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Encode x Arc Enterprise & DeFi Hackathon

lumaHosted on Luma

Fetched 3 months ago

Friday, February 27, 2026

to Monday, March 2, 2026

β€’

3 days long

BlockchainFintechInnovationCommunityNetworking

Event Type

in person

138

Participants

$10,000

Prize Pool

12

Est. Projects

About the Event Join us for a weekend of onchain innovation across DeFi, enterprise finance, banking infrastructure, and programmable money on Arc, the Economic OS for the internet. Hosted at Encode Hub, this is a 3-day IRL hackathon welcoming builders, featuring hands-on mentorship, deep technical sessions, and focused integration support β€” with a $10,000 prize pool across multiple tracks. πŸ”” Permissioned Enterprise Products Note: Some tools - StableFX, USYC, and Circle Payments Network (CPN) - are permissioned enterprise products. If you plan to build with them, register early so we can share the right access credentials and onboarding support. About Arc Arc is an open Layer-1 blockchain purpose-built to unite programmable money and onchain innovation with real-world economic activity. Whether you’re an enterprise developer, bank technologist, startup builder, protocol engineer, or fintech innovator, this hackathon is for you. Schedule Friday 3:00–5:00pm: Check-in5:00pm: Opening & Launch5:00pm: Snacks5:30–7:00pm: Workshops7:00pm: Dinner8:00pm onwards: Hacking begins Saturday 24-hour hacking8:00am: Breakfast1:00pm: Lunch4:00pm: Snacks Sunday 8:00am: Breakfast12:00pm: Submissions close12:00–2:00pm: Judging2:00pm: Pitch Finale3:00pm: Hackathon wraps

Judge Accessibility

Organizer email available25/25
Student-run event15/15
Actively looking for judges25/25
Small event (120 participants)10/10
No corporate sponsors10/10
New or emerging organizer10/10
Public registration available5/5
Online format (judge from anywhere)10/10

Top signals

Organizer email available
Student-run event
Actively looking for judges

Organizers

Alex Johnson

alex@example.org

Jamie Rivera

jamie@example.org

Sam Chen

sam@example.org

Estimated Audience

Mostly Students
ExperienceStudent
OccupationStudents
Beginner Friendly
Women in Tech

Technical Focus

AI95%
Web80%
Mobile25%

Industries

Healthcare
Education
Climate

Technologies

Python
React
OpenAI

Why this estimate

  • β€’ Hosted by a university
  • β€’ Open to students
  • β€’ MLH member event

Estimate inferred from event metadata, not actual attendee data.

Quality Score

Quality Score

72/100
High confidence
Organiser16/20
Event Maturity14/20
Sponsors18/25
Participants12/20
Operations12/15

Why this score

Strong organiser track record
Returning event
Well-sponsored

Missing data

Prize details
Code of conduct