v.2026 / Beijing / May 22-24

ETH
Beijing
'26

// AI × Web3 · single track

A 48-hour in-person hackathon for builders exploring autonomous agents, verifiable inference, agent wallets, intent systems, on-chain reasoning, and crypto-native AI products.

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Prize pool $5,000
Track AI × Web3
Winners Top 3
Window 48 hours
agent_manifest.json 
$ ethbeijing init --year 2026
→ Resolving manifest...
→ Fetching /tracks
✓ ai_x_web3 ............ active
→ Loading prize_pool ... $5,000 USD

$ agent.spawn --role hacker
→ Booting model: "gpt-on-chain"
→ Memory: ipfs://0xbeijing
→ Wallet: 0x...c0de
✓ READY.
$ build --idea "<your_idea>"

02 / Prize Pool

Focused rewards for focused builds. // USD

There is one main AI x Web3 track this year. The top three teams split the full $5,000 prize pool.

Total pool $5,000
01

First place

Best overall AI × Web3 build

$2,500
02

Second place

Technical excellence

$1,500
03

Third place

Strong concept with shipped demo

$1,000

03 / Track

Only AI × Web3. // focus

No scattered categories this year. Every team builds in the same arena: AI systems that become more useful, trustworthy, or composable through Web3.

agent walletsverifiable inferencezkMLintent solverson-chain RAGmodel marketsdata DAOsautonomous protocols

04 / Schedule

Three days, one build sprint. // 48h hack window

Details may adjust as workshops and mentors are confirmed.

DAY 01

May 22

Opening, workshops, team formation, hacking starts

DAY 02

May 23

Mentor office hours, AI x Web3 sessions, mid-hack check-in

DAY 03

May 24

Final submission, live demos, awards, after party

05 / Venue

Beijing, on site. // 39.91° N

KUN LUN NEST

KUN LUN NEST

1F, Design Capital Building, Xicheng District, Beijing - Kunlun Nest Humanoid Robot Laboratory.

39.9042 N / 116.4074 E

06 / Sponsors & Partners

Backers from last year. // inherited roster

For now we are carrying over the 2025 sponsor, partner, media, university, and community materials while the 2026 roster is confirmed.

Sponsors

Sponsor 01 Sponsor 01
Sponsor 02 Sponsor 02
Sponsor 03 Sponsor 03
Sponsor 04 Sponsor 04
Sponsor 05 Sponsor 05
Sponsor 06 Sponsor 06
Sponsor 07 Sponsor 07
Sponsor 08 Sponsor 08
Sponsor 09 Sponsor 09

Partners

Partner 01 Partner 01
Partner 02 Partner 02
Partner 03 Partner 03

Media

Odaily Odaily
BlockBeats BlockBeats
TechFlow TechFlow
Foresight News Foresight News
PANews PANews
ChainCatcher ChainCatcher

University & Community Support

PKU PKU
Tsinghua Tsinghua
Zhejiang University Zhejiang University
BHBA BHBA
CUFE CUFE
Blockchain Association Blockchain Association
Dongbei University Dongbei University
PolyU PolyU
Fudan Fudan
SJTU SJTU
Renmin Renmin
BUPT BUPT
Shenzhen University Shenzhen University
0xU 0xU
Guangzhou Guangzhou
CUHK CUHK
Zhejiang Sci-Tech Zhejiang Sci-Tech
Road to Devcon Road to Devcon
XLink Labs XLink Labs
LXDAO LXDAO
CUITBCA CUITBCA
OpenBuild OpenBuild
Plancker Plancker
Beida Web3 Beida Web3
NKUBA NKUBA
DeFi HackLabs DeFi HackLabs
Community 01 Community 01
Community 02 Community 02
Community 03 Community 03
Community 04 Community 04
Community 05 Community 05
Community 06 Community 06

07 / FAQ

FAQ // common queries

01Who should apply?

Developers, researchers, designers, and founders building at the intersection of AI and Web3.

02How many tracks are there?

One. ETH Beijing 2026 is fully focused on AI x Web3.

03What is the prize split?

The $5,000 pool is split across the top three teams: $2,500, $1,500, and $1,000.

04Can I join remotely?

The hackathon is designed as an in-person Beijing event.

Bring the agentic web on-chain.

Applications are open. Bring a team, a stack, and a working idea worth testing in public.

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