Stackers, you're voting on SIP-044, a consensus upgrade for Stacks Epoch 4.0. It adds Clarity 6, which brings a multi-argument version of concat, the ability to decompress secp256k1 public keys, Ed25519 signature verification, and new functions for trustlessly verifying Bitcoin transactions on-chain. It also adds the staking and PoX allowances needed for the new PoX-5 staking model.
It also adds two operational pieces: transaction-level staking/PoX post-conditions, giving users a way to protect their STX from unexpected staking changes, and a "problematic transactions" mechanism that lets miners and signers agree to skip execution of a flagged transaction (while still collecting its fee) instead of stalling the sender's account. Separately, it disables the long-unused cost-voting contract, unexercised since Epoch 2.0.
This is a hard fork. Because it touches both liquid and stacked STX, it carries a dual threshold: at least 80 million stacked STX must vote, with 80% of stacked STX voting "yes," and separately 80% of liquid STX voting "yes." Voting is by STX dust transaction (all holders) or BTC dust transaction (solo stackers only), with voting power set by a snapshot at the block height voting opens.
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Dust Voting Options
If you are unable to vote using the Ballot platform because you use a different wallet or custody provider, you can vote by sending a dust amount of STX or BTC to the below addresses.
Vote via Dust (STX)
YES: SP000000000F5JQ6BAK9582TC1M6HRXABVZ
NO: SP00000000001Q6YBAK9582TC1M6KAW7AQP
Vote via Dust (BTC)
YES: 11111111114Pz8NZSx6YHoTaWZkWwMc
NO: 11111111111hbmNftsTSgeVBzDS7tk
Voting with Ledger
If you’re using a Ledger wallet, please select the dust voting option rather than the contract call method to ensure your vote is recorded correctly.
Disclaimer: Only votes cast directly on Ballot appear in real time. Dust and BTC voting data are updated periodically and may not show immediately in the displayed results.
Stackers, you're voting on PoX-5, a consensus upgrade that lets participants lock BTC on Bitcoin and STX on Stacks to earn BTC-denominated yield without giving up custody. The proposal also realigns the STX emission schedule: it restores block rewards to 1,000 STX (reversing SIP-029's step-down to 500) as a provisional bootstrap-phase rate, plus a temporary +500 STX boost for the first ~6-month bonding period. The 1,000 STX rate isn't final; PoX-6 will reassess emissions based on real PoX-5 performance data, reviewed with the Economic CAB.
This vote ratifies the PoX-5 bootstrap phase only. Capacity, target yield, and BTC:STX ratio are set by the Endowment under fixed guardrails (initial conditions: 3,000 BTC capacity, 5% minimum STX ratio, 3% target APY). The broader open-auction mechanism and emission reassessment are directional, deferred to PoX-6, and will require their own SIP.
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Dust Voting Options
If you are unable to vote using the Ballot platform because you use a different wallet or custody provider, you can vote by sending a dust amount of STX or BTC to the below addresses.
Vote via Dust (STX)
YES: SP000000000F5JQ6BAK9582TC1M6MVSVBX8
NO: SP00000000001Q6YBAK9582TC1M6P8BXRYP
Vote via Dust (BTC)
YES: 11111111114Pz8NZSx6YHoTaWcPVrBe
NO: 11111111111hbmNftsTSgeVC4YK5SY
Voting with Ledger
If you’re using a Ledger wallet, please select the dust voting option rather than the contract call method to ensure your vote is recorded correctly.
Disclaimer: Only votes cast directly on Ballot appear in real time. Dust and BTC voting data are updated periodically and may not show immediately in the displayed results.