Stacks news today is centered on the early performance of the network’s Genesis Bond, which has attracted institutional participation and generated the first Bitcoin rewards for bonded BTC on Stacks. In a September 25, 2026 update, Stacks Labs said the Genesis Bond had reached 230 BTC bonded alongside 310,000 STX during its first 14 days. Participants received 0.28 BTC in rewards, distributed weekly and sourced from Stacks miners through Proof of Transfer (PoX), the consensus mechanism that links the Stacks network to Bitcoin.