📰 Xverse has launched a Bitcoin self-custody staking service. Users can pair sBTC with STX and participate in the Stacks PoX-5 locked staking cycle. The key point is that during staking, the Bitcoin remains on the Bitcoin mainnet, under the user’s own control—no cross-chain, and no wrapping needed.
🔥 Honestly, compared with just making the returns sound more enticing, “the coin doesn’t leave the mainnet and control isn’t handed over” is more likely to win over long-term holders. After all, many people want BTC to generate yield, but when they see cross-chain, custodial services, and wrapped assets, they tend to get a bit nervous.
💡 To take part, you’ll need to upgrade your Xverse wallet to v2.9. Registration ends on September 9, and the quota may run out earlier. Rewards are expected to be distributed starting September 10, corresponding to Bitcoin block 966350 and Stacks cycle 143.
👀 UTXO, HashKey Cloud, and 21shares have joined as participating anchor partners. Xverse has also previously managed non-custodial staking for about 152 million STX, which shows it’s not just testing the waters temporarily.
🤔 If the yield is right, would you use self-custody to let BTC participate in staking, or would you rather keep it where it is and do nothing?
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