From ba7bc90da0830801d85807f56f8cc106898f555f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Claire Gadd (Topalian)"
 <118488201+clairetopalian@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:46:16 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Update sip-045-pox-5-bitcoin-staking.md

Activation Status / vote audit results added.
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 sips/sip-045/sip-045-pox-5-bitcoin-staking.md | 14 ++++++++++++++
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diff --git a/sips/sip-045/sip-045-pox-5-bitcoin-staking.md b/sips/sip-045/sip-045-pox-5-bitcoin-staking.md
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@@ -701,6 +701,20 @@ implementation follows:
 * All stackers continue to receive rewards during that reward cycle. Once the
   next reward cycle happens, PoX-5 becomes the active PoX contract.
 
+### 6.4 Activation Status
+
+The vote concluded at Bitcoin block height 958,925, with SIP-045 passing by a decisive margin. 
+Counting each wallet once, a total of 181,488,504 STX participated (87 unique voters), 
+with all but 2 STX (1 wallet) voting 'Yes' — effectively unanimous approval. 
+
+Note: ballot.gg's raw headline figures (201,488,530 STX, 88 voting entries) double-count one 
+20M-STX stacker who voted through both the STX dust and BTC dust channels; 
+the total above reflects each wallet counted once. 
+
+Results were independently audited directly against the Stacks and Bitcoin 
+blockchains using `sip045-audit.mjs` (cloned from the proven SIP-039
+audit script). The audit script can be found [here](https://github.com/BlockSurvey/ballot/commit/a3c1a297568f644caaac22c73c6782e5b14a79ee).
+
 ## 7. Reference Implementations
 
 * [Stacks-core implementation branch][5]