Catching the Bitcoin Wave

Welcome to the February 2024 edition of the STX AUS community newsletter!This month, we have many exciting updates about upcoming events, developer programs, and more.

"It's never been a better time to build on Bitcoin!" - Tripnmonkey.

Community Events

Quarter one kicked off with some tremendous virtual events, interviews, and remarkable collaborations to promote the adoption of stacks here in Australia and globally.

One such interview was the Stacks Exploding Bitcoin DeFi Ecosystem, with the host of Nuggets News interviewing our Chapter Lead, Gordon Christian. Here's a recap

If you missed out on our virtual events, don't worry! Here are some in-person events coming up that you will want to attend!

Finding Clarity in Smart Contracts

February 13 

AUS Virtual event 

Check your local time

RSVP

Building on Bitcoin Scaling the Network with Stacks

March 22 

IRL Event Perth - University of Western Australia

12:30 pm 

RSVP

Stacks Australia Developer Program

The Stacks Australia Developer Program has started in Earnest. 

To kick off, we have two programs 

1. Bitcoin Primer

2. Smart Contract Developer Program 

The Bitcoin Primer will give you a solid foundation in how Bitcoin and blockchain technology work. 

The Smart Contract Developer program will teach you how to build decentralized apps and smart contracts using the Clarity language. Click here to join. 

Join Our Team

Are you interested in becoming a Clarity Smart contract Trainer? We're looking for experienced Clarity developers interested in becoming smart contract trainers. Let us know if you have Clarity skills and want to help teach others! Fill out the survey here.

Join Stacks Labz 

Stacks Labz is a new initiative by Stacks Australia community builder Sam, building a Stacks community for developers & builders to Learn, collaborate & innovate! Building on Bitcoin. A community for creators by creators. Click here to learn more. 

Special Events This Quarter

Mark your calendars for these upcoming special events:

- Bitcoin Unleashed (February 22) - A global virtual conference all about Bitcoin. Details here

- Building on Bitcoin (March 22) - An in-person developer conference in Perth focused on building on Bitcoin and Stacks. Info here

- Ready Layer 2 (March 8-26) - A virtual hackathon for building apps on Bitcoin Layer 2 technologies like Stacks. Learn more 

Bitcoin Builders Opportunities 

N21 is a go-to-market prep program that puts experienced Bitcoin builders behind you, supporting your startup with everything from technology to fundraising. Learn More

Reminders

Join us every week for:

- X Spaces - Weekly spaces for the community. Follow @stacksaustralia on Twitter for updates.

- Art on Stacks spaces every Monday at 5 am AEDT, follow @NIETTANFT

- Bitcoin Builders spaces every Monday at 8 am AEDT hosted by @stacksaustralia

Thanks for being part of the STX AUS community! Let us know if you have any ideas for future newsletters.