As we move into the new year, Stacks startups are turning up the heat with new products launching in Q1 and redefining trends in crypto. Artificial Intelligence for Decentralized Finance has become a hot topic on Crypto X, and naturally, the Bitcoin builders in our Stacks ecosystem are at the forefront of driving this innovation for Bitcoin. Let’s dive in!

🍿 Stacks Snacks

• Arkadiko launches sBTC Vaults. Use sBTC as collateral to mint USDA.

• AIBTCDEV and Bitflow set the stage for Bitcoin DeFAI with Bitflow Keepers and DeFi Agents.

• Stacks AI tool “the enDAOment” is deploying AI collectives, to create AI DAOs on Bitcoin.

• Travala successfully integrates STX into its leading crypto paid travel provider.

• Granite announces to now maintain the Pyth Oracle on Stacks with guidance from Trust Machines.

😋 Other Tasty Content

• ALEX’ 12M ALEX incentives Surge campaign is starting its voting and staking phase for season 2.

• Top Stacks DeFi educator sums up what excites him in 2025 for the leading Bitcoin L2.

• The official Stacks account highlights the upcoming integration of Stacks into the Axelar network.

• Bitflow founder Diego Mey shares that BTC to STX trading is live on Bitflow.