NEAR Protocol to Host Hackathon with a Total Prize Pool of $250,000

October 20 - NEAR Protocol tweeted that its hackathon will be held from 8:00 Beijing time on November 1 to 7:59 on November 15, with judging from November 16 to 18, and results announced no later than 7:59 on November 19. The event focuses on building intelligent agents, autonomous payments, and cross-chain value transfer applications using tools such as NEAR Intents, NEAR AI Cloud, and Chain Signatures.

The total prize pool is $250,000 (paid in NEAR). Participants can join individually or as a team, and submissions require a public code repository and a public demo on X. The event features 13 tracks, with a judging panel including Illia Polosukhin, Mert Mumtaz, Eddy Lazzarin, and others.