diff --git a/packages/tx-categorize/src/__snapshots__/txCategorize.test.ts.snap b/packages/tx-categorize/src/__snapshots__/txCategorize.test.ts.snap
index 5a6d2db..1762c83 100644
--- a/packages/tx-categorize/src/__snapshots__/txCategorize.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/tx-categorize/src/__snapshots__/txCategorize.test.ts.snap
@@ -325,6 +325,23 @@ exports[`V5 / V6 categorization snapshots (alongside nock HTTP fixtures) matches
       "transactionType": "BALANCER_EXCHANGE",
     },
   },
+  "BALANCER_STAKE": {
+    "txHash": "0xf72595e9c0bfa407b608b11747954896834df998398ef1b27e3204ffbbae5a5b",
+    "v5": {
+      "readable": "Balancer: Stake",
+      "toAddressName": "BALANCER_VE_BAL",
+      "transactionCategory": "STAKE",
+      "transactionProtocol": "BALANCER",
+      "transactionType": "BALANCER_STAKE",
+    },
+    "v6": {
+      "readable": "Staked 30.4778 B-80BAL-20WETH",
+      "toAddressName": "BALANCER_VE_BAL",
+      "transactionCategory": "STAKE",
+      "transactionProtocol": "BALANCER",
+      "transactionType": "BALANCER_STAKE",
+    },
+  },
   "BALANCER_WITHDRAW": {
     "txHash": "0x034eb747b8254e57bd3c56681ac79f126aa0f8e386b91fc0ee65b1fa1bfd38f2",
     "v5": {
diff --git a/packages/tx-categorize/src/testCases.mock.ts b/packages/tx-categorize/src/testCases.mock.ts
index 23779de..71d87d7 100644
--- a/packages/tx-categorize/src/testCases.mock.ts
+++ b/packages/tx-categorize/src/testCases.mock.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ export const txTestCases = {
   METAMASK_STAKE_V1_CLAIM: '0x2ebb958fef3b51fe3306d5a027a83f22292d106773768e3748a4553b796333f9',
   CONVEX_CLAIM: '0x22288abb8adf55b26445812dcf9e79b145f31f351175f77be1bbd96362871351',
   METAMASK_STAKE_STAKE: '0x7cb0d9f70ddca8933d9dc0f1a75ab98d9a03186de580fa494a664d93180bb123',
+  BALANCER_STAKE: '0xf72595e9c0bfa407b608b11747954896834df998398ef1b27e3204ffbbae5a5b',
 }
 
 /**
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ export const txTestCaseReadableLabels: Record<string, string> = {
   METAMASK_STAKE_V1_CLAIM: 'Stake: Claimed 0.0341 ETH',
   AAVE_V3_STAKE: 'Staked 12.3528 AAVE',
   METAMASK_STAKE_STAKE: 'Staked 0.0001 ETH',
+  BALANCER_STAKE: 'Staked 30.4778 B-80BAL-20WETH',
 }
 
 export const lineaTxTestCases = {
diff --git a/packages/tx-categorize/src/txSchemas/heuristicMap.ts b/packages/tx-categorize/src/txSchemas/heuristicMap.ts
index ba8634c..a4a9cfd 100644
--- a/packages/tx-categorize/src/txSchemas/heuristicMap.ts
+++ b/packages/tx-categorize/src/txSchemas/heuristicMap.ts
@@ -399,6 +399,11 @@ const determinants: DeterminantMap = {
       name: 'METAMASK_POOLED_STAKING',
       protocol: 'METAMASK_STAKE',
     },
+    {
+      address: '0xc128a9954e6c874ea3d62ce62b468ba073093f25',
+      name: 'BALANCER_VE_BAL',
+      protocol: 'BALANCER',
+    },
   ],
   methodIds: [
     { id: '0xaf7060fd', name: EXCHANGE, priority: 1, protocol: 'LIFI' }, // lifi
@@ -702,6 +707,12 @@ const determinants: DeterminantMap = {
       name: STAKE,
       priority: 14,
     },
+    // 0xC128a9954e6c874eA3d62ce62B468bA073093F25 veBAL VotingEscrow
+    {
+      hash: '0x4566dfc29f6f11d13a418c26a02bef7c28bae749d4de47e4e6a7cddea6730d59',
+      name: STAKE,
+      priority: 14,
+    },
   ],
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/tx-categorize/test-fixtures/nock/1-0xf72595e9c0bfa407b608b11747954896834df998398ef1b27e3204ffbbae5a5b.json b/packages/tx-categorize/test-fixtures/nock/1-0xf72595e9c0bfa407b608b11747954896834df998398ef1b27e3204ffbbae5a5b.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6cc842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tx-categorize/test-fixtures/nock/1-0xf72595e9c0bfa407b608b11747954896834df998398ef1b27e3204ffbbae5a5b.json
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+[
+    {
+        "scope": "https://primitives.api.cx.metamask.io:443",
+        "method": "GET",
+        "path": "/v1/networks/1/transactions/0xf72595e9c0bfa407b608b11747954896834df998398ef1b27e3204ffbbae5a5b?includeLogs=true&includeValueTransfers=true",
+        "body": "",
+        "status": 200,
+        "response": "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",
+        "rawHeaders": [
+            "Date",
+            "Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:36:40 GMT",
+            "Content-Type",
+            "application/json; charset=utf-8",
+            "Transfer-Encoding",
+            "chunked",
+            "Connection",
+            "keep-alive",
+            "content-security-policy",
+            "default-src 'self';base-uri 'self';font-src 'self' https: data:;form-action 'self';frame-ancestors 'self';img-src 'self' data:;object-src 'none';script-src 'self';script-src-attr 'none';style-src 'self' https: 'unsafe-inline';upgrade-insecure-requests",
+            "cross-origin-opener-policy",
+            "same-origin",
+            "cross-origin-resource-policy",
+            "same-origin",
+            "origin-agent-cluster",
+            "?1",
+            "referrer-policy",
+            "no-referrer",
+            "strict-transport-security",
+            "max-age=15552000; includeSubDomains",
+            "x-content-type-options",
+            "nosniff",
+            "x-dns-prefetch-control",
+            "off",
+            "x-download-options",
+            "noopen",
+            "x-frame-options",
+            "SAMEORIGIN",
+            "x-permitted-cross-domain-policies",
+            "none",
+            "x-xss-protection",
+            "0",
+            "vary",
+            "Origin",
+            "Cache-Control",
+            "max-age=15",
+            "x-cache",
+            "MISS",
+            "cf-cache-status",
+            "DYNAMIC",
+            "set-cookie",
+            "__cf_bm=WZx0o5ppF4XUDD8BoSflBKg837pbgAbl8MREEbAIywM-1776782200.0930717-1.0.1.1-u78zZW.hsR3YIiTdZZbOzQoaTrWW..xf.d8IuLdFnDc0Z7r6fQeNDiUGK5FVmxoNcOQGGFNsh305Ch.6LTiCJ8d.kWREmWVtpvPeixvE7M.laOeqJgyN98jxbQz_jG5.; HttpOnly; Secure; Path=/; Domain=api.cx.metamask.io; Expires=Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:06:40 GMT",
+            "Content-Encoding",
+            "br",
+            "Server",
+            "cloudflare",
+            "CF-RAY",
+            "9efd1f4e9de17750-LHR"
+        ],
+        "responseIsBinary": true
+    }
+]
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