AlgoVerse'26
Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering Pune
AlgoVerse'26: Stages and Timelines
Offline Round
Generic offline or on-campus round.
PPt Submission
A successful prototype submission presentation should be concise, visually driven, and structured to clearly explain your product's problem, solution, and mechanics. A standard 7- to 8-slide deck should include the following core sections to effectively communicate your prototype.
All that you need to know about AlgoVerse'26
Guidelines:
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Event: AlgoVerse 2026 — Algorand Hackathon (Agentic Payments / x402)
Mode: Hybrid | Duration: 12 Hrs (Final Round) | Dates: 23rd July – 12th August 2026
Registration Fees -Initially Free If Selected For Final Round need to pay 300₹ as registration fees
Eligibility:
- Open to all students across India.
- Inter-college teams are permitted — members can come from different participating colleges.
- Inter-specialization/inter-department teams are permitted — members can come from different branches (CSE, IT, CSBS, CE, etc.).
- Team size: Minimum 1, maximum 4 members per team.
Format:
- Phase 1 (23rd July – 12th August): Registrations open.
- Phase 2 (23rd July – 10th August): Idea submission, finalist shortlisting, mentor support, and an Algo Guide progress review session.
- Phase 3 – Final Round (12th August, on-campus): 12-hour hacking day, ending in live demos and judging.
- A mandatory pre-hackathon onboarding workshop will cover Algorand fundamentals, AlgoKit setup, and the x402 architecture.
Problem Statements:
7 problem statements are offered under the theme Agentic Payments (x402) on Algorand:
- Pay-Per-Use AI Services Marketplace
- Voice to Slide Deck Node
- Pay-Per-Compute GPU Marketplace
- Atomic Multi-Agent Service Router
- Payment Logging & Audit Infrastructure
- SLM-Powered Code Optimizer
- Open Innovation — Build the Future of Web3
Teams choose one problem statement to build their project around.
Round Duration:
Final Round Day (12th August): 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM
- Briefing & Hacking Kickoff: 09:00–09:30 AM
- Hacking Session: 09:30–11:00 AM
- Mentor Checkpoint: 11:00–11:30 AM
- Final Development & Code Freeze: 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
- Submission & Documentation: 12:30–01:00 PM
- Lunch Break: 01:00–02:00 PM
- Demos & Judging: 02:00–03:00 PM
- Closing, Results & Prize Distribution: 03:00–05:00 PM
Prizes:
- 1st Place: $200
- 2nd Place: $120
- 3rd Place: $80
Total Prize Pool: $500
Rules:
- Every project must build and expose a working x402 endpoint on Algorand Testnet (Mainnet encouraged for final submission).
- Each project must demonstrate the complete x402 payment flow: Challenge (402 Payment Required) → Client signs and retries → Facilitator verifies and settles → Response returns a transaction-linked receipt.
- Projects must follow a pay-per-use pricing model, not a subscription model.
- Every successful API response must include the Algorand transaction ID as proof of settlement.
- Suggested/permitted tech stack: Client — @x402/fetch, @x402/avm; Server — @x402/hono, @x402/core/server; Facilitator — https://facilitator.goplausible.xyz; Settlement — USDC ASA.
- Each team must submit a clearly identified paying-user use case and a real pay-per-call business model, not just a technical demo.
- Clean documentation and deployment instructions must be submitted along with the project.
- Each team gets a 5-minute live demo followed by a 3-minute Q&A during judging.
- Judging criteria: Technical implementation, innovation, real-world impact, completeness/functionality, presentation quality, and alignment with the x402 Agentic Payments theme.
- Final evaluation and winner selection will be jointly decided by faculty judges and the AlgoBharat team representative. Decisions are final.
- Teams must adhere to the submission deadline (Project Submission & Documentation window: 12:30–01:00 PM on 12th August). Late submissions will not be evaluated.
- Reuse of pre-built projects from before the hackathon start date is not allowed. Work must be original to the event timeline.
Important dates & deadlines?
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5 Aug'26, 11:59 PM IST Registration Deadline
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10 Jul'26, 11:59 AM IST Prototype Submision
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12 Jul'26, 09:00 AM IST Final Round
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23 Jul'26, 12:00 AM IST Registration
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5 Aug'26, 11:59 AM IST Registration Ends
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11 Aug'26, 12:00 AM IST Evaluation