With >$13.6B in value bridged, >800 protocols, and roughly $2.5B in value locked in apps, Arbitrum is the DeFi powerhouse among Ethereum L2s.
Now DeFAI season is accelerating.
TL;DR on Trailblazer 2.0 x Arbitrum Vibekit ↓
Trailblazer 2.0 is a $1M grant initiative by @arbitrum, explicitly designed to support development of agent-based DeFi automation on Arbitrum with Vibekit, a modular agent framework created by @EmberAGI.
Vibekit leverages Ember's Model Context Protocol (MCP) to simplify complex DeFi interactions, allowing developers to rapidly deploy agents capable of executing sophisticated onchain strategies.
Initially integrated protocols include leading Arbitrum DeFi apps like @GMX_IO, @pendle_fi, @aave, and @CamelotDEX, with infrastructure already in place for community-driven integrations across the ecosystem.
Funded contributions within the program include deploying profitable agents, open-source templates, modular plugins, frontend enhancements (e.g., trading history, PnL analytics), and tooling like backtesting suites.
Trailblazer 2.0 matters because it strategically incentivizes dev innovation around AI-powered DeFi automation, bolstering Arbitrum’s position at the forefront of the emerging DeFAI growth wave, with an accessible, easy-to-use framework that is well embedded in the ecosystem's protocol landscape.
DeFAI on Arbitrum is accelerating.

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