Gm Stackers 🟠
💸 Big News
Stacks Grant Program is live
A series of new grants designed to fuel the Stacks Economy is here. Backed by SIP-031 and the Stacks Endowment, these grants are aimed at supporting builders. If you’re shipping something new or scaling what's already working, now's the time to apply.
🍿 More Snacks
Research group House of Chimera dropped a capital deployment thread breaking down how Stacks is building the infrastructure needed to make Bitcoin's $1T+ market cap operational. Great overview for anyone wanting the big picture.
Stacks Hacker House YouTube series is live. 11 teams. 5 days. One Hacker House at DevConnect in Buenos Aires. Tune in to hear builders compare chains, see demos, and meet the buidlers.
Messari dropped the State of Stacks Q4 2025 report. DeFi TVL in STX up 120.8% QoQ. Read it here
Stacks was busy on the ground this week representing at Bitcoin Investor Week, Cayman Crypto Week, Consensus Hong Kong, and Pitch Your Buidl event in Lisbon.
📆 Coming Up
Wed, Feb 18 | Eth Denver
Pitch Your Buidl
Relaxed IRL builder session for vibe coding and micro pitches.
👀 Other Tasty Content
The Fireblocks x Stacks integration is getting picked up by the press. Bitcoin.com covered the news, highlighting how 2,400+ institutional clients will soon be able to tap into Bitcoin DeFi on Stacks.
Stacks was featured on DoraHacks Success Stories. Stacks has hosted 9 hackathons on DoraHacks since 2025 and has become a model for how to build developer communities through consistent, well run events. Speaking of, x402 Stacks Challenge is live now with $3,000 in prizes. Submissions due Feb 16.
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.