Stacks Labs has officially released the Q3 2026 Ecosystem Report. The report shows that Bitcoin staking functionality has gone live on mainnet, bringing approximately 735 BTC into the Stacks ecosystem across the first two bonding periods. The PoX-5 hard fork was activated on July 30, and the inaugural institutional staking period (Genesis Bond), which opened on September 10, reached its full capacity of 230 BTC, with 21shares, HashKey Cloud, UTXO Management, and Sypher Capital as the first participating institutions. The second staking period, which opened on October 8, further attracted 505 BTC.
Stacks Labs Q3 Report: Bitcoin Staking Launched, 735 BTC Locked Across Two Periods
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Stacks Labs Q3 2026 BTC news today confirms Bitcoin staking is now live on mainnet. TechFlow reports 735 BTC locked in the first two bonding periods. The PoX-5 hard fork was activated on July 30. The first institutional staking period (Genesis Bond) opened on September 10, locking 230 BTC. Participants included 21shares, HashKey Cloud, UTXO Management, and Sypher Capital. A second staking period on October 8 added 505 BTC.
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