Ivan Voloshin@reinex

Ocean is a crypto market intelligence and trading app where an AI agent pays for its own data in real time using Circle's x402 nanopayments settled on Arc L1. Every query the agent makes triggers live USDC micro-payments: $0.01 for market data, $0.01 for token profile, $0.01 for on-chain contract info. A full 7-tool research query costs ~$0.08 total — the same calls on Ethereum L1 would cost ~$27 in gas. Arc makes this 340× cheaper and turns per-call billing from a thought experiment into a working product. Ocean implements three core concepts. First, Pay Per Action: every API call is a real on-chain USDC settlement with a transaction hash visible on ArcScan. Second, Real Integration: Ocean pays for real CoinGecko data using x402 — no API key, no subscription, payment per request. Third, A2A Payment Loop: when Ocean detects a signal opportunity, it calls an autonomous Signal Agent that has its own EOA wallet and its own pricing ($0.005 per signal). The Signal Agent then autonomously pays $0.01 from its own wallet to the Token API to fetch the data it needs. No human initiated that transaction. Two separate on-chain hashes, two distinct wallet addresses, three payment levels — this is a genuine agent economy, not a simulation.

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.

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!