Scaling Bitcoin: Stacks
Quick Take
- Stacks is a blockchain that utilizes a novel consensus algorithm, Proof of Transfer (PoX), that maintains the Stacks blockchain by issuing newly minted Stacks tokens to block miners as a fee for producing the next Stacks block
- In exchange, block miners are expected to spend Bitcoin in order to participate in the block production process for the Stacks blockchain
- On top of the novel consensus, Stacks introduces Clarity, a smart contract programming language that aims to bring greater programmability to Bitcoin
- While Stacks have achieved their technical goals, the adoption has remained lackluster
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Author: Arnold Toh