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Aug 9, 2026

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Roster delta (lead): 1inch is a new Tokyo prize track — not in the 2026-07-14 set (ENS / Uniswap FND / World / Sui). Live prizes page now lists: World $15k · ENS $10k · Uniswap Foundation $10k · 1inch $5k · Sui $5k ($45k published; prize criteria still “coming soon”). 1inch copy points builders at Developer Portal (17 APIs), Pathfinder Swap API, Fusion / Fusion+ intent + cross-chain, MEV protection / gasless. ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes · ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes/1inch


  1. 1inch joins Tokyo ($5k) — new swap/intent prize lane that maps cleanly onto AA + stablecoin agent rails (Fusion+ as the “swap without gas” building block). ethglobal.com/events/tokyo2026/prizes/1inch

  2. Uniswap v4 hooks are the live builder surface (not FND posts) — HookPad shipping multichain v4 hook launches (Robinhood Chain live; Base + Ethereum next): factory → pool + hook, tax/anti-snipe/fee routing in-hook. x.com/Hookdotpad/status/2086497738644979826 · x.com/Hookdotpad/status/2086440223412728025

  3. Sui: Hashi native-BTC narrative (testnet) — community pushing threshold-sig / guardian / Move BTC-as-collateral without wrap; no @SuiNetwork official posts in-window. x.com/williamm168/status/2086422303097934270 · x.com/e88henrique/status/2086458844398440562

  4. World + ENS official handles: quiet window — only fluff (ENS “Happy Birthday base.eth”); no SDK/prize/devrel push in last 8h. x.com/ensdomains/status/2086485584239849600

  5. Base anniversary claim: ~90% of all x402 txns — agents + USDC settlement narrative is concentrated where you already ship (EIP-7702 / embedded wallets / CCTP). x.com/base/status/2086467540084281752

  6. Live paid-dev bounty: Algorand Global x402 Challenge — $100k USD + 500k ALGO; ship pay-per-request API, real usage leaderboard, finalists → Devcon 8. Good rehearsal for Tokyo agent-payment demos (even if ALGO ≠ prize track). x.com/AlgoFoundation/status/2086452609964237297 · algorand.co/global-x402-challenge

  7. x402 facilitator risk = security-tooling wedge — study: 31 novel vulns across 15 facilitators (~99% of observed volume); free-shopping / theft / gas-abuse classes still circulating today. cryptoslate.com/31-newly-discovered-vulnerabilities-expose-9 · x.com/TheAionikAge/status/2086488222993944942

  8. Agent paywall bounty shipping (TEE) — T3N ADK testnet: Rust→WASM enclave contracts with budget + per-call caps; writeup of 8 bugs incl. credit accounting gap. x.com/heishenoch/status/2086369917813530777 · github.com/Henoch4/t3n-adk-bounty


Build seeds

  1. 1inch Fusion+ “agent shop” — embedded wallet + 7702 session keys that only allow Pathfinder/Fusion quotes; human-gated World ID step-up above $N; ENS name as agent endpoint.
  2. Uniswap v4 hook: spend-policy pool — per-tx / daily caps + MEV-safe agent fills (hook enforces policy; no free-shopping path from raw EIP-3009).
  3. Hardened x402 facilitator stub — facilitator-bound settlement + resource binding as a Tokyo security demo (pain from the 31-vuln class × delight for builders who fear agent drains).