The Kickstart Hackathon.
Launch your idea on Kickstart, ship in public, and get flown out to Miami to pitch live on stage at Consensus 2026, the Super Bowl of Blockchain.
Grand prize
$10,000
Flights, hotel + $10k investment into your token
Creator fees
~1%
Of all trading volume
Demo day
May 7
Founder selected May 2
THE PRIZE
Get flown out to Miami.
One founder gets fully-paid flights to Miami, hotel, and pitches their idea live.
Round-trip flights
Wherever you are in the world, we cover the journey to Miami.
Accommodation
A place to sleep if you decide to take a quick break from coding.
On-stage pitch slot
Pitch live at Consensus to founders, operators, and VCs.
All-access Consensus pass
Full event access. Every keynote, every party, every side room.
VC introductions
Direct intros to the funds backing the world's biggest crypto and tech founders.
AND EVERY BUILDER WALKS AWAY WITH
Forever creator fees
~1% of all trading volume on your token keeps flowing to you. Even after the hackathon ends.
Accelerator fast-track
Top performers get scouted directly into the Kickstart accelerator after the hackathon.
THE THEMES
It doesn't have to be crypto.
From AI to peptides, here's what we're most excited about seeing.
AI
Foundation models, applications, infrastructure.
AI agents
Autonomous systems that act on your behalf.
Peptides
Bio-engineered chains. The next era of biology.
AI defense
Models, tooling, and systems for national security.
Physical weaponry / defense
Body armour, exoskeletons, night vision.
Robotics
Hardware, software, and embodied intelligence.
Building something else? Launch it anyway. Let the market decide.
Existing ideas welcome. If you've got a project you've already been building, that's even better. As long as you haven't launched a token for it yet.
ELIGIBILITY
How to enter
Do these and you're automatically in the running.
Launch on Kickstart
Your project must have a token live on Kickstart.
Get skin in the game
Hold meaningful supply throughout the hackathon (ideally locking 10-50%). No selling or trading your own tokens.
Follow the founder guide
Read the guide and follow the steps before you launch.
Quote-RT the announcement
Quote-retweet the hackathon announcement to declare you are in.
Post on X every day
Daily updates on X. No silent days.
Tag @EasyA_Kickstart
Tag @EasyA_Kickstart on every post so the team can see and amplify you.
Project name & description
A clear, sharp description of what you're building, who it's for, and why it matters.
Public links
Project site, X handle, explainer video, LinkedIn etc.
Livestream on X
Stream on X for bonus points!
THE CLOCK IS TICKING
Launch your idea tonight.
We will select the top founder on May 2.