Deadline: June 22, 2026

The World Cup Trading Hackathon is now live!

Build a bot that trades World Cup events.

Read the rules

00d : 00h : 00m : 00s

World Cup trading hackathon.

It's World Cup season! So build what everyone's looking for: a bot that trades the World Cup and makes money!

Grand prize

$1,000

Real money to trade

Proof

Testnet / paper

Trades, logs, and PnL proven

Deadline

June 22

Midnight Sunday, June 22

Launch your bot token View the rules

THE PRIZE

Deadline: June 22, 2026

Win $1,000.

We are looking for a trading bot with a clear strategy, clean execution, visible risk controls, and a proven track record.

$1,000

Real money to trade.

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 TRADING

Make money trading the World Cup.

Build a bot that reacts to fixtures, odds, lineups, sentiment, live match data, or however else you can make money trading the World Cup. Prove it on testnet or paper trading.

Rules

World Cup trading bot

Build a bot that trades World Cup events and proves it with testnet or paper-trading results.

Builder brief

The bot with the best proven track record wins.

What to ship

A bot that trades around World Cup events (not just backtesting).
A testnet or paper-trading record with trades, logs, and PnL.
A demo showing the strategy, risk limits, and track record.

Market primitives

Signal: fixtures, odds, team news, sentiment, or live data
Proof: testnet or paper-trading logs and replayable decisions
Score: best proven track record wins

ELIGIBILITY

How to enter

Do these before judging. The bot with the best proven track record wins $1,000 to trade with real money.

Launch on Kickstart

Your trading bot 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.

Build a World Cup trading bot

Ship a working bot, demo, or trading loop that makes onchain decisions around World Cup markets.

Prove it

Build in public, live with testnet or paper-trading results with trades, logs, and PnL.

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.

Bonus

Livestream on X

Stream on X for bonus points!

DEADLINE: JUNE 22

Win $1,000.

Launch on Kickstart, build in public, prove your bot on testnet or paper trading, and show judges how it makes money trading the World Cup before the June 22 deadline.

Launch your bot token

Read the founder guide Explore Kickstart