TechFlow News: On April 28, Stacks released its Q1 2026 ecosystem metrics: the total value locked (TVL) of sBTC reached $545 million, and deposit limits have been fully lifted; decentralized finance (DeFi) active deployed capital on the Stacks protocol stood at $121 million, with Zest Protocol’s TVL at $75.9 million, Granite’s at $26 million, and StackingDAO’s at $20 million.
During the same period, the Bitcoin staking pilot product Dual Stacking App attracted over $100 million in participating capital. On the infrastructure front, integrations with Fireblocks, BitGo, Circle, and Nansen have gone live. Regarding network upgrades, Stacks completed its 3.3.0.0.6 upgrade in March 2026; SIP-034 improvements increased network capacity by up to 30x.
