On September 16, Stacks takes a major step forward as the cap on sBTC is removed, unlocking open Bitcoin liquidity for new programs, partnerships, and adoption. Alongside this milestone, the ecosystem sees fresh funding opportunities through decentralized and interim grants, new apps teased by founders, and upgraded tools from developers. Let’s dive in.
🍿 Stacks Snacks
On September 16, the cap on sBTC will be removed, enabling new programs and partnerships to get kickstarted.
Stacks Founder Muneeb shares the latest R&D from Stacks developers, focused on making BTC fully self-custodial.
The Stacks Decentralized Grants Program opens with $100K in funding available.
Interim Grants are still open for established Stacks app founders to apply.
😋 Other Tasty Content
Bitflow founders joined the largest crypto Reddit, r/cryptocurrency, for an AMA.
AIBTC teases the launch of the first automated AI DAO on Bitcoin $FACES.
Stacks app founder Kai teases two apps on Stacks: STX BOT and Stacks Agent.
Hiro ships new features for Stacks developers: customizable PoX contracts in simnet, a lighter, faster, and more performant API, real-time API usage data in the platform, and more.
Stacks is a Bitcoin layer for smart contracts; it enables smart contracts and 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, decentralized asset. Learn more here.