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Hold BTC. Earn BTC. That's what Bitcoiners want. Today we're publishing the Bitcoin Staking whitepaper. Self-custodial. BTC-denominated yield. Here's what it is and why it matters 🧵

Bitcoin Staking gives BTC a reason to move. @tenero_io on how self-custodial yield from real miner economics opens the flow 🟧

Staking gave ETH and SOL more than yield. It gave them a base to build an entire onchain ecosystem on. Bitcoin's $1.3T has been waiting for that base, and that's what we're building toward with Stacks.

1/ Announcing the Q2 2026 Stacks Endowment grantees. This cycle, we selected 10 teams building across Bitcoin-native finance, liquidity, privacy, and agentic applications. The goal was not to fund the largest number of projects, but to back high-signal teams building work that can compound alongside sBTC, Bitcoin Staking, and Stacks adoption.

Voting is live for both SIP-044 (self-custodial Bitcoin Staking) and SIP-045 (Clarity 6). Your opinion matters in the @Stacks ecosystem. If you hold STX, review the proposals and cast your vote by July 21.

Institutions solved for Bitcoin exposure, but they haven't solved for productivity. Bitcoin Staking on Stacks will let BTC earn yield without leaving custody.

I voted YES today on both @Stacks SIPs for Bitcoin Staking and Clarity 6. -Bitcoin Staking makes self-custodial BTC yield possible. -Clarity 6 gives our builders better tools to put that capital to work. An easy yes for both. Stacks is where Bitcoin grows 🟧

The biggest institutional opportunity? Bitcoin itself. @UTXOmgmt's Loren Asmus and @alexlmiller on what gives institutions the green light, why we're still early, and earning yield on BTC.

Bitcoin Staking banks its surplus: 15% of every cycle's excess goes into a protocol reserve. After eight simulated years, that buffer covers 1.2 years of yield owed. Most crypto yield products carry no buffer at all. Research frrom @HouseofChimera 📊

Bitcoin Staking on Stacks will let you stake BTC on the L1 and earn the base yield. stBTC from @StackingDao adds liquidity on top: same yield, but the position keeps moving through Stacks DeFi. @Tycho_Onnasch explains:

The @21shares Stacks Staking ETP (ASTX) published its updated factsheet as of June 30, 2026. Its thesis: Stacks brings smart contracts and DApps to Bitcoin, putting $500B+ in BTC to work beyond store of value.

How do I vote on SIP44-45? Watch me👇 easily approve Bitcoin Staking and Clarity 6 proposals with my blockstack:native Note that it's a double-vote: 1. Go to ballot.gg/group/752208a9… 2. Connect wallet and sign authentication message 3. Scroll down and select YES (or NO) for first proposal 4. Click Vote now and Approve in your wallet, then click Done 5. Scroll down and select YES (or NO) for second proposal 6. Click Vote now and Approve in your wallet, then click Done ✅ You’re all done 🎉

The reasons institutions don't earn yield on bitcoin are the exact problems Stacks is solving for. More fom our webinar with @FireblocksHQ 👇

Fresh Stacks Snacks 🍿

"To generate incremental yield while holding your own keys, that's a game changer." Loren Asmus of @UTXOmgmt joins @alexlmiller to talk Bitcoin Staking: why so little BTC earns yield today, and how self-custodial staking can fix that.

Stackers: Voting for SIP-044 (Clarity 6) and SIP-045 (Bitcoin Staking) is expected to open in ~3 hours. You can cast your vote for these SIPs on the community-built platform here: stx.is/sip44-45

"AI agents will transact in Bitcoin" used to be a prediction. On @aibtcdev, it's an activity feed. Autonomous agents holding sBTC, messaging, and paying each other on Stacks, all day 🤖

Bitcoin Staking on Stacks, explained in one graphic. Great breakdown from @HouseofChimera.

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