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+title: "Firo Lelantus Spark Flutter Library Released by Stack Wallet with the Help of the MAGIC Firo Fund"
+excerpt: "Stack Wallet released an MIT-licensed Flutter library for the use of Firo's Lelantus Spark upgrade, and has implemented Lelantus Spark in Stack Wallet"
+date: 2024-05-16
+Author: magicboard
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+## Firo Lelantus Spark Flutter Library Released by Stack Wallet with the Help of the MAGIC Firo Fund
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+With Firo's Lelantus Spark [mainnet activation on January 18, 2024](https://firo.org/2024/01/18/spark-is-live.html), the MAGIC Firo Fund tasked Stack Wallet last December and January to build a Flutter plugin for Firo's [sparkmobile](https://github.com/firoorg/sparkmobile) library. [This Flutter plugin](https://github.com/cypherstack/flutter_libsparkmobile) makes it easy for Flutter wallet apps to integrate Firo Lelantus Spark, and because it is MIT-licensed, anyone can use the plugin.
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+Lelantus Spark is an important evolution in Firo's network. Spark transactions within Spark addresses hide the sender, receiver, and amount transferred.
+
+### About Firo
+
+[Firo](https://firo.org) is a privacy-preserving blockchain that seeks to protect users’ financial privacy. Its core team is behind the protocol design and implementation of the Lelantus and Lelantus Spark privacy protocols. Formerly known as Zcoin, it has also implemented various privacy-preserving protocols over its existence, leveraging discrete-log based zero-knowledge primitives. Further, they provided the anonymous voting infrastructure for the Thai Democrat Party elections in 2018.
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+### About Stack Wallet
+
+[Stack Wallet](https://stackwallet.com) is an open-source, non-custodial, and privacy-preserving cryptocurrency wallet for mobile and desktop. Stack Wallet supports Firo, Monero, Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other assets.
+
+### About MAGIC Grants
+
+MAGIC Grants is a 501(c)(3) public charity that supports cryptocurrency networks, which are essential public payment infrastructure. MAGIC Grants empowers communities to set up MAGIC Funds for various projects deemed essential. These Funds are semi-autonomous and can choose to fund various qualifying activities, including educational materials, essential developer maintenance, research, and security audits.
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+### About MAGIC Firo Fund
+
+The [MAGIC Firo Fund](/funds/firo) was established in December 2022 and is administered by the MAGIC Board independently from the Firo Core team. The MAGIC Firo Fund is funded by generous donations from Firo supporters. Donations to the fund are tax deductible for US individuals and businesses.