• As Bitcoin surpassed $71,000, the worth of Stacks (STX) rose 11% to a file excessive of $2.40.
• STX rose amid a surge in DeFi exercise on Bitcoin's Layer 2 for sensible contracts.

The worth of Stacks (STX) has risen by over 11% previously 24 hours, hitting a file excessive of $2.37. This improve made STX the highest cryptocurrency gainer on the day.

In line with knowledge from CoinMarketCap, Stacks is at the moment within the prime spot, forward of Floki (FLOKI), ORDI (ORDI), and Cronos (CRO).

The 14% rise within the STX token was accompanied by a surge in day by day buying and selling volumes, with over $275 million price of the token altering arms previously 24 hours.

By comparability, FLOKI is up 10% on the time of writing after paring again a few of its earlier beneficial properties, with the meme coin seeing 24-hour buying and selling quantity of round $1.2 billion.

Stacks value rises as Bitcoin surges to $71,000

Stacks' double-digit beneficial properties got here as Bitcoin surged above the $71,000 mark and altcoins corresponding to BNB soared to all-time highs.

Stacks' latest efficiency, we are able to see that STX has risen practically 30% over the previous three days. STX's beneficial properties at the moment are 305% over the previous yr.

In the meantime, the worth of Bitcoin has risen greater than 170% over the previous yr, hitting an all-time excessive of over $73,000 in March.

Stacks Beneficial properties on Surge in DeFi Exercise

Bitcoin Layer 2 mission Stacks is witnessing the most recent upswing in renewed progress within the sensible contract ecosystem.

As Bitcoin's main L2, Stacks has seen appreciable traction with the launch of key tasks geared toward bringing worth from the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem to Bitcoin.

This week, because the mission strikes in the direction of the long-awaited Nakamoto improve, the workforce shared main milestones concerning the highest tasks which can be already dominating the Bitcoin L2 area.

In line with knowledge from DeFiLlama, Stacks' Whole Worth Locked (TVL) has grown by over 400% over the previous yr, and at the moment sits at $126 million in TVL.

Whereas the TVL pales compared to prime DeFi platforms, its progress exhibits the potential of tasks like Bitflow Finance, Zest Protocol, and Stacking DAO.

Key protocols the mission highlighted throughout its newest “DeFi Present” included DEX, lending, and liquidity staking.

STX Value and Information

STX costs have additionally surged on the again of constructive cryptocurrency market information: Earlier this yr, Stacks soared to an all-time excessive of $3.86 amid the spot Bitcoin ETF frenzy.

Just lately, the token soared after digital asset administration agency Grayscale Investments introduced the Grayscale Stacks Belief, which is able to focus solely on investing in STX.