Gm Stackers, it really was a big week around here!
😋 Stacks Snacks
Hermetica drops hBTC. A new self-custodial earn vault on Stacks where you deposit native BTC and get native BTC back, with yield sourced from multiple places including Strategy's $STRC ( ▲ 0.07% ). Business Insider picked up the news too.
USDCx lands on Allbridge Core. That means USDC (and USDT) from 16 other chains now has a direct on ramp to Bitcoin DeFi on Stacks. Please note: Allbridge Classic sunsets at the end of April, so if you're holding aeUSDC, migrate now.
Stacking Cycle #132 paid out 6.27 BTC to 9,645 wallets. Bitcoin yield straight from Proof of Transfer.
📆 Coming Up
Set your reminder for the Stacks Town Hall next week. Big announcements incoming. You are not going to want to miss this one.
👀 Other Tasty Content
Zest is cooking something. They dropped a "soon" and left it at that 👀
Stacking DAO breaks its own record with 110M STX in deposits. A new all time high. Appetite for yield on Stacks keeps heating up.
Bitflow just hit $1B in volume through their concentrated liquidity engine in 6 weeks flat. We’re seeing real usage here.
Rand Group spotlights Stacks with Bitcoin dominance pushing back toward 60%, most of that capital is just sitting idle. They called out Stacks as the play for making BTC productive through lending, trading, and DeFi.
Gamma has a new home. Trust Machines is taking full ownership and going all in on the platform. Everything stays live for creators and collectors.
Missed Builder Bash? The top builders in Stacks went live with product updates and roadmaps, covering everything from hBTC to HODLMM and beyond.
Happy stacking, Stackers 🟠
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