StacksSTX

The coin of Stacks, a Bitcoin layer whose stackers earn BTC; begun as Blockstack in 2013.

Rank #94Since January 2021

Price on 31 Oct 2026

C$0.4016 +103.8% since 31 Jul 2026 · 92.3% below its all-time high

The short version

STX is the coin of Stacks, a smart-contract layer anchored to Bitcoin that began as Blockstack in 2013 and relaunched as Stacks 2.0 in Jan 2021. Miners send BTC that is paid to holders who lock STX (stacking), while STX fees go to miners. In July 2025 stackers approved SIP-031, minting 400 million new STX over five years for a Stacks Endowment; the chain stalled for almost 8 hours on 23 May 2025. On 31 Oct 2026 one STX cost C$0.4016. From 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026 its price changed +103.8% in Canadian dollars, and it was 92.3% below its all-time high of C$5.24 set on 1 Apr 2024.^[1]

Facts checked 2 Nov 2026 · 12 sources · next update about 1 Dec 2026

Price, past year

Past year: high C$0.6194 (14 Oct 2026) · low C$0.1657 (19 Aug 2026) · -32.9%^[1]

Month-end prices (table)

Date	C$	US$
31 Oct 2026	C$0.4011	US$0.2873
30 Sep 2026	C$0.4511	US$0.3169
31 Aug 2026	C$0.3254	US$0.2347
31 Jul 2026	C$0.1968	US$0.1403
30 Jun 2026	C$0.2359	US$0.1660
31 May 2026	C$0.3253	US$0.2358
30 Apr 2026	C$0.3020	US$0.2217
31 Mar 2026	C$0.3053	US$0.2190
28 Feb 2026	C$0.4048	US$0.2967
31 Jan 2026	C$0.4377	US$0.3227
31 Dec 2025	C$0.3478	US$0.2537
30 Nov 2025	C$0.4378	US$0.3132

Daily prices from CoinGecko; C$ converted at the Bank of Canada daily rate. The latest point is live when available. Past prices, not a forecast.

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Key facts

Price, 31 Oct 2026: C$0.4016^[1]
3-month change: +103.8% in C$ (31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026)^[1]
From its high: 92.3% below its high of C$5.24 (1 Apr 2024)^[1]
Market rank: #94, market value about C$754.6M^[1]
Kind: Native coin · Stacks (its own network, anchored to Bitcoin)
Started: January 2021

Checks: the same 9 questions for every coin

Facts, not a rating

Can an admin key create new coins?NoNew STX come from block rewards and SIP-031 emissions approved by stacker vote in Jul 2025^{[2, 3]}

Can anyone freeze or take coins from holders?NoNo freeze or admin function on the chain^{[3, 4]}

Can the token's contract code be changed?Not applicableRuns on its own blockchain; its rules change only through network upgrades

Is the supply capped?NoNo maximum supply; SIP-031 raised emissions for five years^{[3, 2]}

Any scheduled unlocks in the next 12 months?YesSIP-031's 100M STX endowment mint (5% of supply) unlocks over 24 months per the draft^[2]

Does a team or foundation hold over 10% of supply?Not disclosedHoldings of Hiro, the Stacks Foundation and Trust Machines are not published; the Endowment is new^{[2, 3]}

Do network fees reach coin holders?YesStackers who lock STX receive the BTC miners commit; STX fees go to miners^[4]

Main network hacked or halted in the past 2 years?YesNo blocks for almost 8 hours on 23 May 2025; the June 2025 ALEX exploit hit an app^{[5, 6]}

Is a regulator or court case targeting the coin itself?NoBlockstack's SEC-qualified 2019 offering exited SEC reporting in 2021; no live case found^[7]

Each answer is a fact with a source, not a score. What each check means.

Who controls it

Run by: No single issuer: Hiro PBC (formerly Blockstack), Stacks Labs and the Stacks Foundation develop it; Hiro gave up sole control in 2021^{[7, 4]}
Founders: Muneeb Ali and Ryan Shea founded Blockstack in 2013; SEC-qualified token offering in Jul 2019^[7]
Endowment: SIP-031 Stacks Endowment: a Cayman non-profit with a nine-member treasury committee; it will not vote in SIP votes^[2]
Consensus: Proof of Transfer: miners send BTC, a sortition picks the block producer, blocks are anchored in Bitcoin^[4]

Supply

In circulation: 1.88B STX^[1]
Maximum supply: None set^[1]
Maximum: None; issuance continues unless changed by governance (Stacks Foundation)^[3]
New coins: SIP-031 adds 100M STX at once plus 300M over 60 months (475 to 1,705 STX per anchor block)^[2]
Emission rate: Annual emissions rise from 3.52% to about 5.75% for five years, then under 2% (SIP-031 draft)^[2]
Circulating: 1.88B STX on 2 Nov 2026, all counted circulating^[8]

Use and fees

Main use: Smart contracts and sBTC on a Bitcoin layer; stackers lock STX for two-week cycles to receive BTC from miners^[4]
Network fees: US$236,062 in the past year (DefiLlama); fees go to the winning miner^{[9, 4]}

Trading

Daily trading: About C$36.6M a day on average, 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Oct 2026^[1]
Daily turnover: Typically 3.85% of its market value changes hands each day^[1]
20-week average: 22.4% above its 20-week average price^[1]
1-year change: -25.1% in C$^[1]^[10]

History

Not a forecast

Coins ranked 51-200 at this point in past cycles (12-14 months after a Bitcoin peak), one year later: 4,050 cases, 612 coins

39% were higher a year later^[11]

Typical result: Median -25% after a year; 45% higher after two years
Lost half or more: 38% within a year
Against Bitcoin: 12% did better than Bitcoin over the year

History, not a forecast.

Red flags and things to watch

1 red flag found

Red flag: Stacks produced no blocks for 7 hours 41 minutes on 23 May 2025 after a mempool propagation bug (core team post-mortem).^[5]

Block production stopped for 7 hours 41 minutes on 23 May 2025 after a mempool bug; release 3.1.0.0.11 fixed it.^[5]
SIP-031 (vote 25 Jun to 14 Jul 2025) raises annual emissions from 3.52% to about 5.75% for five years to fund the Stacks Endowment.^{[12, 2]}
ALEX, a DeFi app on Stacks, lost US$8.37M to an access-control exploit on 6 Jun 2025 (DefiLlama); the chain itself was not affected.^[6]

Checked: admin keys, contract upgrades, unlocks, insider supply, hacks, legal actions and claims against records.

Sources and dates

Facts as of 31 Oct 2026. Prices from CoinGecko in Canadian and US dollars; US$ figures without a C$ price are converted at 1.3976 C$ per US$.