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Bitcoin's security is unmatched. Its programmability was an afterthought. Until now. Alex Miller of Stacks Labs on how stacks.btc extends what's possible for Bitcoin without compromising what makes it Bitcoin. Building for Bitcoin, not around it. Brought to you by Wrapped and Real Motion

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Kriss Daudu11 days ago

@Stacks @wrappedxyz so like how does stacks actually keep bitcoins security intact while adding all this programmability? genuinely curious how that works under the hood

saint of static ✧11 days ago

@Stacks @wrappedxyz Stacks been slept on for too long. glad more people are finally paying attention 👀

Wrapped11 days ago

@Stacks 🍿

rugpull rorschach11 days ago

@Stacks @wrappedxyz FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT. BITCOIN DOESNT NEED TO BE REPLACED IT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED

Mj11 days ago

@Stacks @wrappedxyz lol every other chain tried to "fix" bitcoin and here stacks is just like... nah lets just build with it properly

THE REPLY GUY11 days ago

@Stacks @wrappedxyz building ON bitcoin instead of around it is the move honestly... took long enough for someone to get this right

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