diff --git a/news/Clarinet.toml b/news/Clarinet.toml
index 1fc6c73..16b25fb 100644
--- a/news/Clarinet.toml
+++ b/news/Clarinet.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ cache_dir = './.cache'
 [[project.requirements]]
 contract_id = 'STV9K21TBFAK4KNRJXF5DFP8N7W46G4V9RJ5XDY2.sbtc-token'
 
+# Our own mock sBTC, deployed to testnet after the 2026-07-30 reset wiped the
+# one above. v6 uses this; v3/v4/v5 still reference the old one.
+[[project.requirements]]
+contract_id = 'ST2VN1G6EBXPMMAJKCSY1HR50YQCVFSK68KKP9SKW.sbtc-token'
+
 [contracts.news-treasury]
 path = 'contracts/news-treasury.clar'
 clarity_version = 3
diff --git a/news/contracts/news-treasury-v6.clar b/news/contracts/news-treasury-v6.clar
index dee6284..6ee2493 100644
--- a/news/contracts/news-treasury-v6.clar
+++ b/news/contracts/news-treasury-v6.clar
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 ;; news-treasury-v6
 
-;; sBTC token
+;; sBTC token. This is OUR OWN mock (contracts/sbtc-token.clar), deployed to
+;; testnet after the 2026-07-30 reset wiped the third-party one we used before.
 ;; MAINNET DEPLOY: swap this and the literal at every contract-call site below
-(define-constant SBTC 'STV9K21TBFAK4KNRJXF5DFP8N7W46G4V9RJ5XDY2.sbtc-token)
+;; for 'SM3VDXK3WZZSA84XXFKAFAF15NNZX32CTSG82JFQ4.sbtc-token
+(define-constant SBTC 'ST2VN1G6EBXPMMAJKCSY1HR50YQCVFSK68KKP9SKW.sbtc-token)
 
 (define-constant DEPLOYER tx-sender)
 
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@
   (begin
     (asserts! (is-gov contract-caller) ERR_UNAUTHORIZED)
     (asserts! (> amount u0) ERR_ZERO_AMOUNT)
-    (try! (contract-call? 'STV9K21TBFAK4KNRJXF5DFP8N7W46G4V9RJ5XDY2.sbtc-token transfer amount tx-sender current-contract none))
+    (try! (contract-call? 'ST2VN1G6EBXPMMAJKCSY1HR50YQCVFSK68KKP9SKW.sbtc-token transfer amount tx-sender current-contract none))
     (var-set Balance (+ (var-get Balance) amount))
     (var-set WeightedBalance (+ (var-get WeightedBalance) amount))
     (print {
@@ -118,7 +120,7 @@
     (asserts! (is-some (var-get Gov)) ERR_NOT_WIRED)
     (asserts! (>= amount MIN_SPONSOR) ERR_BELOW_MIN)
     (asserts! (> (len name) u0) ERR_EMPTY_NAME)
-    (try! (contract-call? 'STV9K21TBFAK4KNRJXF5DFP8N7W46G4V9RJ5XDY2.sbtc-token transfer amount tx-sender current-contract none))
+    (try! (contract-call? 'ST2VN1G6EBXPMMAJKCSY1HR50YQCVFSK68KKP9SKW.sbtc-token transfer amount tx-sender current-contract none))
     (var-set Balance (+ (var-get Balance) amount))
     (print {
       event: "sponsor-in",
@@ -157,8 +159,8 @@
     (var-set Balance (- bal amount))
     (var-set WeightedBalance (- weighted (/ (* weighted amount) bal)))
 
-    (try! (as-contract? ((with-ft 'STV9K21TBFAK4KNRJXF5DFP8N7W46G4V9RJ5XDY2.sbtc-token "sbtc-token" amount))
-      (try! (contract-call? 'STV9K21TBFAK4KNRJXF5DFP8N7W46G4V9RJ5XDY2.sbtc-token transfer amount tx-sender recipient none))))
+    (try! (as-contract? ((with-ft 'ST2VN1G6EBXPMMAJKCSY1HR50YQCVFSK68KKP9SKW.sbtc-token "sbtc-token" amount))
+      (try! (contract-call? 'ST2VN1G6EBXPMMAJKCSY1HR50YQCVFSK68KKP9SKW.sbtc-token transfer amount tx-sender recipient none))))
 
     (print {
       event: "execute-payout",
diff --git a/news/contracts/sbtc-token.clar b/news/contracts/sbtc-token.clar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5035b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/contracts/sbtc-token.clar
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+;; sbtc-token
+;; Mock sBTC for testnet only. Vendored from the Faktory token that the Stacks
+;; testnet reset of 2026-07-30 wiped, so the legion no longer depends on a third
+;; party republishing it. NEVER deploy this to mainnet; mainnet uses the real
+;; sBTC at SM3VDXK3WZZSA84XXFKAFAF15NNZX32CTSG82JFQ4.sbtc-token.
+;;
+;; ONE CHANGE from the original: the recipient guard in `transfer` used
+;; (as-contract tx-sender), which is unresolved at Clarity 4+ and aborts on
+;; publish. Replaced with the `current-contract` keyword, which returns the same
+;; principal. Everything else is verbatim.
+
+;; title: Mock sBTC Token
+;; version: 1.0
+;; summary: Mock implementation of sBTC for local testing
+;; description: Implements SIP-010 trait and mimics mainnet sBTC token functionality
+
+;; traits
+;;
+
+;; token definitions
+(define-fungible-token sbtc-token)
+
+;; constants
+(define-constant ERR_NOT_OWNER (err u4))
+(define-constant ERR_INVALID_SENDER (err u5))
+(define-constant ERR_INVALID_RECIPIENT (err u6))
+(define-constant ERR_INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE (err u7))
+(define-constant token-decimals u8)
+(define-constant INITIAL_SUPPLY u2100000000000000) ;; 21m sBTC with 8 decimals for testing
+
+;; data vars
+(define-data-var token-name (string-ascii 32) "sBTC")
+(define-data-var token-symbol (string-ascii 10) "sBTC")
+(define-data-var token-uri (optional (string-utf8 256)) (some u"https://ipfs.io/ipfs/bafkreibqnozdui4ntgoh3oo437lvhg7qrsccmbzhgumwwjf2smb3eegyqu"))
+
+;; data maps
+;;
+
+;; public functions
+(define-public (transfer (amount uint) (sender principal) (recipient principal) (memo (optional (buff 34))))
+(begin
+;; Authorization check
+(asserts! (or (is-eq tx-sender sender) (is-eq contract-caller sender)) ERR_NOT_OWNER)
+;; Sender validation
+(asserts! (not (is-eq sender recipient)) ERR_INVALID_SENDER)
+;; Balance check
+(asserts! (<= amount (ft-get-balance sbtc-token sender)) ERR_INSUFFICIENT_BALANCE)
+;; Recipient validation - ensure not burning tokens
+(asserts! (not (is-eq recipient current-contract)) ERR_INVALID_RECIPIENT)
+;; Perform transfer
+(try! (ft-transfer? sbtc-token amount sender recipient))
+;; Handle memo if provided
+(match memo to-print (print to-print) 0x)
+(ok true)
+)
+)
+;; faucet function for testing
+(define-public (faucet)
+(begin
+(try! (ft-mint? sbtc-token u690000000 tx-sender)) ;; Mint 6.9 sBTC to tx-sender
+(ok true)
+)
+
+)
+;; read only functions
+(define-read-only (get-name)
+(ok (var-get token-name))
+)
+(define-read-only (get-symbol)
+(ok (var-get token-symbol))
+
+)
+(define-read-only (get-decimals)
+(ok token-decimals)
+)
+
+(define-read-only (get-balance (who principal))
+(ok (ft-get-balance sbtc-token who))
+)
+
+(define-read-only (get-total-supply)
+(ok (ft-get-supply sbtc-token))
+)
+
+(define-read-only (get-token-uri)
+(ok (var-get token-uri))
+)
+
+;; initialize contract
+(begin
+;; Mint initial supply to contract deployer
+
+(try! (ft-mint? sbtc-token INITIAL_SUPPLY tx-sender))
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/news/deployments/default.simnet-plan.yaml b/news/deployments/default.simnet-plan.yaml
index fa61bd0..a1277f2 100644
--- a/news/deployments/default.simnet-plan.yaml
+++ b/news/deployments/default.simnet-plan.yaml
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ plan:
     epoch: '3.0'
   - id: 1
     transactions:
+    - transaction-type: emulated-contract-publish
+      contract-name: sbtc-token
+      emulated-sender: ST2VN1G6EBXPMMAJKCSY1HR50YQCVFSK68KKP9SKW
+      path: .cache/requirements/ST2VN1G6EBXPMMAJKCSY1HR50YQCVFSK68KKP9SKW.sbtc-token.clar
+      clarity-version: 4
     - transaction-type: emulated-contract-publish
       contract-name: news-treasury-v6
       emulated-sender: ST1PQHQKV0RJXZFY1DGX8MNSNYVE3VGZJSRTPGZGM
diff --git a/news/tests/news-v6-economics.test.ts b/news/tests/news-v6-economics.test.ts
index 538286a..cbbdcc2 100644
--- a/news/tests/news-v6-economics.test.ts
+++ b/news/tests/news-v6-economics.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const anyone = accounts.get("wallet_5")!;
 
 const TREASURY = "news-treasury-v6";
 const GOV = "news-gov-v6";
-const SBTC = "STV9K21TBFAK4KNRJXF5DFP8N7W46G4V9RJ5XDY2.sbtc-token";
+const SBTC = "ST2VN1G6EBXPMMAJKCSY1HR50YQCVFSK68KKP9SKW.sbtc-token";
 
 const VOTING_DELAY = 2;
 const VOTE_WINDOW = 30;
diff --git a/news/tests/news-v6.test.ts b/news/tests/news-v6.test.ts
index 1325b49..ef6dd65 100644
--- a/news/tests/news-v6.test.ts
+++ b/news/tests/news-v6.test.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const GOV = "news-gov-v6";
 const govPrincipal = `${deployer}.${GOV}`;
 
 // The REAL testnet sBTC token, pulled into simnet via [[project.requirements]].
-const SBTC = "STV9K21TBFAK4KNRJXF5DFP8N7W46G4V9RJ5XDY2.sbtc-token";
+const SBTC = "ST2VN1G6EBXPMMAJKCSY1HR50YQCVFSK68KKP9SKW.sbtc-token";
 
 // Must match news-gov-v6.clar (burn blocks). No VETO_WINDOW in v6.
 const VOTING_DELAY = 2;