Bitcoin Staking for Institutions

Predictable Bitcoin yield, without giving up custody

Self-Custodial Bitcoin Staking

live

~

1740

BTC

Bonded on  
Bitcoin L1

~

3

%

Target BTC APY,
paid in Bitcoin

$

494

M

TVL across STX
and BTC

5

institutions staking BTC with Stacks

Trusted by institutional partners

Stacks works with established custody, validation, and security providers across the Bitcoin ecosystem.

Bitcoin Staking converts an idle BTC position into a yielding one, paid in BTC, without a transfer of custody at any point.

How Bitcoin Staking Works

Lock Bitcoin

On Bitcoin L1, under your own  custody, paired with STX  worth 5% of it.

Miners spend bitcoin

Stacks miners commit BTC to compete for the right to produce blocks.

Bitcoin flows to Stakers

Paid out weekly, in BTC, with bonds paid before anyone else.

Bitcoin unlocks

Your Bitcoin unlocks. After six months, in full, under the same custody you locked it with.

Custody for Bitcoin Stacking

Bitcoin Staking requires a BTC wallet and a STX wallet. It is designed to integrate with the custody and signing infrastructure institutions already run.

PROVIDER

TYPE

SUPPORTED ASSETS

STX CUSTODY LIVE TODAY

Fireblocks

type

MPC wallet & signing infrastructure.
‍SOC 2 Type II attested

BTC

STX

Fordefi

type

MPC wallet & signing infrastructure.
Integration announced

BTC

STX

Ledger + Leather

type

Self-custody 
Hardware signing, keys never leave the device

BTC

STX

BitGo

type

Institutional custody 
Regulated qualified custody for BTC and STX

BTC

STX

Your BTC is time-locked under your own keys with a standard Bitcoin script (0P_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY). It unlocks to you when the term ends.

The institutional Bitcoin yield gap

Bitcoin lacks native capital markets that an institutional mandate can allocate to.

Existing yield strategies introduce custody, rehypothecation, or execution risk

Institutions require defined risk priority and BTC-denominated returns.

Architecture & Security

Security partners

How it works

Bitcoin Staking on Stacks lets institutions earn BTC on their BTC. BTC is timelocked on Bitcoin L1 under the institution’s custody and paired with STX at a current parameter of 5% of its value, for a bonding period of roughly six months. Rewards are paid weekly in BTC, sourced from Stacks miners through Proof of Transfer (PoX)

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Dual-asset lock. BTC is locked under the participant's own keys via a standard Bitcoin timelock (OP_CHECKLOCKTIMEVERIFY). STX is locked on Stacks for the same period.
Weekly BTC payouts. Yield is paid in BTC and distributed weekly throughout the bonding period.
Optional early exit. Participants may unlock BTC before period end, forfeiting remaining yield. Paired STX remains locked for the full term.

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Risk and yield mechanics

Source of yield. BTC is spent by Stacks miners competing for STX block rewards and transaction fees, and is then distributed to eligible staking participants. This is the same mechanism that has distributed more than 4,200 BTC since January 2021.
Waterfall distribution. Active protocol bonds are paid the target yield rate first. Excess miner revenue is then shared between STX-only stakers and a reserve fund.
No slashing. Full BTC and STX commitments are returned at timelock expiry regardless of participant behavior, miner behavior, reserve fund availability, or network conditions.
Risk borne by participants. STX price exposure during the bonding period, proportional to the required pairing ratio

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Security partners

How to participate

Bitcoin Staking requires a BTC wallet and a STX wallet.
Bitcoin Staking capacity opens monthly, and the term runs six months.

Step 1

Get approved

Talk to our institutional team. Once your entity clears review, the Stacks Endowment approves your BTC and STX addresses for the period.

STEP 02

Connect your wallets

Use the BTC and STX wallets you already run through Fireblocks, Fordefi, BitGo, or another qualified custodian. For self-custody, use Ledger with Leather.

STEP 03

Commit before the period opens

You lock BTC on Bitcoin L1, paired with STX worth 5% of it. Capacity for the period is fixed and allocated to approved participants.

Step 4

Earn weekly, unlock at term end

BTC is paid to you every week for six months. Then the timelock expires and your bitcoin is spendable in full.

Compliance & Regulatory Context

STX’s 2019 offering was the first SEC-qualified token offering in US history.

Designed to integrate with qualified custodians.

Bootstrap launch operates as a managed whitelist under Stacks Endowment oversight.

Bitcoin Staking for Institutions

Trusted by institutional partners

How Bitcoin Staking Works

Custody for Bitcoin Stacking

The institutional Bitcoin yield gap

Architecture & Security

How it works

Risk and yield mechanics

How to participate

Compliance & Regulatory Context

Request Access for the Next Bonding Period

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