This is the final twist of Good Vibes Only!

Shortlisted projects can optionally take on the Ctrl + Shift Challenge, adding a new feature aligned with the track they chose, all within 24 hours. Pull it off and you’ll earn a 20% bonus on your final score.

It’s a chance to push your build a little further and show how you ship when the clock is ticking.

Ctrl + Shift Challenges

In addition to the core hackathon tracks, some sponsors are introducing optional random feature challenges tied to their tracks. These challenges are designed to push projects a little further in the final 24 hours and reward teams that can adapt, experiment, and ship under time pressure.

AEON — AI Track: Building AI-Native Payments & Agents

Projects are challenged to explore AI-native payments and agents using AEON’s x402 facilitator.

• Build AI agents or applications that can transact onchain
• Experiment with programmable payments, payable APIs, or autonomous economic behaviour

INFINIT — Prompt-to-DeFi

Projects are challenged to extend their Prompt-to-DeFi strategy using INFINIT’s tooling, including:

• Building strategies using the Smart Action feature, which guides users step by step through parameter selection using intuitive, guided clicks (enabled by typing /)
• Allowing strategies to be saved, re-executed, and shared, so others can copy and run the same strategy independently

Unibase — Long-Term Memory

Projects are challenged to introduce long-term memory or persistent state into their mini dapp.

This can be simple or experimental, as long as it goes beyond a single session. Examples include:

• Remembering user actions, preferences, or history
• Persisting data or behaviour across interactions
• Allowing agents or systems to evolve based on past context
• Recording events or decisions that influence future outcomes

Judging

Final results are decided through a split judging model:

• 50% Community Vote
  • Voting takes place via Snapshot. Voters must hold BNB in the wallet used to vote, and vote weight is determined by the amount of BNB held in that wallet.
• 50% Sponsor Judges
  • Sponsor teams evaluate submissions based on execution, relevance to the track, and how effectively the random feature was implemented, drawing on their ecosystem expertise.

The 20% bonus from the Ctrl + Shift challenge will then be applied to your final score.

Schedule

• Jan 29, 15:00 UTC - Submission deadline. All entries must be live by this time.
• Jan 29, 16:00 UTC - Community voting opens via Snapshot.
• Jan 30, 16:00 UTC - Voting ends and the live stream starts with the winner announcement during the stream, with selected projects showcased.