Stellar Hacks - Agents Hackathon launches on DoraHacks, challenging developers to build applications for the emerging agent economy using Stellar's testnet or mainnet. The hackathon offers up to $5,000 in XLM prizes and closes April 13th, with a focus on enabling AI agents to transact directly through HTTP 402 Payment Required paywalls powered by Stellar's settlement layer.
Stellar Hacks - Agents Hackathon is now live on DoraHacks, inviting developers to build for the emerging agent economy with submissions due April 13th and prizes up to $5,000 in XLM. Participants must submit demo videos and open-source code that interact with Stellar's testnet or mainnet. The hackathon explores how AI agents can discover and pay for services in real-time using HTTP 402 Payment Required paywalls, enabled by x402 & MPP infrastructure and Stellar's settlement layer with assets like USDC. This represents a shift from platform-based internet to programmable, per-request value exchange where agents transact directly without accounts or subscriptions. The timing capitalizes on AI agents moving from experimental to production use, where developers are already running tools like Openclaw that orchestrate workflows autonomously.