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

The PoX-5 SIP is here.

The first draft that brings Bitcoin Staking to Stacks is on the forum👇

https://forum.stacks.org/t/introducing-the-bitcoin-staking-sip-v1-draft/18862

The Bitcoin Staking SIP draft is live.

Don’t miss the upcoming AMA to learn more about the Bitcoin Staking details.

Join this Friday at 3:30 PM ET: https://x.com/i/spaces/1DGleekjQplJL?s=20

Bitcoin can become more than digital gold but the capital needs to come onchain.

Check out why the Crypto ecosystem thinks Stacks has the solution:

- Stacks POX Upgrade: Solving BTC Capital Problem with the Right Incentives by Castle Labs Digital Asset Research & Advisory

- Why Bitcoin Treasuries Need Bitcoin Bonds by Bitflow Founder Dylan

- STX as Capacity to Grow Bitcoin-Native Finance by Rand Group

A Q2 Treasury Committee meeting will occur this month.

Ahead of the meeting, make share to share anything that’s important to you from a treasury, growth, product, or market perspective.

Leave your opinion on the forum here:
https://forum.stacks.org/t/q2-2026-treasury-committee-meeting/18886

Here’s what happened on Stacks this week

Stacks is now live on Fireblocks.

2,400+ institutional clients can now reach Bitcoin DeFi directly: lending, trading, and BTC yield using the custody infrastructure they already trust.

With Stacks officially live on Fireblocks, this integration also sets the stage for self-custodial Bitcoin Staking later this summer: https://lnkd.in/dAxwyebR

Building Bitcoin-native finance on Stacks? Get funded.

Q2 2026 Grants are open across DeFi & perps, RWAs, agentic apps, and privacy. Applications close June 26.

Apply here:
https://stacksendowment.co/grants

SIP-045 — the Bitcoin Staking proposal — has passed the community feedback phase and is now a formal GitHub PR.

CAB voting is tentatively scheduled for June 25–29 while the voting window between 1-10 July.

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

The next Stacks Community Town Hall will take place on Wednesday 1st July at 10AM EST / 3PM GMT.

Drop your questions and set your reminder: https://x.com/reubs_btc/status/2069410185920287040?s=20

Under 1% of Bitcoin earns staking yield, versus 28% of Ethereum and 65% of Solana.

The largest pool of capital in crypto is almost entirely idle.

Self-custodial BTC staking via Stacks is where that changes

Institutions hold billions in Bitcoin. Most of it sits idle.

Stacks and Fireblocks deep dive on how that changes.

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1RJjpprwrrVKw?s=20