Yes you read that right, The first Stacks NFT available for purchase with a Lightning payment happened! Plus a bunch of exciting things. Builders are building in the Stacks ecosystem right now.

E31: The Game Theory of Mining of Stacks & Bitcoin - Twitter Spaces with Xan Ditkoff

Francis Suarez started a movement with a simple tweet, "How can I help?" CityCoins may have done the same with its innovative protocol. - Mike Sarasti has been at the forefront of this innovation along with his fellow members in city leadership.

TruBit Launches their bootstapping NFT, MomentoNFT Secures Funding from some big names, Megapont opens up their factory to more artists, & Syvita Mining Pools are coming back online - This Week in Stacks December 30th, 2021

The mission statement on ALEX's website says "Bring Your Bitcoin to Life". That line sums up everything they are working on. Bitcoin is one of the purest assets that's ever been created and ALEX is working to help make it more of a productive asset, and along the way, play their part in changing the financial system.

Merry Christmas Yall! This week a good amount of news came down the pipeline including a big project launching, some big VC money secured, a couple big NFT drops and some news on a scaling solution for Stacks called Subnets.

Web3 Communities & DAO's are headline topics right now. Drew, Mark, and Mike are all builders in this new and blossoming space. We explored some topics including What is a Web3 Community and what makes them so sticky to forming groups? What is a DAO? How to incentive people to engage in a community? and much more.

Good data helps you make better decisions. Daemon Technologies is building a full-service data platform for end users and developers alike. You’ll be able to view and interact with data coming from the Stacks Blockchain and apps built on top of Stacks.

I say it every week but what a week in Stacks! Ryder & Megapont drop big newsletters, A CityCoins focused Stacks Accelerator, Fiat On-Ramp from the Hiro Wallet, and much more.

Tokens & Crypto are changing the relationship consumers have with online apps & services. What is today being called Web3. One of the earliest epiphanies you have is realizing you bring real value to the communities you participate in. TruBit is building a marketplace for users and brands to come together in a more mutually beneficial relationship. Listen to this conversation with the 3 founders of TruBit. Stephen Dodge, Ian Major, and Sajid Akhtar.