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Why Building Bitcoin L2s Matter | Stacks Co-Founder Muneeb Ali

The Defiant - DeFi Podcast

CHAPTER

Building on Bitcoin: The Stacks Journey

This chapter chronicles the personal journey of the creators of Stacks, exploring their academic background in distributed systems and the challenges faced in enhancing Bitcoin's scalability. It discusses the innovative features of the Stacks protocol, including the upcoming Nakamoto release that will integrate Bitcoin's hash power for improved security and efficiency. Key differences between Bitcoin's Layer 2 solutions and Ethereum's programmability are highlighted, alongside anticipated advancements that will reshape the developer landscape.

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