What is Stacks (STX)?
Stacks is a decentralized Bitcoin layer-2 solution that introduces smart contract functionality to Bitcoin. The blockchain was introduced in 2013 by Muneeb Ali and Ryan Shea, both of whom are Princeton alumni. It was originally named Blockstack and had a rebranding in 2020. Its mainnet was launched in 2021.
How Stacks (STX) Works
Stacks uses a special consensus mechanism called Proof-of-Transfer (PoX). In PoX, miners transfer the crypto of an established PoW blockchain (Bitcoin in this case) to other participants in the network to secure it. This unique approach allows the layer-2 participants to secure the PoX network and earn rewards in the layer-1 cryptocurrency at the same time.
As a part of this PoX mining process, a hash of each Stacks block is recorded to the Bitcoin chain, inheriting some security as a result of this process.
Also, Stacks is designed in a way that allows an entire block of transactions on Stacks to correspond to one Bitcoin transaction, and the blocks of both chains to be confirmed simultaneously. This makes transactions on Stacks significantly faster and cheaper than those on Bitcoin.
How Many Stacks (STX) Tokens Are in Circulation?
STX is the native token of Stacks that is used to reward those who confirm transactions on Stacks.
STX's total supply: 1,818,000,000
STX's circulating supply: 1,366,457,779
How to Buy Stacks (STX)
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Simple 3-step guide to buying STX today in Macao
Create your free Bitget account
Select a funding method
Complete your Stacks purchase
Step 1: Create a free account on the Bitget website or the app
Step 2: Place an order for Stacks using a payment method of your choice:
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For Visa or Mastercard, select Credit/Debit card, then click Add New Card under the "Buy" tabCredit/Debit in the Buy Crypto tab of the Bitget app
Credit/Debit in the Buy Crypto tab of the Bitget website
Select your preferred fiat currency, enter the amount you wish to spend, link your credit card, and then complete your payment with zero fees.Add a new card to complete your payment on the Bitget app
Enter your bank card details to complete your payment on the Bitget website
For Diners Club/Discover card, click Buy Crypto > [Third Party] in the top navigation bar to place your Stacks order.How to buy crypto with credit/debit cardBuy Stacks with Google Pay or Apple Pay
Converting your Google Pay and Apple Pay balance into Stacks is easy and secure on Bitget. Simply click Buy Crypto > [Third Party] in the top navigation bar to place your Stacks order.How to buy crypto via third-party gatewayBuy with bank transfer
We accept various payment methods, including iDeal and SEPA for EUR, PIX for BRL, PayID for AUD, UPI for INR, QRIS, DANA, and OVO for IDR, SPEI for MXN, and GCash for PHP. These services are facilitated by Alchemy Pay, Banxa, Mercuryo, and Simplex payment gateways. Simply select Buy Crypto > [Third Party] in the top navigation bar and select a fiat currency to place your Stacks order.Buy Stacks with the fiat balance in your Bitget account
You can Deposit fiat funds using Advcash, SEPA, Faster Payments, or PIX payment gateways to top up your Bitget fiat balance. Then, click Buy Crypto > [Cash conversion] in the top navigation bar to place your Stacks order.P2P trading
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Step 3: Monitor Stacks in your Bitget spot wallet

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