Gm 👋 A big week, starting all the way from the top. Let's dig in.
😋 Stacks Snacks
HUGE one: Muneeb Ali is stepping in as CEO of Stacks Labs later this month. He’s been building on Bitcoin since 2013, started Stacks in 2017, and led the first SEC-qualified token offering in 2019. He’s back at the helm for the next growth phase of Stacks, now that Bitcoin Staking is live 🔥
Alex Miller, who built the foundation for Stacks Labs and shipped Bitcoin Staking in the interim CEO role, moves into an advisory role.
Anchorage Digital is enabling institutional Bitcoin staking with Stacks.
📆 Coming Up
Oct 7-8: Muneeb keynotes "The Frontier of Bitcoin" at Token 2049 Singapore, OKX Main Stage. The Stacks team is at the conference and key side events throughout the week 👀
👀 Other Tasty Content
At Korea Blockchain Week, Muneeb shared a first look at the next three frontiers for Bitcoin on Stacks: capital markets, privacy, and post-quantum.
Bitcoin Staking is paying weekly BTC rewards, Stacks is trending on X, and Bonding Period 2 opens soon.
Missed Wednesday's Stacks Monthly Ecosystem Update? The full recording is up.
Happy staking 🟠
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