Wallet-first mining, built on Stacks
Vesta is a mining and stacking protocol where participants commit sBTC—Bitcoin that can be used in Stacks apps—for a weighted chance to win a Vesta block. Winning miners can claim both sBTC and VSTX.
Experimental protocol. Wallet-signed transactions.
The Vesta loop
Commitments create a mining round. VSTX connects winners and stackers to the same protocol loop.
Pick one or more future Vesta blocks and sign a wallet transaction.
Your chance is weighted by your share of each block’s total commitments.
Winning miners can claim a configured sBTC share and newly emitted VSTX.
Lock VSTX for future cycles to share the sBTC allocated to eligible stackers.
For miners
Commit in 100-sat increments to enter a Vesta block. You can schedule sequential future commitments in one transaction instead of returning for every round.
For VSTX holders
Lock VSTX before a cycle begins. Eligible stackers receive a proportional share of the sBTC allocated to that cycle’s stacker pool.
Points that matter
During the launch incentive period, Vesta plans to distribute 1,000,000 VSTX each month to eligible participants. Each 100-sat commit earns one point. At the end of the month, receive your share of the distribution whether you successfully mine a block or not.
It’s that easy. Points shouldn’t just be a number that sits in a dashboard.
See your points in the appWhere commitments go
Committed sBTC is allocated among the winning miner, the VSTX stacking pool, and a small operator share. Allocation parameters can change by cycle to encourage participation.
Built to be inspectable
Winner selection is calculated onchain through a public random-number generator.
Chain parameter updates must be made at least 1 cycle in advance - no surprises.
Core mining and stacking rewards are claimed through the protocol rather than automatically sent to wallets.
Setup your mining commits up to 48 blocks (about 2 days) in advance.
Plain answers
Vesta is designed to be approachable, but it is still an experimental onchain protocol.
No. Vesta does not use proof-of-work hardware. Participants commit sBTC from a compatible Stacks wallet for a weighted chance to win a protocol block.
sBTC is Bitcoin that can be used in Stacks applications. It is the asset Vesta miners commit.
VSTX is Vesta’s protocol token. Winning miners can claim VSTX, and holders can stack it for eligible future cycles.
No. Each commitment represents a weighted chance based on that miner’s share of the total committed to that block.
Stacking means locking VSTX for one or more future protocol cycles. Eligible stackers share the sBTC allocated to the stacker pool for those cycles.
Vesta is experimental. Participation involves smart-contract, network, liquidity, and protocol risks. Parameters can change by cycle, and neither VSTX value nor any return is guaranteed.
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