A total of $20,000 in prizes will be distributed to the top teams building tools for the cities of the future — from governance protocols to on-chain civic infrastructure.
Each prize will be comprise of half paid in USDC (Optimism) and the other half in I₵C (Infinita City Credits).
🥇 Grand Prize — $6,000
Awarded to the most complete and impactful project overall.
Judged on technical quality, originality, UX, and real-world utility for a Network State.
🥈 Category Prizes — $2,000 each (5 total = $10,000)
Governance Infrastructure
On-chain Identity
Local Economies
Public Goods & Civic Tech
Wildcard / Experimental
Each category winner receives $2,000. Projects may apply to multiple categories, but can only win one.
🏝 Próspera Local Award — $2,000
For the best project built by a team with at least one member physically in Próspera during the hackathon.
Celebrating local innovation and proximity to the first real-world crypto city.
🔥 Community Choice — $2,000
Voted by hackathon participants and the public via the TAIKAI platform.
The most loved project by fellow builders, regardless of technical complexity.
Info on I₵C: