DeGrant Recipients
Meet the DeGrantees working to bring their projects to life in the Stacks community
  • Cohort 3
    Selected October 2025
Finding Nakamoto
An interactive narrative prototype blending cyberpunk lore, AI, and Bitcoin education. Finding Nakamoto merges nostalgic world-building with on-chain learning tools, using HTML/HTMX, Unity 3D, and a conversational AI guide to teach wallet connection and minting through voice-based storytelling. Built openly under Vibe Coding, it bridges culture, DeFi, and education in a single immersive experience.

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Stacks Synergy
Stacks Synergy strengthens the Nigerian Stacks community through monthly X Spaces and two large-scale IRL “Ignite Sessions.” Guided by local Stewards, these gatherings mix clarity-coding demos, sBTC talks, and team-building activities to spark collaboration and launch new projects—turning an online network into a true offline community.

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Lio Rush
A music and content-driven project by lio_rush.btc, blending digital culture and creativity to inspire others in Web3. Lio Rush uses art, storytelling, and consistent creation to showcase how music can build culture, drive positivity, and empower a new wave of young creators in the Stacks ecosystem
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Cryptonauts
Cryptonauts is a multiplayer 3rd-person looter-shooter built in Unreal Engine 5 that brings GameFi to Stacks. Players explore, collect, and compete while experiencing how blockchain can enhance gaming economies and digital ownership.

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Order of Dwellers
A community initiative focused on education, collaboration, and creative exploration within the Stacks ecosystem. Through workshops and local outreach, the project helps newcomers learn about Bitcoin L2 opportunities and discover how their own interests fit into the Stacks builder movement.

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Stacks Wars

A real-time multiplayer gaming platform where players can compete, earn rewards, and contribute new games to the ecosystem. Stacks Wars turns gaming into a collaborative, community-driven experience while showcasing the potential of Stacks for scalable, interactive entertainment.

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Tinderlyon
A creator-led initiative using livestreams, Spaces, and community events to energize and expand the Stacks ecosystem. Tinderlyonx.btc fuses content mastery and storytelling to onboard new audiences and ignite crypto culture through authentic, high-energy engagement.

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CineX
CineX reimagines film financing through decentralized, Bitcoin-secured collaboration. By combining cooperative African savings models with DeFi infrastructure, CineX enables filmmakers and investors to co-fund and share in film revenues transparently via SIP-09 reward tokens—building a sustainable, community-owned cinema economy.

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StacksPot
StacksPot is a decentralized jackpot stacking dApp that gamifies STX stacking into a transparent, community-driven lottery. Users can participate for rewards while keeping their principal secure — turning Bitcoin-backed stacking into an engaging, fair game of chance.

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Sunflower Wallet
´Sunflower Wallet is a smart mobile wallet that lets users manage all their Stacks DeFi assets in one place. It simplifies the on-chain experience with intuitive UX, enabling smooth interaction across the Stacks ecosystem — from staking and swapping to sBTC integrations.

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Welsh Meme Rewards DEX
The Welsh Meme Rewards DEX is the world’s first dedicated decentralized exchange for meme tokens — solving liquidity challenges for fixed-supply community coins like $WELSH. Through creative tokenomics and a rewards model, it builds sustainable liquidity and value for meme projects in DeFi.


Stackflow
Stackflow is a Bitcoin-backed decentralized derivatives platform powered by collective sentiment. It brings together traders and liquidity providers to create open, community-driven derivatives markets secured by Bitcoin through Stacks.

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Stacks Coder
Stacks Coder is an AI-powered coding assistant that helps developers generate, debug, and explain Clarity smart contracts in real time. Built using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architecture, it bridges AI with live documentation to accelerate smart contract development in the Stacks ecosystem.

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B2PIX
B2PIX bridges Brazil’s instant payment system, PIX, with Bitcoin through Stacks. It enables secure, self-custodial peer-to-peer transactions verified directly through the banking network — connecting everyday payments with the decentralized economy.

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Stackify
Stackify introduces privacy to Stacks with zk-powered transaction shielding. By normalizing privacy as a standard feature, Stackify empowers users to transact confidently and securely — proving that financial freedom on Bitcoin can also protect user anonymity.

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Zero Authority DAO
Zero Authority DAO is a community-driven protocol that connects contributors, projects, and funding in one coordinated hub. Through gigs, bounties, and open collaboration, it enables people to discover opportunities, get paid directly, and build portable, verifiable reputations — accelerating Bitcoin L2 adoption and empowering decentralized builders.

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Builders Academy
Builders Academy empowers Nepal’s GenZ to drive post-uprising reform through Web3 and Bitcoin education. By combining blockchain advocacy, policy reform, and on-the-ground bootcamps, the initiative builds a South Asian hub for decentralized prosperity and youth-led digital empowerment using Stacks technology.

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Bitcoin University (BTCU)
Bitcoin University (BTCU) makes Bitcoin education practical, frictionless, and accessible. The platform simplifies onboarding for new users with structured learning, hands-on tools, and easy wallet setup — bridging the gap between curiosity and confident participation in the Bitcoin and Stacks ecosystems.

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Sandlip Oasis
Sandlip Oasis is a Web3 education and training hub in Northern Nigeria, introducing blockchain technology to underserved communities. Through bootcamps, university partnerships, and community events, it aims to make blockchain adoption inclusive, practical, and impactful across regions often left behind.

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Stacks Africa
Stacks Africa is an education and onboarding initiative empowering communities across the continent to engage with Bitcoin and Stacks safely. By teaching blockchain fundamentals and fraud awareness, it helps users create value, protect themselves from scams, and participate in the decentralized economy.

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BlockLift
BlockLift combines blockchain innovation with social impact by supporting underprivileged students in Nigeria. Through on-chain fundraising and Web3 literacy programs, the project provides essential school supplies while educating young learners about the potential of Bitcoin and decentralized technology.

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Swepr
Swepr is a play-to-earn gambling dApp designed to bring fun, user-friendly engagement to the Stacks ecosystem. By introducing light, rewarding games, it aims to expand entertainment options on-chain and attract new users seeking interactive and rewarding blockchain experiences.

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STACKSTRIBE
STACKSTRIBE is a community-led movement that onboards new users to Stacks through simple, localized education. By teaching blockchain concepts in native languages and using culturally familiar examples, it helps first-time users gain confidence and access opportunities in Bitcoin’s decentralized economy.

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Pantsir
Pantsir is a hands-on security training platform where developers learn by doing — practicing on real code labs, earning NFTs and badges, and tracking progress through analytics. It makes security education practical and measurable, helping teams ship safer code while upskilling in real-world environments.

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TruthChain
TruthChain is a Stacks-powered identity verification platform that links social media posts to users’ BNS identities, allowing cryptographic verification directly on-chain. By registering verified tweets through a Clarity smart contract, TruthChain creates permanent, tamper-proof records anchored to Bitcoin — helping combat misinformation and AI-generated fakes.

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Stacks AI Guild
Stacks AI Guild is a community-led initiative empowering creators and developers to use AI tools for content creation, education, and productivity within the Stacks ecosystem. By providing training, community bounties, and access to AI subscriptions, the Guild lowers technical and creative barriers — turning interest into real contributions and accelerating ecosystem growth.

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Melanie Carstens Media
Melanie Carstens Media connects the Stacks and Bitcoin ecosystems through storytelling, journalism, and creator-driven media. With projects like Bitcoin & Beyond, Atlas, and Stacks Pulse, the platform humanizes technology by spotlighting builders, artists, and innovators — expanding awareness, trust, and cultural resonance, especially across the African continent.

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bbox
bbox is the open app store for Bitcoin layers — Stacks, Lightning, RSK, and Liquid. It’s a transparent discovery and crowdfunding hub where developers and users can explore, fund, and build sovereign apps together, creating a vibrant ecosystem that unites Bitcoin’s growing Layer 1 and Layer 2 communities.

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OVMARS ARMY
STX Freelance Platform is a decentralized marketplace for global creators, artists, and developers to earn in STX through transparent, smart-contract-based work agreements. Featuring milestone-based payments, on-chain escrow, and NFT-based reputation tracking, it connects creative and technical talent worldwide to the Stacks ecosystem while ensuring fairness and verified earning rights.

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DH3
DH3’s UX Support provides design and usability consulting to improve user experience across Stacks projects. Through audits, feedback sessions, and interface guidance, it helps teams create intuitive, accessible, and engaging apps — driving better adoption and ensuring that great ideas translate into smooth, user-friendly products.

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