Stacks

STX Launched 2021 source

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Launch

On January 14th, 2021 the Stacks 2.0 mainnet went live. primary source source

Founders and creators

Muneeb Ali. secondary source source

Origin story

The project started in 2017 when Muneeb finished his PhD, released the original whitepaper, and raised $50M. secondary source source

Stated purpose

Smart contracts for Bitcoin. secondary source source

Consensus mechanism

Stacks functions as a Bitcoin layer 2 using Proof of Transfer (PoX). primary source source

Supply model

The Stacks cryptocurrency has a predefined future supply that reaches approx 1,818M STX by year 2050. secondary source source

Main uses today

Stacks is a Bitcoin Layer for smart contracts; it enables smart contracts and decentralized applications to use Bitcoin as an asset and settle transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain. secondary source source

Sources & studies

Last checked: 2026-11-04 · Prices, market caps and circulating supply are left out on purpose because they change by the minute. Educational, not financial advice.

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