February 3, 2025

Stacking DAO Cycle Update: stSTXbtc is live!

Stacking DAO Cycle Update: stSTXbtc is live!

Stacking DAO Cycle updates is the perfect format for the community to explore the latest news and milestones.

Despite the recent crypto market downturn, Stacking DAO's TVL remains above 54M STX, showing strong demand for STX Stacking rewards within the ecosystem.

DeFi Updates Related to Stacking DAO

stSTXbtc is now live! It's a liquid stacking token backed 1:1 with STX, streaming sBTC to holders' wallets after each stacking cycle.

The main benefits are earning up to 10% APY in sBTC yield & points, retaining STX liquidity with stSTXbtc, and no switching cost / lost yield when moving STX from other Stacking pools.

stSTXbtc is now live!!!! 🔥

Keep stacked STX liquid and earn up to 10% APY sBTC yield with no lost cycle rewards when switching from Stacking pools.

Here is everything you need to know about stSTXbtc to get started. 🧵 ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/d5vKbarPbF

— Stacking DAO (@StackingDao) January 23, 2025

Zest has already integrated stSTXbtc, allowing users to deposit the liquid stacking token as collateral for borrowing assets all while earning sBTC stacking rewards.

📣 stSTXbtc can already be used as collateral @ZestProtocol 📣

Deposit stSTXbtc on the lending protocol to earn:

- Up to 10% APY in sBTC Stacking yield
- Additional Zest yield
- The typical 50% DeFi boost on Stacking DAO points + Zest points pic.twitter.com/8oCVkumETx

— Stacking DAO (@StackingDao) January 24, 2025

stSTXbtc adoption is growing rapidly, with over 2 million stSTXbtc minted within a week of launch. This underscores the strong demand for BTC yield while keeping Stacked STX liquid.

2M+ stSTXbtc minted in less than a week! 🔥

It looks like the Stacks community is warming up about earning sBTC rewards while keeping STX liquid. pic.twitter.com/zBcsxfbeUl

— Stacking DAO (@StackingDao) January 29, 2025

Need some help on how to mint stSTXbtc? Check the tweet below for a step-by-step video tutorial.

Want to earn up to 10% APY in sBTC while keeping your Stacked STX liquid?

Here is a 30-second step-by-step guide on how to mint stSTXbtc. ⬇️

Reminder: there is no cycle rewards loss when switching from Stacking pools thanks to the Stacking DAO design. pic.twitter.com/q7sh410ja2

— Stacking DAO (@StackingDao) January 28, 2025

Other initiatives and news related to Stacking DAO

Stacking DAO took part in the "Return to Megapont Apes" and "Return to .BTC" initiatives to unify and strengthen the Stacks community. With Stacks members now using ape PFPs and .btc handles, the ecosystem is growing stronger and more connected

The response from the ecosystem has been phenomenal.

Protocols, wallets, memecoins, and projects—coming together to push .BTC adoption forward.

This is why we’re here. It all comes back to #Bitcoin.#ReturnToBTC pic.twitter.com/3nfBqRDdIT

— Velar (@VelarBTC) January 29, 2025

For the latest updates on the Stacks ecosystem, check out the newest issue of "What's Happening on Stacks":

What's happening on @Stacks?

Here is everything you need to know about from the last few weeks. 🧵 ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/8ezlkZd3eF

— Stacking DAO (@StackingDao) January 27, 2025

Finally, Stacking DAO has processed another ~136,138.00 STX (for stSTX) and ~0.07976 (for stSTXbtc) in Stacking rewards.

1)stSTX reward transaction

2)stSTXbtc reward transaction

3)stSTXbtc reward transaction

Stacking DAO Details:

Mint stSTX & stSTXbtc today and earn up to 10% yield on your STX: https://app.stackingdao.com/

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