Stacks founder outlines privacy path that leaves Bitcoin’s base layer intact
Stacks’ founder says Bitcoin could gain privacy capabilities without altering its foundational protocol.
Stacks’ founder says Bitcoin could gain privacy capabilities without altering its foundational protocol. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at $73,873.00, up 0.3% since this brief published. This is an original TLT brief based on reporting by CryptoPotato, with live market data added, as of Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:00:05 UTC.
A privacy upgrade that preserves Bitcoin’s base layer would broaden functionality while avoiding a protocol migration. The approach could also establish a development path for quantum resistance and BTC yield products.
- Stacks identifies privacy, quantum resistance and BTC yield as development priorities
- The proposed privacy work does not require changes to Bitcoin’s base layer
- Bitcoin trades at $73,670, down 1.51% over 24 hours
- Crypto market capitalization stands at $2.52 trillion amid broad losses
Stacks founder Paul Milsap says privacy is one of three priorities for the future of 
Bitcoin development. According to CryptoPotato, the privacy initiative is intended to add protective capabilities without changing Bitcoin’s base layer, while quantum resistance and products designed to generate BTC yield complete the stated development roadmap.
The proposal separates Bitcoin’s core protocol from the surrounding development work: rather than requiring a base-layer alteration, privacy functionality could be introduced through an additional layer. CryptoPotato is the sole outlet reporting the remarks, so no independent corroboration or competing description of the technical plan was available in the supplied coverage.
Milsap’s stated priorities build on Bitcoin’s continued development as a settlement network rather than treating it as a complete standalone application stack. Privacy, quantum resistance and BTC yield each address a different part of that broader roadmap, although the supplied summary did not specify implementation schedules, mechanisms or product details.
Market conditions were cautious as the remarks were reported. Bitcoin was priced at $73,670, down 1.51% over 24 hours and 3.63% over seven days, while its market capitalization was $1.48 trillion. Stacks traded at $0.316654, slipping 0.06% over 24 hours and 1.17% over seven days, with a $595.57 million market capitalization. The total crypto market stood at $2.52 trillion, and the Fear & Greed index registered 29, indicating fear. For broader DeFi context, DeFiLlama reported base TVL of $2.78 billion, down 2.3% over seven days. The development matters because preserving the base layer could add functionality without requiring a protocol migration, while the roadmap signals that Stacks is pursuing several complementary Bitcoin applications.
Since this brief published about 10 hours ago, Bitcoin (BTC) has moved from $73,670.00 to $73,873.00 — +0.28%.
The chart plots BTC's price: grey is the move before this brief published, the vertical dashed line marks the moment it published, the horizontal dashed line is the price then, and the coloured area is the move since — from TLT's market data (daily resolution). It shows what happened after the news, not that the news caused it; many factors move prices. Not financial advice.
Will Bitcoin dip to $65,000 by December 31, 2026?
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At today's peer-to-peer rate, 1 BTC ≈ ₦102.69M (about $73,873.00), down 1.2% over 24 hours. The naira itself trades about 2.9% above the official rate on the P2P market, so a Nigerian buyer's effective cost differs from the headline dollar price.
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Stacks founder outlines privacy path that leaves Bitcoin’s b — questions & answers
Would Bitcoin’s base layer change under the privacy plan?
CryptoPotato reports that the privacy features proposed by Stacks’ founder would not require changes to Bitcoin’s base layer.
What other developments are on Stacks’ Bitcoin roadmap?
Quantum resistance and BTC yield products are the other two priorities identified by Stacks’ founder.
How were Bitcoin and Stacks trading?
Bitcoin was down 1.51% over 24 hours at $73,670, while Stacks was down 0.06% at $0.316654.
How much is 1 Bitcoin worth in naira today?
About ₦102.69M at the live peer-to-peer (P2P) USDT rate, which is what Nigerians typically trade at — equivalent to roughly $73,873.00. The naira price moves with both BTC's US-dollar price and the USDT/NGN rate; use our Bitcoin in naira page for any amount.
Has Bitcoin's price moved since this brief was published?
BTC is up 0.28% since this brief first published — trading at $73,873.00 now versus $73,670.00 at publication. TLT re-checks this figure against CoinGecko and Binance every 15 minutes.
Which outlets reported this story?
This is an original TLT brief that synthesises reporting from CryptoPotato. It is not a copy of any one article — follow the source links above for the original reporting.
Original summary — not financial advice. This is an original TLT brief that summarises a development reported elsewhere and adds live market data for context; it is not the original article and reproduces no part of it. Follow the source link above for full details. Crypto is volatile and high-risk — always do your own research.