Today, Arkadiko unveiled its upcoming testnet launch for June 16.

Arkadiko is a crypto-collateralized decentralised stablecoin (xUSD, soft-pegged to 1 USD) and lending platform that provides liquidity for all DeFi built on top of Stacks and Bitcoin.

Learn more here: https://arkadikofinance.medium.com/arkadiko-protocol-hello-world-e3932293dafd

Risidio is bringing NFTs to #Bitcoin  via Stacks!

In a collab with legendary artist, Chemical X, Risidio has launched 'This is Number One', a platform delivering NFTs by Cara Delevingne, Fatboy Slim, Dave Stewart, Orbital & more.

https://t.co/oILuN85MMp

Chainlink has awarded TinTash Apps a grant to integrate Chainlink oracles into the Stacks ecosystem, enabling the creation of hybrid smart contracts secured by the Bitcoin blockchain, as well as new NFT and DeFi apps.

https://blog.chain.link/tintash-receives-co-sponsored-grant-to-integrate-chainlink-on-stacks/

🎥 🌎 OKEx Talks Live: Stacks ($STX) 🌎📣

🗣 Guest: Mitchell Cuevas, Head of Growth at the Stacks Foundation & Lennix Lai, Director @ OKEx.

🗓 Time: 04:00 UTC, 20th May 2021 (Thu)

📍 Venue: OKEx Youtube Channel

🎁 Giveaway: Submit question & retweet to share up to $500 in $STX now:
1. Retweet the twitter post
2. Sign up in the form

More Prizes in QUIZ and❓giveaways on the day

🔗 Stack Now Here

Risidio's THIS IS #1 is LIVE! This collaboration between artists and NFTs is their first curated bitcoin NFT Marketplace via stacks. They are proud to announce that the auction starts soon! Each piece will be released for auction on different day but at the same time (9PM BST).

1. This is Number One by Chemical X - 18th May
2.Channel #1 by Orbital - 19th May
3. Now Is Not Enough (For) by Dave Stewart - 20th May
4. So Why Try Harder by Fatboy Slim - 21st May
5. Mine by Cara Delevingne - 22nd May

For more enquiry about the auction, please don’t hesitate to contact the Risidio team @ or please send an email to invest@thisisnumberone.com

https://thisisnumberone.com/
Auction at: https://thisisnumberone.com/

The Stacks Foundation has received a Chainlink community grant to support teams participating in the Stacks Accelerator!

This grant aims to empower Stacks developers exploring a wider scope of smart contract functionalities enabled by oracle-powered off-chain services.

https://twitter.com/chainlink/status/1395726082742050822

Algorand is actively working on a compiler to bring the Clarity language to their layer-1 smart contracts.

Learn more here: https://www.algorand.com/resources/blog/algorand-new-approach-to-smart-contract-dev

The Stacks Foundation just debut a new Stacks Grants App that streamlines the grants process and enables payments in $STX.💰

Join us this Thursday at 9:00am EST during Office Hours for any questions that you have. We also encourage you to share any feedback you have on Discord.

Learn more about the new grant process here: https://stacks.org/introducing-the-new-stacks-grants-app

Paycoin will be working with the Stacks Foundation to integrate Stacks with the Paycoin App.

We will enable a unique opportunity for Paycoin users to earn BTC and spend both STX and BTC seamlessly, and make it one of the primary payment options for use with more than 70,000 merchants Paycoin offers in Korea, including 7-Eleven, KFC, Domino’s Pizza, BBQ Chicken and many more.

More info: https://bit.ly/3yINhY0

Winning in a Turbulent Market: A New Way to Earn Bitcoin.

Stacks China (https://t.me/BlockstackChinese), in co-operation with Bihu, presents a live video AMA on June 2nd 8PM Beijing Time.

Hosted by Stacks China Ambassador, Daniel Chen, with special guests - Xverse wallet builder and Secret Key Labs founder, Ken Liao, and Daemon Technologies Founder, Xan Ditkoff.

Mining Bitcoin is becoming increasingly difficult in China, we will discuss the new way to access BTC by simply locking up STX, as well as Stacks ecosystem growth, including upcoming DeFi products.

Join us by scanning the QR code in the poster attached.

CityCoins Launch: Earn BTC while supporting your favorite city

Tomorrow, Freehold and the Stacks community unveils an exciting new project. Join Freehold CEO Patrick Stanley tomorrow at 1:30 pm PST as he announces an initiative that allows anyone to earn STX and BTC while supporting their favorite cities. Tune in to the crowdcast session or @stacks Twitter to view the live stream.

Daemon Technologies have published a report on STX Mining focused on how to think about and measure the security of PoX, highlighting 3 properties of PoX security.

They’d like to delve deeper into the topic in the future, so feedback is welcomed:

https://twitter.com/XanDitkoff/status/1399973682164813832

TODAY: Tune in to Blockchain.com 'June Market Outlook' podcast where Muneeb Ali, Founder of Stacks will be featured.

The podcast will explore asset price movements, news developments, and http://Blockchain.com updates.

Register here: https://blockchain.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cEv6iJHHRs6ZLDU7IY2Gsw

Keen to know more about Clarity? The smart contract language on Stacks increases trust in dApps, through on-chain discoverability, and helps onboard new Stacks devs.

This piece by Alex Graebe (Hiro) explores two key design choices of the Stacks blockchain: truly verifiable and usable smart contract sources.

Read more: https://www.hiro.so/blog/theres-nowhere-to-hide-with-clarity

We're excited to announce that Injective Labs will be integrating with Stacks to give users access to new #BTC derivatives.

DeFi enthusiasts can soon take part in creating decentralized expiry futures and perpetuals across distinct networks such as BUSD/STX, which would tap into both Binance Smart Chain and Stacks for instance.

https://stacks.org/stacks-injective-bitcoin-defi

After a long year of virtual events only, Stackers were ready to celebrate Stacks and all things Bitcoin at Bitcoin Miami! 🏝 Check out scenes from the Stacks booth, the
City Coins launch party, our celebration with Okcoin and more 🔥

https://blog.stacks.co/recap-stacks-bitcoin-miami-2021

Dive into feature updates and announcements from Hiro's User Experience (UX) Team.

Hiro’s User Experience Team provides a safe, reliable way to manage STX holdings by building the Stacks Wallets and makes every detail of blockchain activity easy to reference by maintaining the Stacks Explorer.

https://www.hiro.so/blog/hiro-ux-team-may-2021-recap

Read this blog by Gina Abrams to learn about well-known Bitcoin based projects, including RSK and Lightning Network.

The blog compares these projects with Stacks, considering factors like capital and traction, and explores how Stacks uses the Bitcoin network effectively. Check it out:

https://www.hiro.so/blog/building-on-bitcoin-project-comparison

Layer 1, Layer 2, A consensus between two L1 Blockchains? What kind of Blockchain is Stacks, really? 🤔 To bring Clarity to this confusion and several misconceptions, Stacks Foundation Research Scientist Jude Nelson published an overview on what the Stacks Blockchain is and how it is different from other approaches.

MUST READ: https://stacks.org/stacks-blockchain