About
Nethermind builds and secures core Ethereum infrastructure. We develop the Nethermind execution client, contribute to network upgrades, and advance protocol work across rollups and zero-knowledge systems. Our teams combine full-stack Ethereum expertise with security audits, formal verification, and emerging work in verifiable, privacy-preserving digital identity.Prizes
š Envisioning the future of Agentic AI + Physical AI āøŗ $5,000
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1st place
$2,500
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2nd place
$1,500
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3rd place
$1,000
We believe on-chain activity will be driven by autonomous agentsāsome purely digital, others bridging into the physical world. This track challenges you to showcase AI-driven Agentic or Physical systems interacting with Ethereum in tangible, next-gen ways.
Possible Directions:
- Tooling: Build a novel toolkit or tech stack that accelerates AI-driven agents.
- Mechanism & Incentives: Design commerce, resource distribution, and credit systems for autonomous physical AI networks.
- Future Cities: Reimagine governance, infrastructure, and production using AI-powered, trustless value exchange.
- MCP Utilization: Leverage Model Context Protocol for scalable data in AI systems.
- Robotics & On-Chain Interaction: Use ROS, Gazebo, Unity, or similar to connect AI agents with Ethereum-based actions.
- Metaverse/Virtual Simulations: Integrate 3D/2D environments with smart contract logic for AI-driven governance.
- Supply Chain Automation: Orchestrate robotics via DAOs, token incentives, or L2 microtransactions.
- AI Governance: Develop multi-agent systems where AI votes on proposals or triggers real-world actions.
Qualification Requirements
1. Technical Depth ā Effective integration of AI frameworks with blockchain and (optionally) robotics or simulation tools. 2. Novelty ā Is your approach distinctly innovative? Does it showcase a new angle on AI + blockchain? 3. Practical Potential ā Could this idea evolve into a real-world application or open doors to new AI-based dApps? 4. User Experience ā Clear documentation, a coherent demo, and well-structured code. 5. Completeness ā While we donāt expect a polished product, we value a working proof-of-concept with tangible (simulated) robotics-AIāblockchain interaction. 6. Project must demonstrate on-chain integration with Ethereum (or an L2) plus AI-driven logic controlling a (simulated) robot.
