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Aug 7, 2026

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Window: 2026-08-06 22:00 → 2026-08-07 06:00 IST · DEV-only

Sponsor roster (web)

Published prize page now lists 5 tracks / $45k (prize details still “coming soon”). 1inch is NEW vs the 2026-07-14 set (ENS / Uniswap FND / World / Sui).

Sponsor Prize Status
World $15,000 returning
ENS $10,000 returning
Uniswap Foundation $10,000 returning
1inch $5,000 NEW track
Sui $5,000 returning

Source: ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes

Items (sponsor-first)

  1. NEW prize track: 1inch ($5k) — intent/Fusion+ stack on the Tokyo board
    takeaway — Open a real 1inch Developer Portal lane (Swap API / Pathfinder / Fusion / Fusion+ intents) now; judges will score “best rates + MEV-safe / gasless UX,” not another thin aggregator wrapper.
    ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes · ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes/1inch

  2. Sui: Spheres prototype — multi-agent private markets with on-chain rule enforcement
    takeaway — Sui is demoing competitive agents that bid privately (no peer price leakage), bind winners, and log every step — direct map to agent trading / coordination demos for the Sui $5k track.
    x.com/SuiNetwork/status/2085455118162694421

  3. World: “proof of human” as the center of AI-era trust
    takeaway — Official narrative is human-vs-AI distinction + inclusive finance; World $15k (largest Tokyo pot) will favor products where World ID gates agent spend / access, not a bolt-on login button.
    x.com/worldnetwork/status/2085397673423548872 · ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes/world

  4. Uniswap FND / ENS — quiet in-window
    takeaway — No new SDK/devrel push from @UniswapFND or @ensdomains in the last 8h; keep Uni v4 hooks + ENSIP-15 normalization as standing prep, not today’s signal.
    (no in-window post)

  5. Circle: public Discovery API for Agent Marketplace (USDC / x402 rail)
    takeaway — No-auth catalog query over ~900+ agent endpoints (Arbitrum/Base/Ethereum) is the missing “find then pay” piece for autonomous trading/payment agents — wire it into your AA + CCTP stack before Tokyo.
    x.com/circle/status/2085420269557137726 · cryptobriefing.com/circle-discovery-api-agent-services/ · agents.circle.com/services

  6. MoonPay PayBox × Resy live on x402 (agent books + pays via chat)
    takeaway — Consumer-grade x402 is shipping: AI agent finds table → pays from PayBox → Resy confirms — gold reference UX for “agent payments that feel like chat,” not another payment SDK landing page.
    x.com/moonpay/status/2085481015619776913

  7. No fresh grants / audit contests / builder-relevant incidents in-window
    takeaway — Skip contest farming this cycle; focus build time on 1inch + World + Sui tracks and the Circle/x402 agent-payments wave.
    (no qualifying source)

Build seeds

  1. Human-gated agent spend desk (World + 1inch) — World ID unlocks a session-scoped smart account that can only route USDC via 1inch Fusion+ intents with a hard spend cap and human re-auth on size.
  2. Private multi-agent RFQ for energy/compute (Sui Spheres pattern) — Rival agents bid sealed offers; Sphere-style rules enforce capacity, commitment, and audit logs — apply same pattern to exchange liquidity or compute auctions.
  3. Chat-native “discover → pay → act” agent (Circle Discovery + x402 + your AA/7702 wallet) — Agent queries Discovery API for a data/service endpoint, settles USDC via x402, then executes a 1inch swap or CCTP transfer without a dapp UI — PayBox/Resy delight, DeFi depth.