ChainCatcher news, ETH Beijing Hackathon 2025 will be held in Beijing. Co-hosted by the Peking University Blockchain Association (PKU Blockchain DAO) and WTF Academy, focusing on public goods and the AI+ blockchain track. TRON appeared as a sponsor, and the sharing from the BitTorrent Chain (BTTC) spokesperson sparked heated discussions.TRON industry researchers introduced that the TRON public chain adopts DPoS consensus, with a block time of only 3 seconds, TPS exceeding 2500, and no transaction fees for regular transfers. As of May 2025, user accounts exceeded 307 million, transaction volume surpassed 10.3 billion, and TVL reached 23 billion USD. The scale of USDT-TRC20 exceeded 75 billion USD. TRON cooperated with T3 FCU to freeze 126 million USD of involved funds, strengthening compliance. In terms of DeFi, JustLend locked nearly 6 billion USD, and products like SUN accounted for nearly 80% of DEX trading volume.The BTTC spokesperson emphasized that the BTTC cross-chain solution supports mainstream chains such as TRON and Ethereum, with transaction confirmations in 2-3 seconds and costs below 1 cent, compatible with EVM and combined with the TRON zkEVM testnet, facilitating DeFi and NFT applications. The BTTC ecosystem has over 37 million users and supports cross-chain for more than 100 types of tokens.TRON injects innovative momentum into the conference through sponsorship, collaborating with PKU Blockchain DAO to promote Web3 education and deepen the collaboration between the Ethereum and TRON ecosystems. In the future, TRON will focus on AI, RWA, and Web3 identity, working hand in hand with developers to create a new chapter in the digital economy.

ChainCatcher news, Ethereum founder Vitalik will participate remotely in the ETH Beijing hackathon and give a speech on the topic "Ethereum Consensus Layer Upgrade (Beam Chain)", scheduled for May 17 at 2 PM (Beijing time).

ChainCatcher news, from May 2 to May 5, the "Build with AI" hackathon hosted by Google Developer Group (GDG) was held at Constructor University. Bitget participated as a sponsor to discuss the potential integration of Web3 and AI. During the three-day event, participants used Google development tools to build AI-based models and product prototypes, showcasing their technological innovation capabilities and practical achievements.In previous news, Bitget launched a campus recruitment program as part of Bitget's "Blockchain4Youth" corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, targeting top universities worldwide to select outstanding graduates with an international perspective, innovative thinking, and a spirit of exploration, aiming to cultivate more potential new generation talents in the Web3 field.

According to ChainCatcher news, the BNB Chain has announced 13 winning projects from the first quarter of the BNB AI Hackathon, including: DeFAI Operating System BINK AI, AI Autonomous Trading Platform Botzilla, AI Ecosystem Assistant Tutorial Agent, AI Trading Assistant Tokrio, NFT Platform Polycruz, On-chain AI Agency Protocol WORLD3 Protocol, Multi-Agent Platform Sentism AI, Web3 Gaming Platform iDos Games, AI Token Deployment Robot Boomie, AI Agency Marketplace VitaminAI, Decentralized Knowledge Center Stitch AI, Web3 Automation Ecosystem Tearline, AI Agency Commitment Framework Kudo.Winning projects can receive $50,000 in startup funding and MVB incubation support. As the hackathon activities continue until 2025, more winning projects will be announced and supported. BNB Chain encourages participants to submit their projects early.

ChainCatcher news, Bitget has become the core sponsor of the ETH Hangzhou Hackathon, providing technical and financial support for the event. This hackathon is co-hosted by BlockchainZJU, WTFAcademy, OurTinTinLand, and PKUBlockchain, and will be held from March 29 to 31 in Hangzhou.Previous events attracted over 500 participants, with 200 developers contributing their wisdom, and incubated more than 50 high-quality projects. This competition has gathered over 500 Web3 enthusiasts, nearly 250 developers forming teams to compete, and more than 60 volunteers actively participating to promote ecological construction.Bitget is committed to promoting blockchain education and technological innovation. Its Bitget Academy has published over 2,500 educational articles, supports more than 20 languages, reaches over 6 million global readers, and has accumulated over 22 million page views. Through this collaboration, Bitget will further strengthen its connection with the developer community, boost Ethereum ecological innovation, and jointly build the Ethereum ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official announcement from BNB Chain, BNB Chain has officially launched an open upgrade hackathon competition themed around AI. This competition has no fixed deadline, allowing developers to work on opBNB or BSC mainnet and testnet.Highlights of this AI-themed season:Unlimited development time: Breaking the traditional time constraints of competitions;Boundless tracks: Fully opening up AI + blockchain innovation scenarios;Continuous building: Creating a closed-loop ecosystem for on-chain AI model training, deployment, and profit.It is reported that this event is an important part of BNB Chain's strategy to build an "AI-first" blockchain ecosystem.

ChainCatcher news, according to official sources, the BNB AI Hackathon is officially back. Highlights of this AI-themed season include:Unlimited development time: Breaking the traditional time constraints of competitions;Boundless tracks: Fully opening up AI+ blockchain innovation scenarios;Continuous building: Creating a closed-loop ecosystem for on-chain AI model training, deployment, and profit.It is reported that the vision of BNB Chain is to establish an AI-first blockchain ecosystem, and this hackathon is a symbol of that direction.

ChainCatcher news, the Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP) announced the winners of the CDP AI Hackathon, with the first prize going to Mamoriko, an AI agent project that can find optimized return strategies for USDC on Base; the second prize went to TweetBounty, an AI-driven social media marketing protocol; the third prize went to the open-source chatbot AgentKit. The decentralized reputation system BitMind won the Best Infrastructure Award.

ChainCatcher news, BNB Chain announced today the winners of the BNB Hackathon for the fourth quarter of 2024. This time, over 200 projects applied, with a total prize pool exceeding $458,000, and a total of 6 projects won.First Place: PayNovaPayNova is changing global payroll management through blockchain. It provides businesses with a secure, automated, and transparent way to manage global employee compensation, improving efficiency and reducing costs.Second Place: Outrun and AgentArcadeOutrun: A Meme+DeFi sector that offers four key modules: OutStake, OutSwap, FFLaunch, and Memeverse. It aims to reshape the future of decentralized trading platforms, token financing, and yield tokenization;AgentArcade: A launch platform for decentralized AI Agents on the BNB Chain, allowing users to create and tag AI Agents. Its no-code platform supports the creation of KOLs, AI companions, and game-type agents.Third Place: RhythmMural, StarBridge, and Doubt Earn.RhythmMural is a community-driven competition that combines music and gamification, where users can create original tracks and vote. By integrating blockchain technology, it ensures transparency and fair distribution of rewards, empowering participants while enhancing the overall experience;StarBridge is a Telegram mini-program that allows users to instantly convert Telegram Stars into crypto tokens, supporting BSC and opBNB networks, providing seamless multi-chain support and real-time trading;DoubtEarn is a decentralized Q&A platform that allows users to post questions with bounty rewards and automatically pay using smart contracts, ensuring trust and transparency for all participants.As an early part of the BNB ecosystem support, the six winning teams of the BNB Hackathon will not only receive cash prizes but also a package worth $50,000, including credits for AWS, Google Cloud, and more, as well as the opportunity for a direct MVB interview. The BNB Chain AI Hackathon will be held soon.

ChainCatcher news, the Mantle APAC Hackathon co-hosted by Mantle, OpenBuild, and HackQuest has successfully concluded, and the winning projects in each track have been officially announced.This hackathon attracted over 360 developers, who submitted more than 170 innovative projects. In the end, 9 projects stood out, winning substantial prizes and resource support. High-quality projects that did not win will also receive ongoing attention and support from Mantle. All participants received recognition and guidance from a top-tier jury including Mantle DevRel, Gumi Cryptos, Hemera, NovaSeed & Novabits, Hashkey Capital, GMA, Fenbushi Capital, YGG, OKX Ventures, CoinSpire, SNZ Capital, and others.The final evaluation results of this hackathon are as follows:DeFi Track:1st Place: ellipse2nd Place: FLIP NFT3rd Place: Payroll ProtocolInfra & AI Track:1st Place: Mantle Contract Builder2nd Place: Web3Insights3rd Place: StealthPassGaming Track:1st Place: Vortis2nd Place: Truman AI Live3rd Place: Dunk VerseThe above winning projects will not only receive a total prize pool of $30,000 but will also be eligible for project funding of up to 20,000 MNT. Additionally, they will have the opportunity to receive support from the $200 million ecosystem fund from the Mantle Eco Fund, as well as AWS Activate Credits, and will directly enter the interview phase of the HackQuest X Mantle global accelerator.

ChainCatcher news, SendAI announces the results of the Solana AI Hackathon:First Place: The Hive (@askthehive_ai): Simplifying decentralized financial tools through composable on-chain AI agents.Second Place: FXN (@joinFXN): A connector for the autonomous agent economy, creating a framework-agnostic way for agents to share resources and profit from them.Third Place: JailbreakMe (@jailbreakme_xyz): The first fairly launched AI security platform, where users can earn bounties by testing AI agents.In 15 days, over 400 projects competed for more than $275,000 in prizes, with 21 projects selected.