Stacks Ecosystem Map

Stacks 2.0 went live on mainnet in January 2021, and in less than 9 months the Stacks Ecosystem has grown tremendously with diverse sets of communities aggregating across different niche areas. Developers from around the world started building on Stacks Protocol, secured by the Bitcoin Network, with applications from DeFi to Supply Chain Management, Art, Utility Tools and more.

I’m creating this post to document the growth of the Stacks Ecosystem, with quarterly Ecosystem Map updates, so stick around for the latest Stacks Ecosystem updates!

1st Version of Stacks Ecosystem Map, as of September 2021:

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Clarity Language x Chainlink Oracle

Clarity x Chainlink Oracle integration

For non-technical folks like myself, the term smart contracts, oracles, data feeds and how they come together are like foreign languages, yet these are critical components for the developer communities.

The recent news release from Blockstack(soon to be known as Hiro Systems), highlighted the integration of Chainlink Oracle Technology with Stacks 2.0. In an attempt to learn more about Stacks Protocol, I’ll deep dive into the technical details, digest the information and roam the web for non-technical explanations. The write up below will be my attempt to have a concise explanation and break down of the technical terms and also explore what it means for Stacks ecosystem to have Chainlink oracles onboard.

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