Most insitutional BTC remains idle. The reasons?

Regulatory, operational, and execution constraints.

Stacks delivered primitives that remove those constraints and fit institutional standards.

Check out the Institutional-grade primitives unlocking the Bitcoin economy.👇

https://www.stacks.co/blog/stacks-institutional-grade-primitives-that-unlock-bitcoins-economy

Bitcoin treasuries are attracting traditional investors and accumulating BTC.

To stay competitive, idle BTC won’t be enough.

That’s the focus of the Bitcoin Capital Markets webinar.

Join on Jan 13, 10:00 ET to learn about yield strategies for productive BTC treasuries. 👇

https://luma.com/h8fnnez4

Stacks DeFi is leveling up with new releases ahead:

• Zest V2 for more efficient borrowing
• Bitflow HODLMM with concentrated liquidity
• Hermetica’s hBTC vault for BTC yield

Bitcoin yield and DeFi on Stacks keeps getting more compelling.

Don’t miss the upcoming Stacks community calls.

Join in if you want to stay involved in the ecosystem’s progress, from development and marketing to governance.

1) AI BTC WG - Tuesday, Jan 13, 12:30 pm ET
🔗 Add to calendar: https://www.addevent.com/event/c3qjy462xr82

2) SIP Call #158 - Friday, Jan 16, 10:30am ET
🔗 Add to calendar: [https://events.stacks.co/event/ue20372724](https://events.stacks.co/event/ue20372724)

Don’t miss the upcoming Stacks community calls.

Join in if you want to stay involved in the ecosystem’s progress, from development and marketing to governance.

1) Clarity Working Group - Tuesday, Jan 20, 9:00 am ET
🔗 Add to calendar: https://events.stacks.co/event/yc0x95fky8y4

2) AI BTC WG - Tuesday, Jan 20, 12:30 pm ET
🔗 Set reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1yoKMPAjrpNxQ)

3) Community Marketing Working Group - Wednesday, Jan 21, 11:00 am ET
🔗 Add to calendar: https://events.stacks.co/event/t76mklxp2tgl

4) SIP Call #159 - Friday, Jan 23, 10:30am ET
🔗 Add to calendar: https://events.stacks.co/event/ue20372724

Don’t miss the upcoming Stacks community calls.

Join in if you want to stay involved in the ecosystem’s progress, from development and marketing to governance.

1) Stacks Blockchain Call - Tuesday, Jan 27, 10:00 am ET
🔗 Add to calendar: https://www.addevent.com/event/h0tncsjx07xx

2) AI BTC WG - Tuesday, Jan 27, 12:30 pm ET
Set the reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1LyGBXqAgljxN/peek

3) Stacks January Townhall - Wednesday, Jan 28, 10:00 am ET
Set the reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1vOxwdEggBNKB?s=20

4) SIP Call #160 - Friday, Jan 30, 10:30am ET
🔗 Add to calendar: https://events.stacks.co/event/ue20372724

With Stacks, BTC is moving onchain without compromising Bitcoin’s core properties.

-Self-custodial Bitcoin staking on the base layer

-Bitcoin earn vaults compatible with existing custody frameworks

-Enabling treasuries to earn yield while staying aligned with Bitcoin security

Read more about it here:
https://www.stacks.co/blog/stacks-big-ideas-2026?ref=stacksblog

Introducing the Stacks SIP Tracker!

In collaboration with Zero Authority, the Stacks Foundation is launching a new hub to centralize and simplify community governance.

Here is why this matters for the ecosystem. 🔽

https://x.com/StacksOrg/status/2016950171859382315?s=20

Don’t miss the upcoming Stacks community calls.

Join in if you want to stay involved in the ecosystem’s progress, from development and marketing to governance.

1/ Clarity Working Group - Tuesday, Feb 3, 9:00 am ET
🔗 Add to calendar: https://events.stacks.co/event/yc0x95fky8y4

2/ AI BTC Working Group - Tuesday, Feb 3, 12:30 pm ET
Set the reminder: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1jMJgRmdkYmGL

3/ Stacks Townhall - Wednesday, Feb 4, 10:00 am ET
Set the reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1gqxvryaYRqxB?s=20

4/SIP Call #161 - Friday, Feb 6, 10:30am ET
🔗 Add to calendar: https://events.stacks.co/event/ue20372724

Fireblocks, the leading digital asset provider, has integrated with Stacks.

This marks another milestone in Stacks' institutional-grade Bitcoin infrastructure.

Over 2,400 Fireblocks clients can now access Bitcoin DeFi through the same infrastructure they already trust.

Bitcoiners have conviction, but lack the infrastructure needed to convert trillions of dollars in idle capital to productive capital.

But we have some ideas, and this one's big ↓

Big idea #4: Capital-Efficient Rails for BTC & USD Movement

https://x.com/Stacks/status/2019456752857788579?s=20

Don’t miss the upcoming Stacks community calls.

Join in if you want to stay involved in the ecosystem’s progress, from development and marketing to governance.

1/ Stacks Blockchain Call - Tuesday, Feb 10, 10:00 am ET
Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/kku-bopd-nvn

2/ AI BTC Working Group - Tuesday, Feb 10, 12:30 pm ET
Set the reminder: https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1yNGabLnpmgJj

3/ Community Marketing Working Group - Wednesday, Feb 11, 11:00 am ET
Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/fyj-hvph-kwe

4) SIP Call #162 - Friday, Feb 13, 10:30am ET
🔗 Add to calendar: https://events.stacks.co/event/ue20372724

What if the SIP process itself was refined based on lessons from every SIP that came before it?

SIP-000-1 updates how SIPs are proposed, reviewed and accepted.

Clearer stages, clearer expectations for a cleaner process.

Check SIP-000-1 here: https://www.zeroauthoritydao.com/sip/sip-000-1

Anyone should be able to propose a change to Stacks.

No need to navigate GitHub or format a SIP from scratch thanks to the Stacks SIP Tracker.

Now you can draft, structure, and submit a SIP proposal in three guided steps.

Submit a SIP proposal here:
https://www.zeroauthoritydao.com/sip/proposals

Don’t miss the upcoming Stacks community calls.

Join in if you want to stay involved in the ecosystem’s progress, from development and marketing to governance.

1/ Clarity Working Group - Tuesday, Feb 17, 9:00 am ET
🔗 Add to calendar: https://events.stacks.co/event/yc0x95fky8y4

2/ AI BTC Working Group - Tuesday, Feb 17, 12:30 pm ET
Set the reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1vOxwddlVovKB?s=20

3/ Stacks Endowment Office Hours - Tuesday, Feb 18, 5:00 pm ET
Set the reminder: https://x.com/i/spaces/1YpKkkBWEkVKj?s=20

4) SIP Call #163 - Friday, Feb 20, 10:30am ET
🔗 Add to calendar: https://events.stacks.co/event/ue20372724

The State of Stacks Q4 2025 report by Messari is out: the trend line is hard to ignore.

Stacks kept growing through the market downturn:

- DeFi expansion: TVL in STX up 120.8%. Average total STX stacked up 6.1%.

- Block performance: 95.7% of blocks arriving within 5 seconds, ~1/3 confirming in under 2 after Clarity 4 activation.

- Distribution momentum: Dexscreener now supports SIP-010 tokens. WalletConnect expanding app and asset reach across the ecosystem.

Read the full report here: https://messari.io/report/state-of-stacks-q4-2025

Institutions don't want to simply hold Bitcoin. They want to earn yield on it.

Stacks provides the institutional infrastructure to generate sustainable, risk-adjusted yield on Bitcoin.

The Bitcoin Yield Summit is a free virtual event on 11 March, 12–4pm ET, exploring how institutions and large BTC holders can put their Bitcoin to work.

The agenda covers yield strategies, trust models, risk frameworks, and the protocols powering native Bitcoin yield today.

Register here: https://www.stacks.co/blog/the-first-virtual-bitcoin-yield-summit

The Stacks 2025 ecosystem report by Nansen is out.

The year was defined by key integrations that turned Stacks into institutional Bitcoin infrastructure and a rapidly maturing Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem.

The on-chain data speaks for itself:

https://x.com/nansen_ai/status/2024786875026907291?s=20

A Zealy campaign offering up to $10,000 in STX prizes launches tomorrow at 7pm ET.

To celebrate the launch of USDCx on Stacks via Circle, quests will go live to help users learn how to use USDCx.

The campaign will cover everything from bridging USDC to USDCx, to making swaps on Bitflow, to taking loans on Zest.

Learn more here: https://x.com/Stacks/status/2025951560346530288

A new Stacks grants program is now live.

Whether you are a team with proven traction or an early-stage builder, there is a track for you:

- Builder Grants (up to $50,000)
- Getting Started Grants (up to $10,000)

Apply and start building the Bitcoin economy on Stacks: https://stacksendowment.co/grants