumpstarts New Program Providing Financial Relief for Women in Afghanistan
It has been long known that crypto can be used in tandem with philanthropy to provide financial aid to marginalized groups. The Stacks Foundation has taken this a step further and created an innovative social good program that leverages yield from cryptocurrency…
The Weekly Stack: Gamma NFT Updates 📰
Our friends are Gamma.io are releasing a weekly newsletter covering everything surrounding NFT events & upcoming mints 🚀
This week:
⭐️ Meet the Creators
⭐️ NFTNYC Recap
⭐️ Gamma Updates
Read last week's newsletter & subscribe here 👈
Our friends are Gamma.io are releasing a weekly newsletter covering everything surrounding NFT events & upcoming mints 🚀
This week:
⭐️ Meet the Creators
⭐️ NFTNYC Recap
⭐️ Gamma Updates
Read last week's newsletter & subscribe here 👈
Stacks Community Events: June Recap 📆
It has been incredible seeing so many Stacks community members attending real life and virtual events 🚀 June has been a whirlwind of exciting conferences, hackathons, workshops and meetups. Web3Week, Consensus 2022, NFTNYC, Miami for Everyone, Dev Workshops etc. 🤯
Check out what we’ve been up to and find out how you can join us at future events 👇
It has been incredible seeing so many Stacks community members attending real life and virtual events 🚀 June has been a whirlwind of exciting conferences, hackathons, workshops and meetups. Web3Week, Consensus 2022, NFTNYC, Miami for Everyone, Dev Workshops etc. 🤯
Check out what we’ve been up to and find out how you can join us at future events 👇
stacks.org
Stacks Community Events: June Recap
At the Stacks Foundation, June has been a whirlwind of exciting conferences, hackathons, workshops and meetups. Check out what we’ve been up to and find out how you can join us at future events.
Bringing Speed to the Stacks Blockchain ⛓
In this video, Aaron Blankstein, Staff Software Engineer at Hiro, explains hyperchains, a layer-2 scaling solution for the Stacks blockchain. Hyperchains will offer the ability to process high throughput and low latency workloads, enabling developers to build fast and reliable experiences on Stacks 🚀
Watch here 👇
In this video, Aaron Blankstein, Staff Software Engineer at Hiro, explains hyperchains, a layer-2 scaling solution for the Stacks blockchain. Hyperchains will offer the ability to process high throughput and low latency workloads, enabling developers to build fast and reliable experiences on Stacks 🚀
Watch here 👇
YouTube
Hyperchains Explained
In this video, Aaron Blankstein, Staff Software Engineer at Hiro, explains hyperchains, a layer-2 scaling solution for the Stacks blockchain. Hyperchains will offer the ability to process high throughput and low latency workloads, enabling developers to build…
ICYMI: You're still part of the #1 Web3b project on Bitcoin 👀
📈 STX Addresses from 417K (Q1-2022) to 444,490 (Q2-2022)
📈 Smart Contracts built from (Q1-2022) 3,235 to 5,127 (Q2-2022)
📈 Entities building on Stacks from 45 to 72
📈 TVL 478M $STX to 524M $STX
The Stacks community has proven the incredible potential of smart contracts for Bitcoin, from DeFi to NFTs, city coins to philanthropic efforts, portable identity to new infrastructure ✊
Read the Cointelegraph article 👇
📈 STX Addresses from 417K (Q1-2022) to 444,490 (Q2-2022)
📈 Smart Contracts built from (Q1-2022) 3,235 to 5,127 (Q2-2022)
📈 Entities building on Stacks from 45 to 72
📈 TVL 478M $STX to 524M $STX
The Stacks community has proven the incredible potential of smart contracts for Bitcoin, from DeFi to NFTs, city coins to philanthropic efforts, portable identity to new infrastructure ✊
Read the Cointelegraph article 👇
Cointelegraph
Stacks ecosystem becomes #1 Web3 project on Bitcoin
Currently, its 11,000+ users earn more than 100 BTC per month via Stacks' PoX consensus mechanism.