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Stacks network activates Clarity 4 smart contracts language, adding six Bitcoin native DeFi development features.
ChainCatcher message, SIP-033 and SIP-034 proposals have officially activated at Bitcoin Block Height 923222, and the Bitcoin smart contracts layer Stacks has synchronized the launch of the Clarity 4 smart contract language.
This upgrade adds six core functions for developers: on-chain contract code hash retrieval and verification, custom post-condition settings for contracts, simple value to ASCII string conversion, current block timestamp retrieval, secp256r1 signature verification (supporting native key integration), and a dimensioned resource term extension mechanism. These features will lower the development threshold for native DeFi applications on Bitcoin, helping to build safer and more flexible financial protocols, further strengthening Stacks' position as the liquidity layer of the Bitcoin ecosystem. All transactions on Stacks are settled on the Bitcoin blockchain, relying on transfer proofs.
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