BitGo launches Bitcoin staking through Stacks for institutional clients

Eligible BitGo Bank & Trust clients can earn BTC rewards on Stacks while their principal stays timelocked in qualified custody Bitcoin has long been the asset institutions buy and then leave alone. BitGo now wants to give that idle BTC a job, without moving it out of the vault. On November 3, 2026, BitGo (NYSE: BTGO) announced a Bitcoin Staking service for eligible institutional clients of BitGo Bank & Trust, N.A. The product runs on the Stacks network and lets clients earn rewards paid in BTC while their principal stays timelocked in qualified custody. How the setup works There is no wrapping, no bridging and no transfer of the underlying Bitcoin to another chain or counterparty. The principal BTC stays timelocked on Bitcoin Layer 1 inside BitGo’s qualified custody. According to the announcement, the structure carries no slashing risk. That matters because on many proof-of-stake networks, misbehaving validators can lose part of their stake. That period is roughly six months, which is the approximate duration of each bond. There is one catch, and it is a token. Participants must pair each BTC they commit with STX, the native asset of Stacks, valued at approximately 5% of th...