Gm!
The institutional demand for Bitcoin staking is certainly not slowing down.
😋 Stacks Snacks
Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) is deploying Bitcoin into Bond 3. One of the top 10 corporate Bitcoin holders in the world is now staking its own BTC on Bitcoin L1 to earn BTC, joining 21Shares in a bond that’s now sold out.
Xverse's Bond 3 pool filled in just over 12 hours.
BitGo now offers Bitcoin Staking with Stacks to eligible institutional clients, who can stake BTC from their existing accounts and earn BTC rewards with their Bitcoin staying in qualified custody.
Muneeb laid out why Bitcoin needs capital markets of its own. Dollars have yield, credit, and trading markets. Bitcoin doesn’t, so most of it sits idle. Stacks is building that foundation for BTC.
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Bitflow published an open letter on the future of Bitcoin capital markets, and how it should not be closed source, so they are opening their tools for building on Bitcoin 🌊
stBTC has now earned a full 1 BTC in Bitcoin Staking rewards on Stacks.
Missed yesterday’s Monthly Ecosystem Update? The recording is up.
Zest shipped some new UI upgrades, with USDCx and sBTC bridges now built right into the app 🍊
Alea Research published its Q3 2026 benchmark report on Stacks and where the ecosystem stands.
New to Bitcoin bonds? CoinGecko has a clear primer on Stacks Bitcoin bonds, covering how BTC yield and self custody work.
Happy staking, Stakers 🟠
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