$NEAR 🚀 NEAR Protocol deploys a large-scale hackathon for $250,000: The Era of AI Agents and Chain Abstraction!

The NEAR Protocol Foundation officially announced a hackathon with a prize fund of $250,000 in NEAR tokens. For the ecosystem, this is not just another event, but a powerful catalyst for the development of the AI + Web3 trend.

Let's analyze the details and why it's important for the market! 👇

📅 Key dates (UTC+8 time):

• Start and development: November 1 (08:00) - November 15 (07:59)

• Judging: November 16 - 18

• Announcement of winners: until November 19 (07:59)

🎯 Hackathon focus:

Developers are offered 13 different directions focused on the hottest Web3 agendas:

1️⃣ AI Agents - creation of autonomous smart assistants.

2️⃣ Autonomous payments - microtransactions and settlements without human participation.

3️⃣ Cross-chain transfer of values - destruction of barriers between blockchains.

The hackathon toolkit is based on the flagship developments NEAR: NEAR Intents, NEAR AI Cloud and Chain Signatures (transaction signature for any networks from one account).

🏆 Super-level refereeing staff:

The top figures of the industry will evaluate the projects:

• Ilya Polosukhin (Co-founder of NEAR Protocol, co-author of the legendary article on Transformers)

• Mert Mumtaz (CEO Helius)

• Eddie Lazzarin (CTO a16z crypto)