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INCOMING STACKING REWARDS 🪂 6.8682 BTC was just distributed to 9,570 wallets in Stacking Cycle #130. Stacking rewards come directly from Stacks' Proof of Transfer consensus mechanism — real Bitcoin yield, no wrapped tokens.

Promised a full breakdown on @Stacks. Here it is. Quick recap if you missed the last post: Stacks has paid out users 3,700+ BTC, avergaing 10% APY through its Stacking mechanism. Now, they're building the first Self-custodial Bitcoin Staking. You hold your own BTC, earn yield in BTC, and the more STX you commit as staking capacity, the higher your yield goes. Let's take a look at the ecosystem powering it ↓ 1️⃣ DeFi @bitflow is the main DEX. They launched HODLMM, a concentrated liquidity engine built for Bitcoin. The play is BTC/USD trading on Bitcoin rails instead of routing through Ethereum or Solana. Shipped first week of March. @ZestProtocol handles lending and borrowing with over $80M in TVL. Bitcoin supplied, Bitcoin yield paid out, and a clean liquidation record with zero bad debt so far. They're also supporting borrow markets for Circle's USDCx. @HermeticaFi has USDh, a Bitcoin-backed stablecoin, and is now shipping hBTC, a Bitcoin Earn Vault. One-click deposit, non-custodial, all profits convert back to BTC. Circle chose Stacks as the only Bitcoin L2 for native USDC through xReserve. Not wrapped, but natively issued. StackingDAO offers liquid staking for STX with yield paid in sBTC. 2️⃣ Institutions The infrastructure institutions already use is plugged in: → Fireblocks: institutional Bitcoin DeFi workflows → BitGo: qualified custody for BTC and sBTC → Grayscale: STCK trust live on OTC markets → Fordefi: SOC 2 Type II execution, EY audited → Figment: enterprise staking, Stacks node operator → Blockdaemon: node infra, sBTC signer → 21Shares: regulated ETP with built-in staking rewards → Nansen: onchain analytics → Wormhole: cross-chain liquidity starting with Solana and Sui → Coinbase 50 Index inclusion → Asymmetric Research: independent security analysis → Immunefi: ongoing bug bounty programs Most Bitcoin L2s don't have a single one of these. Stacks has all of them live. At Token2049 Singapore, @muneeb talked about hedge funds and Bitcoin treasury companies actively looking at Stacks for BTC yield. That conversation is already happening. 3️⃣ AI Agents @aibtcdev has 140+ autonomous AI agents on Stacks earning BTC. Trading on Bitflow, making pay-per-request API calls through x402, building onchain reputation. It's early. But agents earning and transacting in BTC through Stacks is live, not theoretical. 4️⃣ The Data → $545M sBTC TVL across 7,400+ holders → DeFi TVL in STX up 120.8% QoQ, daily transactions up 153.5% YoY → Highest new account creation since 2023 in February 2026 → Dual Stacking ranked #1 BTC yield strategy paying out in BTC No other Bitcoin L2 has the yield, the infrastructure, and the data to back it up. Stacks does. Stacks is growing Bitcoin. Disclosure: I hold $STX

We're in Stacking Cycle #130. That's 130 cycles of paying STX holders in real BTC through Stacks' consensus mechanism. 5+ years of sustainable Bitcoin Rewards 🟧

Consistent shipping = consistent improvement. Here's what landed in v3.15.1 for Stacks developers🔽

Institutions want to grow their Bitcoin. Stacks is where Bitcoin grows 🌱 Join us for the Bitcoin Yield Summit: A virtual event featuring @Bitwise, @Grayscale, @Hex_Trust, @HermeticaFi, @bitflow, @ZestProtocol & more! March 31. Register now ↓ stx.ink/btc-yield-summ…

The Stacks Labs team has been building a lot lately with Dual Stacking live, USDCx launched, record transaction volume, and Bitcoin Staking on the horizon. To make sure we can build through whatever market conditions are ahead, Labs is making the proactive move to reduce our spending, including decreasing our headcount by ~15 people. We’re doing this in consultation with @StacksEndowment and the Treasury Committee and it ensures we have plenty of runway through whatever a bear market might throw at us, while staying fully resourced on everything that matters: Bitcoin Staking, 100x throughput, Clarity 5, and growing our marketing presence. You can read a full update on our plans here stx.is/bral3i plus the latest Treasury Committee update from the Endowment stacksendowment.co/blog/stacks-tr…

PLUS: We'll be answering some community FAQ's towards the end of the space. What questions do you have? 💬

ICYMI: Stacks Townhall is TOMORROW! Join us to hear the latest updates on the Stacks ecosystem directly from the builders who are making it happen. We can't wait to see you! Set a reminder ↓ twitter.com/i/spaces/1nxeL…

@anibalbosco @reubs_btc @bitflow @ALEXLabBTC @VelarBTC @fakfakfun @binance @coinbase @krakenfx @ZestProtocol @StackingDao @GraniteBTC @CuratorBTC We see you, Anibal! 🧡

@reubs_btc @bitflow @ALEXLabBTC @VelarBTC @fakfakfun @binance @coinbase @krakenfx @ZestProtocol @StackingDao @GraniteBTC Great list! @CuratorBTC, almost 5 years with @Stacks bridging physical and digital art and still going.

Say hello to my @Stacks ecosystem map 🟧 Often I see Stacks posts with outdated info so I decided to make my own I would like to add 6 more projects to this graphic, rounding it up to 50 total - let me know who i'm missing!

@sungmin4244 WASM is coming! There's a team at @StacksLabs that is actively working on it!

@Stacks when wasm

What did you use STX for today? Adding our favorite replies to the thread 👇

New Deep Dive Podcast interview with @renapshah of @Stacks explains how the #bitcoin layer-2 ecosystem has matured, along with #btc price action & more. Full interview is now live on Deep Dive Podcast with Rachel Wolfson 🙌

@reubs_btc @HermeticaFi Bitcoin that earns Bitcoin 🧡

Bitcoin earn vaults are now live on @Stacks via @HermeticaFi I deposited BTC on L1 and i'm set to earn 8%+ APY Excited to see how TVL grows here

Decentralization 🧡 x.com/akanimoh__/sta…

Hold Bitcoin, earn Bitcoin x.com/katemparkman/s…

@Bamberfishcake It's the tried and true Bitcoin Yield

@Stacks Not many things in crypto are as reliably consistent as stacking $STX.

INCOMING STACKING REWARDS 🪂 6.8682 BTC was just distributed to 9,570 wallets in Stacking Cycle #130. Stacking rewards come directly from Stacks' Proof of Transfer consensus mechanism — real Bitcoin yield, no wrapped tokens.

@mdudas 👀

i’m excited to see which payments protocol the machines choose

Institutions want to grow their Bitcoin. Stacks is where Bitcoin grows 🌱 Join us for the Bitcoin Yield Summit: A virtual event featuring @Bitwise, @Grayscale, @Hex_Trust, @HermeticaFi, @bitflow, @ZestProtocol & more! March 31. Register now ↓ stx.ink/btc-yield-summ…