Stacks Snacks - Deep dives on Stacks, Nakamoto, sBTC

This week: new research paper on Stacks and sBTC, ALEX’s decentralized launchpad, a closer look at the Nakamoto release, and more.

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🍿 Stacks Snacks

• Crypto Research Group Soberin releases report on Stacks & sBTC

• ALEX introduces their Decentralized Launchpad

• Nakamoto Release deep dive 🧵 via @alexxela_btc

• Check out Hiro’s focus areas for Q3 

• Emblem Vault announces Stacks’ own protocol-based curated collection post legacy migration

• Mega 🧵 Unpacking Clarity - less hackable, more transparent, ultra-secure smart contracts

• Introducing the approved Critical Bounties for Q3

• ICYMI: Scope the Ready Layer 2 pitch competition (winning concept takes home $5K!)

😋 Other tasty content

• Xverse: Understanding the Bitcoin Mempool

• Trust Machines: What is Blockchain Gaming and How Does it Work on Bitcoin?

• Foundation: Lead Like a Gardener - Security at the Stacks Foundation

• Trust Machines: What is the SRC-20 Token Standard and How Does it Impact Bitcoin?

• Trust Machines: What is Mintlayer and How Does it Work as a Bitcoin Layer 2?

_{This newsletter is curated by the Stacks Ecosystem Comms Working Group}