# January 2025

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| Article                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Outlet/Publication  |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| [🧡 Stacks’ Muneeb Ali: Let the Bitcoin L2s Bloom](https://www.coindesk.com/consensus-hong-kong-2025-coverage/2025/01/13/stacks-muneeb-ali-let-the-bitcoin-l2s-bloom)                                                                                                                          | Coindesk            |
| [🚀 Why Stacks Is Leading the Bitcoin Layer 2 Revolution](https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/why-stacks-is-leading-the-bitcoin-layer-2-revolution/)                                                                                                                                             | Crypto News Flash   |
| [🗞️ Bitcoin-Based Stablecoin USDh Secures $3M in Liquidity](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2025/01/22/bitcoin-based-stablecoin-usdh-secures-usd3m-in-liquidity)                                                                                                                                | Coindesk            |
| [🗞️ Hermetica's Bold Move to Dominate Stacks DeFi With its USDh Stablecoin and sBTC Yield Trade Program](https://hackernoon.com/hermeticas-bold-move-to-dominate-stacks-defi-with-its-usdh-stablecoin-and-sbtc-yield-trade-program)                                                           | Hackernoon          |
| [🪙 Hermetica Launches New sBTC Yield Product, USDh Liquidity Faces Boost](https://u.today/hermetica-launches-new-sbtc-yield-product-usdh-liquidity-faces-boost)                                                                                                                               | U Today             |
| [🪙 Hermetica Unveils $sBTC for Yield-Bearing $USDh in Partnership with Zest Protocol](https://blockchainreporter.net/hermetica-unveils-sbtc-for-yield-bearing-usdh-in-partnership-with-zest-protocol/)                                                                                        | Blockchain Reporter |
| [🪙 USDh set to become the leading stablecoin on Stacks as Hermetica introduces sBTC yield product](https://invezz.com/news/2025/01/23/usdh-set-to-become-the-leading-stablecoin-on-stacks-as-hermetica-introduces-sbtc-yield-product/)                                                        | Invezz              |
| [🧡 Making Bitcoin Go Further: How sBTC Is Expanding the Possibilities of DeFi](https://bitcoinist.com/making-bitcoin-go-further-how-sbtc-is-expanding-the-possibilities-of-defi/)                                                                                                             | Bitcoinist          |
| [🚀 Bitcoin DeFi: The Most Pivotal Innovation On Bitcoin’s Evolutionary Path](https://www.cryptopolitan.com/bitcoin-defi-the-most-pivotal-innovation-on-bitcoins-evolutionary-path/)                                                                                                           | Cryptopolitan       |
| [🟧 Stacks Bridges the Gap to Bitcoin as Strategic US Reserve Materializes](https://www.financemagnates.com/thought-leadership/stacks-bridges-the-gap-to-bitcoin-as-strategic-us-reserve-materializes/)                                                                                        | Finance Magnates    |
| [🗞️ Bitcoin DeFi Protocol Velar Unveils .BTC Name Grant Program for Unified Identities on Stacks](https://cryptopotato.com/bitcoin-defi-protocol-velar-unveils-btc-name-grant-program-for-unified-identities-on-stacks/)                                                                      | CryptoPotato        |
| [🚀](https://www.crypto-news-flash.com/why-stacks-is-leading-the-bitcoin-layer-2-revolution/) [Bitcoin DeFi: The Most Pivotal Innovation On Bitcoin’s Evolutionary Path](https://www.cryptopolitan.com/bitcoin-defi-the-most-pivotal-innovation-on-bitcoins-evolutionary-path/?ref=stacksblog) | Cryptopolitan       |


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