Gm Stackers 🟠
🍿 Stacks Snacks
Up to $10K in STX is up for grabs! Dive into USDCx on Stacks through 30 days of bounties on Zealy. Swap on Bitflow, earn on Zest, borrow on Granite, and see how it's helping Bitcoin grow.
Just two days after launching V2 (a full protocol rework redefining how risk is managed) Zest hit $41M TVL with borrowing activity already picking up steam 🍊
Stacks Labs CEO Alex Miller went mainstream on Schwab Network, driving home the message: Stacks brings staking to Bitcoin.
Nansen just dropped their 2025 report on Stacks 👀 $545M in sBTC TVL, live integrations with Circle, BitGo, and Wormhole, and over $100M earning Bitcoin rewards through Dual Stacking.
📆 Coming Up
Mar 2-30 | Virtual
Buidl Battle #2
A 3 week virtual competition for Bitcoin builders to showcase projects, connect with investors, and level up.
👀 Other Tasty Content
The Stacks Endowment has two active grant tracks open for builders fueling the Bitcoin economy on Stacks. Find the one that fits and apply before the March 13th deadline. Here's how to put together a strong application.
An updated Stacks ecosystem map from Reubs just dropped with 44 projects and counting. Who's missing from the list?
Hermetica is getting closer to launching hBTC—BTC that earns BTC through onchain strategies with transparent risk controls. No black boxes. Waitlist is live.
Native Staking is clearly having a moment. Fireblocks explains why institutions agree it’s a must have.
Happy stacking, Stackers 🟠
Stacks is a Bitcoin layer for smart contracts. It enables decentralized applications to use Bitcoin as an asset and settle transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain. Stacks exists to unlock Bitcoin’s full potential as the largest, most valuable, durable, and decentralized asset. Learn more here.