The Shocking Rise of STX: How a Token Could Be the Key to Bitcoin’s Future!

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What to know:

  • STX, the native cryptocurrency of the Stacks protocol, has surged 56% in the past week, becoming the best-performing top 100 cryptocurrency by market value. Who knew?
  • BitGo, the kind of company that makes you feel terribly behind on tech, said it will integrate sBTC, bringing institutional access to the Stacks ecosystem and expanding Bitcoin’s role in decentralized finance. Like, they really thought of everything.
  • Meanwhile, the Stacks DeFi ecosystem has seen a surge in liquidity, with stablecoin supply rocketing over 400% in Q1. Apparently, liquidity is *in* this season.

STX, that little token on the Bitcoin layer-2 protocol Stacks, has surprised everyone (but especially the cool kids in the crypto world) by soaring 56% in a mere seven days. Now, it reigns as the best performer of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market value. The market’s feeling optimistic, and I suppose it has every reason to be—it’s all about institutional adoption, darling.

The token peaked at a two-month high of 92 cents on Friday. That’s right—92 cents, enough to make you believe in miracles—and it gained more than 21% in the past 24 hours alone, becoming the *day’s* biggest advancer. Data courtesy of CoinDesk, because of course we need a source to back up all the excitement.

Now, let’s talk about Stacks. It’s essentially the superhero of Bitcoin’s layer-2 protocols—running smart contracts and decentralized applications without breaking a sweat. This Tuesday, BitGo, the digital asset custodian that makes even the most hardened investors feel like they’re missing out, said it would integrate sBTC into its operations. So, thanks to this, its customers can now explore yield-generating opportunities on Stacks. Yawn. How boring, right? Oh, wait… it’s actually quite revolutionary.

Abishek Singh from BitGo chimed in, “SBTC opens the door to programmable, decentralized financial products without compromising Bitcoin’s core principles—and we’re just getting started.” So, you’re telling me Bitcoin’s “core principles” aren’t dead after all? Amazing. BitGo, with its over $3 trillion in processed transactions and $48 billion in staked assets, is clearly ready to lead this brave new world.

STX does all the things in the Stacks ecosystem: connecting the parent blockchain and Bitcoin, creating smart contracts, and enabling network governance. It even helps pay transaction fees and makes sure that proof-of-transfer consensus mechanism ticks along smoothly. If you don’t know what any of that means, don’t worry. Just know that it’s fancy, and probably profitable.

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Ecosystem liquidity improving

But wait, there’s more! The liquidity in Stacks’ decentralized finance ecosystem is looking positively *stellar*, according to an announcement on X (yes, we’re still calling it that). Stablecoin supply has surged by over 400% in the first quarter, with the total supply now sitting at nearly $7 million. That’s up from a rather humble $1 million in early January. Now that’s what I call progress—cue applause.

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2025-04-25 11:29