Saad Ahmad@saadiii

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!

🕒 Complete the challenge within 48 hours and unlock incredible prizes and unique opportunities! It's an amazing opportunity to: 🚀 Learn, design, and build an intelligent conversational AI assistant utilizing IBM watsonx Assistant. 💰 Receive the necessary resources to kick off your solution development. 🌟 Expert mentors will guide you every step of the way. 🤝 Work alone or form a team to build something extraordinary. 💰 $14,500 prize pool for the winners! 🏆 Win an opportunity to participate in the Lablab NEXT acceleration program. 🧑🏻‍💻 Sign up before the Kick-Off Stream to secure your spot!