Programmable Money Hackathon

Build on Arc. Ship something real. Why Arc Arc is Circle's stablecoin-native L1. USDC is the gas token. Fees are predictable and denominated in dollars. Settlement is sub-second. Circle's full developer platform is built in. If you've worked with Ethereum, you already know the tooling. The difference is what you're building for. Tracks DeFi - Lending, borrowing, swaps, liquidity, FX, yield. Stablecoin-native DeFi with predictable fees, instant settlement, and no volatile gas token. Build the financial applications that work for real money. Agentic Economy Build AI-driven financial systems: Agents that manage wallets and rebalance funds across chains Autonomous payment systems for services and APIs Machine-to-machine commerce using stablecoins Arc enables deterministic fees and real-time settlement—critical for autonomous systems. Payments & Treasury Build real-world financial infrastructure: Cross-border payment systems Global treasury dashboards Stablecoin payment APIs Multi-currency settlement flows Use Arc’s native primitives to move money across chains and currencies. Who should apply Teams who want to build a product and take it to market. The top teams will be offered places in an 8-week accelerator programme, to support your journey from Hackathon to launch. You should be here to build something you'll still be working on in six months.