Stacks Labs CEO Muneeb Ali reports 72.15% BTC yield rise
Stacks (STX)
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Eugene Serbin
tradersunion.com reports that Muneeb Ali, incoming CEO of Stacks Labs, announced a 72.15 percent increase in BTC yield for Q3. Ali, who leads Trust Machines, stated he will provide frequent updates and host quarterly calls following his appointment. He previously attributed the Liquid 4,000 BTC hack to a bug in Elements software that allowed illicit coin creation and conversion. These developments highlight his focus on technical progress and leadership within the Bitcoin ecosystem.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for STX, measured when this story was written up on 3 October 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data for STX shows a price of $0.3681 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 51.0%. Short-term pressure is building, as the 1-hour buy ratio sits at 62.2% and the 4-hour ratio is 55.9%, both significantly higher than the daily average. Volume deltas reflect this aggressive buying, with +$59,325 in the last hour and +$115,206 over four hours, compared to a 24-hour total of +$55,399. The buy ratio indicates the proportion of trades executed by buyers versus sellers, while the volume delta measures the net value of those trades, showing that buyers are currently dominating the flow. Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) for the day closed at +$185,643, confirming sustained net buying pressure across the session.
The latest daily buy ratio of 53.8% sits at the 79th percentile of the last 322 days, against a median of 50.8% - stronger buying than most days.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for STX, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, STX experienced a 12.8% price increase with a 7-day average buy ratio of 52.5%. Today's 24-hour buy ratio of 51.0% is 1.5 percentage points lower than the weekly average, indicating slightly less relative buying intensity than the recent trend. However, spot volume of $2,656,477 is 0.64 times the weekly average, suggesting lower participation despite the price gains. Net buying occurred on 5 of the past 7 days, with an 8-day total volume delta of +$792,160. This marks an ordinary day for the coin, as the current metrics align closely with the established weekly baseline.