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

Fresh Stacks Snacks 👇

→ Fireblocks talks institutional Bitcoin with Stacks
→ Leather extension goes multi wallet
→ Community Town Hall July 1

Voting for SIP-044 (Clarity 6) and SIP-045 (Bitcoin Staking) are approaching:

-Clarity 6 proposes the next version of Clarity introducing new capabilities that make it easier for devs to build on Stacks
-Bitcoin Staking proposes a mechanism that allows BTC holders to earn Bitcoin yield by stacking

Pending CAB voting this week, these proposals are expected to open for community vote on July 6.

Learn more here: https://stacks.foundation/community-vote-july-2026

Join the Stacks Community Town Hall now:
https://x.com/reubs_btc/status/2072319476813455860?s=20

Attention Stacks contributors: two consensus-breaking upgrades go to a vote in 4 days.

SIP-045 — introduces self-custodial Bitcoin Staking, with a supporting change to the STX emission schedule.
SIP-044 — proposes the next major version of the Clarity smart contract language.

Review both before voting opens:
SIP-044
SIP-045

Institutions won't deploy capital for BTC yield without direct custody of the underlying asset.

Bitcoin Staking on Stacks: your BTC remains on Bitcoin L1 under your private keys.

Here’s what happened on Stacks last week. 👇

- The Stacks Treasury Committee dropped its Q2 2026 community update
- STX also cracked #40 in Coinbase's COIN50 index
- Agents are paying agents on Bitcoin

Check more news here: https://x.com/katemparkman/status/2073079161329975338?s=20

Bitcoin Staking's yield via Stacks comes from Proof of Transfer (PoX), which has paid out 4,200+ BTC since January 2021.

Miners bid BTC to win the right to write Stacks blocks. The BTC they bid is distributed to those who stack. That is Proof of Transfer.

The yield comes from real miner economics, not from token emissions, inflation or lending.

Grow your Bitcoin: https://www.stacks.co/bitcoin-staking

Stacks Community DeGrants are back with applications closing on Sunday, July 26.

This cohort will fund community-led projects that strengthen culture, participation, and adoption across the Stacks ecosystem.

Grants will range from $3,000 to $5,000, focused on fewer, larger awards.

Apply for a DeGrant here: https://zeroauthoritydao.com/funding/degrants

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.👇

SIP-045: https://github.com/adriano-stacks/sips/blob/dfaaa4200123374bff84f6a7049d5602bf19c223/sips/sip-xxx/sip-0XX-pox-5-bitcoin-staking.md

SIP-044: https://github.com/stacksgov/sips/pull/267