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Stacks’ Muneeb Ali: Let the Bitcoin L2s Bloom
Fresh off completing significant technical upgrades, Ali is now laser focused on growing Stacks’ user base.

Bitcoin's Memecoin-Like 'Runes' Get a Boost With AMM Launch on Stacks
Bitflow's automated market maker uses Stacks' Nakamoto upgrade with the aim of addressing some shortcomings inhibiting Runes trading.

The Evolution of Bitcoin L2s: Muneeb Ali on Stacks' Nakamoto Upgrade
Stacks co-founder Muneeb Ali joins CoinDesk with insights on the ecosystem's latest Nakamoto upgrade and the evolving landscape of bitcoin layer 2s. Plus, the latest movements in bitcoin and Bhutan's BTC bag. This content should not be construed or relied upon as investment advice. It is for entertainment and general information purposes.

Bitcoin Layer-2 Network Stacks Begins Nakamoto Upgrade
Nakamoto could boost transaction speeds on Stacks and open the door for smart contracts using Bitcoin as a base layer.

SEC Drops Investigation of Bitcoin L2 Stacks and Builder Hiro, Filing Says
The conclusion of the probe into Hiro, formerly known as Blockstack, which raised $70 million via token sales from 2017 to 2019, is another win for the crypto industry in its years-long struggle with the regulator.

Stacks Begins 2-Step Rollout of Major ‘Nakamoto’ Overhaul
The upgrade seeks to solve congestion issues, and will officially launch in May.

OG Bitcoin L2 Stacks Is Getting a Major Overhaul
The Nakamoto update will decouple block production from Bitcoin itself, solving the problem of network congestion Stacks has had since it launched its mainnet in 2021.

The Protocol: Bitcoin's Call for Volunteers, Ethena's USDe, Blast's Blast-Off
In this week's issue of CoinDesk's newsletter on blockchain technology, we've got an exclusive interview with Stacks co-creator Muneeb Ali. PLUS: More than $200 million of blockchain project fundraisings.

Stacks Creator Ali Calls Bitcoin 'Apex Predator' as Development Flourishes on OG Blockchain
Muneeb Ali, the co-creator of Stacks and Princeton-educated computer scientist who's now CEO of the Bitcoin-focused development firm Trust Machines, spoke with CoinDesk's Jenn Sanasie on the flurry of development and layer-2 building now taking place on the original blockchain.

Why Stacks' Muneeb Ali Wouldn't Buy Bitcoin at $100
Muneeb Ali, co-creator of Stacks and CEO at Trust Machines, answers five rapid-fire questions from CoinDesk including the most exciting development in the Bitcoin ecosystem, a preview of his upcoming talk at ETH Denver, and why he wouldn't buy bitcoin in 2013 when it was trading at $100.
