At Txtx, we're excited to share a major milestone: the first release candidate of our inaugural integration is now live! This marks the beginning of our journey to empower developers with an efficient and secure solution for deploying and managing smart contracts across all blockchains.
Our mission is rooted in the open-core public good, where we aim to streamline the complex process of smart contract management through innovative smart contract runbooks. Regardless of the blockchain you use, Txtx is here to make smart contract deployments more efficient, secure, and reproducible.
In this post, we’ll take you through what Txtx’s first integration means for developers, how we’re using feedback and collaboration to refine our platform, and why we’ve started with the Stacks Blockchain as our first key integration.
Some Context
Txtx’s ultimate goal is to support all blockchains. We understand the importance of building a universal solution for smart contract management, which is why we’re fine-tuning our architecture to ensure that creating new blockchain drivers is as accessible as possible.
Currently, we’re focused on building and testing these drivers ourselves, but the aim is to make this process open to anyone. We anticipate that by developing between five to ten drivers, we’ll refine our process and approach, making it easier for developers to deploy and manage smart contracts across various ecosystems.
Our long-term vision isn’t just about building tools for developers; it’s about creating an infrastructure that supports the Web3 ecosystem in a way that accelerates adoption, reduces friction, and increases security across all blockchain platforms.
A possibly repeatable GTM Strategy
When launching new integrations, we follow a playbook designed to optimize our approach and ensure that we’re addressing developer pain points efficiently:
Connect with Builders to Identify Pain Points: The first step is always listening. We connect with blockchain developers and builders to understand their most pressing challenges in deploying and managing smart contracts.
Deep Dive on the Tech: We go beyond the surface. From transaction wire formats to cryptographic details and the smart contract language, understanding the blockchain’s technical foundations is key to building a robust solution.
Analyze Existing Tools and Developer Workflows: Txtx’s design philosophy aligns with the existing tools and workflows that developers are already using. By assessing the landscape, we ensure that Txtx fits seamlessly into the developer ecosystem.
Collaborate with Blockchain Foundations: We prioritize collaboration with blockchain foundations. Just like us, they aim to promote strong developer interactions, maintain high engineering standards, and minimize vulnerabilities. Txtx is designed to align with these objectives, ensuring that every integration contributes to a healthier blockchain ecosystem.
Develop a Proof of Concept (PoC): Once we have a deep understanding of the technology and its challenges, we develop a PoC to demonstrate Txtx’s key functionalities—such as request handling and web wallet integrations.
Stacks: the Perfect Starting Point
We couldn’t be more excited about our first integration, which focuses on the Stacks Blockchain. Why Stacks? As a former Stacks core contributor, building a prototype for this ecosystem seemed like the easiest path to test our hypothesis.
Stacks introduces a new programming language and an entirely new set of tools. With Stacks 2.0's release in January 2021, developers needed robust tools like REPLs, LSP, IDE integrations, test harnesses, and indexers. My background in developing Clarinet, Chainhook, and collaborating with builders from hackathons to multi-chain protocols like Pyth and Circle gave me the credibility to tackle the problem head-on.
Our first market validation came from AlexGo, the very first team to use Txtx. Their feedback not only helped us refine the platform but also led to our first term sheet—one of the pivotal moments in Txtx’s journey.
Additionally, my involvement in the Stacks ecosystem made it possible for us to secure a Stacks Foundation grant, which gave us the financial and strategic support we needed to fully commit to Txtx. This grant allowed us to focus on Txtx without the distractions of traditional 9-to-5 commitments, and we chose July 4th, 2024 as our symbolic "leap of faith" date.
We’ve worked against the clock to help AlexGo upgrade their deployment, and this real-world application has been invaluable for testing the Txtx platform under pressure. Their feedback has been integral to making Txtx the seamless, high-performance solution it is today.
Looking ahead, we’re laser-focused on refining our architecture to support new drivers for even more blockchains. Our ongoing collaboration with the Stacks Foundation and our real-world testing ensure that we’re continually improving our product to meet the needs of the developer community.
Our journey is just beginning, and we’re eager to continue innovating, expanding, and refining Txtx as we work towards our goal of supporting all blockchain ecosystems.
Conclusion: Join Us on the Txtx Journey
We’re proud to announce the first release candidate of Txtx and the first step in our mission to revolutionize smart contract deployment and management. Txtx’s approach is simple but powerful—providing developers with the tools they need to deploy across multiple blockchains securely and efficiently.
Whether you’re a builder on Stacks or another blockchain, we invite you to join us as we continue to grow, learn, and improve Txtx. Stay tuned for more updates as we work toward making Web3 infrastructure more accessible, secure, and developer-friendly than ever before.
Ready to streamline your smart contract deployment? Get started with Txtx today!