Tap, hold, load in 4K. The Stacks ecosystem is getting big.
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The integration of WalletConnect x Stacks and Hex Trust is massive! It brings Bitcoin DeFi into a network powering 350M wallet-to-app connections, 50M users, 70K apps, and $400B flowing through the network each year.
DeGrants Cohort 3 is live — 30 projects backed with $100K in funding are now driving open-source Bitcoin building. Thank you to everyone who applied. Your ideas keep this ecosystem moving 🧡
Dual Stacking ranked #1 among the top Bitcoin yield strategies paying out in BTC this week (outpacing Build on Bob and Botanix). Are you boost maxxing?
This winter, more yield is coming. Hermetica is launching its hBTC vault — an on-chain trading strategy that converts all profits back into Bitcoin for users. Plus, it’s fully compatible with Dual Stacking for compounding BTC rewards.
😋 Other tasty content
Clarity 4 activates with Bitcoin block 923222 (~Nov 12) unlocking five new built-in functions for builders.
Stacks Endowment is hiring a Chief Investment Officer 👀
The Bitcoin builder energy hits Buenos Aires next week with a Stacks-hosted Hacker House and community events for devs, creators, and Bitcoiners. Sign up if you’re in town:
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.