Sonic Labs Announces $250,000 Sonic DeFAI Hackathon in Partnership with DoraHacks and Zerebro

George Town, Cayman Islands, January 20, 2025, Chainwire

Sonic Labs, the team behind the highest-performing EVM L1 blockchain Sonic, announced the launch of the Sonic DeFAI Hackathon in collaboration with global hackathon organizer DoraHacks and autonomous AI agent Zerebro.

The hackathon, with a $250,000 prize pool, invites participants to compete over four weeks to create a new AI agent that performs both social and on-chain tasks, further accelerating the development of decentralized finance and AI (DeFAI) at Sonic.

Hackathon submissions open today, January 21, 2025, and close on February 24, 2025. Winners will be announced in early March.

Strengthening AI and blockchain

DeFAI is a term that combines AI and blockchain technology. For example, AI agents on blockchain can automatically handle complex tasks through simple commands, such as bridging assets, exchanging tokens, or depositing liquidity, all in one step. Other AI agents can manage social media accounts and execute marketing strategies efficiently.

The ambition of the Sonic DeFAI Hackathon is to leverage AI frameworks in a way that transforms the way we interact with blockchain technology. From managing social media accounts to executing on-chain tasks, AI agents have become the new frontier of innovation in the blockchain space.

Sonic’s unmatched transaction speeds (10,000 TPS) and sub-second finality ensure AI agents can seamlessly execute complex real-time tasks.

“The Sonic DeFAI Hackathon is a groundbreaking initiative that combines cutting-edge AI capabilities with the transformative power of blockchain. With the $250,000 prize pool, we aim to inspire creators around the world to redefine DeFi through AI agents.” — Luis Fausto, Director of Content, Sonic Labs

Application Process and Submission Instructions

To participate, developers should visit the Sonic DeFAI Hackathon page on DoraHacks, where the hackathon is hosted. Participants must follow the application process below.

• timeline: Participants have four weeks to develop and finalize their projects. The submission deadline is February 21, 2025.
• video demo: Each team must submit a 3-minute demo video introducing their agent via YouTube, Vimeo, or Google Drive.
• repository link: A link to the project’s code repository is required.

Submissions will be evaluated and reviewed by a panel of industry experts, including Michael Kong (CEO of Sonic Labs), Seg (Segment Relations, Sonic Labs), Jeffy Yu (Founder of Zerebro), Ayoub (Chief Engineer of Zerebro), and Daniele Sesta. (Founder, Hey Anon). Additional reviewers may be announced prior to the submission deadline.

Submissions will be judged based on the following criteria:

• technical implementation: Does integration with Sonic demonstrate high-quality software development?
• design: Have the user experience and design of the project been created carefully and intuitively?
• potential impact: What is the potential impact of the project on the blockchain industry?
• quality of ideas: How creative and original is the project?

awards and awards

A total of $250,000 in prize money will be awarded to winning projects across multiple categories.

1. 1st place: $60,000
2. 2nd place: $55,000
3. 3rd place: $45,000
4. Prizes (2): $15,000 each

Additionally, all participants are offered several opportunities to win bonus prizes. If an agent falls into a specific category, the top three winners will also receive bonus prizes.

1. Winner $12,500
2. Runner-up: $7,500

1. Winner $12,500
2. Runner-up: $7,500

1. Winner $12,500
2. Runner-up: $7,500

Support for participants and winners

Throughout the hackathon, participants will have access to comprehensive guidance on idea development, AI frameworks, and project setup. This includes technical support for ZerePy, an open source Python framework developed by Zerebro for creating on-chain and social agents. Sonic Chain is fully integrated with ZerePy for easy and efficient agent building.

The winning team will receive additional benefits, including marketing exposure through official Sonic Labs social media channels and other promotional opportunities to help promote agents to a wider audience.

“By harnessing the power of AI agents, we can simplify once-complex processes and redefine how users interact with DeFi. This hackathon is about building that future today.” — Jeffy Yu, Zerebro founder

For more information or to register for the hackathon, visit the Sonic DeFAI Hackathon page and join the official Telegram group.

Introduction to Sonic

Sonic is the highest-performing EVM L1 that combines speed, incentives, and world-class infrastructure for DeFi powered by S tokens. The chain offers 10,000 TPS and a confirmation time of less than 1 second.

About DoraHacks

DoraHacks is a global hackathon organizer and one of the most active developer incentive platforms in the world. A diverse toolkit to create a global hacker movement in blockchain, quantum computing and space technologies, enabling developers around the world to form teams and fund their ideas and BUIDL through hackathons, bounties, grants, idea networks, developer games and more. Provides: And more.

Introduction to Zerebro

Zerebro is an AI agent that autonomously manages tasks across domains such as social media and blockchain and makes adjustments based on experience to deliver highly personalized results. ZerePy, an open source framework, allows users to deploy custom AI agents in minutes for a seamless and flexible experience.

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