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Zest Protocol's levered Bitcoin staking vault begins accruing yield on Stacks

Zest Protocol's levered Bitcoin staking vault begins accruing yield on Stacks

Zest Protocol's new levered Bitcoin staking vault is now live on Stacks. The zvstBTC vault, the protocol's first automated Stacks Vault product, marks a notable step in the slow but steady effort to make Bitcoin actually productive in DeFi.The concept is straightforward in theory, even if the plumbi…

Stacks: Bitcoin Staking Goes Live With Native Yield on the Base Layer - 11 Sep 2026

Stacks: Bitcoin Staking Goes Live With Native Yield on the Base Layer - 11 Sep 2026

Stacks has activated Bitcoin staking, letting BTC holders earn native yield while their bitcoin stays on the base layer. The launch puts Stacks' flagship feature into production and opens a direct path for Bitcoin capital to enter sBTC and the Stacks economy.The design keeps custody of bitcoin on th…

Stacks: Bitcoin Staking Goes Live With Native BTC Yield on the Network - By 13 Sep 2026

Stacks: Bitcoin Staking Goes Live With Native BTC Yield on the Network - By 13 Sep 2026

Stacks is preparing to launch Bitcoin Staking, bringing native Bitcoin staking to the network by 13 Sep 2026. The feature allows BTC holders to earn yield through Stacks and gives the network a concrete near-term activation point for its flagship capability.Native staking works through sBTC, which r…

Stacks: Launches 90-Day DeFi Incentives - By 19 Sep 2026

Stacks: Launches 90-Day DeFi Incentives - By 19 Sep 2026

Stacks announces a 90-day incentive program with Zest Protocol and Bitflow, starting at Bitcoin block 966,350 around 19 September 2026. The program distributes 1 BTC per month to USDCx borrowers and liquidity providers on Stacks, covering borrowing USDCx against sBTC and STX and liquidity in core US…

Stacks: Genesis Bond advances Bitcoin Staking rollout - Aug 2026

Stacks: Genesis Bond advances Bitcoin Staking rollout - Aug 2026

Stacks reports that the PoX-5 hardfork has completed the first step toward Bitcoin Staking, with the consensus layer live, verified, and running. Genesis Bond is planned for late August as part of that rollout.Genesis Bond is the next named step in Stacks' Bitcoin Staking roadmap, giving the planned…

Stacks: begins the first PoX-5 restacking cycles - 29 Jul 2026

Stacks: begins the first PoX-5 restacking cycles - 29 Jul 2026

Stacks says on its Bitcoin Staking Roadmap page that the first PoX-5 restacking cycles begin, starting the initial cycles for the updated staking mechanism.This is the first live checkpoint for the revised cycle design rather than a new feature announcement on its own. For STX holders who follow sta…