Crypto
Stacks Launches Incentive Program Distributing 3 BTC to DeFi Users
The Stacks network is launching a 90-day incentive program to encourage users to participate in its Bitcoin-native DeFi ecosystem. The program, which kicks off around September 10, 2026, will distribute 1 BTC per month, totaling 3 BTC across the full run.
Users who borrow USDCx against sBTC or STX collateral qualify for a share of the monthly BTC distribution. So do users who add liquidity to USDCx trading pairs on the network. The stablecoin USDCx is backed by USDC, which maintains a 1:1 peg to the US dollar.
The strategic logic behind paying rewards in BTC rather than STX tokens is to avoid the self-defeating loop that occurs when users farm token-denominated reward programs and sell pressure hits the reward token.