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Jul 24, 2026

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Roster delta (fetch today): published prize partners on tokyo2026/prizes are World $15k · ENS $10k · Uniswap Foundation $10k · 1inch $5k (~$40k). Sui is gone vs the 2026-07-14 list; 1inch is new. Prize criteria still “coming soon” on all four.

  1. 1inch is a live Tokyo prize track ($5k) — treat Fusion/Pathfinder + Aqua/SwapVM as the stack to learn before Sep; Lisbon is already pushing builders toward programmable swap logic, not generic aggregator demos.
    ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes/1inch · x.com/ETHGlobal/status/2080673048626102728 · x.com/ETHGlobal/status/2080689220616859658

  2. Sui dropped from the Tokyo prize board — drop Sui-first prototypes from Tokyo planning; reallocate depth to the four live tracks (esp. 1inch as the newest wedge).
    ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes

  3. World Phase 3 + Lisbon prize shape = agents acting for verified humans — World entered Phase 3 (proof-of-human for consumer/enterprise/AI agents); Lisbon tracks are explicit: AgentKit · Selfie Check · Identity Check ($15k same band as Tokyo).
    x.com/worldnetwork/status/2080636123701715129 · x.com/ETHGlobal/status/2080674520248033740 · x.com/ETHGlobal/status/2080674623960805413

  4. ENS framing is agent identity, not vanity names — Lisbon prize copy: “Wallets have names. Agents should too”; same window Ambire shipped ENS receive-address change alerts (resolution drift = real send-risk UX).
    x.com/ETHGlobal/status/2080675604316237952 · x.com/ensdomains/status/2080657309362213346

  5. Uniswap signal = tokenized equities + open stack — Uniswap claims $250M stock-token volume on Robinhood Chain; Lisbon prize points builders at Uniswap API · tokenized stocks · v4 hooks.
    x.com/Uniswap/status/2080663640709927024 · x.com/ETHGlobal/status/2080672992627966230

  6. Agent payment rails are the active build surface (x402) — Coinbase’s agent stack (USDC accept + trading tools + x402 SDK) is what devs are actually wiring this window; maps cleanly onto World/1inch/Uniswap agent-trading stories for Tokyo.
    x.com/ax1vc/status/2080649135120597003 · x.com/CoinDesk/status/2080590085389418639

  7. Security lesson for builders: keys > code this week — AFX ~$24M bridge/key compromise (not a contract bug); third “steal the keys” pattern called out after Drift/Verus.
    x.com/MasterChiefNFTs/status/2080674972247183500 · x.com/Art0fDeFi/status/2080645546771972240

Build seeds

  1. Human-gated agent trader (World + 1inch) — World ID / AgentKit binds a spending agent; 1inch Fusion+ executes intent swaps with hard policy caps (who may spend, how much, where).
  2. Named agent receive desk (ENS + Ambire-class UX) — agent subnames + “resolution changed since last pay” guard before any CCTP/USDC payout lands.
  3. Tokenized-equity rebalancer (Uniswap + x402) — agent pays for research/signals via x402, rebalances RH-chain stock tokens through Uniswap API/v4 with one-click human approve.