# Stacks Snacks > Bite-sized weekly 'best-of' newsletter covering the Stacks Ecosystem. This file provides information about Stacks Snacks to help large language models understand and reference this publication's content. ## Posts - [🍿Bitcoin Gets Its Staking Moment with stBTC](https://stackssnacks.com/p/bitcoin-gets-its-staking-moment-with-stbtc): StackingDAO announces liquid staking with stBTC, UTXO makes its case for self-custodial yield, and the SIP vote is nearly here. - [🍿USDCx Brings Agent Payments to Bitcoin & STX Joins the COIN50](https://stackssnacks.com/p/usdcx-brings-agent-payments-to-bitcoin-stx-joins-the-coin50): USDCx powers agent payments on Bitcoin, STX lands in the COIN50, and the Treasury Committee shares its Q2 update. - [🍿Leather Goes Multi Wallet, Exclusive Fireblocks Webinar](https://stackssnacks.com/p/leather-goes-multi-wallet-exclusive-fireblocks-webinar): A Fireblocks deep dive, multi wallet with Leather, and a Community Town Hall you won't want to miss. - [🍿Fireblocks Goes Live for Institutional Bitcoin DeFi](https://stackssnacks.com/p/fireblocks-goes-live-for-institutional-bitcoin-defi): 2,400+ institutional clients can now reach Bitcoin DeFi directly and Q2 grants stay open through June 26. - [🍿The Market Wants Productive Bitcoin](https://stackssnacks.com/p/the-market-wants-productive-bitcoin): The market is making the case for productive BTC: fresh research, a new launch partner, and Q2 grants back open for builders. - [🍿Zest Hits Binance, PoX-5 SIP Draft & Stacks Takes Paris](https://stackssnacks.com/p/zest-hits-binance-pox-5-sip-draft-stacks-takes-paris): The first Bitcoin Staking draft lands on the forum, $ZEST lists on Binance Futures, and the team pitches institutions for Bitcoin Staking at Proof of Talk. - [🍿UTXO Management Goes First on Bitcoin Staking](https://stackssnacks.com/p/utxo-management-goes-first-on-bitcoin-staking): UTXO Management to become the first institutional participant in Bitcoin Staking on Stacks. Plus Hermetica fills more hBTC capacity, Zest takes native BTC, and Tenero maps out the $1.5T flywheel. - [🍿$ZEST TGE, Bitcoin Staking Benefits, Bitcoin Yield's Q1 Report](https://stackssnacks.com/p/zest-tge-bitcoin-staking-benefits-bitcoin-yield-s-q1-report): $ZEST is officially live, 7 unique features of Bitcoin Staking, and Bitcoin Yield drops their first quarterly report on Stacks. - [🍿Self Custodial Bitcoin Staking (Whitepaper) is Here](https://stackssnacks.com/p/self-custodial-bitcoin-staking-whitepaper-is-here): The Bitcoin Staking whitepaper is live, $ZEST tokenomics, and Bitflow's HODLMM exits beta. - [🍿Stacks 2026 Roadmap, a Saylor Shoutout, Getting Paid to Borrow BTC](https://stackssnacks.com/p/stacks-2026-roadmap-a-saylor-shoutout-getting-paid-to-borrow-btc): Saylor called out Hermetica on stage at BTC Vegas, 2 Stacks apps ranked in the top Bitcoin yield strategies, and the Stacks roadmap is officially live. - [🍿 A BIG WEEK ON STACKS](https://stackssnacks.com/p/a-big-week-on-stacks): Hermetica Launches hBTC, USDCx lands on Allbridge Core, Bitflow Hits $1B, Stacking DAO hits a new ATH, Zest says 🔜 - [🍿 Stacks Halving, Whale Season on Zest, and 18 New Ecosystem Teams](https://stackssnacks.com/p/stacks-halving-whale-season-on-zest-and-18-new-ecosystem-teams): Block rewards just got cut in half, whales are stacking up on Zest, and Q1 ecosystem grants are in with a record number of applicants. - [🍿 Stacks Leads AI on Bitcoin, USDh Hits 7% APY, It's Growing Bitcoin Season](https://stackssnacks.com/p/stacks-leads-ai-on-bitcoin-usdh-hits-7-apy-it-s-growing-bitcoin-season): The AI on Bitcoin story is breaking mainstream, USDh hits 7% APY, and Growing Bitcoin Session 2 is up next. - [🍿 Q1 Delivered, Buidl Battle Winners, & Growing Bitcoin Kicks Off](https://stackssnacks.com/p/q1-delivered-buidl-battle-winners-growing-bitcoin-kicks-off): Two-year highs across the board, 7.37 BTC rewarded to 9620 wallets, and the apps on Stacks keep shipping. - [🍿 $36M in Stables, HODLMM Moves $160M, & Stacks Everywhere](https://stackssnacks.com/p/36m-in-stables-hodlmm-moves-160m-stacks-everywhere): Bitcoin DeFi's stablecoin moment is here, self-custodial yield is the narrative, and Growing Bitcoin kicks off next week. - [🍿 Big Upgrades, Bigger Predictions](https://stackssnacks.com/p/big-upgrades-bigger-predictions): A mainnet upgrade that's been a long time coming, a Bitcoin thesis worth hearing, and an interview worth sending to your skeptical friends. - [🍿 Stacks just got Faster, Grants closing Friday, 300+ builders hacking](https://stackssnacks.com/p/stacks-just-got-faster-grants-closing-friday-300-builders-hacking): New network upgrade, AI agents earning BTC, and your last chance to apply for grants. - [🍿HODLMM Is Live, AI Agents on Bitcoin, Zest V2 Cooking](https://stackssnacks.com/p/hodlmm-is-live-ai-agents-on-bitcoin-zest-v2-cooking): Concentrated liquidity comes to Bitcoin, AI agents are inscribing newspapers onchain, and Zest v2 is already stacking numbers. - [🍿$10K in Bounties, $41M in TVL, Institutions Namedropping](https://stackssnacks.com/p/10k-in-bounties-41m-in-tvl-institutions-namedropping): USDCx on Stacks hits Zealy, Zest V2 explodes out the gate, Nansen drops a full report, Alex Miller live on Schwab Network, and hBTC preps for launch. - [🍿Stacks hits ETHDenver, Bitcoin Yield Summit, New Bounties](https://stackssnacks.com/p/stacks-hits-ethdenver-bitcoin-yield-summit-new-bounties): Stacks hits ETHDenver, the Bitcoin Yield Summit is announced, active wallets are surging, and there's a fresh STX bounty up for grabs. - [🍿Endowment Grants are Live, Messari Report, Stacks on the Ground](https://stackssnacks.com/p/endowment-grants-are-live-messari-report-stacks-on-the-ground): Grants are live, the Messari Q4 report dropped, and Stacks showed up everywhere this week. - [🍿Fireblocks x Stacks, Bitcoin Builders](https://stackssnacks.com/p/fireblocks-x-stacks-bitcoin-builders): 2400+ institutions will have access to Bitcoin DeFi, USDh strong month, $20K prize pool for builders.