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Roster (live prizes page)
Published prize tracks now: World $15k · ENS $10k · Uniswap Foundation $10k · 1inch $5k (details “coming soon”). Sum $40k.
Source: ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes
vs 2026-07-14 snapshot (ENS / UniswapFND / World / Sui, $55k):
NEW prize track: 1inch ($5k) — not on the Jul-14 roster; first net-new sponsor on the live prizes page.
takeaway — Re-scope Tokyo builds to include intent/swap routing + agent execution (Fusion / Developer Portal APIs), not only AA/identity/DeFi AMM.
ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizesSui not on live prizes — Jul-14 partner; absent from current
/prizeslist (World / 1inch / ENS / Uniswap FND only).
takeaway — Do not prioritize Sui-native work for Tokyo prize scoring until it reappears; treat Sui noise as optional ecosystem skill, not a track.
ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizesUniswap: Permissioned Pools (v4 hook standard) — onchain allowlist checks on swap + LP mint; partners Superstate, Securitize, Dowgo; docs live. Boosted again in-window by @Uniswap.
takeaway — Highest-leverage Uniswap Tokyo wedge is compliant AMM UX (RWA/stable rails + session/7702 wallets), not another generic v4 demo.
blog.uniswap.org/introducing-permissioned-pools-on-uniswap-v · developers.uniswap.org/docs/protocols/v4/permissioned-pools/ · x.com/Uniswap/status/2081100748923023590World: $52.5M Pantera-led locked WLD sale to scale World ID — capital aimed at enterprise + AI-agent proof-of-human infra; ~18M Orb-verified, 475M+ proofs (CoinDesk). Still circulating hard in this window.
takeaway — World track favors agent/human gating products (rate-limit bots, human-only payments/trading), not orb tourism demos.
coindesk.com/business/2026/07/24/sam-altman-backed-world-net · x.com/Blockcastcc/status/20811740527740113191inch product direction for the new track: agent-native MCP/API — 15 APIs (Swap/Balance/Portfolio/…) + MCP for agent workflows; Fusion/intent/cross-chain; co-founder thesis “agents execute majority of swaps by 2030.” (shipped Mar 2026; now maps to Tokyo prize.)
takeaway — Pair your exchange-trading-agent muscle with 1inch execution + policy limits (slippage, chains, signing) for a prize-shaped agent desk.
1inch.com/blog/post/1inch-business-mcp · business.1inch.com/1inch-mcpENS + official World/1inch/UniswapFND/Sui handle firehose: quiet on SDK drops this window — no high-signal ENS/Namechain or World SDK release posts in the 8h band; Uniswap’s real drop is Permissioned Pools (above); 1inch official posts were brand/video + syrupUSDC/T earlier in week.
takeaway — Don’t wait on new ENS tooling for Tokyo; compose existing ENS name/identity with World + 1inch + v4 hooks.
(roster) ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizesNarrative pain: multi-provider identity re-KYC — builder callout: worst crypto UX is verifying identity N times per app stack.
takeaway — Direct World (and ENS naming) wedge: one human/proof → many rails (swap, pay, trade agent).
x.com/IdMintThat/status/2081153563443773717x402 agent micropayments still the live build surface — agents shipping pay-per-request handlers / goal-based settlement talk on Base and elsewhere; low polish, real experiment volume.
takeaway — Map agent-payments work to 1inch execution + World human gate for Tokyo differentiation (pay only if human-or-policy-ok).
x.com/D0xedDevi0/status/2081167800991936788 · x.com/tangvu_dev/status/2081173975665885283
Quiet elsewhere: no fresh high-signal grant/audit-contest or same-day exploit worth builder action in this 8h slice; ENS/Sui sponsor channels thin.
Build seeds
- Human-gated agent desk — World ID (or session proof) unlocks a 1inch-MCP swap/portfolio agent with hard policy limits; prize stack World + 1inch.
- Permissioned stable/RWA swap UX — Uniswap v4 Permissioned Pool allowlist + 7702/embedded wallet “approve once, trade compliant assets”; Uniswap FND track.
- One-name pay & trade shell — ENS as portable identity pointer + World proof-of-human + 1inch Fusion gasless intent for JP/Tokyo demo flows (ENS + World + 1inch).