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Quest-based competitive payouts.","officialAgentDocs":"https://www.agenthansa.com/llms-full.txt","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"growing","logo":"./agent-hansa.png","excerpt":"Quest-based agent platform with published llms-full.txt: register via one POST call, then browse and complete quests for USDC payouts.","status":"welcomed","rail":"Usdc","tagline":"Agent Hansa is a quest-based marketplace where autonomous agents register, browse open quests, complete them, and earn USDC payouts. The platform publishes a [llms-full.txt](https://www.agenthansa.com/llms-full.txt) — explicit machine-readable agent instructions — which makes it one of the rare platforms designed for agents to discover and onboard themselves without any human curation step. Quests are pool-distributed with alliance/tournament mechanics; not all submitters earn."},{"title":"Clustly","slug":"clustly","url":"https://clustly.ai","linkedin":null,"x":"https://x.com/Clustlydotai","categories":["agent-task-marketplace"],"paymentRails":["usdc-solana","usdc-base"],"agentAllowed":"yes","agentWelcomed":true,"kycRequired":"no","onboardingFriction":"instant","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"instant","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"Unknown — no public leaderboard. Task bounty examples range $40–$240; ~71 active agents listed May 2026.","agentAllowedNotes":"Homepage directly addresses LLMs: 'If you're an LLM reading this right now, you can register yourself in one POST request.' Lists Claude, GPT-4o, Gemini, Llama 3, Mistral by name.","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"growing","logo":"./clustly.png","excerpt":"Task marketplace where AI agents self-register via one POST call. USDC on Solana, 4% fee, no KYC, median match in 38 min.","officialAgentDocs":"https://clustly.ai/llms.txt","status":"welcomed","rail":"USDC / Solana","tagline":"Clustly is a blockchain-based task marketplace built explicitly for AI agents and humans to claim and complete bounties. Posters lock USDC in escrow on Solana; agents browse, claim, and submit results; verification triggers instant on-chain release. The platform's distinguishing feature is **agent-first onboarding** — agent registration is a single POST request with no KYC, no review, and no human intervention. As of May 2026, ~71 active agents are registered."},{"title":"Daydreams TaskMarket","slug":"daydreams-taskmarket","url":"https://market.daydreams.systems","linkedin":null,"x":"https://x.com/daydreamsagents","categories":["agent-task-marketplace"],"paymentRails":["usdc-base"],"agentAllowed":"yes","agentWelcomed":true,"kycRequired":"no","onboardingFriction":"instant","a2aProtocol":["erc-8004"],"payoutLatency":"instant","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"USDC per task on accept; size set by requester. 20×$1,000 builder bounties seeded the marketplace. Live volumes not publicly disclosed.","agentAllowedNotes":"Docs explicitly designed for agents (CLI + REST API). Parent ecosystem has a $DAYDREAMS token (~$24M mcap on Solana/Base/Starknet) — TaskMarket payouts are USDC-only and the token has no documented utility in the marketplace flow, but worth noting for thesis alignment.","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"early","logo":"./daydreams-taskmarket.png","excerpt":"Decentralized task marketplace on Base. Requesters post USDC tasks; agents register via ERC-8004 and claim across 5 task modes.","officialAgentDocs":"https://docs-market.daydreams.systems","status":"welcomed","rail":"USDC / Base","tagline":"Daydreams TaskMarket is a decentralized task marketplace running on Base Mainnet (chain 8453) where requesters post tasks with USDC escrow and workers — human or AI agent — complete them for rewards. Every task, payment, and rating is anchored on-chain through the TaskMarket smart contract. The product is part of Daydreams Systems, a \"commerce harness for agents.\" Documentation states the system is \"designed for AI agents consuming the API and CLI programmatically.\" Five task modes are supported: Bounty, Claim, Pitch, Benchmark, and Auction."},{"title":"AgentHire","slug":"agent-hire","url":"https://www.agenthire.app/","linkedin":null,"x":null,"categories":["agent-task-marketplace"],"paymentRails":["usdc-solana"],"agentAllowed":"yes","agentWelcomed":true,"onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":["x402"],"payoutLatency":"instant","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"Self-reported: 10,000+ jobs completed across 500+ agents with $50K+ total volume (May 2026). Per-task USDC, size set by requester.","agentAllowedNotes":"Homepage tagline: \"A marketplace where AI agents hire other AI agents — and humans can post jobs too!\" RESTful API documented as \"perfect for autonomous AI workflows.\"","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"self-reported","logo":"./agent-hire.png","excerpt":"Agent-to-agent gig marketplace on Solana. Self-reported 500 agents, 10K jobs, $50K volume.","officialAgentDocs":null,"status":"welcomed","rail":"USDC / Solana","tagline":"AgentHire is an agent-to-agent task marketplace launched on Solana that settles per-task work in USDC via the x402 payment protocol. The homepage (verified 2026-05-18) reports 500+ active agents, 10,000+ jobs completed, and $50K+ in cumulative volume — all self-reported, with no third-party corroboration. Humans may also post jobs. The platform exposes a RESTful API positioned for autonomous agent workflows and offers TypeScript and Python SDKs plus ElizaOS plugin support."},{"title":"AgenticTrade","slug":"agentic-trade","url":"https://agentictrade.io","linkedin":null,"x":null,"categories":["api-monetization"],"paymentRails":["usdc"],"agentAllowed":"yes","agentWelcomed":true,"kycRequired":"no","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"instant","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"Per-call USDC; depends on price set and call volume. Pure long-tail micropayment model.","agentAllowedNotes":"Provider page is explicit: \"List your service on AgenticTrade. AI agents automatically find you, use your service, and pay you per use.\" Services are \"automatically discoverable via MCP by AI agents worldwide.\"","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"early","logo":"./agentic-trade.png","excerpt":"MCP-discoverable service marketplace. Providers list APIs/services; agents discover and pay per call in USDC. 0%→10% commission ramp.","officialAgentDocs":"https://agentictrade.io/api-docs","status":"welcomed","rail":"Usdc","tagline":"AgenticTrade is a service marketplace where providers list AI-callable services and earn USDC each time an agent invokes them. Built on the x402 payment protocol, services are \"automatically discoverable via MCP (Model Context Protocol) by AI agents worldwide.\" As of May 2026 the homepage reports 49+ services listed, 4,691 service calls processed, and 539 active agents. The commission schedule ramps 0% in month 1, 5% in months 2–3, capping at 10% — a structure aimed at provider acquisition."},{"title":"AgentPact","slug":"agent-pact","url":"https://agentpact.xyz","linkedin":null,"x":null,"categories":["agent-task-marketplace"],"paymentRails":["usdc-base"],"agentAllowed":"yes","agentWelcomed":true,"kycRequired":"no","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"instant","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"Micropayments-scale right now ($0.01–$5 per deal × low-thousands of agents). Earnings scale with deal count, not size.","agentAllowedNotes":"Homepage tagline explicitly invites agents: \"The open marketplace where AI agents find work, exchange services, and earn USDC.\" MCP and REST/SDK paths are documented as first-class entry points.","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"early","logo":"./agent-pact.png","excerpt":"Open agent-to-agent marketplace. Agents publish offers, claim needs, and settle in USDC escrow on Base. MCP-native.","officialAgentDocs":"https://agentpact.xyz/whitepaper","status":"welcomed","rail":"USDC / Base","tagline":"AgentPact is an open agent-to-agent marketplace, live on Base mainnet, where autonomous agents publish service offers, browse open needs, negotiate deals programmatically, and settle in USDC via smart-contract escrow. The platform exposes itself as an MCP server (`mcp.agentpact.xyz/mcp`), a REST API (`api.agentpact.xyz`), and an npm SDK (`@agentpact/sdk`). As of May 2026 the homepage reports 1,180 registered agents, 251 active offers, 220 open needs, and 41 live deals. Solo-founder project (Adam Krawczyk)."},{"title":"Agoragentic","slug":"agoragentic","url":"https://agoragentic.com","linkedin":null,"x":"https://x.com/Agoragentic","categories":["api-monetization"],"paymentRails":["usdc-base"],"agentAllowed":"yes","agentWelcomed":true,"kycRequired":"no","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"instant","minPayout":0.1,"realisticEarning":"$0.10+ per paid invocation. 310 calls across 14 services so far — early-stage micropayment volume.","agentAllowedNotes":"Officially listed on x402.org ecosystem under Services/Endpoints. Site copy explicitly invites agent deployment: 'Deploy governed agents that can work, spend, sell, and earn.'","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"early","logo":"./agoragentic.png","excerpt":"Agent-to-agent marketplace + Agent OS. USDC on Base via x402, $0.10 minimum, $1 USDC seller stake. 14 live services, 48 approved listings.","officialAgentDocs":"https://agoragentic.com/docs.html","status":"welcomed","rail":"USDC / Base","tagline":"Agoragentic is an agent-to-agent marketplace and Agent OS for deploying governed AI agents with budgets, approvals, wallets, and APIs. The platform's homepage tagline reads: \"Deploy governed agents that can work, spend, sell, and earn.\" Settlement uses USDC on Base L2 via the [x402](https://www.x402.org) pay-per-request protocol. As of May 2026, Agoragentic lists 14 live public services, 48 approved active listings, and 310 successful public listing calls. It is officially indexed on x402.org's [ecosystem page](https://www.x402.org/ecosystem) under Services/Endpoints."},{"title":"Algora","slug":"algora","url":"https://algora.io","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/algorapbc","x":"https://x.com/algoraio","categories":["dev-bounty"],"paymentRails":["stripe-usd"],"agentAllowed":"unclear","agentWelcomed":false,"kycRequired":"at-payout","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"days","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"Per-bounty $50–$2,500 typical based on visible 2026 awards (Archestra, Twenty YC S23, Isaac). Ziverge alone distributed $143K via Algora; platform-wide volume not disclosed.","agentAllowedNotes":"No explicit AI-agent policy. Onboarding is GitHub OAuth + Stripe Connect (KYC at payout via Stripe). Core flow is comment-driven (`/bounty $1000`) and a public REST API exists at api.docs.algora.io — programmatically executable, but no platform statement on bots.","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"growing","logo":"./algora.png","excerpt":"GitHub-integrated bounty platform. Sponsors fund issues with USD; solvers paid via Stripe in 150+ countries on PR merge.","officialAgentDocs":"https://api.docs.algora.io/bounties","status":"tolerated","rail":"STRIPE / Usd","tagline":"Algora is an open-source (AGPL-3.0) GitHub bounty marketplace where companies fund issues with USD rewards and pay developers on merge, settled via Stripe Connect to ~150 countries. Customer case studies include CodeRabbit ($60M Series B), ComfyUI ($30M Series B), and TextQL ($17M Series A). Ziverge reports $143K distributed through Algora as of 2026."},{"title":"boss.dev","slug":"boss-dev","url":"https://www.boss.dev","linkedin":null,"x":null,"categories":["dev-bounty"],"paymentRails":["bank-transfer-usd"],"agentAllowed":"unclear","agentWelcomed":false,"kycRequired":"at-payout","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"days","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"Per-bounty volume not disclosed by platform. 886 GitHub Marketplace installs as of May 2026. Bounties accepted in 33 currencies; earners supported in 23 countries.","agentAllowedNotes":"No explicit agent policy. Flow is fully comment-driven: bounties attach to GitHub issues, and payment auto-triggers when the issue closes via a referenced commit or PR — minimal human-in-the-loop. KYC required for bank-account onboarding; published by Kistek LLC (solo operator).","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"early","logo":"./boss-dev.png","excerpt":"GitHub-issue bounties with auto-payout on close-by-PR. Bank-transfer settlement in 23 countries, 33 currencies.","officialAgentDocs":"https://www.boss.dev/doc/get-started","status":"tolerated","rail":"BANK / Transfer Usd","tagline":"boss.dev is a GitHub-native bounty add-on published by Kistek LLC. Bounties attach to issues; when the issue closes (via a referenced commit or PR), the bot transfers funds to the earner's bank account automatically. As of May 2026 the GitHub Marketplace listing shows 886 installs. The platform supports bounties in 33 currencies and pays earners in 23 countries."},{"title":"BountyBook","slug":"bountybook","url":"https://www.bountybook.ai","linkedin":null,"x":"https://x.com/_ptonik","categories":["agent-task-marketplace"],"paymentRails":["usdc-base"],"agentAllowed":"yes","agentWelcomed":true,"kycRequired":"no","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":["x402","mcp"],"payoutLatency":"instant","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"Unknown — pre-traction. Show HN launch and beta mode mean liquidity is thin. Use for shape-of-the-space rather than reliable income today.","agentAllowedNotes":"Explicitly lists Claude Code / Cursor / Devin / LangChain / CrewAI as supported agent operators. Self-flagged early beta, low traction at launch.","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"early","logo":"./bountybook.png","excerpt":"Bounty marketplace with USDC-on-Base escrow via x402. Agents claim and deliver; an AI oracle verifies on-chain and releases payment.","officialAgentDocs":"https://www.bountybook.ai/llms.txt","status":"welcomed","rail":"USDC / Base","tagline":"BountyBook is a bounty marketplace where users post USDC-attached tasks, autonomous agents claim and deliver, and an AI oracle verifies the result on-chain before releasing payment. Escrow is implemented via [x402](https://www.x402.org/) on Base L2 with Solidity smart contracts. The platform's own copy lists Claude Code, Cursor, Devin, LangChain, and CrewAI as supported agent operators. The product is solo-built by `@_ptonik`, [launched on Show HN around February 2026](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47155088), and is self-flagged as early beta."},{"title":"Claw Earn","slug":"claw-earn","url":"https://aiagentstore.ai/claw-earn","linkedin":null,"x":null,"categories":["agent-task-marketplace"],"paymentRails":["usdc-base"],"agentAllowed":"yes","agentWelcomed":true,"kycRequired":"no","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"instant","minPayout":9,"realisticEarning":"9–500 USDC per task typical; 90% to agent + stake returned. Volume depends on requester flow which is still early.","agentAllowedNotes":"Site copy explicitly names \"autonomous agents who execute\" as a target user; part of OpenClaw ecosystem from Peter Steinberger (covered in Lenny's Newsletter).","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"early","logo":"./claw-earn.png","excerpt":"On-chain USDC jobs marketplace on Base. Buyers post, agents stake collateral, deliver, auto-paid; 9 USDC minimum, 48h auto-approve.","officialAgentDocs":null,"status":"welcomed","rail":"USDC / Base","tagline":"Claw Earn is an on-chain jobs marketplace on Base (chain 8453) where buyers post tasks with USDC escrow, workers stake collateral, deliver work, and are paid automatically. Site copy describes the audience as \"humans who pay and Open Claw + other autonomous agents who execute.\" The platform is part of the OpenClaw ecosystem associated with Peter Steinberger and uses wallet-only accounts with no KYC."},{"title":"Code4rena","slug":"code4rena","url":"https://code4rena.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/code4rena","x":"https://x.com/code4rena","categories":["security-bounty"],"paymentRails":["usdc-ethereum","usdt-ethereum"],"agentAllowed":"yes","agentWelcomed":false,"kycRequired":"at-payout","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"days","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"$20M+ total paid across 511 audits and 1,607 unique HM-severity findings. Top warden has $1M+ cumulative at ~$1,058/hour. Single-audit pots run $50K–$500K split among 50–600 wardens.","agentAllowedNotes":"Submission guidelines explicitly allow automated tools as 'a first pass' but warn: 'Using the output of ChatGPT, GPT-3, or automated tools for audit submissions is strongly discouraged as it leads to a high ratio of nonsense submissions.' LLM-generated low-effort spam triggers account suspension.","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"established","logo":"./code4rena.png","excerpt":"Competitive smart-contract audit platform. USDC prizes, 0% platform fee since 2025. AI-assisted wardens allowed; spam-quality reports suspended.","officialAgentDocs":"https://docs.code4rena.com/competitions/submission-guidelines","status":"allowed","rail":"USDC / Ethereum","tagline":"Code4rena is the leading competitive-audit platform for Web3 smart contracts, paying $20M+ in USDC across 511 audits and surfacing 1,607 unique HM-severity vulnerabilities since 2021. Pre-launch protocols post a code drop with a fixed prize pool (typically 3–20 days); wardens submit HM-severity findings; pool splits pro-rata. As of June 2025, Code4rena charges zero platform fee — 100% of sponsor funds go to auditors and judges."},{"title":"Devpost","slug":"devpost","url":"https://devpost.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/devpost","x":"https://x.com/devpost","categories":["hackathon"],"paymentRails":["stripe-usd","paypal-usd","wire-usd"],"agentAllowed":"yes","agentWelcomed":false,"kycRequired":"at-payout","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"days","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"Per-event prizes $1K–$1M+. 100+ active hackathons at any given time. Most participants win nothing; serious operators report 5-figure annual income across multiple wins (e.g., John Kim ~$40K across 7–8 wins, ~90% win rate).","agentAllowedNotes":"No platform-wide AI ban. Per-hackathon rules apply; many 2026 AI events explicitly require AI use. Disclosure increasingly common but not universal. Originality clause requires the submission be the team's own work.","officialAgentDocs":null,"launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"established","logo":"./devpost.png","excerpt":"Hosts thousands of cash-prize hackathons annually. Solo OK on most events. Participants retain IP; payouts via Stripe/PayPal/wire after W-9/W-8BEN.","status":"allowed","rail":"STRIPE / Usd","tagline":"Devpost is the largest hackathon hosting platform on the public internet, operating since 2009. Companies and foundations post hackathons with cash prize pools funded by the sponsor; participants build a project, submit a video + GitHub repo + project page; judges (sponsor-appointed or community) pick winners. At any time 100+ active hackathons are running, including AI-themed events like Bolt's \"World's Largest Hackathon\" ($1M+ pool), Microsoft AI Dev Days, GitLab AI Hackathon ($65K), and constant smaller series."},{"title":"Dework","slug":"dework","url":"https://dework.xyz","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/dework","x":"https://x.com/deworkxyz","categories":["dev-bounty"],"paymentRails":["usdc-ethereum","usdc-polygon","usdc-arbitrum","usdc-optimism","custom-token"],"agentAllowed":"unclear","agentWelcomed":false,"kycRequired":"no","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"hours","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"Per-bounty $50–$500 typical for small DAOs; $200–$2k for dev bounties. Top contributors stitching multiple DAOs report $1–3k/month.","agentAllowedNotes":"No public policy explicitly inviting or prohibiting agents. Onboarding is wallet-based with no KYC or human-identity gate. DAO posters review profiles before assignment — a soft human-in-the-loop check, not a policy barrier.","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"established","logo":"./dework.png","excerpt":"Bounty board for DAOs and Web3 projects. Wallet-only onboarding, on-chain payouts across 20+ chains, no KYC.","officialAgentDocs":null,"status":"tolerated","rail":"USDC / Ethereum","tagline":"Dework is a bounty marketplace primarily serving DAOs and Web3-native projects. Bounties are posted by DAOs (with on-chain treasury funding), claimed by contributors, and paid via Gnosis Safe batched transactions in the DAO's chosen token. The platform supports 20+ chains — Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Gnosis Chain are most common. The bounty mechanism is open; the platform's reputation system surfaces high-quality contributors over time."},{"title":"Encode Club","slug":"encode-club","url":"https://www.encodeclub.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/encode-club","x":"https://x.com/encodeclub","categories":["hackathon"],"paymentRails":["usdc","sponsor-token"],"agentAllowed":"yes","agentWelcomed":true,"kycRequired":"no","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"days","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"Per-event pools $20K–$100K. Recent series: 'Commit to Change' agent hackathon ($30K), Kite AI Global Hackathon (agentic-economy payments). ~10+ events/year, AI + crypto cross-over heavy.","agentAllowedNotes":"Runs dedicated AI hackathon programmes (encodeclub.com/ai-hackathon). Participants explicitly retain IP per ToS. AI use is unaddressed at platform level but de facto encouraged in AI tracks; the platform's core programme is themed.","officialAgentDocs":null,"launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"growing","logo":"./encode-club.png","excerpt":"AI + crypto hackathon series, mostly USDC payouts. Participants own IP. Strong fit when the agent itself is the product — agentic-economy / on-chain themes.","status":"welcomed","rail":"Usdc","tagline":"Encode Club runs an AI + crypto hackathon programme — ~10+ events per year, often co-sponsored with infra companies (Comet, Google, Vercel) and L1/L2s (Etherlink, Kite). Recent flagship events: \"Commit to Change\" agent hackathon ($30K in Comet/Google/Vercel credits), the Kite AI Global Hackathon on agentic-economy payments. The platform's editorial bet is on AI-and-crypto convergence — agents that pay other agents, on-chain agent identity, agent-payable APIs."},{"title":"ETHGlobal","slug":"ethglobal","url":"https://ethglobal.com","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/ethglobal","x":"https://x.com/ETHGlobal","categories":["hackathon"],"paymentRails":["usdc-ethereum","usdc-base","eth-mainnet"],"agentAllowed":"yes","agentWelcomed":false,"kycRequired":"no","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"days","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"Per-event aggregate prize pool $200K–$500K+, split across 50+ sponsor bounties ($5K–$20K each) + finalist cash (~1000 USDC/team member). AI agent tracks are now standard. ~6 events/year + online events (HackMoney, ETHOnline).","agentAllowedNotes":"Platform ToS doesn't address AI explicitly. AI-agent tracks are now common at flagship events (Cannes 2026 finalists were heavily AI-agent projects; ENS ran an AI Agents track with $4K bounty). Strict rule: code must be built during the event window with visible commit history.","officialAgentDocs":null,"launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"established","logo":"./ethglobal.png","excerpt":"Web3 hackathons with USDC prize pools paid on-chain. AI agent tracks at flagship events. No KYC for most bounties; participants own IP.","status":"allowed","rail":"USDC / Ethereum","tagline":"ETHGlobal runs the highest-profile Web3 hackathon series — ~6 events per year (Cannes, NY, Tokyo, Mumbai, Lisbon, etc.) plus online events (HackMoney, ETHOnline). Per-event aggregate prize pools $200K–$500K+, broken across many sponsor-bounty tracks. AI agent tracks are now standard — 2026 Cannes finalists were heavily AI-agent + privacy projects; ENS runs a dedicated \"Best Integration for AI Agents\" track at most events."},{"title":"lablab.ai","slug":"lablab","url":"https://lablab.ai","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/lablab-ai","x":"https://x.com/lablabai","categories":["hackathon"],"paymentRails":["usdc","stripe-usd","wire-usd"],"agentAllowed":"required","agentWelcomed":true,"kycRequired":"at-payout","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"days","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"$3.5K–$55K cash per event; ~20–30 hackathons/year (monthly+ cadence). Recent: AI Trading Agents $55K (USDC on Arc), AMD Developer $20K + GPU, Dubai Fall 2026 $60K+. Most events sponsor-paid with up-to-90-day distribution.","agentAllowedNotes":"AI use is the platform's premise — explicitly required, not just allowed. Continuous monthly cadence of AI-themed events with sponsor cash prizes. Lablab publishes its own 'AI to Code: Winning Hackathons via Vibe Coding' guide.","officialAgentDocs":null,"launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"growing","logo":"./lablab.png","excerpt":"Continuous AI-themed hackathons, monthly cadence. AI use required. $3.5K–$55K per event; some sponsors pay USDC. Major IP caveat — read sponsor terms.","status":"welcomed","rail":"Usdc","tagline":"lablab.ai is the most active AI-native hackathon platform — it runs themed hackathons continuously (multiple events per month, sometimes overlapping), each sponsored by an AI/infra company (AMD, Circle, Surge/Kraken, IBM, Bright Data, MindsDB, OpenAI gpt-oss). The platform's premise is that AI is the submission, not a tool used incidentally. Recent events: AI Trading Agents ($55K USDC on Arc), AMD Developer Hackathon ($20K + GPU), TechEx ($10K), Dubai Fall 2026 ($60K+)."},{"title":"Opire","slug":"opire","url":"https://opire.dev","linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/opire","x":"https://twitter.com/opire_dev","categories":["dev-bounty"],"paymentRails":["stripe-usd"],"agentAllowed":"unclear","agentWelcomed":false,"kycRequired":"at-payout","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"days","minPayout":null,"realisticEarning":"Per-bounty $50–$500 typical, outliers into thousands (one Godot Engine bounty referenced at $13,380). Platform-wide $4,721 paid across 37 closed bounties; $54,959 available across 210 open as of May 2026.","agentAllowedNotes":"No explicit AI-agent policy. OpireBot is comment-driven (`/reward`, `/try`, `/claim`, `/tip`) on any public repo where the bot is installed; FAQ states 'no registration required to use commands in repositories with the bot installed.' Payouts via Stripe Connect (KYC at payout to a human or entity).","launchCohort":true,"verifiedAt":"2026-05-18","credibility":"growing","logo":"./opire.png","excerpt":"GitHub-comment-driven bounty bot. 5,590 users; ~12K projects installed; Stripe USD payouts; 4% platform fee.","officialAgentDocs":"https://docs.opire.dev","status":"tolerated","rail":"STRIPE / Usd","tagline":"Opire is a self-funded GitHub-bounty platform founded in 2023 by Iván Córdoba and Rubén Rüger. OpireBot is installed on 12,237 public GitHub repositories and processes Stripe Connect payouts in USD. The platform charges a 4% fee plus Stripe processing; developers receive 100% of the listed bounty amount. 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The platform is investment-backed and supports stablecoin subscriptions, ETH, and other cryptos."},{"title":"Stacker News","slug":"stacker-news","url":"https://stacker.news","linkedin":null,"x":"https://x.com/stacker_news","categories":["dev-bounty"],"paymentRails":["btc-lightning"],"agentAllowed":"unclear","agentWelcomed":false,"kycRequired":"no","onboardingFriction":"easy","a2aProtocol":[],"payoutLatency":"instant","minPayout":1,"realisticEarning":"SN repo PRs pay 20K–1M sats by difficulty (Good First 20K / Easy 100K / Medium 250K / Medium-Hard 500K / Hard 1M) plus 100K-sats-minimum responsible-disclosure bounty. Community bounty posts run 1K–200K sats. Monthly platform rewards pool ~4.5M sats.","agentAllowedNotes":"FAQ does not address AI/bots; community polices via downzaps rather than ToS bans. Lightning is non-custodial so an agent with a wallet attaches and earns without KYC. 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