2022 was a roller coaster of a year, but as we like to say at Hiro, “bear markets are for builders.” We are incredibly excited about 2023 and everything in store for Hiro. Here’s why developers should be excited about building applications for Bitcoin in the new year.
- The Stacks community is stronger than ever: we survey our community twice a year, and in our most recent survey, 55% of developers said that the bear market increased their desire to work in Web3. That same community is teeming with activity too. In Q3 last year, smart contract deployment increased by 60% compared to Q2. Who says bear markets are for hibernating?
- Tooling is getting more sophisticated: at Hiro, we shipped a number of improvements last year to make developers’ lives easier, including adding new features to Clarinet (debugging, chainhooks, and deployment plans), maintained the API at 99.99% availability and made a number of optimizations for deployment and event replay along the way, and so much more. We are ready to unleash developers’ full potential in the new year!
- Network upgrades are coming: there are a number of exciting changes coming to the Stacks ecosystem in 2023. First up, Stacks 2.1 activates in the coming weeks, bringing new Clarity functions that tighten Stacks’ integration with Bitcoin and many other improvements. Then work begins in earnest on subnets, an upcoming scalability solution for Stacks, as well as sBTC, a proposed asset that will enable the decentralized movement of BTC in and out of Bitcoin layers, unlocking billions of dollars of BTC for use in Web3 apps. With big upgrades on the way come big opportunities for developers.
Learn more about why 2023 is going to be a big year for Bitcoin builders:
Hiro is a winner of the 2023 BIG Innovation Awards! This recognition is a testament to our team's hard work and dedication, as well as our commitment to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in Web3. Thanks to the Business Intelligence Group and to everyone who has supported us so far on our journey. Learn more about this announcement.
Devnet vs. testnet vs. mainnet…what are these nets, and why so many? Find out what each network is for and what role they play in your Web3 development journey. Learn more.
The future of apps will be decentralized. Learn how the unique potential of Web3 will usher in a new generation of applications. Read more.
Looking to enter the world of blockchain? Hiro is hiring! Check out some of our open positions?here.?Stay tuned here and on our?Twitter?for more updates and announcements.
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2 年Looking forward to seeing this all play out this year –?looks like it's going to be a busy and productive year for Hiro!