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    Hedera

    Also appeared as Hedera Hashgraph

    Prizes on Devfolio and ETHGlobal

    Hedera stands apart as a leading EVM blockchain through its distinctive developer experience, enabling developers of all backgrounds to leverage familiar tools like Solidity or its JavaScript SDK* to build breakthrough applications. Hedera also hasSDKs for Java, Python, Rust, Go, and Swift!

    Sponsoring next: ETHGlobal Mumbai (Nov 5–7, 2026)

    hedera.com ↗@hedera ↗
    Prize money awarded
    $259,500
    Prizes
    125
    Winning projects
    123
    Hackathons
    18
    Largest prize
    $15,000
    Active
    2021–2026

    What they reward

    Tech their winners favour

    Share of Hedera's winners using it, against all entries at the same hackathons.

    • hedera85% of winners · 11% of entries
    • llm32% of winners · 20% of entries
    • python12% of winners · 9% of entries
    • solidity48% of winners · 37% of entries
    • typescript39% of winners · 31% of entries

    Recurring prizes

    Tracks offered at more than one hackathon.

    • AI & Agentic Payments on Hedera4 hackathons · about $6,000 · last 2026
    • Hedera EVM: Smart Contracts & Cross‑Chain Integrations4 hackathons · about $3,500 · last 2025
    • Ecosystem Builder Bounty4 hackathons · about $4,500 · last 2024
    • EVM Starter Bounty4 hackathons · about $3,500 · last 2024
    • "No Solidity Allowed" — Build with Hedera SDKs3 hackathons · about $3,333 · last 2026
    • Tokenization on Hedera3 hackathons · about $2,833 · last 2026
    • AI on Hedera3 hackathons · about $3,000 · last 2025
    • Hedera Overall Winner3 hackathons · about $3,000 · last 2025

    Hackathons

    1. ETHOnline 2026 Sep 4–16, 2026$15KCore10$15K
    2. Lisbon 2026 Jul 24–26, 2026$15KCore10$15K
    3. New York 2026 Jun 12–14, 2026$15KCore11$15K
    4. Cannes 2026 Apr 3–5, 2026$15KCore9$15K
    5. ETHDenver 2026 Feb 18–21, 2026$25K–8$25K
    6. Buenos Aires Nov 21–23, 2025$10KGold5$10K
    7. ETHOnline 2025 Oct 10–31, 2025$10KGold5$10K
    8. New Delhi Sep 26–28, 2025$10KGold5$10K
    9. New York 2025 Aug 15–17, 2025$10KGold4$10K
    10. Cannes Jul 4–6, 2025$10KGold5$10K
    11. Prague May 30 – Jun 1, 2025$10KGold5$10K
    12. ETHDenver 2025 Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2025$50K–13$50K
    13. Bangkok Nov 15–17, 2024$10KGold3$4.5K
    14. San Francisco Oct 18–20, 2024$10KGold5$10K
    15. Singapore Sep 20–22, 2024$10KGold5$10K
    16. ETHOnline 2024 Aug 23 – Sep 13, 2024$10KGold10$10K
    17. ETHDenver 2024 Feb 23 – Mar 2, 2024$30K–10$30K
    18. ETHDenver & ColoradoJam 2021 Feb 5–12, 2021$0–0–

    Winners

    All 123 winning projects →

    InfoFi

    Price discovery of information, such as ML datasets. An intersection of DeFi, AI, and Information / Data

    $20,000 · Hedera · Hedera AI and Agents Challenge · +1 more

    Aloria

    +3

    A decentralized omni-powerful AI personal assistant that can complete all kinds of tasks by operating directly on web browser

    $16,000 · AirDAO · AI in AirDAO · +6 more

    Croslend

    Lend, Borrow, and Unite Across Chains

    $14,000 · MoonBeam · Cross-Chainify any dApp with Moonbeam · +2 more

    NFTs With Benefits

    Fully decentralized AI agents that evolve with usage, represented by a dynamic NFT.

    $10,500 · Taraxa · Use Taraxa as if it were an Ethereum L2 · +3 more

    SmolSend

    Send tokens to friends via a link, without them needing a wallet upfront

    $10,500 · AirDAO · Best App for AirDAO Network · +3 more

    ChargeHive

    ChargeHive: Monetize your parking & EV charger while building a community-driven, sustainable future.

    $10,000 · Hedera · Hedera EVM Builder

    Deployooor

    Securely deploy, verify, and log smart contract deployments with a cross-platform desktop GUI!

    $9,000 · Hedera · Hedera Bounty 3 - Exceptional Ecosystem Integration · +2 more

    ZKML Options Liquidator

    Permissionless Options Liquidation system, using ZKML to prove complex off-chain calcualations so anyone can make profit liquidating delinquent actors and keep the protocol safe for the good actors.

    $8,500 · Arbitrum · Best DeFi Project · +3 more

    Ava The MultiChain DeFAI Agent

    +1

    Autonomous multi-chain DeFAi agent system with built-in intellectual property rights management for AI-powered financial operations.

    $8,000 · Wormhole network · Build Multichain DeFi using the Wormhole Typescript SDK · +4 more