The 3% Bitcoin Yield Illusion: Why Stacks' Genesis Bond Is a Subsidy Machine, Not a Machine
On September 17th, 2025, the Stacks protocol will execute its first institutiona
Block reward halving event
Improves data availability sampling efficiency
Team and early investor shares released
92 million ARB released
Circulating supply increases by about 2%
Raises validator limit and account abstraction
Block reward reduced to 3.125 BTC
Independent validator client goes live on mainnet
Bitcoin Season
| # | Coin | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bitcoin
BTC
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$62,822 |
| 1 |
Ethereum
ETH
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$1,781.79 |
| 1 |
Solana
SOL
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$81.04 |
| 1 |
BNB Chain
BNB
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$590.5 |
| 1 |
XRP Ledger
XRP
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$1.14 |
| 1 |
Dogecoin
DOGE
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$0.0774 |
| 1 |
Cardano
ADA
|
$0.1892 |
| 1 |
Avalanche
AVAX
|
$6.92 |
| 1 |
Polkadot
DOT
|
$0.8826 |
| 1 |
Chainlink
LINK
|
$8.03 |
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