How To Buy Stacks (STX): 4 Easy Steps

Stacks makes Bitcoin programmable by bringing smart contracts to the world's original blockchain while maintaining Bitcoin's guiding principles of security and decentralization. 

Xverse makes it easy to buy Stacks (STX) tokens directly within your wallet, providing you with seamless access to the Stacks ecosystem.  

If you want to learn more about STX, the native token of the Stacks blockchain, where to purchase it, and how to participate in a stacking pool, you're in the right place.

What Is Stacks & How Does It Relate to Bitcoin?

Stacks is a Bitcoin Layer 2 network that helps scale the Bitcoin ecosystem and expands its use cases by allowing BTC to be utilized in various dApps, including DeFi, NFTs, and more.  

Powered by its native token, STX, Stacks implements more complex smart contracts than what the Bitcoin blockchain can natively handle without the need to make any changes to the Bitcoin protocol. All transactions on Stacks are settled on Bitcoin, leveraging its security and immutability.

Stacks has been in development since 2017, and its second version, the Stacks blockchain 2.0, launched in 2021 and quickly became a leading Bitcoin layer. 

In October 2024, Stacks received one of its most important upgrades yet, called the Nakamoto upgrade. This was a hard fork of the chain that was created to improve block speeds, transaction finality, and safeguard from the miner extractable value (MEV) vulnerability. 

Meanwhile, the STX token, is also one of the potential tools for generating yield. 

The token can be locked up to participate in the consensus of the Stacks network. The process is called stacking. The difference between this and staking is that in stacking, users lock up STX and receive BTC in return, connecting the two networks even more. 

The Price of STX 

The value of STX has fluctuated with the market ever since it first started trading, with its launch price at around USD 0.20. 

STX reached its all-time high in April 2024, when its price soared to around USD 3.80. At the time of writing (in December 2024), it was the 45th coin by market cap, trading at around USD 2.40 a token, and its market cap stood at USD 3.67 billion.

STX Price Chart

How to Buy Stacks (STX), Step by Step 

Xverse lets you buy STX tokens with just a few clicks directly within your wallet app. Here’s how it works:

On the app, tap on the “Buy” icon and select BTC or STX. Then select which fiat onramp exchange you’d like to use: Moonpay, Transak, or PayPal (for US, UK, or EU citizens only). 

You’ll be redirected to the website of the third-party onramp you choose.

Enter the amount of fiat currency, BTC, or STX you wish to buy. 

You can choose to view different fiat currencies (USD tends to be the default) and either enter the amount or click on one of the shown amounts. 

You will immediately see a quote showing how much STX you’re getting in return.

Enter your Xverse Stacks wallet address and verify your information and email. 

You’ll get a verification code to the email address you enter. The, you’ll need to enter your name, date of birth, and nationality, plus your billing address as stated on the payment method you’re using (for example, a credit card).

Now, you can purchase STX or BTC using your preferred payment method, including a credit card. Enter your card information, then follow the remaining steps to confirm and get your STX sent to your wallet.

Stack STX to Earn Native BTC

Furthermore, Xverse offers users the ability to passively earn on avg. 10% APY Bitcoin rewards using a stacking pool, with the option to participate with as little as 100 STX. 

A stacking cycle occurs each time a new Bitcoin block is mined, which takes approximately two weeks. You can check the status of a current cycle, including an estimated minimum reward, at https://pool.xverse.app/

Securely Store & Manage Stacks (STX) With Xverse

Xverse lets you securely store, send, receive, and purchase STX, passively earn BTC rewards in STX stacking pools, and access a new world of Bitcoin Web3 dApps built on Stacks.  

Get started by downloading the Xverse app on the App Store or Google Play today. You can also get it as a browser extension for Chrome for desktop-based use. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I buy Stacks tokens? 

The easiest place to buy Stacks (STX) tokens is arguably using Xverse’s fiat-to-crypto onramp, located directly within the popular wallet app. With a choice of several crypto payment processors, you can buy STX with just a few clicks and deploy your tokens in the Stacks ecosystem within minutes. 

How do I get STX?

You can get STX tokens through Xverse’s in-app fiat-to-crypto onramp (and pay with a range of payment methods, or you can swap SIP10 tokens for STX using Xverse wallet’s Stacks Swap feature.