Big news! Decentralized finance protocol Hermetica is the first to integrate sBTC with the sBTC Developer Release. This is a huge milestone for building on Bitcoin, with many DeFi protocols to follow. Now, users in the sBTC Testnet Program will be able to try Hermetica’s DeFi experience in a safe test environment.
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Hermetica becomes the first Decentralized Finance protocol to successfully integrate sBTC with the sBTC Developer Release.
Stacks Multisig Asigna announces Mainnet release, partnering with ALEX and Leather.
DeFi protocol Arkadiko reveals Asigna integration to access Arkadiko securely with the Asigna extension.
Governance Resident announces the launch of the Stacks Foundation’s Decentralized Grants program, with submissions now open!
Zest Founder Tycho explains sBTC OP_DROP, sending BTC from L1 directly to a smart contract on the Stacks L2 with a single Bitcoin L2 transaction.
Submission deadline for the next Bitcoin Startup Lab accelerator protocol is today!
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Trevor Owens published Bitcoin Magazine article covering the Bitcoin L2 Trilemma, featuring sBTC & Stacks as a decentralized bridge to bring Bitcoin from the main chain to a layer.
Velar Founder Mithil Thakore explains the Bitcoin builders opportunity.
Community leader Binaya shares collaboration with the National Innovation Center in Nepal to bring the Clarity bootcamp to students.
Attend today’s sBTC / Nakamoto Education Series hosted by community leader acrossfire.
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