# October 2024

| Article                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Outlet/Author                |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------- |
| 🚀 [Stacks fortifies Bitcoin ties with Nakamoto upgrade](https://blockworks.co/news/stacks-sbtc-bitcoin-alignment-nakamoto?ref=stacksblog)                                                                                           | Blockworks                   |
| 🚀 [Stacks, Prominent Bitcoin Layer-2 Project, Activates Long-Awaited 'Nakamoto' Upgrade](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/10/29/stacks-prominent-bitcoin-layer-2-project-activates-long-awaited-nakamoto-upgrade/?ref=stacksblog) | Coindesk                     |
| 🤝 [Asymmetric Research Joins Stacks Ecosystem as Security Contributor to Bitcoin L2](https://hackernoon.com/asymmetric-research-joins-stacks-ecosystem-as-security-contributor-to-bitcoin-l2)                                       | Hackernoon                   |
| 🟧 [A Beginner's Guide to Bitcoin Layers](https://www.hiro.so/blog/read-a-beginners-guide-to-bitcoin-layers?ref=stacksblog)                                                                                                          | Hiro                         |
| 🌱 [Bitcoin-backed stablecoin developer Hermetica raises $1.7M in seed funding](https://www.theblock.co/post/321141/bitcoin-backed-stablecoin-developer-hermetica-raises-1-7-million-in-seed-funding?ref=stacksblog)                 | The Block                    |
| 🌱 [Blockstream raises $210M to accelerate Bitcoin adoption](https://subscribe.bitcoinbuildersassociation.com/p/blockstream-raises-210m-to-accelerate?ref=stacksblog)                                                                | Bitcoin Builders Association |
| 🟧 [BoostVC, Draper Associates, and Thesis Announce BitcoinFi Accelerator](https://subscribe.bitcoinbuildersassociation.com/p/boostvc-draper-associates-and-thesis?ref=stacksblog)                                                   | Bitcoin Builders Association |


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