LNPBPs
LNP/BP standards for bitcoin layer 2 & 3 protocols (by LNP-BP)
stacks
Overview of Bitcoin's Stacks layer. (by stacks-network)
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
LNPBPs
Posts with mentions or reviews of LNPBPs.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-17.
- What are the main drawbacks of/challenges with RGB
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Client-side-validation Foundation Library v0.5 is released
This version for the first time represents reference implementation for R1 version of client-side-validation standards, organized in separate sublibraries/rust crates: - 📦 Strict encoding (LNPBP-7 and LNPBP-42 standards): binary standard of encoding client-side-validated data and network addresses. - 📦 Commit-verify client-side-validation-specific APIs, including * consensus commitments (part of LNPBP-8 standard) * multi-commitments (LNPBP-4 standard) * merklization for client-side-validation (LNPBP-81 standard) - 📦 Single-use-seals API (LNPBP-8 standard) - 📦 Client-side-validation API from the library root, linking those components together according to LNPBP-9 standard.
- Taproot activation megathread
- RGB : Smart contracts for Bitcoin and the Lightning network (very excited for this)
stacks
Posts with mentions or reviews of stacks.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects.
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Is Stacks a sidechain or layer 2 chain?
Muneeb calls it a layer 2, here's a link explaining why: https://github.com/stacks-network/stacks/blob/master/stacks-l2.md
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What is Stacks?
https://github.com/blockstack/stacks https://paper.dropbox.com/published/stacksblue-Stacks-Brief-JOEqkfUQsrhINkQyCyBc5cK
What are some alternatives?
When comparing LNPBPs and stacks you can also consider the following projects:
BOLTS_archive - BOLTS is a open library of technical specifications
fire-emblem-chess - Fire Emblem themed pass & play browser chess game, implemented in ReScript
umbrel-cloudflaretunnel-guide - 🌐 The easiest way to make Umbrel Apps public!
Blockchain-stuff - Blockchain and Crytocurrency Resources
lnp-node - Lightning network protocol daemon (suitable for generalized Lightning Network)
braille-bitcoin-whitepaper - The Bitcoin whitepaper, transcribed in Braille (with tactile diagrams)