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Stacks Plans Monthly Bitcoin Bonding as Epoch 4.1 Targets December

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Stacks expects to open Bitcoin (BTC) bonding periods every month in Q4 while expanding ways to use staked BTC in applications. The network is also preparing Epoch 4.1, an upgrade targeted for early December that would make Clarity 7 the default for new smart contracts. The first two bonding rounds brought in about 735 BTC. The Genesis Bond stood at 230 BTC at quarter-end, and Bonding Period 2 added 505 BTC on Oct. 8. Stacking DAO accounted for 483 BTC of the second round. The first two bonding periods brought in about 735 BTC , setting a base for the next phase of the program. Stacks expects the monthly schedule to continue through 2026, with each period planned to have more capacity than the last.

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