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Update: a fix has been issued and voting is functioning as expected. If you run into any other issues while voting, reach out to community@stacks.org. You can cast your vote here: stx.is/sip44-45. Thank you!

SIP Vote Update: Developers are investigating an issue affecting the community voting platform. Voting via wallet is temporarily unavailable, but we'll share an update as soon as a fix is in place. Thanks for your patience!

Learn more about voting, SIP resources, and the community feedback process for these proposals: stacks.foundation/clarity6-staki…

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

SIP-045: github.com/adriano-stacks… SIP-044: github.com/stacksgov/sips…

Community vote for SIP 044 and SIP 045 is expected to start tomorrow, pending CAB approval. Prepare to vote by reading the details of the SIPs on BTC Staking and Clarity 6.👇

Community Vote Update: the SIP 044 + SIP 045 voting window is shifting to give CAB groups more time to review and let authors incorporate helpful feedback from the CABs. New vote date is ~July 10 (or sooner, pending CAB approvals). Huge thanks to our CABs who have devoted careful review to SIP 045 in particular! Check out the related discussion here: forum.stacks.org/t/introducing-…

SIP-045: github.com/adriano-stacks… SIP-044: github.com/stacksgov/sips…

Two consensus-breaking upgrades to vote on in 4 days. - SIP-045: Self-custodial Bitcoin Staking + STX emission adjustment - SIP-044: Next major Clarity version Review both before voting opens.

The SIP-045 (Bitcoin Staking) vote timeline has been updated to give the community more time to review and CABs an extended voting window. If CABs approve, it will now go to a community vote on July 6. SIP-044 (Clarity 6) voting will also open July 6. Each SIP has its own ballot and results, but voting runs in the same window. CAB voting: this week Community vote: July 6 Learn more here: stacks.foundation/community-vote…

Getting closer to the launch of self-custodial BTC staking. Full update: stacks.foundation/staking-sip

The SIP has been submitted as a GitHub PR CAB voting is tentatively scheduled for June 25–29 while the voting window between 1-10 July. Dates could change if further community review is needed or other factors arise.

SIP-045 (the Bitcoin Staking proposal) has passed the community feedback phase. Here are the proposed adjustments and what's next:

Apply here: stacksendowment.co/grants

A new Stacks grants round is live. Funding is open for DeFi and perpetuals, RWAs, agentic applications, privacy tools and more. If you are building Bitcoin-native finance, this is where to start. Apply before June 26.

Join the SIP AMA today at 3:30 PM ET to discover all the Bitcoin Staking details and give your feedback.