Stacks STX
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CM Profile: Stacks
Cryptominium Profile. What we have established, measured and written about STX, and what we have not.
- Measured
- Selling $100,000 on 2 exchange order books lost between 0.50% and 2.72%, on 9 October 2026.
- Its price, recorded by us every day since 9 August 2026.
- Written, with sources
Read from our own records when this page was made. It describes what we know, and is not a view on whether to hold STX. How each part is worked out
What changed
Week to 9 OctoberNothing we measure moved much this week: trading volume, reported supply and price are all within their usual range.
From our own measurements only, each against the month before. We do not say why a price moves. How this is worked out · Every coin this week
What it actually costs to sell STX
Selling $100,000 of STX into each exchange’s resting bids, measured against the mid price:
| Exchange | Lost | Got back | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coinbase STX/USD | 0.50% | $99,497 | 2026-10-09 |
| Kraken STX/USD | 2.72% | $97,278 | 2026-10-09 |
Exchange figures need an account there (and KYC, a permitted country, the tokens already deposited), are before trading fees, and are never averaged with the on-chain figure. Binance is not included: it refuses requests from the region our servers are in. How this is measured →
Watch this number instead of remembering it. A free account keeps STX on a list, records where it stood the day you added it, and emails you if selling it on these exchanges gets materially harder — one message, not a series. The measurement itself stays public; the account is for being told when it moves without you looking.
What Stacks is
Stacks (STX) is a network that adds smart contracts and applications to Bitcoin. Its stated purpose is to let apps built on it inherit properties of the Bitcoin blockchain, running on-chain logic that is governed by code rather than by a company, and open for anyone to access or build on.
Mechanically, Stacks positions itself as a layer connected to Bitcoin rather than a replacement for it: applications execute their logic through smart contracts, with that execution tied back to Bitcoin's chain so that the app's operation is not controlled by a central operator. The source describes this as the core function — decentralized apps doing things "regular apps can't" — without detailing consensus mechanics, transaction fees, or how STX itself is used within that system.
Stacks is classified by data providers as infrastructure for a smart-contract platform, specifically a Layer 2 and Bitcoin sidechain, grouped within broader Layer 2 indices — it is not classified as a currency or payments network in its own right. Nothing in the source specifies who built Stacks or when, so no founder, company, or launch date can be stated here. The source is a description of intended function, not a technical specification: it does not detail throughput, security assumptions, validator or miner structure, or how closely STX's behavior actually tracks Bitcoin's. Claims that apps "inherit all of Bitcoin's powers" describe a design goal, not a measured property, and should be read as such.
What Stacks can do
Selling $100,000 on Coinbase lost 0.50% against the mid price, before trading fees. Check your own amount →
Our own measurement · measured 9 October 2026
STX can be staked by locking it to a signer, and it never leaves your own account. The rewards come from the bitcoin that miners commit, and are paid in bitcoin terms. A holder needs no minimum, and a plain STX position can be unstaked at any time, unlocking at the start of the next cycle.
Source: Stacks docs: staking · checked 2 October 2026
STX is the fuel for running programs and processing transactions on Stacks, a layer built on Bitcoin. Each app is its own code with its own flaws.
Source: Stacks: what the STX token is · checked 2 October 2026
STX has no fixed supply cap. Its site says the supply is governed by STX holders through the network's proposal process, which can change how much is issued.
Source: Stacks: what the STX token is · checked 2 October 2026
What a coin can do is not a reason to buy it or to sell it. Each answer names its source and the day we read it; where we could not source one, the row is left out. How these are written · Every coin we have written up
About the asset
Stacks has no token contract — it is the native asset of its own chain, not a token issued on someone else's.
Price change
Stacks data synced 2m ago from CoinGecko. Figures shown in USD. This page is market information, not financial advice — and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell STX.