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1inch. Drilling into prize pages and last-8h crypto-dev signal.## ETHGlobal Tokyo digest · last 8h (to 2026-08-08 13:00 IST)
1. NEW prize track: 1inch ($5k) — not on the 2026-07-14 partner list (ENS / Uniswap FND / World / Sui); Tokyo prizes page now lists 1inch pushing Swap API + Pathfinder, Fusion/Fusion+ (intent + cross-chain, MEV protection, zero gas), limit orders, and a 17-API Developer Portal — natural fit for exchange-agent / payment-rail builds.
ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes · ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes/1inch
2. Roster refresh (prize details still “coming soon”) — current listed pots: World $15k, ENS $10k, Uniswap Foundation $10k, 1inch $5k, Sui $5k ($45k visible; was $55k published Jul 14 — track for more partners landing before apply-by Sep 23).
ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes
3. Sui · free stablecoin sends (in-window official push) — @SuiNetwork (23:02 UTC Aug 7) is still amplifying protocol-level $0 gas P2P stablecoin transfers (no SUI balance required for allowlisted shapes); Tokyo Sui track ($5k) + your stablecoin/AA UX lane = gasless receive/send demos without faucet friction.
x.com/SuiNetwork/status/2085864061691199806 · certik.com/blog/advancing-sui-the-evolution-of-suis-payment-
4. Sui · confidential transfers (same-day sponsor narrative) — Aug 7 blog + thread: confidential transfers in public beta, TRM as design partner; framing is institutional stablecoin/payroll privacy with selective disclosure / view keys — wedge is “private amount + still compliance-operable,” not pure mixers.
sui.io/blog/why-privacy-is-the-next-phase-of-blockchain-adop · x.com/SuiNetwork/status/2085774504270475576
5. x402 live pattern: agent → human paid with EIP-3009 only — @MySphereAI (02:34 UTC Aug 8): agent holds a signature not gas; HTTP 402 → EIP-3009 USDC auth → third party broadcasts; escrow on Base with no owner/pause — pure agent-payment primitive you already ship.
x.com/MySphereAI/status/2085917532989358532
6. AA × x402 pain (wedge) — smart-account / ERC-4337 agents break at x402 facilitators that expect EOA signatures (EIP-1271 rejected); open-source “sidecar EOA + USDC allowance from AA treasury” pattern is what people are shipping as the workaround.
x.com/mikkoonchain/status/2085802305417281558
7. Fair-exchange gap on x402 (research, build-leverage) — EthResearch: payment alone ≠ correct compute; ZkInferenceEscrow design makes settlement atomic (ZK proof of pinned circuit + EIP-3009 pull); measured Base Sepolia costs show escrow open/settle gas dominates after batching — channel funding > pure proof aggregation.
ethresear.ch/t/atomic-zk-proof-gated-settlement-for-x402-age · x.com/ethresearchbot/status/2085803244027105300
Quiet on official handles in-window: @UniswapFND, World/Worldcoin, @ensdomains (ENS normalization explainer was earlier Aug 7 / blog dated Aug 6 — not a new release). No new Tokyo-specific bounty text beyond “prize details coming soon.”
Build seeds
- 1inch + 7702 trading agent — embedded/7702 wallet that pays gas in USDC, routes via 1inch Fusion+/Pathfinder, and settles agent limit-order intents without the user ever holding ETH.
- Sui free-stables receive rail + World human-gate — gasless stablecoin P2P UX for first-time receivers (no SUI faucet), with World ID step only when unlocking higher limits / confidential-transfer view-key handoff.
- x402 AA sidecar kit (ENS-named agent) — one package that turns any smart-account treasury into a facilitator-compatible EOA spender with allowance caps, primary ENS for the agent identity, and optional ZK-escrow settlement for paid inference APIs.