# April 2024

| Title                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Outlet/Author      |
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| 👀 [Disruptor To Disruptee: Bitcoin Institutionalization Needs L2 Shakeup](https://www.forbes.com/sites/nimrodlehavi/2024/04/11/disruptor-to-disruptee-bitcoin-institutionalization-needs-l2-shakeup/?sh=1745f76c629b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Forbes             |
| 🟪 [Q\&A: What will the Bitcoin halving mean for Bitcoin L2s?](https://blockworks.co/news/bitcoin-halving-layer-2-impact-stacks)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Blockworks         |
| [Bitcoin Layer 2 Stacks Prepares for Nakamoto Upgrade, its Largest Hard-Fork Ever](https://thedefiant.io/news/blockchains/bitcoin-layer-2-stacks-prepares-for-nakamoto-upgrade-its-largest-hard-fork-ever)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | The Defiant        |
| 🟧 [Stacks, Bitcoin Layers, and the Nakamoto Upgrade: Here’s What’s Going On](https://decrypt.co/225801/stacks-stx-nakamoto-upgrade-bitvm-rollups-defi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Decrypt            |
| 📈 [BTCFi is an ‘enormous opportunity’ to make Bitcoin a productive asset — Stacks](https://cointelegraph.com/news/btcfi-opportunity-make-bitcoin-productive-asset)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Cointelegraph      |
| ₿ [‘Real opportunity’ for Bitcoin Runes will come after first wave of investor hype](https://cointelegraph.com/news/real-opportunity-bitcoin-runes-after-first-wave-investor-hype)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Cointelegraph      |
| 🟧 [OG Bitcoin L2 Stacks Is Getting a Major Overhaul](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/04/16/og-bitcoin-l2-stacks-is-getting-a-major-overhaul/)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Coindesk           |
| 📻 [Bitcoin L2 with Muneeb Ali of Stacks and Andy Fajar Handika of Loka Mining](https://www.charlieshrem.com/bitcoin-l2-with-muneeb-ali-of-stacks-and-andy-fajar-handika-of-loka-mining/)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Charlie Shrem Show |
| 📧 [April 15th Newsletter](https://milkroad.com/daily/what-happened-to-prices-this-weekend/?ref=stacksblog)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Milroad            |
| 🗞️ [TEAMZ Web3/AI Summit2024 Day 1 has ended successfully!](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000143.000031083.html?ref=stacksblog)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | PR Times (Japan)   |
| 👀 [The Bitcoin Halving's Degen Bets](https://www.bankless.com/the-bitcoin-halvings-degen-bets)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Bankless           |
| 🌱 [Top 5 Pioneering Bitcoin Projects Poised For Growth Post-2024 Halving](https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2024/04/top-5-pioneering-bitcoin-projects-poised-for-growth-post-2024-halving)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Crypto Daily UK    |
| 💰 [Spartan Capital leads $10 million strategic funding round for Bitcoin DeFi developer ALEX](https://www.theblock.co/post/284556/spartan-capital-leads-10-million-funding-round-for-bitcoin-defi-developer-alex)                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | The Block          |
| ₿ [‘Bitcoin has as many functionalities as other blockchains’: Trust Machines member weighs in Bitcoin DeFi](https://cryptobriefing.com/bitcoin-functionality-other-blockchains/?ref=stacksblog)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Crypto Briefing    |
| 🗞️ [A Look into The Upcoming Bitcoin Halving & Bitcoin Layer 2s](https://figment.io/insights/a-look-into-the-upcoming-bitcoin-halving-bitcoin-layer-2s/?ref=stacksblog)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Figment            |
| 📕 [Bitcoin could gain new smart-contract superpowers](https://links.coinbase.com/e/evib?_t=3aca56371967418192255878e9689713&_m=fde47e8c40c24182b7cab3a6b10c9d3a&_e=DT1gXnNeiWLsEoKsYDSIAUCWVJr21XSvYbLTlg_uJ63W2CLdvG0Q8MPxsoVG5vCKM9SLV_5n-owzOqH_yPS9iQ%3D%3D\&utm_source=stackssnacks.com\&utm_medium=referral\&utm_campaign=stacks-apps-celebrate-all-time-tvl-high-as-new-defi-protocols-emerge) with the Lightning Network and Stacks. | Coinbase Bytes     |


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