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Listing notes: Encode / DoraHacks / Akindo / Devpost are heavily client-rendered; solid organizer detail came from direct programme/event URLs + search. ETHGlobal upcoming unchanged (Lisbon IRL Jul 24–26, ETHOnline Sep 4–16, Tokyo Sep 25–27, Mumbai Nov 6–8). Akindo wave-hacks: no new wave/buildathon text surfaced. Major-lab search: Gemini×XPRIZE still Aug 17 / $2M (already known); no new OpenAI/Anthropic/xAI/Meta custom-subdomain challenge beyond knowns.1(https://www.encodeclub.com/)
Re-verify (organizer sources; unchanged → omit from DEADLINES_JSON):
- Monad Spark → 2026-07-19 still (buildanything.so)
- TxODDS World Cup → 2026-07-19 still (superteam; countdown at zero / last day)
- OpenAI × NamasteDev → 2026-07-19 23:59 IST still
- Midnight × MLH → final Devpost submit Sun Jul 19 ~11:45 AM ET still
- OpenAI Build Week / Codex Challenge → 2026-07-21 still (openai.devpost.com / community)
- Agents of SigNoz → 2026-07-26 still (project sprint Jul 20–26)
- Casper Agentic Finals → 2026-07-26 23:59 still (dorahacks detail)
- Canton Encode + Rally/UXmaxx Encode pages returned empty this run → could not re-confirm; leave as tracked Jul 19 until an organizer surface loads
Ranked new / changed (≤10)
1. Global AI Hackathon Series with Qwen Cloud (Alibaba) - submission 2026-07-20 14:00 PDT - $45k cash (~$70k+ cash+credits) - remote - Big-platform AI-agent tracks; 2-day lead-time, high prize×fit for solo India remote - qwencloud-hackathon.devpost.com/2(https://www.linkedin.com/posts/encode-club_meet-the-judges-for-the-raingentic-commerce-activity-7482453905398894592-_KQU)
2. Arc Programmable Money (Encode × Circle) - DEADLINE CHANGE: final submission 2026-08-09 (AoE), not Aug 22; reg closes Aug 8; Demo Day Aug 20 - prize = accelerator seats (up to 8 teams), cash TBD on page - remote - Agentic Economy + DeFi on USDC L1; fits crypto×agents; update calendar - encodeclub.com/programmes/arc-hackathon3(https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/raingentic-commerce-hackathon-nyc-tickets-1994005165126)
3. Agentic Commerce Hackathon (Prava × OpenAI) - STRUCTURE CHANGE: apply ~2026-07-26 (organizer LinkedIn/X); 48h build Jul 31–Aug 2 (submission end of event ≈ 2026-08-02); FAQ also cites Jul 27 OpenAI form - ~$65–66k cash+credits - remote - DATE CONFLICT risk if you treated Jul 26 as submission; fail-safe: register by Jul 26, ship by Aug 2 - agentic-commerce.devfolio.co/
4. BLI Legal Tech Hackathon 2 - submission through 2026-10-31 - $50k - virtual - Long-lead Dora underrated; only if you want legal/RegTech AI×crypto - dorahacks.io/hackathon/legal-hack-2026/detail3(https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/raingentic-commerce-hackathon-nyc-tickets-1994005165126)
5. AI Factory (native.builder × lablab) - build 2026-08-03 → 2026-08-10 - prize TBA - remote - Weak until prize posts; agent-built full apps - lablab.ai/ai-hackathons/nativebuilder-build-without-limits
Not ranked for you: fal×Sequoia 72h video (live, invite/300 already in, creative not core dev); Raingentic Commerce (Encode×Rain, IRL NYC Aug 8–9 only); ETHGlobal Lisbon (IRL); Laptop LLM Challenge (Africa-hardware framing).