📺 The world's largest independent crypto data aggregator @coingecko shared the potential of Bitcoin layers & did a deep dive on #Stacks Bitcoin layers are thriving! Watch the full videos down below 👇

The interest in Bitcoin is at an all-time high! Thanks to the thriving community that continues to explore and innovate, which further strengthened the Building on Bitcoin movement 🚀 Xverse published an informative article regarding this, and you'll learn about 👇 ✅ Building on Bitcoin ✅ What can be built on Bitcoin ✅ What Stacks brings to the Bitcoin ecosystem ✅ And so much more! Learn more HERE 👁️‍🗨️

🚨 Stacks Townhall Q3 🚨 Don't miss the quarterly Stacks townhall and get the latest updates from Bitcoin L2 builders about ⤵️ ⭐ sBTC ⭐ Stacks Core development ⭐ The Nakamoto Release ⭐ Critical Bounties Details below 👇 🗓️ September 6 🕰️ 11:00 AM ET Save your spot today! 🎫

The Papaya team is thrilled that @StacksOrg issued not one, but two Liquid STX critical bounties. Unlocking Stacked STX liquidity will open doors to many other #Bitcoin DeFi opportunities! Let’s take a look at a few possibilities: 🧵

**TOKENOMICS FOR BUILDERS** An open source guide to everything builders need to design their token: - allocation & vesting standards - incentive mechanisms - value accrual - fundraising - governance - frameworks, models, case studies - and much more... Get it below 👇

⭐️ Stacks 🤝 @PythNetwork ⭐️ Yesterday @PythNetwork & @hirosystems announced the developer release of the Pyth oracle on #Stacks Stacks developers can now build smart contracts with access to Pyth’s 300+ price feeds for equities, ETFs, commodities, FX and digital assets.

Mark your calendars and pack your bags! 🧳 We are Bitcoin Hiros is happening in South Korea during the Korea Blockchain Week: #KBW2023! 🇰🇷 We're excited to invite everyone to the ultimate #Bitcoin experience! Enjoy the night with fellow builders and community members. 🤝 ​📆 September 6, 2023 🕰️ 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM GMT+9 ​📍 WeWork Designer Club @ 6F, 818, Selleung-ro Gangnam-gu Organized by ⤵️ 🌟 Hiro 🌟 Trust Machines 🌟 DeSpread 🌟 alexGo.btc 🌟 Xverse 🌟 The Spartan Group 🌟 Stacks Save your spot HERE 🎟️

Gamma.io recently unveiled their Partner Program 📣 The inaugural cohort consisted of artists hand-picked and invited by the Gamma team. 🖌️ The Gamma Partner Program is an exclusive program for hand-selected artists to gain access to curated Gamma products and experiences, opportunities to in-person galleries and showcases, discounted and complimentary access to events, and more. 🚀 Want to be a part of the next group of amazing artists? 🧑‍🎨 Apply by September 22, 2023 The next artist lineup will be announced on October 1, 2023 🖼️ Learn more and apply today 👈

What are some use cases for Bitcoin L2 Smart Contracts? 🤔 Rick Bartelink of Stacks Open Internet Foundation shares his thoughts and gives us great examples of areas we can utilize these smart contracts. 🚀 "Smart contracts, code allowing you to create automatic processes for products and services secured by a decentralized distributed ledger called a blockchain, are causing many developers to think differently about building applications" 💭 Read it HERE 👈

GM to broader Bitcoin adoption 🧡 ⭐️ @btcstartuplab Kicked off the Bitcoin Olympics hackathon today, onboarding Bitcoin builders ⭐️ @Ledger integrated $STX ⭐️ @trygamma announced Gamma Partner Program for Bitcoin artist and creators Learn more on how to get involved 👇 (1/3)

ICYM: Stacker Chats on what's next and updates 🎙️ Catch Trust Machines' Gina Abrams and Muneeb Ali (also the founder of Stacks) as they discuss various advances and news in the ecosystem and exciting Bitcoin innovation. 💬 Tune in below 👈 Learn more about the next unlock for Bitcoin 🔓 Learn to create smart contracts for free ✍🏻

Bitcoin economy's exponential growth 📈 Did you know that hundreds of Bitcoin builders signed up for the next Layer 2 Builders event? ✔️ This a testament to the increasing interest and excitement around building on Bitcoin and the willingness to participate and build in this community 🔥 Want to start your Bitcoin journey as well? 🛠️ Learn more about sBTC 📖 Get your weekly updates here 🗞️ An introductory course to building on Bitcoin 🔍

Build on Bitcoin 101 📖 Want to Build on Bitcoin but don't know where to start? 🤔 We've got you covered and found a great resource from a crew of long-time Bitcoiners who have worked on everything from Lightning to Core and more! 👇 ℹ️ Bitcoin Primer is an introductory course designed to help beginners learn the fundamentals of Bitcoin itself and how to build full-stack decentralized applications on Bitcoin L2s. Learn more HERE 📙

🚨 Ledger x Stacks 🚨 Great news! You can now create a Stacks $STX account in the Ledger Live Desktop and Mobile! 🚀 ℹ️ The Stacks app is available on the Ledger Nano S Plus & Nano X Managing STX tokens through Ledger Live is easy ⤵️ 1️⃣ Open your Ledger Live app 2️⃣ Navigate into the accounts tab in Ledger Live & create a Stacks account 3️⃣ Verify & confirm the address to deposit tokens More HERE 👈

🚀Bitcoin & AI Olympics #Hackathon Alert! 🚀 Ready to unlock the $150k+ prize pool? Follow these simple steps: 1️⃣ Sign up, here:

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Bitcoin Frontier Fund launches the FIRST Ordinals Accelerator Program 🚀 Led by its Managing Partner, Trevor Owens, Bitcoin Frontier Fund aims to foster growth around Ordinals. 📈 They plan to award multiple startups mentorship opportunities and a $100,000 investment. 🏆 Read more at Decrypt 👈

Hiro recently announced chainhooks 🚀 ℹ️ It’s a new way to build IFTTT logic in your applications based on real-time blockchain data. Chainhooks allow you to interact with Bitcoin layers by monitoring for specific events and triggering associated actions. Hiro is hosting a free webinar to teach you about the tool and how to set up your first chainhook! 🎙️ 🗓️ 08/17 ⌚ 11:30 AM ET RSVP Here 🈯 Intro to Chainhooks HERE👈

Registration closes tomorrow 📣 Become a Bitcoin L2 Startup Founder 🚀 Bitcoin innovation culture has been reawakened and it's time to build for the world’s largest, most liquid crypto economy. ⚒️ Join 'Ready Layer 2', the first ever Bitcoin Layer 2 focused pitch competition, and submit your best ideas, prototypes, and plans for new Bitcoin apps, products, and services. 🆕 Sign up 👈

Congratulations to @yukanliao and Xverse team for their $5mm round!

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Curious to know where Bitcoin mining will be after the halving 🤔 Rena Shah of Trust Machines shares her thoughts via CoinDesk! 🚀 "Former petroleum engineer Rena Shah says bitcoin miners will need to embrace eco-friendly trends like flare gas recovery and nuclear power after mining revenues are cut." 💭 Read the full article HERE 📰

Don't miss tomorrow's Twitter Spaces Session 🎙️ 💭 Magic Bridge: a protocol for atomic swaps between $BTC & xBTC on Stacks 📍Twitter Spaces 🗓️ August 9, 2023 🕛 12:00 PM ET 👥 With Kyle Ellicott, Hassan B., Hank Stoever, Jeff, and more! Set a reminder! 👈

💡Hiro Wallet recently announced a Developer Update 💡 They have published a documentation on their new DLC (Discreet Log Contract) support with DLC_Link 📄 ▶️ This demonstrates how to interface with Bitcoin Contracts in your apps using Hiro Wallet Read it HERE 📨

ICYMI: Announcing the Launch of Velar Dharma Beta Mainnet: A New Era of DeFi on Bitcoin The Velar Dharma Mainnet launch comes after months of meticulous development, rigorous testing, and invaluable community feedback from our Incentivized Testnet. Velar is proud to share that over 100,000 unique wallets actively participated in their testnet, demonstrating the immense interest and enthusiasm surrounding Velar Dharma. Introducing Velar Dharma Beta Mainnet Velar Dharma Mainnet introduces a Bitcoin Ecosystem’s first-of-its-kind Uniswap V2-inspired automated liquidity protocol built on Stacks, providing users with a seamless and efficient DeFi experience. Read more about the launch 👇

ICYMI: Allbridge releases a Stacks bridge, connecting the Stacks ecosystem to 19 other top chains and enabling new paths for Ordinals enthusiasts With the release of the new bridge, you'll have a smooth sailing experience when transferring your tokens and more freedom to move your assets between different networks, taking advantage of the unique perks that 19 different chains offer. Read more 👇

Stacks Snacks - Weekly Newsletter byes: These builders are thriving 🚀 ⭐️ Allbridge releases a Stacks bridge, connecting Stacks to 19 chains ⭐️ VelarBTC launched their beta on Mainnet ⭐️ DLC_link announces their wallet integration with Hiro ⭐️ Magic Protocol announces $50K liquidity supply enabling BTC to xBTC swapping on Stacks Read the full newsletter 👇

BitFlow joins the sBTC movement, pledging to build innovative Decentralized Finance with native Bitcoin The recent surge in Bitcoin activity has created demand for robust DeFi infrastructure to support the growing ecosystem. With the emergence of ordinals and advancements in Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs), Taproot, and Stacks, new possibilities are being unlocked, bringing a tidal wave of opportunities to Bitcoin. View the full blog post 👇

How Stacks Achieves Maximum Security as a Bitcoin Layer with Bitcoin Finality (100+ Confirmations) Have you heard that the Stacks blockchain leverages something called "Bitcoin finality" to inherit the security of the Bitcoin network? This concept is key to understanding Stacks' unique settlement process and security model. On Bitcoin, transactions become irreversible once buried under enough "confirmations" (new blocks). More confirmations = more immutable. Read the full post by Alex Xela 👇

🚀 Building on Bitcoin is here, are you ready? Bitcoin innovation culture has been reawakened and its time to build for the world’s largest, most liquid crypto economy. 👉 Join 'Ready Layer 2', the first ever Bitcoin Layer 2 focused pitch competition, and submit your best ideas, prototypes, and plans for new Bitcoin apps, products, and services. Top 3 prizes for the best pitches ⭐️ $5,000 in cash/crypto ⭐️ $2,500 in cash/crypto ⭐️ $1,000 in cash/crypto ⭐️ All: Automatic interview with Startup Lab ❌ You don't necessarily need developer experience Join the pitch competition 👇

🟧 Messari Released its State of Stacks Q2 2023 🎯 Stacks’ market cap is up 53.3% YTD, fueled by Ordinals and other activity on Bitcoin. 🎯 TVL (USD) set its yearly high of $36.0 million, and TVL (STX) set its all-time high of 56.4 million STX. 🎯 sBTC is still in development, with the aim to grant Stacks access to a massive amount of BTC liquidity via a trust-minimized bridge. View the full report 👇

What's happening on Stacks ❓ ⭐️ Hiro: Subnets are Ready for Mainnet ⭐️ ALEX: Partners with Luminex ⭐️ Hermetica Finance announces beta ⭐️ Project Indigo announces updates to their on-chain game Explore and subscribe to the weekly newsletter 👇

Stacks Positioned to meet Bitcoin L2 Demand 🟧 👉 LunarCrush reported Bitcoin L2 trending on all socials 👉 Digital Asset News reported Stacks to be the perfect layer for L2 demand 👉 Messari calls Stacks to be "perfectly positioned to meet that demand"

ALEX Bitcoin DeFi Launches Decentralized BRC20 Token Launchpad 🚀 ✅ Accessible to everyone ✅ Community decides which projects to launch ✅ Fast DEX trading ✅ BRC-20 scaled with Bitcoin L2 Stacks Check out the full ALEX announcement on the following medium post 👇

We’re excited to share that Stacks founder and CEO of Trust Machines Muneeb Ali will be speaking at TOKEN2049 🚀 ℹ️ TOKEN2049 is the premier crypto event, organized annually in Singapore, where founders and executives of the leading Web3 companies and projects share their views on the industry. Join him for an exciting talk about how Trust Machines is building a decentralized economy on Bitcoin. 💭 Get your tickets for TOKEN2049 now! 🎫 See you there! 👋

🚨 Happening in 2 days 🚨 Building on Bitcoin 🚀 All Roads Lead To Layer 2s 🛣️ You love Bitcoin. You love learning. You love connecting. So join us! 👋 ✅ July 13 ✅ 10 am - 2 pm ET Free registration HERE 🎫

Get Started with Ordinals 🖼️ Don't know where to start? Chris Castig of Trust Machines published a guide on Forbes for beginners! 🚀 Read it HERE 🗂️

ICYMI: Mithil Thakore, the founder of Velar, recently sat down with Firoz Khan to discuss his vision, his journey, and his plans for the future. 📺 He also dropped some exciting news and announcements about his project and offered amazing rewards and incentives. 🚀 Watch the full interview HERE 👈

Bitcoin and Meme Tokens… A Perfect Match? 🚀 In a recent interview, Andre Serrano – Product and Partnerships lead at sBTC – commented positively on BRC-20 💭 "BRC-20s expand the design space for tokenized assets on Bitcoin. They have revealed strong demand for bitcoin block space, which will benefit bitcoin’s security and fee market." Read the full article here 👈

Build on Bitcoin 🏗️ Learn more about the incredible opportunity to build on Bitcoin and jumpstart your ideas. Come and join us! 👋 💭 Ready Layer 2: Bitcoin Pitch Competition ℹ️ 3-day Virtual Event 🎟️ Registration is open until July 14 🏆 Amazing Prizes to be won ➡️ Register today ⬅️

Two crucial improvements to make Stacks the perfect layer for Bitcoin will be addressed with the sBTC & Nakamoto release 🛠️ Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali identified these in 2022 and will soon be ready for launch with Stacks' next big update! 🚀 Join the movement of Bringing Bitcoins to Billions 👈

The #bitcoin economy is booming!👇🚀 $BTC = Cash, SoV, block space @Stacks $STX = Smart contracts & scaling 🔜 #sBTC @ALEXLabBTC $ALEX = BTC #DeFi #BRC20 @trygamma = BTC NFTs #Ordinals @NeoSwap_ai = Circular economy @xverseApp = Web3 BTC wallet @DLC_Link = BTC escrow

The Future of Bitcoin Has Begun 🚀 We have six noteworthy Innovations and trends driving It forward ⤵️ 🌟 Layer 2 solutions for payments 🌟 Layer 2 solutions for scalability 🌟 Ordinals 🌟 BRC-20 🌟 Real-world use cases for Bitcoin 🌟 Investors see the Bitcoin ROI Read the full article HERE 📝

ICYMI: RocketX Exchange x Stacks 🚨 You are now able to seamlessly trade $STX, $BTC, and $ETH with their 1-click interface, making interchain connectivity effortless 🚀 ℹ️ RocketX is the most advanced hybrid aggregator that simplifies access to $100B+ liquidity across 300+ DEXs & 6 Top CEXs via a Single UI and API Trade today 👈

Scaling the Bitcoin economy with sBTC 📈 Zest Protocol's Co-Founder Tycho Onnasch explains the main use cases for Decentralized Finance 🍊 He shared that you could break down #DeFi into three pillars 👇 🪙 Yield 🪙 Collateral 🪙 Swapping 🚨 Tycho Onnasch is also one of the Judges for the upcoming Bitcoin L2 Pitch competition you can join! 🚨 Register HERE 🎫 Learn more about Zest Protocol 🔸

At Stacks, as House of Chimera mentioned, we're revolutionizing Bitcoin accessibility! ☄️ Check out the overview they created to learn how we're doing it 👇 🌟 Open Membership 🌟 Affordable Peg In/Ou 🌟 Censorship Resistance 🌟 Bitcoin Finality 🌟 No Trusted Parties 🌟 Incentive to Stackers Learn more HERE ☚ Special thanks to House of Chimera 🤝

Did you know that with sBTC, Bitcoin's flywheel economy can be built for innovative and sustained growth with decentralized applications? 🌱 Onwards and upwards: Scaling The #Bitcoin Economy 🚀 Learn more 👇

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WE HAVE ONE GOAL! 🏁 Together with the whole Bitcoin Builders Community, and with your help, we're going to achieve it! 🚀 Excited for the future and want to contribute? 🤝 Check out some resources below 👇 Stacks 💜 sBTC 📒 Hiro 📙

Don't forget that Building on Bitcoin is happening soon! 🚨 Bitcoin development is booming. Ordinals alone have set off a wave of new experiments and use cases highlighting just the beginning of what’s possible with Bitcoin. 💡 sBTC Product Lead Andre Serrano shares his excitement around Ordinals 💬 He said "Ordinals have been a huge black swan for Bitcoin and for the entire industry" Adding that "People are starting to sort of reimagine the role of Bitcoin and what it can be used for in the future" ⚡ Join the movement and unleash Bitcoin's full potential 🚀 Register for free ◀️

Did you know that sBTC allows Bitcoins to have a limitless use-case like any other ecosystem? 🚀 Peter Giammanco from Ordinal lending protocol Liquidium (Fungus Inc.) shares his view on the use cases for sBTC 💭 ℹ️ Liquidium is a groundbreaking solution for Ordinal lending on Bitcoin that leverages the power of Discreet Log Contracts (DLCs) and Partially Signed Bitcoin Transactions (PSBTs) by partnering with DeepLake. Join us in unleashing Bitcoin's full potential and participate in the Bitcoin L2 pitch competition 🏆

Reminder: 🛖 Our Q2 Town Hall 🛖 We will discuss: 1) sBTC Progress 2) Working group coordination 3) Blockchain core development 4) Testing and upgrades processes 5) Grants decentralization 📆 June 29 - 11 AM EST 📲 Set a reminder

Co-founders of ALEX recently published - ALEX’s Exciting Journey with Bitcoin and the Path Forward 📖 Learn about their mission, key insights on the future growth around Ordinals, BRC20, and Bitcoin L2 (Stacks), and the roadmap of one of the top DeFi platforms in the ecosystem! 🔖 Read the full article HERE 📙 Trade, invest, and earn today with their platform ⬅️