Stacks launches 90-day BTC rewards program for borrowing USDCx and providing liquidity

Stacks network is starting a 90-day incentive program distributing a total of 3 BTC to users who borrow the stablecoin USDCx or provide liquidity on its Bitcoin-native DeFi platform. The program begins around September 10, 2026, rewarding participants monthly with 1 BTC for using sBTC or STX as collateral to borrow USDCx or for adding liquidity to USDCx trading pairs. This initiative aims to deepen user engagement by paying rewards in Bitcoin, avoiding sell pressure on native tokens and leveraging USDCx, a stablecoin backed by USDC and built on Circle’s infrastructure within the Bitcoin layer 2 environment.