AlgoVerse'26

Guidelines: Event: AlgoVerse 2026 — Algorand Hackathon (Agentic Payments / x402)Mode: Hybrid | Duration: 12 Hrs (Final Round) | Dates: 23rd July – 12th August 2026 Registration Fees -Initially Free If Selected For Final Round need to pay 300₹ as registration fees Eligibility: Open to all students across India. Inter-college teams are permitted — members can come from different participating colleges. Inter-specialization/inter-department teams are permitted — members can come from different branches (CSE, IT, CSBS, CE, etc.). Team size: Minimum 1, maximum 4 members per team. Format: Phase 1 (23rd July – 12th August): Registrations open. Phase 2 (23rd July – 10th August): Idea submission, finalist shortlisting, mentor support, and an Algo Guide progress review session. Phase 3 – Final Round (12th August, on-campus): 12-hour hacking day, ending in live demos and judging. A mandatory pre-hackathon onboarding workshop will cover Algorand fundamentals, AlgoKit setup, and the x402 architecture. Problem Statements: 7 problem statements are offered under the theme Agentic Payments (x402) on Algorand: Pay-Per-Use AI Services Marketplace Voice to Slide Deck Node Pay-Per-Compute GPU Marketplace Atomic Multi-Agent Service Router Payment Logging & Audit Infrastructure SLM-Powered Code Optimizer Open Innovation — Build the Future of Web3 Teams choose one problem statement to build their project around. Round Duration: Final Round Day (12th August): 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM Briefing & Hacking Kickoff: 09:00–09:30 AM Hacking Session: 09:30–11:00 AM Mentor Checkpoint: 11:00–11:30 AM Final Development & Code Freeze: 11:30 AM–12:30 PM Submission & Documentation: 12:30–01:00 PM Lunch Break: 01:00–02:00 PM Demos & Judging: 02:00–03:00 PM Closing, Results & Prize Distribution: 03:00–05:00 PM Prizes: 1st Place: $200 2nd Place: $120 3rd Place: $80 Total Prize Pool: $500 Rules: Every project must build and expose a working x402 endpoint on Algorand Testnet (Mainnet encouraged for final submission). Each project must demonstrate the complete x402 payment flow: Challenge (402 Payment Required) → Client signs and retries → Facilitator verifies and settles → Response returns a transaction-linked receipt. Projects must follow a pay-per-use pricing model, not a subscription model. Every successful API response must include the Algorand transaction ID as proof of settlement. Suggested/permitted tech stack: Client — @x402/fetch, @x402/avm; Server — @x402/hono, @x402/core/server; Facilitator — https://facilitator.goplausible.xyz; Settlement — USDC ASA. Each team must submit a clearly identified paying-user use case and a real pay-per-call business model, not just a technical demo. Clean documentation and deployment instructions must be submitted along with the project. Each team gets a 5-minute live demo followed by a 3-minute Q&A during judging. Judging criteria: Technical implementation, innovation, real-world impact, completeness/functionality, presentation quality, and alignment with the x402 Agentic Payments theme. Final evaluation and winner selection will be jointly decided by faculty judges and the AlgoBharat team representative. Decisions are final. Teams must adhere to the submission deadline (Project Submission & Documentation window: 12:30–01:00 PM on 12th August). Late submissions will not be evaluated. Reuse of pre-built projects from before the hackathon start date is not allowed. Work must be original to the event timeline.