# sBTC signer rotation completes: Ankr, The Tie and HashKey join the set

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/sbtc-signer-rotation-completes-ankr-the-tie-and-hashkey-join-the-set-eddb20ef
Date: 4 Sep 2026
About: [Stacks (Stacks Labs, Stacks Foundation)](https://technooptimist.io/companies/stacks.md) · [sBTC (bitcoin on Stacks)](https://technooptimist.io/crypto/sbtc.md)
Original source: https://www.stacks.co/blog/meet-the-new-sbtc-signers-ankr-the-tie-and-hashkey-join-the-set

The rotation announced on August 6, 2026 finished with three new institutional operators running sBTC signer infrastructure. Stacks says the 70% approval threshold held at every step, so the peg stayed fully secured during the handover.

## Key facts

- HashKey Cloud is also an initial participant in the Genesis Bond for Bitcoin staking on Stacks.
- The post does not say which signers left the set.

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