🍿 Arkadiko sBTC Vaults Launch & Bitcoin DeFAI?

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.