Hiro Systems

Hiro Systems, headquartered in New York, NY, operates within the B2B sector, focusing specifically on infrastructure. Originally known as Onename, Blockstack Labs, and Blockstack, the company has evolved to serve a significant role in the cryptocurrency industry, particularly in developing tools for Bitcoin Layer 1 and the Stacks Layer 2. Hiro Systems is notable for handling over 350 million monthly API requests and supporting a vast number of crypto users through its development products.

The company offers a variety of products and services aimed at enhancing the capabilities of Bitcoin and its associated layers. These include Ordhook, a client indexer for Ordinals; Chainhook, a re-org aware indexing engine; and Clarinet, which facilitates the rapid development and testing of Clarity smart contracts. Additionally, Hiro Systems provides a Clarity vscode extension, operates both the Stacks Explorer and Ordinals Explorer, and offers Stacks.js, an SDK for building applications on the Stacks blockchain. Hiro Systems also emphasizes education and support for developers by providing documentation, example apps, tutorials, and a comprehensive guide titled ‘A Developer’s Guide to Bitcoin DeFi’.

Furthermore, the company publishes a variety of resources such as blog posts, videos, and newsletters to aid developers in navigating the Web3 app development landscape. Hiro Systems views Bitcoin as the foundational layer for Web3, with separate independent layers like Lightning for payments and Stacks for smart contracts, enhancing Bitcoin’s functionality without compromising its security or decentralization. The company’s developer-friendly APIs facilitate interactions with Bitcoin, Ordinals, and Stacks, and its Chainhooks feature allows for webhook-style triggers that support if_this, then_that (IFTTT) logic in smart contracts and applications.