One of the UX barriers for Bitcoin holders using sBTC is the requirement to hold and use STX for transaction fees. For a Bitcoin-native audience, the need to acquire and manage a separate token just to move BTC is unintuitive and adds friction during the onboarding step. If we want to reach millions of Bitcoin users, we must meet them where they are — with an experience that feels native to BTC.
Fee abstraction offers a powerful solution. Under this model, users pay gas fees directly in sBTC. Behind the scenes, the protocol automatically converts those fees into STX, paying the actual transaction fee to the miners while capturing the additional fee as protocol revenue.
This preserves the integrity of the Stacks economic model while unlocking a smoother user experience. Developers gain the freedom to build wallets and apps that feel Bitcoin-native, while the underlying protocol mechanisms continue to drive demand for STX through every transaction.
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