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ArcBot is a Telegram-integrated automation tool designed to manage collaborative travel logistics and decentralized financial settlements. Operating directly within group chat interfaces, it provides a structured framework for itinerary construction, utilizing algorithmic recommendations to generate options for activities, dining, and accommodations. Group decision-making is streamlined through interactive polling modules, allowing for consensus-based validation of itinerary slots. ArcBot integrates with the Arc Network to facilitate secure, on-chain transactions. It provisions individual cryptocurrency wallets for users, supporting stablecoin assets (specifically USDC and EURC) to execute instant peer-to-peer transfers and direct booking payments. Additionally, the bot incorporates an AI-driven optical character recognition (OCR) pipeline to ingest receipt imagery, programmatically parse transaction data, and automate expense categorization and multi-party settlement logic.

In this hybrid hackathon powered by Arc, developers will build the next generation of agentic commerce systems using Arc with USDC. Explore a world where AI agents and web services can pay for APIs, data, compute, and content in dynamic, usage-based ways, while Arc provides stablecoin-native settlement with predictable USDC fees and deterministic, sub-second finality. This hackathon is supported by Google & Google DeepMind, with a dedicated challenge and $40,000 in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) credits awarded for the best use of Gemini models and Google AI Studio. 📅 January 9 – 24, 2026 • Jan 9 – 23 (Online Phase) – Collaborate and build online with developers and AI innovators from around the world. All projects must be submitted by the end of the online phase on January 23rd. • Jan 23 (On‑site Build Day – San Francisco, CA) – Selected participants will be invited to an exclusive in‑person session to refine their projects and connect directly with mentors. • Jan 24 (On‑site Demos & Awards – San Francisco, CA) – Live pitching sessions to a panel of judges and ecosystem partners, followed by the official winner announcement. Get guidance from Arc and Circle experts through on-site support. 📍 On-site Venue (Jan 23–24): MindsDB SF AI Collective 3154 17th St, San Francisco, California, USA 🤝 Go solo or team up, it's your flow. 🏆Compete for $50,000 in USDC & GCP Credits. 📍 On-site participation is by invitation only. Travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered. 🧑🏻‍💻 Secure your spot now - sign up before the Kick-Off Stream!