10 ways Stacks is connected to Bitcoin:

1. Consensus level: Proof of Transfer

2. Earn BTC Rewards – Stack STX and earn native BTC via PoX.

3. Bitcoin Finality – Nakamoto upgrade brings 100% Bitcoin finality to Stacks.

4. Boosting Miner Fees – Stacks drives more BTC L1 transactions and fees.

5. Top-Tier Signers are BTC Eco Orgs (Ankr, Xverse, etc.)

6. sBTC – A decentralized, 1:1 BTC-backed asset on Stacks.

7. DeFi with sBTC – Use sBTC in lending, swaps, LPs, and more.

8. Runes + Ordinals – Scaling Bitcoin-native innovations like Runes.

9. Decentralized Governance – Inspired by Bitcoin's ethos and BIPs.

10. Ecosystem Leaders – Xverse, Leather, Hermetica driving BTC-L2 and L1 activity.