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    PayPal

    Also appeared as PayPal USD

    PayPal is known for being at the forefront of digital commerce and now it’s opening the door for millions of merchants and customers around the world to pay (and be paid) their own way — whether in fiat, cryptocurrency, or even the PayPal stablecoin, PYUSD.

    paypal.com ↗@paypaldev ↗
    Prize money awarded
    $30,000
    Prizes
    9
    Winning projects
    9
    Hackathons
    3
    Largest prize
    $4,500
    Active
    2025

    What they reward

    Tech their winners favour

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

    • zk44% of winners · 10% of entries
    • express44% of winners · 13% of entries
    • viem33% of winners · 14% of entries
    • tailwind67% of winners · 32% of entries
    • llm33% of winners · 17% of entries
    • ethereum56% of winners · 33% of entries
    • ethers33% of winners · 20% of entries
    • wagmi33% of winners · 21% of entries

    Hackathons

    1. ETHOnline 2025 Oct 10–31, 2025$10KGold3$10K
    2. New Delhi Sep 26–28, 2025$10KGold3$10K
    3. New York 2025 Aug 15–17, 2025$10KGold3$10K

    Winners

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    Swap Pay

    Swap Pay is an SDK that turns fragmented token balances into smooth payments using EIP-5792

    $6,500 · PayPal USD · Grand Prize (Best Overall: Transformative Use of PYUSD) · +2 more

    Raven

    Anonymous, secure, verifiable marketplace with ZKPs, stealth addresses & PYUSD payments.

    $4,500 · Paypal · Best Overall Transformative Use of PYUSD

    BURP

    Unique agent-driven clusters for safer, diversified crypto investments.

    $3,500 · Paypal · Best Overall Transformative Use of PYUSD

    GreenStake DEX

    AI DEX for staking & trading renew. energy credits on Sepolia with PYUSD settlements & Pyth pricing.

    $3,500 · PayPal USD · PYUSD Consumer Champion (Best Consumer-Focused Payments Experience)

    ETHJobs.cc

    Job platform where payments are held safely in escrow until work is completed and verified

    $3,500 · PayPal USD · Most Innovative Payment-Focused Use of PYUSD

    Wattwealth

    Decentralized platform for tokenized renewable energy investments, enabling profit from energy prod.

    $2,000 · Paypal · Best Overall Transformative Use of PYUSD

    DevQuest

    Decentralized bounty platform: Vincent AI scores PRs, PYUSD pays instantly, Lit Protocol encrypts

    $2,000 · PayPal USD · PYUSD Possibilities Prize ( Most Innovative Use Case of PYUSD )

    EchoBox

    EchoBox: ENS-addressed, time-locked crypto gifts for birthdays, holidays, and special moments.

    $2,000 · PayPal USD · Best Consumer Experience