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Aug 6, 2026

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Roster delta

Published prize tracks now include 1inch ($5k) — not on the 2026-07-14 partner set. Live roster on prizes page: World $15k · ENS $10k · Uniswap Foundation $10k · Sui $5k · 1inch $5k. Prize briefs still “coming soon.” ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes

  1. NEW prize track: 1inch ($5k) — Developer Portal (17 APIs), Pathfinder Swap API, Fusion/Fusion+ intent + cross-chain swaps, MEV-protected / gasless framing; fresh wedge for aggregator + intent UX on top of your AA/payments stack. ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes/1inch

  2. Uniswap: day-one DEX on Arc (stablecoin chain; mainnet Sep 16) — Uni positions itself as #1 stable⇄stable venue on a purpose-built stablecoin L1; maps cleanly to payment-rail + trading-agent demos before Tokyo. x.com/Uniswap/status/2085389888933790176

  3. Uniswap Labs: Pools / @TradePools on Robinhood Chain — v4 launchpad (Crowd/Instant), locked + autocompounding LP, sniper mitigation, API surface to aggregators; Foundation track signal is “ship on Uniswap distribution,” not pure meme farming. x.com/Uniswap/status/2085373188003827956 · blog.uniswap.org/robinhood-chain-is-live

  4. Sui: Walrus + Astros ship WVTS — open verifiable trading-data standard (22M+ records), certified on Sui, machine-readable for agents; pain wedge = agents can’t trust fragmented exchange/indexer feeds. x.com/SuiNetwork/status/2085385082639204679 · x.com/WalrusProtocol/status/2085352186653880732

  5. ENS: ENSIP-15 normalization push for integrators — stop custom lowercase; use shared libs so namehash/resolution matches across wallets/apps (homoglyph / emoji safety). x.com/ensdomains/status/2085351771879432600 · ens.domains/blog/post/how-ens-normalization-works

  6. World: human-proof product push (World ID + App) — World_ID ties “prove human” to AI-era social-engineering risk; World App surfaces yield for verified World ID holders (12.37% APY on first 1k USDC/WLD) — product surface for human-gated finance, not quest farming. x.com/world_id/status/2085400658593624096 · x.com/useworldapp/status/2085403991609864381

  7. Circle Gateway: ERC-1271 transfer auth (AA-native USDC) — smart contracts/wallets authorize Gateway burns without EOA delegate (contractSigner: true); direct fit for 7702/embedded-wallet + CCTP-style multi-chain balance UX. x.com/BuildOnCircle/status/2085382038656549030

  8. Builder pain (agent payments rail): CCTP “complete” ≠ Gateway credit — real debug writeup: confirmed CCTP burn, Gateway balance still 0 across domains; needs reconcile path / better indexing errors before agent pay-per-call works. x.com/AyaanOnCrypto/status/2085358178053824992
    Security backdrop: Coldcard firmware-era drains still climbing in discourse (~$88M–$100M+ cited); July losses framed as mostly keys/ops not novel contract bugs — design for recovery + policy, not “cold = safe.” x.com/Mr__Kovacs/status/2085342590438662284 · x.com/hackenclub/status/2085313267166011625

Build seeds

  1. 1inch Fusion+ + 7702/smart-wallet checkout — intent-based stable swaps with zero-gas UX for agent or embedded-wallet payments (new 1inch track + Uni stable routing narrative).
  2. Gateway ERC-1271 burn from embedded AA wallet — multi-source unified USDC pay (no EOA delegate) with explicit post-CCTP reconcile UX (fix the Selat-class pain).
  3. World ID–gated agent spend policy + ENS-normalized endpoint identity — only verified humans can authorize high-risk agent payments; names resolve via ENSIP-15 libs (World + ENS tracks, AA delight).