Getting Started
- Set up a Stacks wallet using Leather (formerly Hiro Wallet) or Xverse to interact with the ecosystem.
- Acquire STX tokens through a supported exchange or bridge to pay for transactions and participate in stacking.
- Explore Stacks dApps at stacks.co/explore for DeFi, NFTs, and other Bitcoin applications.
- Start Stacking (Stacks’ version of staking) to earn BTC rewards by locking your STX tokens.
Key Features
- Bitcoin-anchored security every Stacks transaction is settled on the Bitcoin blockchain through Proof of Transfer.
- Clarity smart contracts uses a decidable, non-Turing-complete language designed for security and predictability.
- sBTC integration enables trustless Bitcoin DeFi by allowing BTC to move in and out of Stacks smart contracts.
- BTC yield through Stacking lock STX tokens to earn Bitcoin rewards, providing native BTC yield.
- Nakamoto upgrade brings fast block times and Bitcoin finality to Stacks transactions.
- Growing DeFi ecosystem supports DEXs, lending protocols, NFT marketplaces, and social applications built on Bitcoin.
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