Stacking Sats

Stacking sats is an informal phrase among bitcoin holders for building up a bitcoin balance little by little, often through small, regular purchases. "Sats" is short for satoshis: one satoshi is one hundred-millionth of a bitcoin, named after Satoshi Nakamoto. Counting in sats makes it easy to buy and talk about amounts far smaller than one whole coin, which many people consider out of reach. The phrase usually describes a long-term savings habit rather than trading, and it is closely linked to HODL culture and to buying a fixed amount at regular intervals regardless of price. People stack sats through recurring purchases on exchanges, bitcoin rewards apps, or by taking part of their pay in bitcoin. The phrase describes a habit, not a guarantee: bitcoin's price is volatile and the value of a stack can fall sharply.