Siddartha Koppaka@Siddarthakoppaka

In this hybrid hackathon powered by Arc and Circle, developers will build the next generation of Agentic economic applications using Circle’s Nanopayments infrastructure with settlement on Arc in USDC. For the first time, high-frequency, usage-based transactions between users, APIs, and AI agents can operate without gas overhead eroding margin. Arc provides stablecoin-native settlement with predictable, dollar-denominated USDC fees and deterministic, sub-second finality — enabling real-time coordination and economically viable per-action pricing at scale. 📅 April 20 – 26, 2026 • Apr 20 – 25 (Online): Submit projects by Apr 25. • Apr 25 (On-site Build – SF, CA): Teams refine projects. • Apr 26 (On-site Demos & Awards – SF, CA): Live pitches & winners announced. Get guidance from Arc and Circle experts through on-site support. 📍 On-site Venue (April 25-26): MindsDB SF AI Collective 3154 17th St, San Francisco, California, USA 🤝 Go solo or team up, it's your flow. 🏆 Compete for a $15,000+ Prize Pool. 📍 Please note: If approved for the on-site experience, you’ll also have the opportunity to showcase your project live. Travel and accommodation will not be covered. 🧑🏻‍💻 Secure your spot now – sign up before the Kick-Off Stream!

🚀 Take your chance and build a proactive AI solution. 🌟 Expert mentors will guide you every step of the way. 🤝 Work alone or form a team to build something extraordinary. 💰 $22,250 prize pool for the winners! 🌉 Join us online or in person in San Francisco for an unforgettable experience! 🧑🏻‍💻 Sign up before the Kick-Off Stream to secure your spot!

Welcome to the 3-day event that brings together developers, data scientists, and AI enthusiasts to explore the capabilities of Fuyu-8B and LLaVA, two cutting-edge models in the world of multimodal AI. 🤖 Fuyu-8B: Unleash the potential of Fuyu-8B, a multi-modal transformer, to tackle image-related tasks and fine-grained image understanding with rapid response times. 🤯 LLaVA: Dive deep into LLaVA, a chatbot with a focus on language and vision, excelling in science question-answering and versatile applications in multimodal AI. 💡 Challenge: Choose any industry, identify unique business challenges, and create innovative AI prototypes. 🌟 Startup Opportunity: Top performers may secure entry into prestigious startup accelerator programs like GAIA and Slingshot.