Announcement

SELF CUSTODIAL BITCOIN STAKING IS LIVE

Activate the Bitcoin economy with the leading Bitcoin L2

Use and build apps that leverage Bitcoin as a secure base layer.

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Companies Growing Bitcoin with Stacks

Latest news

21shares Joins Bitcoin Staking on Stacks

September 2, 2026

STX Is Now Available for Trading on Bullish, The Standard for Institutional Crypto Trading

September 3, 2026

Asia's No. 1 Staking Provider HashKey Joins Bitcoin Staking on Stacks

September 3, 2026

sBTC Is Now Supported by BitGo

August 28, 2026

Bitcoin Magazine: UTXO Enters Bitcoin Staking on Stacks, Targets BTC Yield

May 28, 2026

Stacks Roadmap (updated for 2026)

Bitcoin Staking

Self-custodial yield gives Bitcoin holders a compelling reason to bring long-term capital on-chain. STX becomes the staking capacity, delivering sustainable Bitcoin yield.

Performance

With capital anchored, core performance upgrades prepare the network for real DeFi volume and AI agent activity at scale. Core developers are targetting a 100x for throughput and performance.

Bitcoin-native Finance

With proven infrastructure and real liquidity, a financial economy native to Bitcoin expands naturally. Lending, trading, perpetuals, programmable capital, all downstream of a thriving, capital-rich base.

Why Bitcoin?

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Secure

Bitcoin is the most battle-tested and decentralized blockchain. By relying on Bitcoin as a base layer, Stacks ecosystem benefit from the properties that make Bitcoin so powerful and secure.

Bitcoin Security

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Adopted

Bitcoin is the most familiar, adopted crypto asset, giving builders access to an enormous user base and untapped capital.

Bitcoin Dominance

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Untapped

Over $1 trillion in latent capital is waiting for builders, founders, and creators to activate it.

The opportunity

Developers

Build on Bitcoin, the most secure base layer

SECURED BY BITCOIN

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Transactions on Stacks will be as irreversible as Bitcoin's.

Bitcoin network effects

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Build experiences for a massive, largely untapped audience.

SMART CONTRACTS WITH CLARITY

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A security-first programming language with visibility on Bitcoin state.

Developer tools & Community

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Enjoy tools, tutorials, and a vibrant community to aid you build.

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Zest Protocol

Zest Protocol is a lending protocol, built for Bitcoin.

STX20

The STX20 protocol introduces a novel approach to creating and sharing digital artifacts on the Stacks blockchain.

Stacking DAO

Liquidity for stacked tokens on Stacks

Hermetica

A Bitcoin-backed, yield-bearing syntethic dollar protocol.

Zest Protocol

Zest Protocol is a lending protocol, built for Bitcoin.

STX20

The STX20 protocol introduces a novel approach to creating and sharing digital artifacts on the Stacks blockchain.

Stacking DAO

Liquidity for stacked tokens on Stacks

Hermetica

A Bitcoin-backed, yield-bearing syntethic dollar protocol.

Asigna

Multisig Wallet for Bitcoin, Ordinals, BRC20s, and Stacks

BitFlow

The decentralized exchange for Bitcoiners

Leather Wallet

Leather is a wallet for Bitcoin and Stacks, designed for security, clarity, and growth.

Owl Link

Decentralized bio links using .btc domains.

Asigna

Multisig Wallet for Bitcoin, Ordinals, BRC20s, and Stacks

BitFlow

The decentralized exchange for Bitcoiners

Leather Wallet

Leather is a wallet for Bitcoin and Stacks, designed for security, clarity, and growth.

Owl Link

Decentralized bio links using .btc domains.

Xverse

The Bitcoin wallet for everyone. Connect to Stacks apps and stacking pool with Ledger support. iOS, Android and Chrome.

Ryder

The world's first social wallet bringing real-life social interaction to crypto.

Gamma

Explore, collect, and sell NFTs secured by Bitcoin

Alex

An autonomous Bitcoin liquidity protocol where users can participate as liquidity providers, borrowers, or liquidators.

Xverse

The Bitcoin wallet for everyone. Connect to Stacks apps and stacking pool with Ledger support. iOS, Android and Chrome.

Ryder

The world's first social wallet bringing real-life social interaction to crypto.

Gamma

Explore, collect, and sell NFTs secured by Bitcoin

Alex

An autonomous Bitcoin liquidity protocol where users can participate as liquidity providers, borrowers, or liquidators.

BITCOIN STAKING

Grow your Bitcoin with Staking

Earn yield on your BTC without giving up custody. Lock Bitcoin under your own keys and earn weekly rewards in BTC funded by Stacks miners via Proof of Transfer.

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