The Stacks ecosystem is a collection of independent entities, developers and community members working to build a user-owned internet on the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain. Stacks’ STX cryptocurrency was distributed to the general public through the first-ever Securities and Exchange Commission-qualified token offering in the United States.Mitchell Cuevas, head of growth for the … [Read more...] about Stacks’ Mitchell Cuevas talks building integrated DeFi bridges for Bitcoin users
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El Salvador is building a $1 billion Bitcoin City as pressure on Bukele ramps up
Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador, announced that the country will be building a carbon-neutral Bitcoin City. The city will have no property, income, or capital gains taxes, and the massive endeavor will be partly financed by a $1 billion Bitcoin bond issued by Blockstream.And while the move was celebrated in the crypto world, ramping criticism of Bukele’s policies has … [Read more...] about El Salvador is building a $1 billion Bitcoin City as pressure on Bukele ramps up
Building multichain is a new necessity for DeFi products
At present, your DeFi product needs to be multichain to be competitive — this is the hard (and exciting) truth of 2021. Whether you’re building a wallet, a lending service or a DeFi game, your target audience knows that there is more to the crypto space than Ethereum. And they expect you to provide the best of all worlds. It seems there will always be a debate about which … [Read more...] about Building multichain is a new necessity for DeFi products
Subsquid building decentralized indexing technology with new $3.8M funding
Subsquid, a query node framework for Substrate-based blockchains, announced Thursday that it has closed a $3.8-million seed round led by Hypersphere Ventures.The company said that it expects to use this seed capital for developing the first blockchain indexing solution. The new data query technology, as per the announcement, will tap into a network of indexers and allow anyone … [Read more...] about Subsquid building decentralized indexing technology with new $3.8M funding
“We are building for the metaverse” says Meta VP Nick Clegg
Nick Clegg, vice president for Global Affairs and Communications at Meta Platforms, spoke at Lisbon’s Web Summit 2021 during a panel on Facebook and innovation in Europe.The world’s biggest tech conference has returned to a physical setting following a two-year, COVID 19-induced virtual hiatus. The event is showcasing an illustrious list of entrepreneurs, organizations and … [Read more...] about “We are building for the metaverse” says Meta VP Nick Clegg