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Roster delta (web)
- NEW prize track: 1inch ($5k) is live on Tokyo prizes; Sui is gone from the published partner list. Current roster: World $15k · ENS $10k · Uniswap Foundation $10k · 1inch $5k (= $40k published; was ENS/UniswapFND/World/Sui @ $55k as of 2026-07-14). Prize details still “coming soon” for all four.
takeaway — Re-weight prep toward 1inch Swap/Fusion/Aqua APIs; treat Sui as optional until it reappears. — ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes · ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes/1inch
Sponsor drill-down (last 8h)
1inch (new track) — ETHGlobal pushed Aqua + SwapVM live: programmable swap logic (curves, fees, auctions, risk) vs traditional AMM; also framed 1inch as ETHGlobal-born (NYC 2019). Builder vector for Tokyo: intent/cross-chain Fusion+ + Developer Portal APIs, not another aggregator UI.
takeaway — Prototype an agent/AA swap surface on Aqua/SwapVM or Fusion+ now; judges will recognize the Lisbon workshop narrative. — x.com/ETHGlobal/status/2080731609347838204 · x.com/ETHGlobal/status/2080746434752598055World ($15k) — Workshop recap of the three prize-shaping products: AgentKit, Selfie Check, Identity Check (access / trust / eligibility). Same day World’s 3-year post: “infrastructure for humans” vs AI.
takeaway — Tokyo World wins will map to verified-human + agent-acting-for-human flows, not raw World ID demos. — x.com/ETHGlobal/status/2080722390989013417 ·
· x.com/worldnetwork/status/2080712401918320707
Sui (not on Tokyo prizes page) — Protocol-level gasless stablecoin transfers live (no gas token): USDC, USDsui, FDUSD, SuiUSDe, USDB, USDY + wallet list; weekly recap also flagged $10M+ USDsui on Suilend and LP tooling.
takeaway — Strong stablecoin-payments wedge if Sui re-sponsors; deprioritize pure Move learning until roster confirms. — x.com/SuiNetwork/status/2080713882113642620 · x.com/SuiNetwork/status/2080775532476829734ENS / Uniswap Foundation — Official handles quiet in-window (no new SDK/testnet/prize posts from
@ensdomains/@UniswapFND).
takeaway — No fresh sponsor signal; reuse prior stacks (agent names / v4 hooks + Uniswap API).
Broader crypto-dev (build leverage)
x402 agent payments — In-window amplification that Coinbase is enabling AI agents to pay businesses in USDC via x402; builders shipping real paid endpoints (e.g. 10k+ x402 txs, custom facilitators) and scanning x402 into agent tooling.
takeaway — Agent micropay rails are what people are shipping right now — natural combo with World AgentKit + your AA/CCTP lane. — x.com/cryptodotnews/status/2080798180510195904 · x.com/trythreews/status/2080779347359908347 · x.com/the_cia_hacker/status/2080800638703702327Agent-commerce gap — Narrative: payments (x402) + identity (ERC-8004) + negotiation (A2A) exist; adjudication/dispute when agents disagree is still missing.
takeaway — Differentiation for Tokyo: trust/settlement after payment, not another “agent that can pay.” — x.com/_Bitcorn/status/2080779936055631898Security / grants — No high-engagement protocol exploit in-window. Multihopper closed a SuperteamEarn “break agentic flow” bounty (135 submissions / 1k USDC) — signal that agent-path fuzzing is paid work, not a live Tokyo grant.
takeaway — Quiet on big hacks/new large grants; optional side practice on agent-flow bugfinding, not a prize pivot. — x.com/Multihopper/status/2080716829727584634
Build seeds
- Human-gated agent pay desk (World + x402 + AA) — AgentKit wallet spends USDC via x402 only after Selfie/Identity Check on the human principal; spending limits + kill-switch for Tokyo demo delight.
- Intent trading agent on 1inch (1inch + AA/7702) — Embedded-wallet agent that routes via Fusion+/Swap API (and optionally Aqua curves) with human-readable risk caps — exchange-agent track record → prize-native.
- Post-payment agent escrow receipt (World/Uniswap optional) — When two agents dispute “was the API result good enough,” hold USDC and release on human Identity Check or on-chain attest — fills the adjudication hole without governance theater.