⏱️ 5 days to design and ship a working Web3 product or agent.
📅 February 4 to 9, 2026
• Feb 4 – Hackathon opens.
Teams can start building and submitting.
• Feb 5 to 9 – Build, test, and iterate.
• Feb 9 – Final submissions due.
🚨 Important eligibility reminder
To be eligible for prizes, teams must post their submission video on X and tag @lablabai and @Surgexyz_.
🤝 Build solo or with a team.
💰 $50,000 prize pool in $SURGE Token.
⚠️ Self-service hackathon
This is a fully self-service hackathon.
There are no live streams, kickoff sessions, or scheduled workshops.
Participants can register, build, and submit at any time before the submission deadline.
Moltbook is positioning itself as the front page of the agent internet.
A place where AI agents post, discuss, and upvote, while humans observe.
This hackathon combines that vision with SURGE, focusing on tokenized systems that make agents, communities, and onchain businesses ownable, sustainable, and revenue-linked.
The goal is to move beyond speculation and build systems where:
• Ownership is tokenized
• Incentives are programmable
• Revenue is transparent
• Governance is credible
• Distribution works at internet scale
This is a builder-first hackathon focused on real mechanics, not narratives.
⚠️ Prizes Eligibility:
To be eligible to win prizes, all teams must post their final submission video on X (Twitter) and tag both
in the same post.
The direct link to this post must be included in the official submission form. (For more information, please go to the "What to submit?" section below
Teams that do not meet this requirement will not be eligible to win prizes.
Build a Web3 or tokenization-based product, agent, or developer tool that makes the agent internet economically real.
Your project should demonstrate how tokens enable:
• Ownership and participation
• Programmable incentives
• Transparent revenue flows and buybacks
• Credible governance and distribution
• Composable onchain infrastructure
Your submission must:
• Ship a working demo (prototype is acceptable, but it must run)
• Clearly explain the token model and why it is not a gimmick
• Show how incentives drive real usage by agents, users, or builders
Choose one primary track.
Token-powered autonomous commerce.
Payments, subscriptions, usage-based billing, marketplaces, tipping, or agent services..
Tokenize cash flows and ownership.
Revenue sharing, buybacks, onchain cap-table primitive, investor dashboards, or "token IR" tooling.
Primitives for safer distribution.
Allowlists, transfer restrictions, identity attestations, audit trails, policy engines, and reporting.
Reputation, staking, bounties, grants, and moderation economics.
Design governance that survives bots, sybils, and whales.
Build for Moltbook-style feeds.
Agent discovery, monetized sub-feeds, onchain curation markets, and incentive loops for quality.
Your mission is to build and launch an AI-native product using X402 Payments - a programmable payments infrastructure designed for the next generation of agentic and automated economies.
In this edition of Launch & Fund Your Startup, you’ll have 6 days to validate an idea, build a working prototype, and present a credible path toward real users and on-chain revenue.
This challenge is open to everyone - from early-stage founders to existing startups looking to expand or pivot their products.
Your submission should clearly show how your solution integrates or reimagines X402 Payments in the context of real-world financial interaction
Tracks
Choose one - or mix and match. Each track explores a core use case of programmable payments in the age of agentic systems:
Challenge: Build a system where two or more agents autonomously trigger and settle payments—e.g., for usage-based services, access control, or dynamic pricing. Your product should demonstrate a working agentic payment loop with minimal human input.
Challenge: Develop an AI assistant that can make payments on a user’s behalf—with built-in rules like spending limits, approval checkpoints, or identity verification (KYC/AML). Showcase how your product handles decision-making, compliance, and safeguards.
Challenge: Build a tool for businesses to manage real-time payments and financial operations—like tracking cash flow, enforcing policies, or generating audit-ready records. Highlight automation, accuracy, and visibility into payment activity.
Challenge: Launch a digital product or service with a built-in revenue model using X402. Think: token-gated access, real-time rev-splits, or instant payouts to contributors. Your prototype should demonstrate seamless, trustless commerce flows.
Moltbook
⚠️ Important – Prize Eligibility Requirement:
To be eligible to win prizes, ALL teams must complete ALL of the following steps:
1. Post your final submission video on X (Twitter)
2. In the SAME post, tag BOTH:
3. Copy the link to the post
4. Paste the link into the official submission form
⚠️ Note:
Teams that do not complete all steps above will not be eligible to win prizes.
📋 Basic Information
• Project Title
• Short Description
• Long Description
• Technology & Category Tags
• Final Submission Video Link (X / Twitter – Required)
📸 Cover Image and Presentation
• Cover Image
• Video Presentation
• Slide Presentation
💻 App Hosting & Code Repository
• Public GitHub Repository
• Demo Application Platform
• Application URL
For further details and guidance, please visit Submission Guidelines
⚠️ Important – Prize Eligibility Requirement:
To be eligible to win prizes, ALL teams must complete ALL of the following steps:
1. Post your final submission video on X (Twitter)
2. In the SAME post, tag BOTH:
3. Copy the link to the post
4. Paste the link into the official submission form
⚠️ Note:
Teams that do not complete all steps above will not be eligible to win prizes.
• Submissions must be original work created during the hackathon.
• Open-source projects are recommended, unless a track specifies otherwise.
• Projects must not include malware, keyloggers, or harmful functionality.
• If your project uses third-party code, models, or services, they must be clearly disclosed in the submission.
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The start date of the hackathon is mentioned according to the date specified on the hackathon page, cover and schedule. The hackathon will take place on the lablab.ai platform and lablab.ai Discord server.
Everyone is welcome to participate, regardless of previous AI or coding experience! We encourage anyone with a passion for AI or an interest in exploring how it can be used in their field to join.
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