In case you missed it, here's an explainer video from BTCTurk Business Development Director Salim Karaman on Everything you need to know about Stacks in 10 questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8lWFcoZ0mU&feature=youtu.be

✍️Write-to-earn is coming to STX with Sigle. Their team is releasing a new version of their platform with a unique monetization model where readers can lock up Stacks tokens to support the writer and give you their Bitcoin yield without spending their principle. Learn more about this fantastic update here 👇

https://twitter.com/sigleapp/status/1434915045570383882

💥Stacks Demo Day 1 is happening now with guest speakers Patrick Stanley, Founder of Freehold, Dan Held, Director of Growth at Kraken, and Ryan Hoover, Founder of Product Hunt.

Join here: https://bit.ly/stacks-ac-zoom

🔌 Another STX Integration made possible by Stacks Korea! cc: @gmchung
Today, we're pleased to announce that popular South Korean wallet provider, D'CENT, has added Stacks (STX) support.

🇰🇷 Our Korean users can expect the following:

✅ Send, receive, or store STX on a biometric wallet.
✅ Send, receive, or store STX on a software wallet.
✅ Support for mobile app for both Android and iOS.

https://stacks.org/south-korean-wallet-dcent-adds-stx

WazirX is giving away $200 worth of STX to 20 lucky winners! Simply follow the steps in the gleam link within the twitter post and grab your free STX 💰

https://twitter.com/WazirXIndia/status/1436284595960434716

And just like that the first Stacks Accelerator Demo day is over. 💥Couldn't be more proud of the all the teams who's unlocking #Bitcoin's full potential.

Stackers, are you ready for the next cohort? $STX

The next major Stacks upgrade is coming! Curious on what to expect?

☝️It is important to know that the 2.1 Upgrade will be voted on

Stacks 2.1 will include:

✅ Continuous Stacking
✅ Increasing lock-ups or ‘topping off’
✅ Unlock unused STX automatically
✅ Clarity Improvements
✅ Better In-Band Blockchain Upgrades
✅ Reliability Improvements

There's a lot of stuff to unwrap, learn more in this blog post.

Join us for a community call next Wednesday, September 15th at 2:00pm UTC / 10:00am EST. We’ll be discussing the upgrade and what it means for the network with core developers from across the ecosystem.

Don't miss our Stacks India leads Telegram AMA with WazirX. 🇮🇳👇

https://twitter.com/WazirXIndia/status/1437370492910985219

🌴 And just like that MiamiCoin generated $4.5M in just 40 days (much more to come!), which got accepted by the City of Miami today!

https://twitter.com/FrancisSuarez/status/1437586010943246336

🎙 Trevor Owens, Managing Partner at the Stacks Accelerator and Louise Ivan, Growth Lead at the Stacks Foundation are going live on WazirX YouTube to answer all your questions about STX and how it unleashes Bitcoin's potential and more!

https://twitter.com/WazirXIndia/status/1437710221372231683

⚠️ Ultra Mega Super Stacks Upgrade Community Call is happening tomorrow. To learn more about the 2.1 upgrade, join us tomorrow, September 15th at 2:00 pm UTC / 10:00 am EST. We'll be discussing the upgrade and what it means for the network with core developers from across the ecosystem.

Mark your calendars now. 👇
https://www.addevent.com/event/pi8709201

🚀 Stacks Accelerator Teams Take Off

Missed the first-ever Stacks Accelerator Demo Day? You’re in luck, both sessions are now available!

💸 DeFi and Fintech → Watch Now
🌅 NFTs & Web 3.0 → Watch Now

These teams showed us what’s coming to Bitcoin soon, it’s an exciting glimpse into a future not far away!

Meet Our Startups → Notion

Last September 1, Clarity Universe was launched. Today, more than 100+ developers are learning to write Clarity, Smart Contracts for Bitcoin.

Get an inside look at the first two weeks of Clarity Universe in the Stacks Foundation blog, Inside Clarity Universe Vol 1, to learn more about highlights of the program and stories of our Bitcoin builders.

https://stacks.org/clarity-universe-vol-1

The Stacks Foundation is launching a Residence Program to help community members go full-time on Stacks.

Residents will be funded for up to 1 year to pursue longer-term projects (such as research, large scale development, entrepreneurial experiments, etc.) aimed at advancing the ecosystem.

Learn more about the program and nominate, propose, or a apply to be a resident here:
https://twitter.com/StacksOrg/status/1438083944566726661

Mayor Francis X. Suarez shared this video signing the legislation to accept MiamiCoin generated funds, and usher in a new model for municipal funding!
🌴$MIA is the first CityCoin. 🔌 Powered by Stacks blockchain and secured by Bitcoin!

https://twitter.com/FrancisSuarez/status/1438230032464420867

🥇25 teams graduated from the Stacks Accelerator Demo Day!👋 Meet and learn about the Stacks builders that are unleashing the full potential of Bitcoin: https://lnkd.in/eNFvZ3xH

$STX Ecosystem is scorchinggggg!! 🔥

Catch up with the latest edition of our newsletter!👇
🚀 Stacks Accelerator Demo Day, 25 teams showed us the future on Bitcoin
🌴 Miami accepts MiamiCoin protocol contributions, to put funds to work
👛 Coinbase Custody, a leading option for institutional STX holders is live
🌏 Clarity Universe, 100+ new devs learn to wield smart contracts for Bitcoin
🔌 D'CENT, top Korean wallet brings biometric, Android, iOS options to STX

[https://newsletter.stacks.org/issues/defi-on-bitcoin-charges-ahead-on-stacks-stacks-ac-mia-clarity-universe-735494](https://newsletter.stacks.org/issues/defi-on-bitcoin-charges-ahead-on-stacks-stacks-ac-mia-clarity-universe-735494)

Satoshibles is coming to Stacks (STX) thru an NFT bridge between Ethereum and Stacks Blockchain. This collaboration will allow very first NFT on Ethereum that can be ported over to Bitcoin via Stacks. 🔥

https://satoshibles.medium.com/nfts-on-bitcoin-satoshibles-announce-partnership-with-stacks-blockchain-cdf78df75191