📰 Stacks Unleashing Bitcoin Newsletter - August 2022 There’s so much going on in the world of Stacks that we couldn’t wait for the next quarterly update. Read about ⬇️ ⭐️ An updated look at Stacks 2.1 ⭐️ Subnets and a developer survey from Hiro ⭐️ Builder spotlights ⭐️ An update from the world of NFTs ⭐️ Upcoming events The Stacks community is full of inspiring projects and ideas so we hope this update pumps you up as much as it did us 🚀 Read the newsletter 👇

ICYMI: Stacks Integrates with QuickNode, Scaling Nodes for Devs 🚀 QuickNode, the leading Web3 cloud platform for building blockchain-powered applications, has announced beta support for Stacks. QuickNode makes it easier to build blockchain applications that scale and offers a variety of tools including elastic APIs, analytics, and SDKs. Read more 👇

Do you want to create your own NFT project? 🤔 Gamma is excited to introduce their first series of Gamma How to Videos 📺 Watch the tutorial videos & let Gamma know which videos they should make next 👇

🚨 Grants Application: Closing 🚨 📅 Cohort 18 Grant application phase will close today (on the 11th of September). All Grant applications submitted post September 11 will automatically be submitted for the Cohort 19 review phase (Starting October 23) 🗳 Cohort 18 review starts: 09/12 ✅ Cohort 18 final decision: 09/30 Apply for a Grant ⤵️ 1️⃣ Visit ➡️

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Defending the Freedom of Bitcoin Open Source Development ✊ In three weeks, pseudonymous Bitcoiner hodlonaut will take the stand in Oslo, Norway to defend his allegations that Australian computer scientist Craig Wright is not Satoshi. You can read a full timeline of the situation here. Hiro Supporting Open-source Bitcoin Although you might not expect it, this case directly impacts Bitcoin open source development. Hiro strongly believes in defending open-source Bitcoin contributors’ work related to Bitcoin, which is why Hiro is donating to the OpenSats Legal Defense Fund. Read more 👈

Stacks Improvement Proposal Community Call The SIP Community Call 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, steering committee, etc). 📆 Happening today: 11 AM EST Set a weekly reminder to your agenda 👈 Re-watch all Stacks Improvement Proposal Community calls on YouTube 👇

The Stacks & Bitcoin Miners Relationship 🤝 "The same people that would argue that Stacks is not a Bitcoin layer, would also argue that Bitcoin miners can impact Stacks' consensus. Both of those things can't be true" - Muneeb Ali, Stacks Founder Watch Muneeb Ali explain the relationship 👇

A look inside Gamma's creator portal empowering NFT creators 🚀 Gamma aims to become the home for the world’s Web3 social identity, centered around NFTs. In the following article, Co-Founder of Gamma Nick Sainato will walk you through Gamma's creator launchpad, the Create Portal, which allows artists and creatives to launch NFT collections and support NFT-gated communities. Read more 👇

🎉 Hiro Wallet users in the US can now purchase STX from Coinbase directly from our web app. 🌍 Purchases are currently limited to the United States with international support coming soon. Enter the amount of STX to purchase and your payment details. Once purchased, the STX will arrive directly in your Hiro Wallet account for usage with the Stacks app of your choice, such as buying an NFT or investing in a DeFi protocol. Read the full thread tutorial on how to buy $STX with this new integration 👇