Stacks Updates

2023-03-31 20:10:19 Check out the recent newsletter of alexGo.btc

Ordinal Giveaway
Incentived Testnet
sUSD

The newly announced ALEX Bridge Incentivized Testnet boosted their socials by almost 35%

They also secured a $2.5M in a strategic investment round

ALEX is definitely excited for the future, especially when trillions in tokenized real-world assets look to transact trustlessly; they will come to the security of Bitcoin DeFi!

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2023-03-29 18:36:01 How Bitcoin Ordinals Can Affect the Next Bitcoin Halving

The next Bitcoin “halvening” will be unique because it will be the first to occur alongside the existence of Bitcoin Ordinals

The halvening occurs when the amount of Bitcoins entering circulation every ten minutes is cut in half, as well as block rewards for miners.

Bitcoin Ordinal theory refers to a protocol that allows each individual satoshi – the smallest unit of bitcoin – to be identified and tracked according to the order in which it was mined.

By their inherent nature and thanks to their increasing popularity helping to drive transaction fees higher, Bitcoin Ordinal inscriptions are a godsend for Bitcoin miners who may be apprehensive of the next “halvening.”

Read the full article here

Here's a quick guide on Bitcoin Ordinals Open / Comment

2023-03-27 18:11:03 Grants Program Funding the Future of Building on Bitcoin - Moving to Critical Bounties
sBTC and The Nakamoto release will unlock the full potential of Bitcoin with Stacks.

The Stacks Foundation's Grants Program introduced Critical Bounties to allocate resources to the efforts needed to make this happen.

Critical bounties are request for proposals (RFPs) that specify a critical need for the network. Make sure to check out the Critical Bounties and see if you're eligible for one of them. Here

Read more about the Critical Bounties

2022 for the Grants Program (Q4 2021 to Q4 2022)
$12.5 million in applications received across 285 applications
$4 million in grants awarded across 125 grants ($32k per)
MultiSafe, Stacks Degens, Trajan, Droplinked, Alexandria Indexer, Clariform, Liquidium, EcosystemDAO, BitFlow, Web3 Startup Lab, Stacks Labs

Learn to code Bitcoin secured smart contracts on Stacks for free Open / Comment

2023-03-26 18:43:01 CoinMarketCap Alexandria featured Stacks in one of its Tech Deep Dives

They went through
What Is Stacks?
The Stacks Team, Investors and Roadmap
How Does Stacks Work?
The Stacks Token
Stacks and Bitcoin Ordinals

Read the full article below
https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/what-is-stacks-features-and-tokenomics Open / Comment

2023-03-25 17:34:02 Eager to share Stacks with your friends and colleagues?

But need to figure out how? Look no further as Altcoinbuzz published a 2-part guide for anyone new in Stacks!

It's a fantastic resource if you want to refresh your memory and a great introductory tool for anyone's first time in the ecosystem!

Share them within your network!

Part 1
https://www.altcoinbuzz.io/reviews/stacks-beginners-guide-part-1/

Part 2
https://www.altcoinbuzz.io/reviews/altcoin-projects/stacks-beginners-guide-part-2/ Open / Comment

2023-03-24 21:16:16 Emblem Vault Announces Support for Stacks NFT Token Standard (SIP-009)
In support of the Nakamoto_1 Bitcoin treasure hunt on the moon, Emblem Vault recently announced support for SIP-009, the NFT token standard for Stacks. Now, any NFT on Stacks can be traded on cross-chain marketplaces like OpenSea.

Bitcoin-Secured Stacks NFTs on the moon
Yesterday, LunarCrush announced Nakamoto_1, an interplanetary treasure hunt. Hiro is partnering with LunarCrush, Lunar Outpost, and Golden Wolf to launch a treasure chest filled with crypto and NFTs into space and put it on the moon. Read more Open / Comment

2023-03-22 14:53:05 ICYMI: Stacks 2.1 is HERE

We're excited to share that we have activated Stacks 2.1 recently

Stacking Improvements
New Clarity Functions
Better Bridges
Decentralized Mining
#Bitcoin-native Assets

We would like to extend our sincerest gratitued to everyone who have contributed to the upgrade!

This is only the beginning! Let's continue in strengthening the connection to #Bitcoin and unleashing it's full potential!

Just goes to show why Stacks is one of the top Web3 project on #Bitcoin today!

And we're more excited for the next months with sBTC, The Nakamoto release & more Open / Comment

2023-03-21 20:45:20 We're ecstatic to share that STX is now listed on Tapbit and they have opened the #STX/USDT trading pair!

Founded in 2021, Tapbit provides secure and stable trading services for mainstream crypto assets such as BTC, ETH, SOL, DOT, and USDC for our global investors.

Trade today
https://www.tapbit.com/spot/exchange/STX_USDT Open / Comment

2023-03-20 19:45:11 Did you know that we have over 50,000 smart contracts deployed?

An incredible milestone indeed! We couldn't have done it without the amazing community that's rallying behind our common goal of unleashing Bitcoin's full potential! Special shoutout to all the builders who have made this possible! Open / Comment

2023-03-18 20:19:01 We're excited to share a new STX listing

MEXC listed STX in the Innovation Zone and open trading for the $STX/USDT trading pair

More details below
bit.ly/3ZLNKpD Open / Comment