CDCROP: Concept of Growth Rising Arrow (Francesco Carta/Getty Images)
Bitcoin Layer 2 Stacks' Token a Top Performer in March
STX has gained 23% for the month and is up 350% over the past year.
CDCROP: Concept of Growth Rising Arrow (Francesco Carta/Getty Images)

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Open-Source Protocol Ren Token Surges 18% Amid Rising Interest in Multichain Projects
In November, following the protocol's loss of funding from Alameda, Ren accelerated its shift from Ren 1.0 to a more efficient, secure version.
Upwards Charts Indices Stocks Markets Up (Gerd Altmann/Pixabay)

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Crypto Update | Ethereum’s Regens Tend to Ethereum’s Public Goods
With bitcoin, ether and most other top traded tokens in the green, plus a look at Ethereum’s public good, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.
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Crypto markets jumped in response to slowing U.S. inflation. (Timon Studler/Unsplash)
Crypto Market February Roundup: Bitcoin Layer 2 Protocol Stacks, Ethereum Staking Derivative Tokens Surge
Stacks’ STX token was the biggest winner among 160 assets in the CoinDesk Market Index, soaring 216% during the month.
Crypto markets jumped in response to slowing U.S. inflation. (Timon Studler/Unsplash)

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STX Perpetual Futures Open Interest Doubles to $80M as Traders Take Shorts
One analyst suspects traders are betting there isn't a follow-up to Bitcoin NFTs and the STX run is a flash in the pan.
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Ordinals NFTs Can Make Stacks’ STX a Multibillion-Dollar Token: Matrixport
Stacks' ability to leverage the Bitcoin blockchain’s security for settlement of transactions positions the network well for developing Bitcoin decentralized finance, the report said.
CDCROP: Stones stacked atop one another besides the ocean (Colton Sturgeon/Unsplash)

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Bitcoin Layer 2 Stacks Network's STX Token Spikes 50% as 'Ordinals' Boom
Stack Network is a Bitcoin layer 2 for smart contracts aimed at unleashing the world's oldest blockchain's potential as a programmable platform.
STX's surge (CoinDesk/Highcharts.com)

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Muneeb Ali on the Future of Bitcoin Building
The CEO of Trust Machines discussed the coming bitcoin bull market in building.
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Okcoin, Stacks Launch $165M Pledge to Support Bitcoin-Related Projects
The Bitcoin Odyssey is a year-long pledge taken by VC firms to deploy money into solutions that accelerate the adoption of bitcoin.
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