Built on Bitcoin with Jacob Brown

Another week of Bitcoin news. We got updates from some Stacks startups, an RSK network upgrade, and Lightning news. Links to everything mentioned are in the newsletter. https://snip.ly/22t5ur —-------------------------------------------------------- Big thank you to our sponsor, The Stacks Foundation. If you want to get started building on Stacks and push the mission forward of a user-owned internet with Bitcoin as the base layer. Check the links below. Learn Clarity: https://start.stacks.org/ Learn more about Stacks: https://stacks.co/ Apply for a grant: https://stacks.org/grants

Ragnar Lifthrasir is a freedom technology entrepreneur and earlyish adopter of Bitcoin. He aims to help people increase their financial self-sovereignty and privacy through various efforts. He's also the founder of Trajan – a Web 3.0 reputation and identity platform built on the Stacks blockchain. In this episode we discuss: -The role of privacy -Gun Ownership -How the current crypto culture compares to 2017 -How to productively onboard the next wave of Bitcoiners -What he is building with Trajan and much more. Follow Ragnar on Twitter: @RagnarLif Learn more about him and his projects on his website: https://ragnarly.com/

Trevor Owens is the Managing Partner at Stacks Ventures. A venture capital firm investing in startups building new use-cases for Bitcoin via Stacks. He previously founded the Lean Startup Machine, helping businesses use the Learn Startup methodology. Connect with Trevor on Twitter: @TO

The TL:DR on everything that happening in the Bitcoin ecosystem over the past week. Focused on innovation, builders, and tech. This week includes news from Bitcoin proper, Lightning, RSK, Stacks and Liquid. Get the TL:DR on innovation happening in the Bitcoin ecosystem. http://subscribe.builtonbitcoin.xyz/

The TL:DR on everything that happening in the Bitcoin ecosystem over the past week. Focused on innovation, builders, and tech. This week includes news from Bitcoin proper, Lightning, RSK, Stacks and Liquid. Get the TL:DR on innovation happening in the Bitcoin ecosystem. http://subscribe.builtonbitcoin.xyz/

Paul Sztorc is the creator of BIP 300 and 301. A proposal to allow Bitcoin sidechains that keeps the base layer as a safe, secure money layer. We discuss BIP300, what fascinates him about Bitcoin, the current state of Bitcoin maximalism, and much more. Follow Paul on Twitter: @Truthcoin Learn more about BIP300 at https://www.drivechain.info/ Subscribe to the newsletter and get the TL:DR on Bitcoin innovation. http://subscribe.builtonbitcoin.xyz/

Another week of building in the Stacks ecosystem. This week we have updates from Gamma, Xverse, an update direct from Arkadiko core contributor, Philip De Smedt, ALEX and much more. Get the TL:DR on innovation happening in the Bitcoin ecosystem, Delivered directly to your inbox. http://subscribe.builtonbitcoin.xyz/ —-------------------------------------------------------- Big thank you to our sponsor, The Stacks Foundation. If you want to get started building on Stacks and push the mission forward of a user-owned internet with Bitcoin as the base layer. Check the links below. Learn Clarity: https://start.stacks.org/ Learn more about Stacks: https://stacks.co/ Apply for a grant: https://stacks.org/grants —-------------------------------------------------------- Follow Built on Bitcoin on Twitter: @JakeBlockchain Stay updated on everything Built on Bitcoin: https://www.builtonbitcoin.xyz/

Thomas Osmonson is a designer and developer at Fungible Systems. A crypto product studio he co-founded that builds apps and tools for the Stacks ecosystem. Known for their developer library, Micro-stacks, and the redesign of Gamma's NFT marketplace design. What we talk about: -Why developers are resistant to move to Web3? -Advice to new developers just getting started with Clarity? -How he initially got interested in Crypto? and much more. Follow Thomas on Twitter: @Aulneau_ Follow Fungible Systems: @fungiblesystems Learn more about Fungible Systems: https://fungible.systems/ Big thank you to our sponsor, The Stacks Foundation. If you want to get started building on Stacks and push the mission forward of unlocking the full potential of Bitcoin. Learn Clarity: https://start.stacks.org/ Learn more about Stacks: https://stacks.co/ Apply for a grant: https://stacks.org/grants —-------------------------------------------------------- Follow Built on Bitcoin on Twitter: @JakeBlockchain Stay updated on everything Built on Bitcoin: https://www.builtonbitcoin.xyz/ Get updates directly to your inbox: https://builtonbitcoin.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Back with your weekly update on all things happening in the Stacks ecosystem. What we cover this week: [0:00] Intro [1:55] Pointer.GG Clarity Tutorial [2:55] New Byzantion Hire [4:14] Gamma Creator Tools [5:45] Stacks Blog [6:46] Hiro Smart Contract of the Month [7:34] Stacks.JS Starters [8:34] Hyperchains NFT Example [9:29] Stacks Explorer New Feature [10:18] New Podcast Episodes Big thank you to our sponsor, The Stacks Foundation. If you want to get started building on Stacks and push the mission forward of unlocking the full potential of Bitcoin. Learn Clarity: https://start.stacks.org/ Learn more about Stacks: https://stacks.co/ Apply for a grant: https://stacks.org/grants

BitFi - The all encompassing name of DeFi that exists inside the Bitcoin ecosystem. The ALEX team is working to be the leaders in this new space of trust-less finance. Chan Ahn is the Chief Technology Officer of ALEXGO, which is building financial services on Bitcoin, the most decentralized and secure blockchain. Prior to joining ALEXGO, Chan spent 17 years in the finance industry, building financial derivatives with firms, including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Credit Suisse, in Hong Kong, New York and London. Chan has PhD in Computational Finance and BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science both from Imperial College London. In this interview we discuss: -His background and making the switch -Why built on Stacks? -The importance of decentralized, trust-less money? -How to build a top-tier engineering team? and much more. Follow Chan on Twitter: @5eightandeight Learn more about ALEXGO: https://alexgo.io/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Big thank you to our sponsor, The Stacks Foundation. If you want to get started building on Stacks and push the mission forward of unlocking the full potential of Bitcoin. Learn Clarity: https://start.stacks.org/ Learn more about Stacks: https://stacks.co/ Apply for a grant: https://stacks.org/grants