/ About
What we do
Core protocol development, developer tooling, ecosystem marketing, grants, and partnerships for the Stacks Bitcoin Layer 2.
The problem we solve
Core protocol development, developer tooling, ecosystem marketing, grants, and partnerships for the Stacks Bitcoin Layer 2.
Bitcoin's base layer cannot scale to support programmability, DeFi, or decentralized applications on its own. Stacks extends Bitcoin's capabilities while inheriting its security, enabling a new generation of Bitcoin-native applications.
Who we serve
Blockchain developers building on Bitcoin, institutional and retail users seeking Bitcoin-native DeFi, and partners integrating with the Stacks ecosystem.
Leadership
Alex Miller — CEO
Alex is a seasoned startup executive and ecosystem veteran who has spent his career scaling early-stage technology companies. Before leading Stacks Labs, Alex served as CEO of Hiro Systems, where he built developer tools for the Stacks ecosystem. Prior to crypto, Alex spent 8 years at Stack Overflow, where he partnered with co-founder Joel Spolsky to run operations and launch the enterprise business from $0 to $15M+ ARR. He has also held executive roles at Yext and env0. Alex is a co-author of SIP-031, the governance proposal that created Stacks Labs, and has testified before the U.S. House Agriculture and Financial Services committees on building on Bitcoin and regulatory clarity for builders.
Adriano Di Luzio — CTO
Adriano is a deeply experienced protocol engineer and technical leader in blockchain infrastructure. Before joining Stacks Labs, Adriano served as CTO of Algorand Labs, the core development organization behind the Algorand Layer 1 blockchain. At Stacks Labs, Adriano leads core protocol engineering, overseeing critical projects including sBTC development, Clarity WASM, and ongoing protocol upgrades. His team of core developers works to accelerate Stacks' capabilities, streamline the developer experience, and strengthen Stacks' integration with Bitcoin.