ICYMI: Pravica launched the first DcFi, Pravica Club 🚀

ℹ️ Pravica Club lets users send cryptocurrency payments as likes and enter stacking (Not Staking) pools. Content creators can thus monetize their content through “Write to Earn” or “Create to Earn”

Mohamed Abdou, Founder, and CEO of Pravica explains, “We are empowering the Web 3 creator economy. This is especially relevant in the era of the Metaverse where individuals will need decentralized identities, secure communications and P2P financial transactions. DcFi, presented as Pravica Club, is the gateway towards a truly Web 3.0 creators economy". 🌐

Read the full announcement here 👇
https://blog.pravica.io/2022/09/14/mena-web-3-0-blockchain/

Alex Miller, CEO of Hiro, recently discussed why Bitcoin is the perfect settlement layer to build apps on top of with Brayden Lindrea of Cointelegraph 🔐

Per the article, Alex Miller mentioned that this is what Satoshi Nakomoto envisioned⤵️

“Satoshi himself wrote back in like 2010, 2011, that he foresaw additional layers [and] additional chains will get built on top of this, to provide all of that kind of programmability.”

Read the full article below 👇
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-is-the-perfect-settlement-layer-to-build-apps-on-top-of-hiro-ceo

Did you know that QuickNode released a guide on How to Mint NFTs on the Stacks Blockchain 🖼️

In this guide, you will take things a step further and learn the following:
❇️ how to create and deploy a SIP-009 compliant NFT contract to the Stacks Testnet 🔒
❇️ how to mint the NFTs through the Stacks Sandbox

Check it below ⏬
https://www.quicknode.com/guides/web3-sdks/how-to-mint-nfts-on-the-stacks-blockchain

We have an exciting Twitter Spaces Session Tomorrow! We'll hear from different builders in the ecosystem. Learn how they're contributing towards a user-owned internet and more! 🎙️

We have Kyle Ellicott of Stacks Ventures, John Ennis of NeoSwap, Orlando Cosme of StackerDAO Labs, Dr. Chiente Hsu of alexGo.btc, and Ragnar Lifthrasir of Trajan 🚀

Save the details below 👇
📍 https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1ynJOaLagplKR
🗓️ Monday, September 26
⌚ 5:00 PM EDT

See you there! 👋

ICYMI: We announced the winners of the recently concluded third Clarity Universe hackathon 🏆

Congratulations
1️⃣Helping Hands
2️⃣Paydii
3️⃣Stacks Guild

We'd also like to thank everyone who participated 🙏

Learn more about the projects here 👇
https://claritycamp3hack.devpost.com/updates/23546-announcing-the-winners

We're excited to see Brittany Laughlin, Executive Director of the Stacks Foundation, speak at this year's SmartCon! 🚀

ℹ️ Brought to us by Chainlink, SmartCon is a full week of learning from industry luminaries, building alongside the best developers in the space, and connecting with fellow community members from across the globe.

More about the event below 👇
https://smartcon.chain.link/

Let's take a peek inside Gamma's Create Portal and learn how it empowers NFT Creators 👀

Nick Sainato, Co-Founder and COO of Gamma.io, walks us through their creator launchpad, the Create Portal, which allows artists and creatives to launch NFT collections and support NFT-gated communities. 🚀

Read the full article below 👇
https://www.hiro.so/blog/a-look-inside-gammas-create-portal-and-how-it-empowers-nft-creators

Curious to know how you can create an NFT Smart contract on Stacks and Clarity? 🤔

Look no further! Kenny Rogers, the Developer Advocate at Stacks Foundation, published an extensive guide on this particular topic 🖼️

Check the complete guide below 👇
https://blog.developerdao.com/building-an-nft-with-stacks-and-clarity

In less than two weeks, Bitcoin 2022 is happening in Amsterdam! 🇳🇱

Join the most brilliant minds in Bitcoin from Europe and beyond for three days of learning, teaching, and inspiring the community. 🚀

Together with Zest Protocol, we have an exhibitor booth at the conference. Don't forget to stop by and say hello! 👋

🚨 Get 10% off your tickets use Code STACKS 🚨

Secure your spots below 👇
https://b.tc/conference/amsterdam#tickets

🚨 Stacks Community Call 🚨

Learn what our community's been up to, the different achievements and updates during our monthly community call 🚀

⭐ Stacks Foundation team
⭐ Stacks Grantees
⭐ Stacks Residents
⭐ Stacks Chapter Leads

🗓️ October 6
🕰️ 11:00 AM EDT

Secure your spots below 👇
https://www.crowdcast.io/e/community-updates-call

🚨 Tomorrow 🚨

Got Stacks-related questions? We got you!

🤔 What: Stacks Q&A
🗨️ Where: Twitter Spaces
📅 When:October 5 | 5PM EDT
👥 Who: Muneeb Ali, Stacks Founder with Brittany Laughlin from the Stacks Foundation, Patrick Stanley of Citycoins, and Kyle Ellicott from Stacks Ventures


👇 Set a reminder 👇
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1nAJErPRjnZxL

Get insights from industry leaders and excellent Builders in the Stacks Ecosystem! Join Bitcoin Unleashed: Builders Edition! 🏗️

ℹ️ A premier virtual event bringing together founders and developers for all things building on Bitcoin.

Here's a sneak peek of the speakers we'll have at the event! 👀

Save your spot 👇
https://bitcoinunleashed.org/builders

How do you choose the right Smart Contract Language? 🤔

Let's figure it out with an eclectic bunch of builders to talk about the pros and cons of their respective ecosystems—and whether they might one day unseat Solidity. 🌐

Join Bitcoin Unleashed: Builders Edition!🚀

Hear from Francesco Kadena, CEO of Kadena, Gina Abrams, Chief of Staff of Trust Machines, Maxim Efremov, Developer Evangelist at Hiro, and Sami Kassab, Research Analyst at Messari 👥

Register here 👇
https://bitcoinunleashed.org/builders

Curious to know what continuous stacking is? What projects can you build, and how are existing infrastructure and wallet providers plan to support users and builders? 💭

Come and join Bitcoin Unleashed: Builders Edition to learn more! 💥

We'll have a discussion on this topic with Alex Chizhik of Okcoin, Dan Held of Trust Machines, Ken Liao of Xverse, and Tycho Onnasch of Zest Protocol 🔓

Get your passes today ⏬
https://bitcoinunleashed.org/builders