sBTC is a non-custodial, 1:1 Bitcoin-backed asset on the Stacks blockchain, enabling Bitcoiners to engage in DeFi without sacrificing security or liquidity. Managed by a decentralized set of signers, sBTC maintains a 1:1 peg to BTC, supporting activities like lending and trading while offering users flexibility and full control of their assets.
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sBTC unlocks Bitcoin, allowing users to earn yield, access on-chain lending, and trade on decentralized exchanges.
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Bitcoin Finality
All Stacks transactions, including those that involve sBTC, benefit from 100% Bitcoin finality. This means transactions on Stacks, once confirmed, are as irreversible as Bitcoin's.
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​Programmability
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​Censorship-resistance
sBTC operations happen on the Bitcoin main chain, meaning that external actors cannot censor these operations.

Keywords: sBTC, BTC, DeFi, Mint sBTC