Stacks Updates

2023-02-17 21:06:01 Stacks entities path to success
How NFT-backed lending protocol Liquidium successfully launched their Bitcoin secured protocol:

Learned about smart contracts
Joined the Web3startup lab
Requested a Grant
Became a Bitcoin DeFi powerhouse

Learn how to walk the same path
Learn smart contracts
Join startup program
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2023-02-16 19:03:01 Bitcoin Layer Stacks counts for almost 30,000 smart contracts deployed.
Let that sink in.

1) Roughly 30,000 smart contracts deployed
2) Roughly 500,000 non-zero addresses
3) Over 3,000,000 cumulative transactions

Check out the State of the Network dashboard for more information. Open / Comment

2023-02-16 01:50:07 Join the weekly Stacks Improvement Proposal Community Call
This is a friendly space to:
- review recent SIP activity
- share your SIP ideas with the community, and
- engage with the folks evaluating SIPs (e.g. Consideration Advisory Boards (CABs), Steering Committee, SIP Editors etc)

Link to the reoccurring calendar invite Open / Comment

2023-02-15 21:57:01 Leading on-chain Bitcoin Secured RPG Indigo shared their latest update
"Project Indigo is a role-playing experience, and the game needs to evolve to allow for more playing of roles. The new encounter system expands on quests to do just that. This will bring decision making and meaningful choices into the gameplay."

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2023-02-14 17:11:01 sBTC Town Hall & Stacks Builders Building For Ordinals - Exciting events ahead

Wednesday 5PM (EST) - Join Kyle Ellicott, together with Stacks Co-creator Muneeb Ali, Stacks Foundation Executive Director Brittany Laughlin, Stacks Ventures' Trevor Owens, Freehold's Patrick Stanley and more during the upcoming Stacks Twitter Spaces. Set a reminder here

Thursday 10AM (EST) - Join Gina Abrams, Muneeb Ali, Brittany Laughlin, Andre Serrano, Alex Miller & more during the upcoming sBTC Town Hall. sBTC is the missing piece to unlock Bitcoin's full potential. Set a reminder here Open / Comment

2023-02-13 19:49:02 What's happening with sBTC? - Andre.btc
"That means once live, sBTC could become the dominant trading pair for rare Bitcoin Ordinals NFTs."

sBTC Resident @andrerserrano shared exciting progress towards the launch of sBTC. Read the full article Open / Comment

2023-02-13 03:27:03 Stacks Quarterly Miner Report Review by Matty
Read Matty's Q4 mining report
1. Cycle Lengths
2. Total Amount Stacked
3. Total Number of Stackers
4. >50% and >70% Stacking "Attacks"

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2023-02-12 03:35:03 Gamma - The Weekly Stacks Newsletter
The latest talk of the town in the Bitcoin community has been controversially around other assets on Bitcoin, such as NFTs. As the most notable and decentralized blockchain ecosystem, Bitcoin serves many use cases around permission-less payments. But what about things like ownership and IP rights around art and music? Perhaps, there is a way to satisfy all of the above and use Bitcoin as the foundational layer for the next generation of the internet — Web3.

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2023-02-10 03:22:02 Giveaway from Bitcoin Secured NFT Marketplace Gamma
Gamma is excited to invite you on this fun treasure hunt and quest for Bitcoin NFTs!

Together, with nearly 40 other apps, artists, and creators in the ecosystem, we are running this campaign to bring attention to Bitcoin NFTs and onboard users to this unforgettable journey. We’d like to thank every partner and artist who participated in this project, and hope you’ll enjoy it!

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2023-02-09 03:12:02 SIP (@Stacks Improvement Proposal) Call

What: Open Discussion
When: Friday 10th February - 11am ET

Add the SIP call to your calendar
Improve #Stacks Together Open / Comment