Stacker Chats
Stacker Chats cover the inside look at building for Bitcoin. Catch weekly updates and regular interviews from host Gina Abrams, Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali, and Special Guests on the Builder Series.
What Are Bitcoin Layers & What Does the Ethereum Merge Mean for Bitcoin?
August 26, 2022 • 13 MIN
In this episode of Stacker chats, Gina Abrams is joined by Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali to discuss what are Bitcoin layers, what does the Ethereum merge mean for Bitcoin, and the relationship between Stacks & Bitcoin miners
How Trust Machines Is Bringing In More Builders to the Bitcoin Economy
August 1, 2022 • 13 MIN
In this episode of Stacker chats, Gina Abrams is joined by Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali to discuss Dan Held Joining the Stacks Community With Trust Machines and Why Bitcoin Layers Are Important to Bitcoin Economy Growth.
Focus areas for Stacks in 2022 & Bitcoin as a Tool Vs Community
July 21, 2022 • 13 MIN
In this episode of Stacker chats, Gina Abrams is joined by Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali to discuss Focus areas for Stacks in 2022 & Bitcoin as a Tool Vs Community
Stacks Vs other Bitcoin layers and long term miner incentives for Bitcoin
July 5, 2022 • 12 MIN
In this episode of Stacker chats, Gina Abrams is joined by Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali to discuss Stacks in relation to other Bitcoin layers, as well as the transaction fees and long term miner incentives for Bitcoin.
The Difference Between the Ethereum & Bitcoin Communities
June 16, 2022 • 17 MIN
In this Stacker Chat, Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder and Trust Machines CEO) sits down with Gina Abrams to do a deep dive on The Difference Between the Ethereum & Bitcoin Communities & Variables influencing the Security of Stacks' Blockchain
What Upcoming Updates Are Increasing Stacks’ Potential
May 26, 2022 • 11 MIN
In this Stacker Chat, Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder and Trust Machines CEO) sits down with Gina Abrams to do a deep dive on What Upcoming Updates Are Increasing Stacks’ Potential & How to Revive the Bitcoin Builders Culture
The Potential of Stacks & Surviving a Bear Market
May 9, 2022 • 12 MIN
In this Stacker Chat, Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder and Trust Machines CEO) sits down with Gina Abrams to do a deep dive on The Potential of Stacks & Surviving a Bear Market
Explaining Stacks Design & the Bitcoin Connection & How Stacks Can Be More Experimental Than Ethereum
April 22, 2022 • 22 MIN
In this Stacker Chat, Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder and Trust Machines CEO) sits down with Gina Abrams to do a deep dive on The Opportunities Ahead for Web3 on Bitcoin & How Stacks Can Be More Experimental Than Ethereum
Stacks' Design, the connection with Bitcoin & Bitcoin's Long Term Security
April 19, 2022 • 23 MIN
In this Stacker Chat, Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder and Trust Machines CEO) sits down with Gina Abrams to do a deep dive on Stacks' Design, the connection with Bitcoin & Bitcoin's Long Term Security
The Bitcoin Problem Stacks Focuses On & How Terra Uses Bitcoin and Could Integrate Stacks
March 25, 2022 • 22 MIN
In this Stacker Chat, Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder and Trust Machines CEO) sits down with Gina Abrams to do a deep dive on The Bitcoin Problem Stacks Focuses On & How Terra Uses Bitcoin and Could Integrate Stacks
Key Players in Decentralized Development for Bitcoin & Important Improvements for Stacks’ Blockchain
March 11, 2022 • 20 MIN
n this Stacker Chat, Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder and Trust Machines CEO) sits down with Gina Abrams to do a deep dive on the Key Players in Decentralized Development for Bitcoin & Important Improvements for Stacks’ Blockchain.
Bitcoin During a Global Crisis and How Bitcoin Can Continue to Lead in Crypto
March 4, 2022 • 22 MIN
In this Stacker Chat, Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder and Trust Machines CEO) sits down with Gina Abrams to do a deep dive on Bitcoin During a Global Crisis and How Bitcoin Can Continue to Lead in Crypto.
How Hyperchains Improve Speed and Scalability and Advice to New Developers Building In a Bear Market
February 25, 2022 • 19 MIN
In this Stacker Chat, Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder and Trust Machines CEO) sits down with Gina Abrams to do a deep dive on Why Hyperchains Improve Blockchain Speed and Scalability, How Stacks' Smart Contract Language Protects Users Against Scams, and Advice to New Crypto Investors During a Bear Market
How Gas Tokens Power Bitcoin Smart Contracts - Stacker Chats with Muneeb Ali
February 19, 2022 • 17 MIN
In this Stacker Chats, Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder) sits down with Gina Abrams to discuss how gas tokens power Bitcoin smart contracts, unfair criticism on Bitcoin holders, and much more.
Stacker Chats with Muneeb Ali: Trust Machines Deep Dive
February 11, 2022 • 17 MIN
In this Stacker Chat, Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder and Trust Machines CEO) sits down with Gina Abrams to do a deep dive on focus areas for Trust Machines and answer community questions.
Stacker Chat with Stacks Founder Muneeb Ali, Hiro CEO Alex Miller, and Hiro CTO Diwaker Gupta
February 4, 2022 • 24 MIN
In this special edition Stacker Chat, Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder) covers the announcement of new Stacks entity Trust Machines, and we're joined by Alex Miller (Hiro CEO) and Diwaker Gupta (Hiro CTO) to learn more about their backgrounds and focus on building developer tools for the Bitcoin ecosystem via Stacks. Congrats to Alex and Diwaker on the recently announced promotions, and congrats to Muneeb on the Trust Machines announcement!
Stacker Chats with Muneeb Ali: Bitcoin Leading Crypto Markets & Focus Areas for Stacks
January 28, 2022 • 17 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) share a weekly Stacks update on Bitcoin's place as leader of crypto markets, building for the long term through market swings, and focus areas for the next era of Stacks.
Stacker Chat with Muneeb Ali: ALEX Launch, Hyperchains & Bringing More Entrepreneurs to Bitcoin
January 21, 2022 • 15 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) share a weekly Stacks update. This episode covers the ALEX launch, Muneeb's reactions to the Coinbase exchange announcement, scalability updates on Hyperchains, and the opportunity space for developer building apps and smart contracts for Bitcoin via the Stacks Accelerator.
Stacker Chats with Muneeb Ali: Stacks' One Year Anniversary, Lightning to Bitcoin NFT Swaps, and Bitcoin DAOs
January 14, 2022 • 17 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) share a weekly Stacks update. This episode covers Stacks mainnet one year anniversary, Lightning to Bitcoin NFT swaps, Bitcoin DAOs and more.
Stacker Chats with Muneeb Ali: Web3 and Core Differentiators for Stacks
January 7, 2022 • 16 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) share a weekly Stacks update. This episode covers Muneeb's definition of Web3, core differentiators for Stacks, and joining the Megapont Ape Family.
Stacker Chat with Muneeb Ali: Wrapping Up 2021
December 23, 2021 • 15 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) share a weekly Stacks update. This episode covers a look back on 2021, important metrics to keep in mind for 2022, and how Muneeb recharges for the new year.
Stacker Chat with Muneeb Ali: Community Questions on Subnets, Stacking, and More
December 17, 2021 • 19 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) share a weekly Stacks update. This episode covers some community questions on Clarity, Subnets and how they compare to other L2s out there, Stacking, and the tipping point for Stacks. This episode was recorded 12/15/21.
Builder Series Stacker Chat with Superfandom Co-Founders on Experience Based NFTs
December 13, 2021 • 34 MIN
Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) sits down with Superfandom co-founders Sophia and Hassan to discuss enabling experience-based Bitcoin NFTs for creators and fans alike, how NFTs are disrupting the creator economy, and their experience building on Stacks.
Stacker Chat with Muneeb Ali: Bitcoin Builders vs. Bitcoin Maximalists
December 10, 2021 • 21 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) share a weekly Stacks update. This episode takes a deep dive into the history and utility behind Bitcoin maximalism in the past, and how it's failing as a growth strategy for Bitcoin in 2021. This chat also covers how Stacks is built to benefit Bitcoin.
Stacker Chat with Muneeb Ali: Market Traction and the Next Era for Stacks
December 3, 2021 • 15 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) share a weekly Stacks community update. This episode covers reactions to Stacks' ATH, background on the upcoming scalability upgrade for Stacks, and Muneeb's thoughts on unlocking the next era of innovation in the Stacks and Bitcoin ecosystems. This episode took place on 12.1.21
Stacker Chat Builder Series with Asteria of the Syvita Guild
December 1, 2021 • 33 MIN
Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) and Syvita (Founder, Syvita Guild) discuss Syvita's journey into crypto, the process of starting a DAO, building in public and contributions to mining pools, CityCoins and other Stacks Ecosystem projects.
Muneeb Ali on Bitcoin's Culture, Community, and Evolution
November 24, 2021 • 17 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) discuss the benefits of Bitcoin's culture and community and how to invite further developments in the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Defining Smart Contracts For Bitcoin with Muneeb Ali
November 19, 2021 • 25 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about Smart Contracts for Bitcoin and answer some commonly asked questions on open vs. federated networks. This episode took place on 11.17.2021.
LAYER cofounders Alla Koretsky and Marina Romaschko
November 18, 2021 • 33 MIN
Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) connects with LAYER cofounders Alla Koretsky and Marina Romashko to discuss unlocking NFTs at scale for creators and brands alike, and their upcoming SatoSHE event.
Reactions to NYCCoin and Community Questions on Stacks Mining with Muneeb Ali
November 12, 2021 • 13 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Stacks Founder and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about NYCCoins and answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 11.9.2021.
Diving Deeper into Bitcoin NFTs with Muneeb Ali
November 5, 2021 • 14 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about NFTs and the vision and potential for Bitcoin NFTs. This episode took place on 11.1.21
Hiro Staff Engineer Aaron Blankstein on Stacks Scalability and Stacks Improvement Proposal SIP-012
November 3, 2021 • 32 MIN
Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) and Aaron Blankstein (Hiro Systems Staff Engineer) discuss key components of the Stacks network scalability upgrade called SIP-012, and improvements and resources for developers building smart contracts for Bitcoin on Stacks through the upgrade.
Stacker Chat with Sigle Co-Founders Léo Pradel and Artūrs Kirtovskis
November 1, 2021 • 29 MIN
Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) connects with Sigle cofounders Léo Pradel and Artūrs Kirtovskis to discuss the decentralized writing platform that pays writers Bitcoin through Stacking rewards, and learn more about the Sigle Explorer's Guild NFT collection.
Stacker Chats with Muneeb Ali: Commonly Asked Questions on Stacks vs. Liquid Networks
October 30, 2021 • 27 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about Stacks and answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 10.25.21
Stacker Chat with Muneeb Ali: Bitcoin's ATH, Takeaways from Medici 21, and Looking Ahead
October 23, 2021 • 6 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) do a brief weekly crypto recap! This episode took place on 10.21.21
Stacker Chat with Jude Nelson of the Stacks Foundation: App Chains for Scaling Stacks and Bitcoin
October 21, 2021 • 48 MIN
Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) and Jude Nelson (Stacks Core Developer and Research Scientist at the Stacks Foundation) chat about Jude's path to building Stacks, history of the project, and appchains as a scalability solution for Stacks.
Stacker Chat with Muneeb Ali: Stacks ELI5 and the Bitcoin Connection
October 16, 2021 • 26 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about Stacks and answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 10.13.21
Stacker Chat with Muneeb Ali: Weekly Update on Bitcoin NFTs, Facebook's Outage & More
October 9, 2021 • 17 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about Stacks and answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 10.6.21
Stacker Chat with BlockSurvey's Wilson Bright
October 7, 2021 • 23 MIN
Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) and Wilson Bright (BlockSurvey Co-Founder) chat about building a privacy first forms company, early traction for the project, and potential market opportunity for BlockSurvey's identity and data sharing tools.
Stacker Chat with Muneeb Ali - Stacks Network Traction and Development
October 2, 2021 • 24 MIN
Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about Stacks and connect with folks in the Stacks community to answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 09.29.21
Stacker Chat with Sungmin Aum of Lucidefi & Stackswap, DEX and Trading Platform
September 30, 2021 • 16 MIN
Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) and Sungmin Aum (Co-Founder and CEO, Lucidefi and Stackswap) chat about the potential for Bitcoin DeFi and building one of the first DEXs for Stacks.
Stacker Chats with Muneeb Ali: The Bitcoin Economy & Network Upgrades in a Decentralized Ecosystem
September 25, 2021 • 20 MIN
uneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) share a weekly Stacks community update. This episode took place on 09.21.21
Q&A with Trevor Owns & Gina Abrams | Ep. 12
July 30, 2021 • 24 MIN
In this weeks episode, Trevor Owens (Managing Partner, Stacks Accelerator) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about the Stacks Accelerator. This episode took place on 07.28.21.
Q&A with Muneeb Ali & Gina Abrams | Ep. 11
July 24, 2021 • 16 MIN
Dr. Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about Stacks and connect with folks in the Stacks community to answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 07.22.21.
Q&A with Muneeb Ali & Gina Abrams | Ep. 10
July 17, 2021 • 21 MIN
Dr. Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about Stacks and connect with folks in the Stacks community to answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 07.13.21.
Q&A with Muneeb Ali & Gina Abrams | Ep. 9
July 9, 2021 • 18 MIN
Dr. Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about Stacks and connect with folks in the Stacks community to answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 07.06.21.
Q&A with Muneeb Ali & Gina Abrams | Ep. 8
July 3, 2021 • 22 MIN
Dr. Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about Stacks and connect with folks in the Stacks community to answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 06.29.21.
Q&A with Muneeb Ali & Gina Abrams | Ep. 7
June 17, 2021 • 24 MIN
Dr. Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about Stacks and connect with folks in the Stacks community to answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 06.15.21.
Q&A with Muneeb Ali & Gina Abrams | Ep. 6
June 11, 2021 • 26 MIN
Dr. Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about Stacks and connect with folks in the Stacks community to answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 06.08.21.
Q&A with Muneeb Ali & Gina Abrams | Ep. 5
June 3, 2021 • 21 MIN
Dr. Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about Stacks and connect with folks in the Stacks community to answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 06.01.21.
Q&A with Muneeb Ali & Gina Abrams | Ep. 4
May 28, 2021 • 16 MIN
Dr. Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) chat about Stacks and connect with folks in the Stacks community to answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 05.25.21.
Q&A with Muneeb Ali & Gina Abrams | Ep. 3
May 22, 2021 • 14 MIN
Join Dr. Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) as they chat about Stacks and connect with folks in the Stacks community to answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 05.18.21.
Stacker Chats | Q&A with Muneeb Ali & Gina Abrams | Ep. 2
May 13, 2021 • 29 MIN
Join Dr. Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) as they chat about Stacks and connect with folks in the Stacks community to answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 05.04.21.
Stacker Chats | Q&A with Muneeb Ali & Gina Abrams | Ep. 1
May 6, 2021 • 29 MIN
Join Dr. Muneeb Ali (Co-founder, Stacks and CEO, Hiro) and Gina Abrams (Special Projects, Hiro) as they chat about Stacks and connect with folks in the Stacks community to answer some commonly asked questions. This episode took place on 04.27.21.