Stacks NFTs Secured by Bitcoin Are Thriving 🚀
So much is happening in the Stacks NFT space ⤵️
⭐️ Bitcoin Monkeys Eggs Minting July 22
⭐️ Megapont announced the internactive Kong Fu mint
⭐️ The Mintery starting up the next cohort to onboard new Stacks NFT projects (deadline to apply: 27th)
⭐️ Satoshibles successfully launched Monster Satoshibles
⭐️ So much more 🤯
The Stacks community does what it's best at, building 🏗✊
So much is happening in the Stacks NFT space ⤵️
⭐️ Bitcoin Monkeys Eggs Minting July 22
⭐️ Megapont announced the internactive Kong Fu mint
⭐️ The Mintery starting up the next cohort to onboard new Stacks NFT projects (deadline to apply: 27th)
⭐️ Satoshibles successfully launched Monster Satoshibles
⭐️ So much more 🤯
The Stacks community does what it's best at, building 🏗✊
mintery.co
The Mintery
A 30-day NFT and metaverse launchpad for artists, by artists.
Introducing the Stacks Roadmap 🛣
The Stacks Foundation set out to create one place where roadmap-related content can be collected and displayed. At a glance, you should be able to tell what major improvements are coming up as well as get a sense for smaller tooling, team, or other more specific updates.
TL;DR:
The top section = big picture direction stuff for the network
The bottom section = day to day updates and granular progress
Read more about the Roadmap 👈
The Roadmap 👈
The Stacks Foundation set out to create one place where roadmap-related content can be collected and displayed. At a glance, you should be able to tell what major improvements are coming up as well as get a sense for smaller tooling, team, or other more specific updates.
TL;DR:
The top section = big picture direction stuff for the network
The bottom section = day to day updates and granular progress
Read more about the Roadmap 👈
The Roadmap 👈
stacks.org
Introducing the Stacks Roadmap
Audience and stakeholders of all different types need to know where the network is headed, so we set out to create one place where ‘roadmap’-related content can be collected and displayed. At a glance, you should be able to tell what major improvements are…
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Megapont Newsletter 📰🦍
Stacks NFT market leader Megapont is not slowing down 📈
This newsletter covers the highlights of what the Megapont team have been working on, including:
📌 $MEGA coin
📌 Kong Fu: The new interactive NFT drop
📌 More exciting news
Stacks NFT market leader Megapont is not slowing down 📈
This newsletter covers the highlights of what the Megapont team have been working on, including:
📌 $MEGA coin
📌 Kong Fu: The new interactive NFT drop
📌 More exciting news
Medium
Newsletter #9
Welcome to another Megapont newsletter! As I was writing this update, I had to pause for a moment to reflect on the fact that we are making…
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🗞 Former 'Bitcoin Maximalist' Dan Held sees a future in DeFi for the digital asset
Dan Held will be officially joining the community to support Bitcoin adoption & growth 🚀
He will be taking an active role building DeFi products on top of Bitcoin, starting with a marketing partner role at Bitcoin-focused ecosystem and platform, Trust Machines.
👇 The full article 👇
Dan Held will be officially joining the community to support Bitcoin adoption & growth 🚀
He will be taking an active role building DeFi products on top of Bitcoin, starting with a marketing partner role at Bitcoin-focused ecosystem and platform, Trust Machines.
👇 The full article 👇
TechCrunch
Former ‘Bitcoin maximalist’ Dan Held sees a future in DeFi for the digital asset
As the crypto markets continue to tumble, a major industry player’s beliefs are also taking a turn as he shifts from being a “Bitcoin maximalist” to what he calls a “Bitcoin rationalist.”
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Stacks enables Bitcoin applications, but what does that mean in practice? 🤔
The Stacks blockchain is uniquely positioned to make reading from the Bitcoin chain easy for smart contracts on the Stacks network, and proof-of-transfer consensus even makes certain kinds of bitcoin transactions programmable from the Stacks network. 🚀
This post will cover two different kinds of applications that can make use of this power (bridges and programmable proof-of-transfer slots), and discuss some proposed mechanisms in SIP-015 that make implementing those applications possible in the Stacks network 🌐
Read the full Hiro article 👇
The Stacks blockchain is uniquely positioned to make reading from the Bitcoin chain easy for smart contracts on the Stacks network, and proof-of-transfer consensus even makes certain kinds of bitcoin transactions programmable from the Stacks network. 🚀
This post will cover two different kinds of applications that can make use of this power (bridges and programmable proof-of-transfer slots), and discuss some proposed mechanisms in SIP-015 that make implementing those applications possible in the Stacks network 🌐
Read the full Hiro article 👇
www.hiro.so
Future Work for Clarity: Better Bitcoin Interactivity
How does Stacks interact with Bitcoin, and how can we add support for new Bitcoin functionality?
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Bitcoin DeFi protocol Arkadiko Summer Update
Arkadiko has shared an update on their protocol 🚀
⭐️ Announcing Arkadiko Keepers: Smart contract automation for Stacks developers
⭐️ Front-end updates
⭐️ New collateral
⭐️ Arkadroids NFT projects: created to reward loyal members and to bring some new eyes to Arkadiko.
👇 Read more 👇
Arkadiko has shared an update on their protocol 🚀
⭐️ Announcing Arkadiko Keepers: Smart contract automation for Stacks developers
⭐️ Front-end updates
⭐️ New collateral
⭐️ Arkadroids NFT projects: created to reward loyal members and to bring some new eyes to Arkadiko.
👇 Read more 👇
Medium
Arkadiko Summer Update
Hello Arkadians
Built on Bitcoin Podcast: DLC link, Stacks Ventures, No-Code Clarity & more 🚀
Want to know more about the exciting Stacks community? Jake Blockchain is bringing you the Built on Bitcoin Show, available on every podcast app & YouTube.
🔉 E74 - Investing in the Future of Web3 with Kyle Ellicott
🔉 E72 - Unlocking Native Bitcoin on Stacks with DLC.link
🔉 E70 - Building Apps on Stacks with No-Code Christopher Perceptions
Want to know more about the exciting Stacks community? Jake Blockchain is bringing you the Built on Bitcoin Show, available on every podcast app & YouTube.
🔉 E74 - Investing in the Future of Web3 with Kyle Ellicott
🔉 E72 - Unlocking Native Bitcoin on Stacks with DLC.link
🔉 E70 - Building Apps on Stacks with No-Code Christopher Perceptions
Built on Bitcoin
The Built on Bitcoin Podcast
Covering innovation in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
How do Bitcoin Smart Contracts Work? 🤔
Struggle to explain the concept of Bitcoin Smart Contracts to your friends? Want to support the Stacks community by spreading the word of unleashing Bitcoin's full potential? Hiro released this amazing article on how Bitcoin Smart Contracts work 👇
Bitcoin rarely featured in the discussion of smart contracts because it had a limited scripting language that prioritized security over programmability.That’s changing thanks to Stacks: Bitcoin smart contracts are now here. Developers now have options for building Web3 applications beyond Ethereum and other emerging blockchains. Read more 👈
Struggle to explain the concept of Bitcoin Smart Contracts to your friends? Want to support the Stacks community by spreading the word of unleashing Bitcoin's full potential? Hiro released this amazing article on how Bitcoin Smart Contracts work 👇
Bitcoin rarely featured in the discussion of smart contracts because it had a limited scripting language that prioritized security over programmability.That’s changing thanks to Stacks: Bitcoin smart contracts are now here. Developers now have options for building Web3 applications beyond Ethereum and other emerging blockchains. Read more 👈
www.hiro.so
Bitcoin Ecosystem: An Overview of Bitcoin Smart Contracts and How They Work
Dive into the world of Bitcoin smart contracts.
🚨 Stacks Community Call 🚨
Discover the achievements of our community's Grants, Residents & Chapters during the Community Call 🚀
🗣 Speaking:
Flatlay, Byzantion, Vestly App, Clarity Innovation Lab (MarvinJanssen), Clarity Universe (Education) & Chapters Stacks Australia, Indonesia & Austin.
Save your spot 👇
Discover the achievements of our community's Grants, Residents & Chapters during the Community Call 🚀
🗣 Speaking:
Flatlay, Byzantion, Vestly App, Clarity Innovation Lab (MarvinJanssen), Clarity Universe (Education) & Chapters Stacks Australia, Indonesia & Austin.
Save your spot 👇
Crowdcast
Community Updates Call (July 2022) - Crowdcast
Register now for Stacks's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Thursday July 28, 2022 at 11:00 am EDT.
Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali explaining the 2022 focus areas for Stacks 🚀
⭐️ Increasing blockchain speed & capacity
⭐️ Bringing in more developers & builders to the Stacks community
⭐️ More...
Watch the full Stacker Chats with Muneeb Ali & Gina Abrams 👇
⭐️ Increasing blockchain speed & capacity
⭐️ Bringing in more developers & builders to the Stacks community
⭐️ More...
Watch the full Stacker Chats with Muneeb Ali & Gina Abrams 👇
YouTube
Focus Areas for Stacks in 2022
Listen to the full stacker chats on your favourite podcast channel:
Spotify: https://podcasts.bcast.fm/e/xnvmvm78-focus-areas-for-stacks-in-2022-bitcoin-as-a-tool-vs-community
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/kw/podcast/stacker-chats/id1598954744…
Spotify: https://podcasts.bcast.fm/e/xnvmvm78-focus-areas-for-stacks-in-2022-bitcoin-as-a-tool-vs-community
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/kw/podcast/stacker-chats/id1598954744…
Bitcoin as a Tool Vs The Community
"A simple message for devs:
- Bitcoin base should remain simple.
- Bitcoin layers are good for Bitcoin.
- Bitcoin community welcomes devs."
- Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali
Watch Muneeb Ali explain the different between Bitcoin as a tool Vs the community
Watch the full video on the difference 👇
"A simple message for devs:
- Bitcoin base should remain simple.
- Bitcoin layers are good for Bitcoin.
- Bitcoin community welcomes devs."
- Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali
Watch Muneeb Ali explain the different between Bitcoin as a tool Vs the community
Watch the full video on the difference 👇
YouTube
Bitcoin as a Tool vs Community
Listen to the full stacker chats on your favourite podcast channel:
Spotify: https://podcasts.bcast.fm/e/xnvmvm78-focus-areas-for-stacks-in-2022-bitcoin-as-a-tool-vs-community
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/kw/podcast/stacker-chats/id1598954744…
Spotify: https://podcasts.bcast.fm/e/xnvmvm78-focus-areas-for-stacks-in-2022-bitcoin-as-a-tool-vs-community
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/kw/podcast/stacker-chats/id1598954744…
🤔 How Stacks' Smart Contract Language Prevents Exploitation?
Listen to Ciara, Clarity Smart Contracts Resident, explain how Clarity prevents exploitation like the infamous Ethereum DAO hack.
Register for the next Clarity Camp & Become a Stacks builder, building on Bitcoin 🚀
Watch the full video here 👈
Listen to Ciara, Clarity Smart Contracts Resident, explain how Clarity prevents exploitation like the infamous Ethereum DAO hack.
Register for the next Clarity Camp & Become a Stacks builder, building on Bitcoin 🚀
Watch the full video here 👈
clarity-lang.org
Clarity Camp
Welcom to the hub for all things related to learning Clarity, the most expressive and secure language for writing smart contracts secured by Bitcoin. Find courses, key resources, and job opportunities.
Announcing Micro-Stacks V1 🚀
Micro-Stacks 1.0.0 & new libraries for developers are announced!
A huge improvement for al Stacks developers building our ecosystem 📈
📌 micro-stacks@1.0.0 - stable, audited release
📌 new @micro-stacks/client library for managing app-state
📌 new framework specific bindings:
📌 React - @micro-stacks/react
📌Svelte - @micro-stacks/svelte
📌 Vue - @micro-stacks/vue
📌 Solidjs - @micro-stacks/solidjs
Read the full announcement 👇
Micro-Stacks 1.0.0 & new libraries for developers are announced!
A huge improvement for al Stacks developers building our ecosystem 📈
📌 micro-stacks@1.0.0 - stable, audited release
📌 new @micro-stacks/client library for managing app-state
📌 new framework specific bindings:
📌 React - @micro-stacks/react
📌Svelte - @micro-stacks/svelte
📌 Vue - @micro-stacks/vue
📌 Solidjs - @micro-stacks/solidjs
Read the full announcement 👇
micro-stacks.dev
Announcing micro-stacks v1.0.0
With the release of micro-stacks v1 comes many new improvements and framework libraries for React, Vue, Svelte, and Solidjs.
Build a DEX with Stacks & Hackathon announcement
Pointer has partnered with Stacks to bring you a tutorial on building a decentralized exchange on Stacks. Bringing more Clarity developers to the Stacks ecosystem 🚀
Hackathon
Pointer will host their first Hackathon with Stacks! Check out the hackathon channels in Pointer's Discord to find a team (if you like!), and discuss ideas and progress! The hackathon will finish on 26th August 2022, one month after the tutorial is published. Judging by the Pointer team!
Prizes 🎉
The best project will receive the grand prize of $10,000 worth of STX
4 runners up will each receive $2,500 worth of STX
View the full Pointer Tutorial & Hackathon overview 👇
Pointer has partnered with Stacks to bring you a tutorial on building a decentralized exchange on Stacks. Bringing more Clarity developers to the Stacks ecosystem 🚀
Hackathon
Pointer will host their first Hackathon with Stacks! Check out the hackathon channels in Pointer's Discord to find a team (if you like!), and discuss ideas and progress! The hackathon will finish on 26th August 2022, one month after the tutorial is published. Judging by the Pointer team!
Prizes 🎉
The best project will receive the grand prize of $10,000 worth of STX
4 runners up will each receive $2,500 worth of STX
View the full Pointer Tutorial & Hackathon overview 👇
www.pointer.gg
Build a DEX on Stacks: Overview - Pointer
Build a decentralized exchange using Stacks, Clarity and Clarinet!
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🚨 Stacks Newsletter: July 2022 🚨
State of the Network ⚡️
⭐️ STX Addresses 417K to 444,490
⭐️ Smart Contracts 3,235 to 5,127
⭐️ TVL 478M STX to 524M
⭐️ BTC Rewards 1127 BTC to 1770 BTC
⭐️ Entities 45 to 72
📈 Multiple new listings
📈 New Stacks NFT onboarding cohort
📈 New Stacks Clarity Smart Contracts Education cohort
Read the full newsletter & Subscribe for monthly updates 👇
State of the Network ⚡️
⭐️ STX Addresses 417K to 444,490
⭐️ Smart Contracts 3,235 to 5,127
⭐️ TVL 478M STX to 524M
⭐️ BTC Rewards 1127 BTC to 1770 BTC
⭐️ Entities 45 to 72
📈 Multiple new listings
📈 New Stacks NFT onboarding cohort
📈 New Stacks Clarity Smart Contracts Education cohort
Read the full newsletter & Subscribe for monthly updates 👇
Unleashing Bitcoin
Bitcoin Builders Stay Bullish, Q2 Recap and Report
A compilation of news and updates covering the many ways pioneers are building on Bitcoin and unleashing its full potential.
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ALEX DeFi Announces Orderbook Whitelist 🏦
ALEX Orderbook inaugurates our scalability solution. It is the non-custodial, hybrid on-chain/off-chain order-matching engine for decentralized exchanges.
The Orderbook enables fast confirmation without sacrificing the security of trade settlement on Bitcoin.
The ALEX Orderbook Testnet is launched with the sole purpose of improving ALEX products through community feedback. This is the first time a hybrid orderbook protocol will be connected to the Stacks blockchain.
Read the full Article & Help improve ALEX 👇
ALEX Orderbook inaugurates our scalability solution. It is the non-custodial, hybrid on-chain/off-chain order-matching engine for decentralized exchanges.
The Orderbook enables fast confirmation without sacrificing the security of trade settlement on Bitcoin.
The ALEX Orderbook Testnet is launched with the sole purpose of improving ALEX products through community feedback. This is the first time a hybrid orderbook protocol will be connected to the Stacks blockchain.
Read the full Article & Help improve ALEX 👇
Medium
ALEX Orderbook Whitelist
What is the ALEX Orderbook?
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Using Native Bitcoin in Stacks Apps via DLCs 📰🗣
DLC.Link is building infrastructure that will let Clarity app developers use native Bitcoin locked in escrow. The use of Discreet Log Contract technology unlocks Bitcoin liquidity without having to trust a single third-party.
Want to learn more about DLC.link & their amazing innovation on Stacks? Reach the full discussion with Aki Balogh, Founder/CEO of DLC.link here 👈
Stacks Twitter Spaces on DLC.Link today 🚨
Set a reminder 👇
DLC.Link is building infrastructure that will let Clarity app developers use native Bitcoin locked in escrow. The use of Discreet Log Contract technology unlocks Bitcoin liquidity without having to trust a single third-party.
Want to learn more about DLC.link & their amazing innovation on Stacks? Reach the full discussion with Aki Balogh, Founder/CEO of DLC.link here 👈
Stacks Twitter Spaces on DLC.Link today 🚨
Set a reminder 👇
stacks.org
Builder Spotlight: DLC.Link
In our discussion with Aki, we learn more about how Discreet Log Contracts work and why they’re so important in bringing crypto into the mainstream, how he and his team got started working on this project, their vision, what they’ve learned, and what’s coming…
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📺 The Stacks Community Call - July 2022 📺
You can watch back the July 2022 Stacks Community Call on YouTube where all Grantees, Residents and Chapters talk about their latest achievements & updates 💬
Set a reminder for the next Stacks Community Call 👈
👇 Watch the July Community Call video 👇
You can watch back the July 2022 Stacks Community Call on YouTube where all Grantees, Residents and Chapters talk about their latest achievements & updates 💬
Set a reminder for the next Stacks Community Call 👈
👇 Watch the July Community Call video 👇
Crowdcast
Community Updates Call (August 2022) - Crowdcast
Register now for Stacks's event on Crowdcast, scheduled to go live on Thursday September 01, 2022 at 11:00 am EDT.
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NFTs for Social Good: Built with NFT 🤝 Satoshibles ❤️
10 ETH of the Satoshibles mint proceeds were donated to a greater cause: The Built with Bitcoin Foundation - a fantastic organization dedicated to creating equitable opportunity by providing clean water, access to quality education, sustainable farming, and humanitarian support, all powered by Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
You can still support the Built with NFT greater cause by minting one of the NFTs hand drawn by students from Built With Bitcoin schools across Africa. Available here 👈
Read the full article here 👇
10 ETH of the Satoshibles mint proceeds were donated to a greater cause: The Built with Bitcoin Foundation - a fantastic organization dedicated to creating equitable opportunity by providing clean water, access to quality education, sustainable farming, and humanitarian support, all powered by Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.
You can still support the Built with NFT greater cause by minting one of the NFTs hand drawn by students from Built With Bitcoin schools across Africa. Available here 👈
Read the full article here 👇
Medium
NFTs for Social Good.
It has always been our mission with the Satoshibles project to give back and get involved with incentives that are a force for social good…
A Deep Dive Into Bitcoin NFTs with Xverse 👁
Since launching in January 2021, the Stacks ecosystem has been growing efforts to support Bitcoin NFTs. Decentralized marketplaces like Byzantion, Gamma, and HeyLayer offer a variety of services such as purchasing, selling and minting Bitcoin NFTs including music, collectibles, fine arts & photography.
Read the full Xverse NFTs on Bitcoin article 👇
Since launching in January 2021, the Stacks ecosystem has been growing efforts to support Bitcoin NFTs. Decentralized marketplaces like Byzantion, Gamma, and HeyLayer offer a variety of services such as purchasing, selling and minting Bitcoin NFTs including music, collectibles, fine arts & photography.
Read the full Xverse NFTs on Bitcoin article 👇
Medium
Bitcoin NFTs: Yes, they exist!
Recent studies show Bitcoin evolving as a top blockchain for NFTs.