Stacks to launch Bond 2 BTC staking period around Oct. 10

Bitcoin layer-two platform Stacks said its second BTC staking period, Bond 2, is set to begin around Oct. 10. Bond 2 will be the first bond period in which most of the total capacity is allocated to liquid staking. StackingDAO will handle most of the staking volume, while Xverse and 21Shares will also participate. The BTC deposit deadline is Bitcoin block 970,450. Stacks said its BTC staking operates through two models: pooled liquid staking and direct custody. Under liquid staking, deposited BTC is converted into sBTC on a one-to-one basis on Stacks, and participants receive stBTC representing their staking position. The direct-custody option is available only to whitelisted participants, with a minimum commitment of 50 BTC.