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September 27
This week’s planned Nakaomto Testnet hard fork was successful. You can see fast blocks in the explorer and not only enjoy today’s speed, but also get excited that continued optimizations will make them even faster.
September 20
Lucky Bitcoin block number #864864, is currently expected on Wednesday, October 9th. Core contributors are committed to a safe, secure launch and reserve the right to select a new hard fork block if needed.
September 17
This piece officially wraps up the Stacks Foundation’s 21 Days of Nakamoto campaign and provides a peak at the upcoming release of sBTC.
September 16
Together, we’re crafting an edition of Tokensoft’s unique offering tailored to the needs of founders building on Bitcoin.
September 16
Nakamoto activation is on track with the previously shared Activation sequence, and core devs plan to make the selection of a hard fork block in the next 7 days! They currently project the hard fork block will fall during Cycle 94.
September 4
Anchorage Digital, home to the only federally chartered digital asset bank in the US, has announced its custody support for Stacks, a leading Bitcoin Layer 2 solution.
August 30
The Stacks protocol provides a unique, compelling benefit found in few places in the crypto ecosystem — bitcoin rewards. Stacking Tools offers would-be Stackers more tools for whatever path their Stacking journey takes.
August 30
With Nakamoto in the process of activating and sBTC just around the bend, it's clear a year of exciting growth is ahead. Day 3 of the 21 Days Of Nakamoto brings builders to grow your project.
August 23
Last week saw the approval of both SIP-027, an improvement to multi sig support on Stacks, as well as the approval of SIP-025, where Signers unanimously approved the temporary schema simplification proposal.
August 21
The results are in for the SIP-027 vote and the community has approved the upgrade to bring non-sequential multisig transactions to the Stacks layer. Congratulations to Vlad Bespalov and Jeff Bencin, the authors of this SIP.
August 8
At long last, Nakamoto’s activation window is nearly upon us. We’ve connected with Core Developers to bring you this complete look at the sequence that will bring us all the highly anticipated Nakamoto features.
August 8
On July 25th and 26th, the Bitcoin Builders ecosystem came together in Nashville to celebrate Bitcoin as a productive asset and discuss the path forward for Bitcoin from a builder standpoint.
August 1
Since the Nakamoto instantiation, over a dozen signers have joined the network. World-class infrastructure providers have already been onboarded and have started earning BTC rewards.
July 23
During Stacking Cycle 90, which starts on approximately August 2nd, community voting will commence for an important Stacks Improvement Proposal (SIP).
July 23
This post will summarize SIP-025, an addendum to the previously approved SIP-021 representing a proposal to temporarily simplify the threshold signature scheme for Signers.
July 11
Your favorite Bitcoin L2’s upcoming upgrade reached another important milestone today, with core developers reporting they are now "code complete" for Nakamoto Activation.
July 10
Stacks contributors are kicking off participation at numerous high-profile events across Asia in the coming months. Here’s a look at where you can catch up with members of the Stacks ecosystem and engage with the community!
June 4
Introducing Code for STX: a new opportunity to earn Stacks and fuel your projects.
It’s simple: Code, earn.
It’s simple: Code, earn.
June 3
Primary Testnet is back and core devs are on track with their code complete schedule! 63% of new issues are already completed, any additional time will be used toward extra testing of new code.
May 17
The Stacks Foundation is excited to announce the latest set of quarterly Critical Bounties, aimed at funding infrastructure development, tools, research, and other initiatives that drive Bitcoin layer development.
May 10
As the Stacks ecosystem gears up for the much-anticipated Nakamoto launch, the excitement is palpable. In February, ~9,000 developers engaged with Stacks Challenges through the EasyA app. But in just a few weeks, the number soared to over 90,000 developers.
May 8
The Stacks Foundation hosted the Building on Bitcoin: Halving Edition Virtual event on April 25. The event featured dozens of the most prominent voices in the Bitcoin builder ecosystem, covering Bitcoin + AI, DeFi, Stacking, Ordinals, rollups, and more.
April 30
Get your Stacks back in a pool and win prizes in addition to your BTC rewards!
April 30
Core Developers are adjusting the Activation timeline for Nakamoto to increase Signer and miner resiliency.
April 22
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April 22
Today, the first of two hard forks that will bring the Stacks layer the Nakamoto upgrade went live thanks to miners, node operators, exchanges, Signers, and more.
April 19
Today, we are thrilled to welcome all builders and Stacks community members to leverage Ortege, a powerful platform offering data and insights centered on Stacks, including projects built on top of the leading Bitcoin layer.
April 11
The change will offer Stacking pools, node operators, and exchanges additional time to upgrade and not miss Stacking cycles.
April 11
Galxe, and incentivized growth and retention tool for crypto builders, has integrated Bitcoin L2 Stacks. Builders can now setup native campaigns to drive user interest and growth!
April 11
With layer 2 capabilities, Bitcoin evolves from a store of value to a programmable asset with countless use cases and possibilities. In other words, Bitcoin is more than you think.
April 9
Portal DeFi, known for enabling efficient ways of leveraging blockchain networks, has announced plans to integrate Stacks sBTC.
April 5
Ready Layer 2 was designed to empower builders to learn about building on Bitcoin, launch projects on Stacks, and connect with like-minded builders in the Stacks ecosystem.
April 1
A Look Into Stacking DAO, A Stacks DeFi App With Over $100M TVL.Liquid staking has emerged as one of the largest DeFi sectors. Now, it’s beginning to power the Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem.
Mar 28
Leveraging Stacks as a robust initial case study, the BitVM-focused Working Group will look to accelerate the development of BitVM while determining how it might improve trust assumptions on the network.
Mar 25
The public Nakamoto Testnet has officially arrived, sporting a clean chainstate for builders, Signers, and Stackers.
Mar 18
The votes are in, and the community has approved the Nakamoto Upgrade, a major update for the Stacks layer that will make it faster and more secure.
An open letter from Brittany Laughlin of the Stacks Foundation.
While security has always been a priority of the blockchain, the upcoming Nakamoto upgrade is taking things to a whole new level. Let’s explore how Nakamoto is fortifying the Stacks network.
In order for the upgrade to pass, a strong majority of the network must vote ‘Yes on Nakamoto.’ That is, 80% or more of votes cast from at least 80 million stacked STX voting must represent a ‘Yes’ vote.
Thanks to steady progress, we’re now able to share that the window for the Nakamoto upgrade will be April 15-29, 2024.
Today, the news went out that Luganodes is bringing its world-class infrastructure to the Stacks network as we head toward the Nakamoto and sBTC upgrades
We are thrilled to announce that all three Consideration Advisory Boards (CABs) have approved the Nakamoto Stacks Improvement Proposal (SIP), another milestone in the ongoing development of Stacks, the leading Bitcoin L2.
To vote on the Nakamoto Release, follow these simple steps and choose a voting method appropriate to your personal stacking method. The entire voting process can also be completed via mobile wallets like Xverse.
Ortege x Stacks: A collaboration that will make access to blockchain data simpler and more insightful than ever before. Ortege will be integrating Stacks into OrtegeETL - allowing developers to effortlessly export Stacks data and enhancing overall data accessibility.
Deep dive on all the key aspects of this exciting Stacks upgrade to the leading Bitcoin L2
We’re excited to announce that applications for the Stacks Decentralized Grants – Pilot Program (Stacks De-grants Pilot) are now open.
TL;DR: Nakamoto is on track for release before Bitcoin halving, projected around the end of April, and there’s a clear path on a second release following that for sBTC.
This post look ahead with a primary lens on the communications and event planned here at the Stacks Foundation (or are aware of happening in the ecosystem) to support the Nakamoto and sBTC launches.
Ordinals, BRC-20, and other experiments on the Bitcoin L1 are driving an influx of new Bitcoin-curious builders and users.