Arbitrum Launches $1M Trailblazer 2.0 Grant Program for DeFi Agents
Arbitrum Launches $1M Trailblazer 2.0 Grant Program for DeFi Agents
馃 Robots Want Your DeFi
The Arbitrum Foundation announces Trailblazer 2.0, a $1M funding program supporting DeFi agents built with Vibekit, a new Arbitrum-native framework developed by EmberAGI.
Key Features:
- Up to $10k per submission
- Supports DeFi agents, templates, and add-ons
- Integrates with GMX, Pendle, Aave, and CamelotDEX
- Tools from Playgrounds, Eliza, Hyperbolic Labs supported
Priority areas include:
- Complex DeFi strategy templates
- Backtesting suite development
- Frontend components
- Farcaster Mini Apps
Submit contributions or check the bounty board for opportunities.
DeFi on Arbitrum is going agentic. To support this momentum, we're launching Trailblazer 2.0 A $1M funding program following its predecessor: Trailblazer, focused on agentic DeFi and contributions to Vibekit, a new Arbitrum-native MCP agent framework developed by @EmberAGI. 馃憞
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