According to Cas Abbé on Twitter, $STO offers key functionalities for DeFi projects, including boosted yield opportunities, emissions governance, and treasury control through veSTO-based bribes (Source: @cas_abbe, May 3, 2025). These features provide DeFi protocols with enhanced control over reward distribution and protocol incentives. Integrating StakeStone and $STO is positioned as essential for staying competitive in DeFi market infrastructure. Trading strategies should consider $STO's core role in protocol governance and incentive mechanisms.

According to EmberCN, Stakestone and BeraChain have launched a joint deposit event allowing participants to earn multiple rewards, including $STO and $BERA governance tokens, by depositing ETH/WETH/STONE or SBTC/WBTC/cbBTC/BTCB into the StakeStone Berachain Vault. This simple operation offers significant airdrop potential as both projects are nearing their Token Generation Events (TGE), minimizing the capital lock-up period. Participants can earn up to 15 million $STO (1.5% of the total supply), a substantial amount of $BERA, and additional rewards from BeraChain ecosystem projects like Kodiak and Dolomite. To participate, users need to deposit on the Ethereum mainnet to receive beraSTONE tokens, which accumulate Bera-Wave points for future airdrops.