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HackMoney 2026 is an ETHGlobal hackathon focused on decentralized finance (DeFi) innovation. Participants build projects spanning lending protocols, DEXs, yield optimization, stablecoins, payments, and other financial primitives on Ethereum and EVM-compatible chains. This is a premier DeFi-themed hackathon known for attracting top sponsors and offering substantial prize pools.

A casual networking happy hour event in Vancouver organized by ETHGlobal, bringing together crypto enthusiasts, developers, and Web3 professionals. This is a social gathering rather than a competitive hackathon, designed to foster connections and community building in the local Ethereum and broader crypto ecosystem. Great opportunity to meet potential collaborators, learn about upcoming projects, and stay plugged into the Vancouver Web3 scene.

ETHGlobal Happy Hour Paris is a networking and social event hosted in collaboration with DeVinci Blockchain, coinciding with the Ethereum ecosystem's Paris events. This is an opportunity to connect with fellow builders, developers, and Web3 enthusiasts in a casual setting. While not a competitive hackathon, it serves as a gateway to the broader ETHGlobal community and potential collaborations.

ETHGlobal Happy Hour Berlin is a social networking event co-hosted with 42Berlin, bringing together Ethereum developers, builders, and Web3 enthusiasts in Berlin. This is a casual meetup-style gathering rather than a competitive hackathon, offering opportunities to connect with the ETHGlobal community and learn about upcoming events and projects.

Pragma Cannes 2026 is an ETHGlobal hackathon event taking place in Cannes, France in 2026. Participants will build innovative Web3 projects over an intensive hacking period, competing for prizes across multiple sponsor categories. ETHGlobal hackathons are premier Ethereum ecosystem events attracting top builders and offering mentorship, workshops, and networking opportunities.

ETHGlobal Mumbai is a premier in-person hackathon organized by ETHGlobal, bringing together developers, designers, and Web3 enthusiasts to build innovative decentralized applications on Ethereum and related ecosystems. Participants collaborate over an intense building weekend with access to mentors, workshops, and sponsor bounties across various blockchain protocols.

Pragma Mumbai is an ETHGlobal hackathon event held in Mumbai, India, bringing together Web3 developers, builders, and innovators to collaborate and build decentralized applications over an intensive hacking period. Participants compete for prizes by creating innovative blockchain projects, with mentorship and networking opportunities from leading Web3 protocols and sponsors.

Pragma Tokyo 2026 is an ETHGlobal hackathon taking place in Tokyo, Japan, bringing together Web3 developers, designers, and builders to create innovative decentralized applications over an intensive building sprint. ETHGlobal hackathons are premier Ethereum ecosystem events featuring mentorship from top protocols, workshops, and substantial prize pools from leading sponsors. Participants compete across multiple sponsor tracks for prizes while networking with the global Ethereum community.

ETHGlobal Lisbon 2026 is a major in-person hackathon organized by ETHGlobal, bringing together Ethereum developers and Web3 builders in Lisbon, Portugal. Participants collaborate over a weekend to build innovative decentralized applications, competing for sponsor prizes and recognition from top protocols in the ecosystem. ETHGlobal events typically feature mentorship, workshops, and substantial prize pools from leading Web3 companies.

Pragma Lisbon 2026 is an ETHGlobal hackathon event taking place in Lisbon, Portugal. ETHGlobal hackathons bring together Ethereum developers and builders to create innovative Web3 projects over an intensive building period. Participants compete for prizes across multiple sponsor categories and tracks while networking with top projects in the ecosystem.

ETHGlobal New York 2026 is a flagship in-person hackathon organized by ETHGlobal, bringing together developers, designers, and entrepreneurs to build innovative Ethereum and Web3 projects over an intensive weekend in New York City. Participants compete for prizes across multiple sponsor tracks while networking with top builders and industry leaders. ETHGlobal hackathons are renowned for their high production quality, mentorship access, and significant prize pools.

Open Agents is an ETHGlobal hackathon focused on building open, decentralized AI agents that interact with blockchain protocols and Web3 infrastructure. Participants are challenged to create autonomous agents leveraging on-chain data, smart contracts, and AI models to perform tasks such as trading, governance, content creation, or cross-chain operations. This hackathon brings together AI and crypto communities to explore the frontier of agentic Web3 applications.

ETHOnline 2026 is ETHGlobal's flagship virtual hackathon focused on building decentralized applications on Ethereum and its ecosystem. Participants compete for a $250K+ prize pool by developing innovative projects across DeFi, NFTs, infrastructure, and other Web3 verticals over a multi-week online event.

ETHGlobal Tokyo 2026 is a major in-person hackathon hosted by ETHGlobal in Tokyo, Japan, bringing together Ethereum developers and builders to create innovative projects over a weekend. With a $250K+ prize pool, participants compete across multiple sponsor tracks and categories to build decentralized applications on Ethereum and its ecosystem.

ETHGlobal Cannes 2026 is an in-person hackathon in Cannes, France, bringing together 800+ attendees to build on cutting-edge Web3 technologies across themes like ZK proofs, AI x Crypto, DeFi, Layer 2s, and more. With $150,000 in prizes from 11+ sponsor protocols including 0G, Hedera, ENS, Uniswap Foundation, and Chainlink, the event features 29+ workshops, technical mentorship, and is beginner-friendly.

An in-person XRPL Hackathon held at UNSW Kensington Campus in Sydney, organized by Canberra Blockchain Association and Ripple's UBRI. Participants build innovative MVPs on the XRP Ledger solving real-world problems, with focus areas including DeFi, privacy, programmability, RLUSD-based apps, and native lending protocol experimentation. Teams of up to 5 must produce fresh code and submit a working, testable MVP on GitHub.

Arc sponsored a track at ETHGlobal HackMoney 2026 where 155 teams built multichain USDC applications on Arc Testnet, focusing on chain abstraction, treasury automation, and agentic commerce. $10,000 USDC in prizes were awarded across three categories: Best Chain-Abstracted USDC Apps, Global Payouts & Treasury Systems, and Best Agentic Commerce App Powered by RWAs on Arc.

The Agentic Commerce on Arc Hackathon challenges developers to build AI-powered agentic commerce solutions on the Arc protocol. Participants will create autonomous agents capable of facilitating commercial transactions and interactions in Web3 environments. The hackathon offers Google Cloud Platform credits and additional prizes to winning teams.

The Tempo Machine Payments Protocol (MPP) Hackathon challenges developers to build projects exploring AI agents, on-chain payments, and autonomous economies using Tempo's payment protocol. With 43 projects already built across categories like AI Agent Tools, Payment Infrastructure, Security/Privacy, DeFi, and Developer Tools, this hackathon focuses on micropayments, agent-to-agent commerce, and novel payment use cases across multiple chains.

Base Batch North America is a global builder program by Base (Coinbase) combining a buildathon, incubator placements, and a Demo Day. Builders create onchain applications across tracks including AI, Stablecoins, and more, with top teams pitching for up to $1,000,000 in funding. The program is supported by Aerodrome, Farcaster, Uniswap Foundation, Ohara AI, and Virtuals Protocol.

StableHacks is a hackathon focused on building institutional-grade stablecoin infrastructure on the Solana blockchain. Participants are challenged to develop solutions that advance stablecoin adoption, payments, and DeFi infrastructure targeting institutional use cases on Solana's high-performance network.

Tether's Hackathon Galactica: WDK Edition is a hackathon focused on building with Tether's Wallet Development Kit (WDK). Participants are expected to create innovative projects leveraging Tether's WDK infrastructure for wallet and payment solutions in the Web3 ecosystem.

The RE{DEFINE} Hackathon by Redefine challenges developers to build innovative Web3 solutions focused on redefining decentralized finance and blockchain applications. Participants can collaborate and submit projects through the DoraHacks platform, competing for prizes across multiple tracks.

Casper Hackathon 2026 hosted on DoraHacks, inviting developers to build innovative projects on the Casper blockchain network. Participants can compete for a share of the prize pool by creating dApps, tools, and solutions leveraging Casper's proof-of-stake infrastructure.

A hackathon focused on building Solidity-based applications on the Polkadot ecosystem, leveraging Polkadot's interoperability and scalability features with Solidity smart contract development. Participants are expected to create innovative dApps or tooling that bridge the Ethereum Solidity ecosystem with Polkadot's multi-chain architecture.

The BSA Stablecoins & Payments Hackathon challenges developers to build innovative solutions around stablecoins and payment infrastructure. Participants can explore tracks related to stablecoin mechanisms, payment protocols, and financial applications in the Web3 space. The hackathon is hosted on DoraHacks and offers cash prizes plus TON token rewards.

The AI & GameFi Edition Hackathon by OneHackathon challenges developers to build innovative projects at the intersection of artificial intelligence and GameFi (gaming + decentralized finance). Participants can explore AI-driven gaming mechanics, on-chain game economies, and novel GameFi protocols. The hackathon is hosted on DoraHacks and offers a total prize pool of $16,100.

Kaspathon is a hackathon hosted by the Kaspa protocol encouraging developers to build innovative projects leveraging Kaspa's high-throughput, instant-confirmation blockDAG technology. Participants compete across various tracks to create applications, tools, and infrastructure that harness Kaspa's unique speed and scalability capabilities. The hackathon is hosted on DoraHacks and offers a prize pool of 200,000 KAS.

Liquify is hosting a hackathon focused on building with their Indexer API, encouraging developers to create innovative applications and tools leveraging blockchain data indexing infrastructure. Participants compete for a share of the $100,000 prize pool by developing projects that utilize Liquify's indexing capabilities.