21shares to Participate in Stacks Genesis Bond, Advancing Institutional Bitcoin Staking

Stacks announced that 21shares, one of the world’s leading digital asset managers with over $6.5B in assets under management, will participate in the Stacks Genesis Bond, the inaugural institutional cohort for Bitcoin Staking on Stacks.

NEW YORK, NY | September 3, 2026 — Stacks today announced that 21shares, one of the world’s leading digital asset managers with over $6.5B in assets under management, will participate in the Stacks Genesis Bond, the inaugural institutional cohort for Bitcoin Staking on Stacks.

The participation brings together 21shares’ experience building regulated crypto investment products and customised solutions for traditional markets with Stacks’ Bitcoin-native infrastructure. Through the Genesis Bond, 21shares will participate in Bitcoin Staking to earn native Bitcoin yield on its Bitcoin treasury holdings.

Bitcoin Staking on Stacks lets Bitcoin holders earn yield paid in BTC while their Bitcoin stays on the Bitcoin blockchain, using STX to unlock staking capacity. The BTC is locked on Bitcoin for a fixed term, remains under the holder’s own control, and is returned in full when the term ends. Holders do not need to move their Bitcoin to another network or hand it to a third party in order to earn yield.