The Biggest Opportunity in Bitcoin in 2023 is...
sBTC rang the building on Bitcoin bell and it'll be ringing all 2023
2023: it’s a good time to be building on Bitcoin. To be fair, it’s always a good time to be building on Bitcoin, but we digress.
The Stacks ecosystem closed out 2022 with one of the biggest quarters yet, officially voting in the Stacks 2.1 upgrade while two new whitepapers were published that outlined a vision for an even more complete Stacks Bitcoin layer.
In Q4, we also watched Clarity smart contracts grow over 100%, the network crossed 7 billion in total STX transferred, and we welcomed 84 new members to the talent pool, a growth of 44% from the previous quarter.
As always, read on for stories and announcements from builders and companies, plenty of news and resources around sBTC and Stacks 2.1, videos from community leaders, event recaps, and more.
Buckle up - here’s to a major year of building on Stacks!
— The Stacks Foundation Team
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Unlocking Bitcoin’s Full Potential with sBTC
sBTC in Coindesk: Step Aside, Ethereum: Blockchain Project Stacks Wants to Bring Smart Contracts to Bitcoin
Foundation blog: Introducing sBTC and the ‘Nakamoto’ Release of Stacks
Hiro blog: Unlocking Bitcoin’s Full Potential
Muneeb on YouTube: Introducing a Trustless 2-Way Peg Mechanism for Bitcoin:
Foundation Video: Read Bitcoin & Write to Bitcoin:
Foundation blog: Stacks 2.1 Upgrade is Official
Xverse blog: 5 Ways 2.1 Will Unleash Bitcoin
Bitcoin Unleashed: How Continuous Stacking Will Improve Stacking:
Bitcoin Unleashed: 2.1 - Why You Should Be Excited:
Zest Protocol launch: Introducing Zest Protocol
Ryder: Digital Twin Tags
Xverse blog: XVerse Launches Desktop Extension
Foundation blog: Builder Spotlight - BlockSurvey
Xverse blog: A Solution to Apple’s Big Block on NFT Transfers
Xverse blog: Announcing Xverse x Sigle
Liquidium, the first NFT lending protocol on Stacks, launches on Mainnet:
Liquidium, the first NFT lending procotol on @Stacks, is live on mainnet 🎉
liquidium.financeNow you can borrow $STX against your @MegapontNFT ape 🦧
More information about the launch, a 🧵
— Liquidium Ӿ (@LiquidiumFi)
Dec 31, 2022
Foundation blog: Developer Spotlight - Brice Dobry
Foundation blog: Builder Spotlight - Wow Labz
Gamma blog: “Peer to Peer” NFT Collection, focused on Gender Equity
Xverse blog: Luxury Brands Bullish on NFTs
Updates from the Foundation
Foundation blog: Security, blockchain status updates
Hiro blog: September ‘22 release roundup
New Twitter handle for status updates: @StacksStatus
Xverse blog: Why Do .bns Domains Matter?
Unleashing Bitcoin: Why Use Stacks as a Blockchain:
Bitcoin Unleashed: $BTC x Ethereum Bridge:
Stackies 2022:
Bitcoin Unleashed: Builders Edition
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