Adnan Ali@adnanali

VisionPay is a next-generation Agentic Commerce system built on the Arc Layer-1 blockchain, showcasing the future of the Machine-to-Machine (M2M) economy. It enables AI agents to autonomously understand user intent, reason over purchasing decisions, and execute payments using USDC—without manual intervention. The Problem: Modern commerce is fragmented and manual. AI systems can recognize products, and blockchains can process payments, but there is no unified system that allows an AI agent to autonomously connect visual understanding with onchain transactions. The Solution: VisionPay bridges this gap by combining Google Gemini 1.5 multimodal vision with Arc’s EVM-compatible settlement layer, enabling end-to-end autonomous purchasing driven by visual input. How It Works (Agentic Flow)? • Multimodal Perception: Users upload an image of a product (live camera or gallery). Gemini 1.5 Flash analyzes the image to identify the product, brand, and context. • Autonomous Reasoning: Using a LangGraph-based agent, the system acts as an independent broker—searching for comparable products and selecting the best available price. • USDC-Native Settlement: Once a decision is made, the agent constructs and signs a transaction via Web3, executing payment directly on the Arc Testnet using USDC as native gas, ensuring stable and deterministic settlement. Why Arc & Circle? Arc’s native USDC architecture removes volatility and currency-swap friction, allowing AI agents to hold and spend a stable, programmable currency. Circle’s USDC enables secure, transparent, and trust-minimized autonomous transactions for goods, APIs, and services. Key Technologies: AI: Google Gemini 1.5 (Multimodal Vision & Reasoning) Blockchain: Arc Layer-1 (Testnet) Currency: USDC (Native Settlement) Backend: FastAPI, LangGraph, Web3.py

Grab your ideas, spin up compute, and start building what’s next! Start with $100 in AMD Developer Cloud credits and begin building right away. Get access to hands-on tutorials, workshops, and curated learning resources to help you build faster and go further. To unlock credits and join the hackathon, sign up for the AMD AI Developer Program. 🤝 Go solo or team up — ship something real. 💰 $21,500+ total prize pool & 1 × AMD Radeon™ AI PRO R9700 GPU up for grabs. 📍 On-site Venue (May 9-10): MindsDB SF AI Collective 3154 17th St, San Francisco, California, USA 📍On-site participation is by invitation only. Travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered. 🧑‍💻 Developers, builders, and innovators - bring your boldest ideas and let’s turn them into real AI systems on AMD.

Join Deriv and lablab.ai for a high-intensity hybrid hackathon where top builders create AI prototypes, demo their work, and get fast-tracked to interviews. When • Sat, Jan 31, 2026- On-Site Pre-Hackathon: Deriv AI Meetup (Dubai) • Fri, Feb 6 - Opening words, Challenge, and Hackathon kick-off. (Dubai) • Sat, Feb 7 - Build and ship your prototype - 12 hours (Onsite +Online) • Sun, Feb 8 - Demos, judging, and next steps for standout teams. (Onsite +Online) On-Site Pre-Hackathon: Deriv AI Meetup Sat, Jan 31, 2026 · 2:00–6:00 PM (GST) · Dubai In-person talks, workshops, team formation, and networking with the Deriv team. 👉 Deriv AI Meetup registration What's in it for you • USD $10,000+ in prizes across categories • Mentors available to unblock you when you're stuck • Fast-track interviews for top performers - skip the queue • Real problems to solve - not toy demos Format • Teams of 1-3 • Hybrid: Dubai on-site or fully remote • On-site spots confirmed after screening Location • One by Omniyat, 24th Floor, Al Mustaqbal Street, Business Bay, Dubai, UAE • Travel and accommodation not provided. Apply now • Spots are limited. Shortlisting begins right after the event.

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!