Bitcoin Staking is the top of the funnel according to Muneeb.

Institutions want yield, they demand self-custody, and that's exactly where Stacks will meet them.

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 🧵

https://x.com/Stacks/status/2054582905821954059?s=20

Your BTC stays locked on Bitcoin.

Your yield is paid in BTC.

Your BTC stays under your custody.

This is what real self-custodial yield looks like 🟧

Stacks has been highlighted as top BTC yield platform in BitcoinYield.com report.

According to the report, Stacks has one of the clearer yield dashboards and one of the most active BTC lending venues.

Dual Stacking, Zest Protocol, Hermetica hBTC, and Bitflow’s sBTC liquidity pools, are all mentioned venues to generate BTC yield.

Read the full report here:
https://news.bitcoin.com/stacks-highlighted-as-top-btc-yield-platform-in-bitcoinyield-com-report/

Leading content creators have been talking about Stacks recently:

- DeFi Warhol published a data-driven analysis on the Bitcoin yield network and how Stacks is succeeding in making BTCFi more Bitcoin-native and secure.

- Stacy Muur posted about self-custodial BTC staking from Stacks and the impact on STX.

- The DeFi Edge on how Stacks is making BTC a productive asset via staking, following the playbook that made ETH and SOL productive assets.

REMINDER: Monthly ecosystem update this Thursday morning at 10 AM ET.

Make sure to tune in to learn about what is happening on Stacks and what's next:
https://x.com/i/spaces/1qKVmQOLloZxB?s=20

The Stacks DeFi ecosystem is growing:

- Zest Protocol has enabled native BTC deposits on its Stacks market, a step toward Bitcoin-native finance

- Hermetica has opened up hBTC deposits for an additional 25 BTC, earning up to 8% APY

- Bitflow's ZEST/STX pool recorded over $1M in swap volume within the first 24 hours, while gearing up for further launches

UTXO Management, the Bitcoin native asset management arm of Nakamoto Inc., is the inaugural participant in Bitcoin Staking on Stacks.

This means institutional BTC earning BTC yield, without ever leaving the base layer.

Stacking DAO is teasing a new Bitcoin LST product now that BTC staking is coming to Stacks.

A new Bitcoin DeFi primitive to unlock even more yield opportunities for Bitcoiners.

https://x.com/StackingDao/status/2061409987012989312?s=20

Stacking DAO is teasing a new Bitcoin LST product now that BTC staking is coming to Stacks.

An additional Bitcoin DeFi primitive to unlock even more yield opportunities across the ecosystem.

https://x.com/StackingDao/status/2061409987012989312?s=20