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Sponsor roster (web)
- NEW prize track: 1inch — $5,000 on the live Tokyo 2026 prizes page (not in the Jul-14 ENS / Uniswap FND / World / Sui set). Stack they advertise for builders: Developer Portal (17 APIs), Pathfinder Swap API, Fusion / Fusion+ intent + cross-chain, MEV protection / zero-gas UX. Prize criteria still “coming soon.” Takeaway: treat 1inch as a first-class track and pre-wire Swap + Fusion into any AA/payment demo. — ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes/1inch · ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes
- Published roster now: World $15k, ENS $10k, Uniswap Foundation $10k, 1inch $5k (= $40k listed; all “prize details coming soon”). Sui is not on the prizes page vs Jul-14 confirmed partners — either unlisted yet or dropped; don’t bank a Sui track until it reappears. — ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes
Sponsor ecosystem (X + docs, last ~8h)
- Uniswap / UF — DualPool hook is live (audited, open-source, deployable by any team). Capital parks in ERC-4626 vaults, JIT-pulls for the swap, returns same-block; built w/ Spark stablecoin FX layer; OpenZeppelin audit May–Jun 2026 (no crit/high). Devrel push in-window: @UniswapBuilders deep-dive + official docs (swap / LP / router / deploy guides). Takeaway: highest-leverage UF Tokyo wedge = stablecoin MM UX on DualPool, not another vanilla v4 pool. — x.com/UniswapBuilders/status/2080003385215049824 · developers.uniswap.org/docs/protocols/v4-hooks/dualpool/over · blog.uniswap.org/dualpool-hook-is-now-live
- ENS — Marketplace RFP applications open (in-window @ENS_DAO). Submit by Aug 5 23:59 UTC; eval/interviews Aug 5–19; award ≤ Aug 28; scope = live/near-live revenue-generating ENS marketplace, award band $200k–$500k (SPP3 leftover). Public Q&A call Jul 29. Takeaway: parallel non-hackathon ENS funding if you can ship a real marketplace UX — orthogonal to the $10k Tokyo prize but same stack. — x.com/ENS_DAO/status/2080002270951846280 · discuss.ens.domains/t/marketplace-rfp-submission-timeline-an
- World / 1inch / Sui official handles: no substantive SDK, bounty, or Tokyo-prize signal in-window (1inch only ambient engagement).
Broader crypto-dev (build-leverage)
- Security (must-know for builders): AFX third-party bridge on Arbitrum drained ~$24.15M USDC (~21:30 UTC Jul 22). Blockaid: exploit on AFX-operated bridge, not Arbitrum native. Offchain/Goldfeder: Arbitrum canonical bridge clean; PeckShield notes withdrawal authorized by hot-validator signature quorum after dispute window — not a pure on-chain logic bypass. Takeaway: if your Tokyo app bridges stables (CCTP/intent/aggregator), never inherit a third-party bridge’s trust model; show explicit route + trust UI. — x.com/blockaid_/status/2080080240265621680 · x.com/sgoldfed/status/2080071210847674709 · x.com/WuBlockchain/status/2080084093992415266
- x402 / agent-pay chatter exists (demo merchants, MCP paid tools) but is low-engagement noise this window — no new major protocol/SDK ship worth building on for Tokyo yet.
Build seeds (pain × adoption × delight × differentiation)
- 7702 embedded wallet → DualPool-backed stable FX rail → 1inch Fusion fallback so idle USDC earns vault yield until spend, then one-tap intent swap with MEV-safe fill (UF + 1inch tracks).
- World human-check gate on agent spend limits (hard on-chain caps + kill switch) so a payment agent can only act after World proof — retail-safe agent commerce for World’s $15k.
- ENS primary name as merchant/pay identity with CCTP settle + 1inch quote badge in the receipt UI — demoable in 36h and reusable for the Marketplace RFP story if you go live.