Bond 1 · The Genesis Bond | Bitcoin Staking Bond Report

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Bond 1

The Genesis Bond

The Genesis Bond opened September 10, 2026 and sold out at 230 BTC with four institutions. Weekly BTC rewards have been paying since September 17, 2026, and the term runs to March 10, 2027.

Public figures as of

October 13, 2026

230

BTC

BTC bonded

Sold out · Earning

Status

Named participants

0.97

BTC

Rewards paid, first month

September 10, 2026

Opened

March 10, 2027

Term ends

Bitcoin Staking's first bond sold out,

and set the terms for the following bonds.

Timeline

How we got here

July 30, 2026

PoX-5 activates

The Proof of Transfer upgrade that enables Bitcoin Staking goes live at Bitcoin block 960,230.

September 10, 2026

Genesis Bond opens and sells out

230 BTC bonded by UTXO Management, 21Shares and HashKey (self-custodial) and Sypher Capital (liquid staking via StackingDAO).

September 17, 2026

First weekly BTC reward paid

Genesis Bond participants receive their first BTC payout; rewards continue to be paid out every Bitcoin week.

September 24, 2026

Anchorage Digital custody announced

Institutions can enroll and fund bonds from Anchorage Digital Bank accounts; BTC held by a federally chartered bank for the term.

BTC bonded

Cumulative BTC locked on Bitcoin L1 as each bond opened, with this bond highlighted.

Cumulative BTC bonded

BTC bonded, cumulative

BTC bonded per bond

BTC bonded in the period

Bond results

Size, participants, rewards and terms.

Bond

· Opened

September 10, 2026

The Genesis Bond

Sold out · Earning

230

BTC

0.97

BTC

First month rewards PAID OUT

Cycles paid

3.6

STX

STX paired

Participants

UTXO Management, HashKey Cloud, 21Shares, Sypher Captail

Rewards

Paid weekly in BTC

Target yield

~3% annualized (target, not guarenteed)

Term ends

March 10, 2027

Participants, pools and custody

Everyone publicly named in this bond or supporting it, and which path they take.

Name

Type

Path

Bonds

Note

StackingDAO

Pool operator

Path

Liquid staking (stBTC)

BONDS

1, 2

Majority of Bond 2 capacity

21Shares

Institution

Path

Self-custodial

BONDS

1, 2

Returned for Bond 2

UTXO Management

Institution

Path

Self-custodial

BONDS

Anchor participant in the Genesis Bond

HashKey Cloud

Institution

Path

Self-custodial

BONDS

Anchor participant in the Genesis Bond

Sypher Capital

Institution

Path

Liquid staking via StackingDAO

BONDS

Pooled staking

Fireblocks

Custody

Path

MPC wallet and signing

BONDS

—

SOC 2 Type II

Fordefi

Custody

Path

MPC wallet and signing

BONDS

—

SOC 2 Type II

Anchorage Digital

Custody

Path

Qualified custody

BONDS

—

Announced September 24, 2026

Ledger + Leather

Custody

Path

Hardware self-custody

BONDS

—

Keys never leave the device

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This report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer, solicitation, or investment advice. Target rates are set by the Stacks Endowment during the bootstrap phase and are never guaranteed. Past distributions are not indicative of future results. Liquid staking and pooled participation are not self-custodial. Digital assets involve risk, including possible loss of principal.