Build apps and smart contracts secured by Bitcoin.

By leveraging the leading Bitcoin L2, you build on most secure foundation available while gaining direct access to the untapped capital and potential of Bitcoin.

Why Build on Bitcoin?

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Untapped

Over $1 trillion in latent capital is waiting for builders like to activate it.

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3 Ways to get started.

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Start with the basics of Stacks

The Stacks Primer is a free, 5-day email course designed to get developers up and running in the Stacks ecosystem. It will guide you step-by-step through everything you need to know to start building apps including introducing developer tools, essential places in the community, and an example app to you started on the right foot.

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Learn to build a full-stack app

After you have the basics down, it’s time to dig in deeper and learn the fundamentals of building on Bitcoin and Stacks. LearnWeb3 has a Stacks Developer Degree that will walk you through everything you need to know to build full-stack applications. You’ll learn the basics of Clarity, how Bitcoin and Stacks work, and how to build a frontend with Stacks.js.

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Get paid to build your app

Once you know how to build Stacks applications, you can move on from tutorials and get started building your own application. Building your own project is the best way to continue learning and grow your skills as a developer. To help you do that, Code for STX is a program where you can enter to win up to 2,500 STX each month with your own project.

Developer Tools

search-clarity.dev

User-friendly Bitcoin wallet to interact 
with your app & smart contracts

search-clarity.dev

User-friendly Bitcoin wallet to interact 
with your app & smart contracts

search-clarity.dev

User-friendly Bitcoin wallet to interact 
with your app & smart contracts

search-clarity.dev

User-friendly Bitcoin wallet to interact 
with your app & smart contracts

Developer Tools

Ortege AI

AI-powered blockchain analytics & insights for Stacks, making complex data simple.

txtx

Smart contract runbooks and management tools supporting Clarity

Stacks Docs

Concepts, references, and tutorials that will guide you through starting with Stacks

Stacks API by Hiro

Interact directly with the blockchain to query information, broadcast transactions, and scale your projects on Stacks.

Stacks Blockchain API

Query the Stacks blockchain and interact with smart contracts

Stacks.js

Decentralized app development made easy

Chainhooks

Reorg-aware, IFTTT-compatible Bitcoin indexing engine

Clarinet

Write, test, and deploy Clarity smart contracts

Stacks CLI

Stacks CLI enables interactions with Stacks

Hiro Platform

Write, test and deploy smart contracts, directly from your browser.

Self-Hosted Docker

Tool to run a self-hosted Stacks node with Docker

QuickNode

Elastic APIs, powerful tools & analytics, and more

Chainalysis

Blockchain data platform powering hundreds of top institutions.

Moonpay

On/off ramp and payment solution with 15m users supporting Stacks (STX)

Allbridge

A simple, modern, and reliable way to transfer assets between blockchains

Pyth

Smarter Data for Smarter Contracts

Resources

There are many great resources, guides, and case studies of what is all possible on Stacks. Whether it's decentralized apps, NFTs, or DeFi tools, you will find direction on how to build each one here.

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Bitcoin Primer

Bitcoin Builder's Primer: An Intro to Building Full-Stack Dapps on Bitcoin.

A Developer’s Guide to Bitcoin DeFi

DeFi is the biggest category in Web3 and has become a $50B+ sector. Now devs are bringing DeFi to Bitcoin.

Minting NFTs with Quicknode

Create, deploy, and mint an NFT contract.

Build A Dex on Stacks

Tutorial on building a decentralized exchange on Stacks.

The Ultimate Guide to Bitcoin Development

An in-progress series walking developers through building a full-stack dapp using Bitcoin and Stacks.

Securing Web3 Apps Through Bitcoin

An overview of the Stacks Proof of Transfer consensus mechanism and how it enables Stacks apps to be secured by Bitcoin.

Securing Web3 Apps Through Bitcoin

A beginner's friendly series

Securing Web3 Apps Through Bitcoin

A beginner's friendly series

Securing Web3 Apps Through Bitcoin

A beginner's friendly series

Securing Web3 Apps Through Bitcoin

A beginner's friendly series

Securing Web3 Apps Through Bitcoin

A beginner's friendly series

Featured Apps

Check out the range of apps, tools, and protocols that have been built on Stacks. These are just some of the Bitcoin use cases enabled by Stacks L2.

Zest Protocol

Zest Protocol is a lending protocol, built for Bitcoin.

LISA

Upcoming liquid Stacking option for Stackers

Stacking DAO

Liquidity for stacked tokens on Stacks

Owl Link

Decentralized bio links using .btc domains.

Ryder

The world's first social wallet bringing real-life social interaction to crypto.

ALEX

Open-source DeFi protocol modeled on the world's financial markets