Stake BTC and STX on Stacks

Stacking DAO is the staking hub for BTC and STX on Stacks. It offers four ways to earn through stBTC, stSTX, stSTXbtc, and native STX staking.

• stBTC: Deposit BTC or sBTC, earn auto-compounding Bitcoin yield, and remain liquid across Stacks DeFi.
• stSTX: Stake STX and compound rewards in STX while remaining liquid.
• stSTXbtc: Stake STX and earn BTC rewards, delivered as BTC or sBTC, your choice.
• Native Staking: Stake STX and earn BTC, delivered as BTC or sBTC. Your STX stays in your wallet, with no liquid token and no product smart-contract exposure.

Every option earns from Bitcoin paid to stakers on Stacks. How rewards reach you depends on the product.

• stBTC: Bitcoin yield compounds automatically into the backing, so the stBTC/sBTC ratio grows over time. Your yield is included when you redeem.
• stSTX: BTC rewards are converted to STX and automatically placed in the smart contracts that back stSTX as the rewards arrive. A user's stSTX balance stays the same, but when redeeming, they get their deposited STX plus staking rewards.
• stSTXbtc: Rewards are earned in BTC. Claim them as BTC or sBTC whenever you like.
• Native Staking: BTC rewards build up through the cycle and are paid out twice, about a week in and at the end of the cycle. Claim them as sBTC or BTC in the app, or have them sent automatically. A 5% fee comes out of rewards, never your staked STX, and the APY shown already includes it.

stSTX and stSTXbtc: Swap at any time through Zest Swap for instant liquidity, or use the Stacking DAO instant unstake option when enough idle liquidity is available. The standard withdrawal can start at any point in a staking cycle. Return your stSTX or stSTXbtc and receive a withdrawal NFT. The NFT unlocks 2,100 Bitcoin blocks later, roughly two weeks. Claim your STX with the NFT once it unlocks.

stBTC: Redeem for sBTC, principal plus yield, instantly against idle liquidity for a small fee. The standard withdrawal has a cooldown of 4,200 Bitcoin blocks, roughly four weeks, in line with the monthly bond cycle. Receiving native BTC requires a separate sBTC peg-out.

Native staking: Submit one unstake transaction. Your STX unlocks at the end of the current staking cycle, and accrued BTC rewards stay claimable whenever you like. Read the docs for further information on the withdrawal process.

Stacking DAO works with institutional-grade signers that have proven node uptime and billions in staked assets across other networks. Signers run the nodes. Staked STX is spread across the signer set to help secure and decentralize the Stacks network.

stSTX, stSTXbtc, and stBTC can all be posted as collateral on Zest Protocol to borrow other assets while they keep earning. All three can also be swapped for instant liquidity at any time through Zest Swap.

The live integrations are:

• Zest Protocol (https://www.zestprotocol.com)
• Bitflow (https://www.bitflow.finance)
• Arkadiko (https://arkadiko.finance)