DECEMBER 22, 2020
Blockfolio Signal 12/2/2020
by Mitchell Cuevas on December 22, 2020
It's been a busy week across the Stacks Ecosystem, catch up on the highlights below:
  • Stacks 2.0 is now feature-complete ahead of an anticipated launch scheduled for January 14th. Upon launch, Stacks will bring secure apps and smart contracts to Bitcoin. [Read more]
  • Stacks 2.0 Whitepaper: This release serves as a simplified overview of the Stacks 2.0 blockchain design, connection to Bitcoin, and links out to further technical details throughout. [Whitepaper]
  • Stacks MENA, a new community-led chapter of the Stacks Ecosystem has officially started efforts to educate blockchain developers throughout 27 countries in the Middle East and North Africa [Read more]
  • Secret Key Labs, a new independent Stacks entity is building a mobile-first STX wallet that will be available in Chinese and English. Secret Key Labs was founded by long-time Blockstack engineer Ken Liao. [Read more]
  • Blockstack PBC made its name change to Hiro PBC official. The change to Hiro will mark a narrower focus on developer tools for the user-owned internet on Bitcoin, while helping to delineate the company & ecosystem. [Learn more]

Registration for the Stacks 2.0 launch event is open → RSVP
Mitchell Cuevas
Head of Growth, Hiro PBC
Mitchell is Blockstack PBC's Head of Growth. He previously led Marketing at UP Global (Startup Weekend, Startup Digest, Startup Week) before joining the Product team at Techstars.