About the Hackathon
### **What prizes can you expect:**
Total pot: $10k USD worth paid in $ROOT
**Track winners (all amounts in USD value paid out in $ROOT)**
1st place: $5k
2nd place: $2k
3rd place: $1k
**Special awards**
Best FuturePass integration: $1k
Community’s Choice: $1k
**Payout**
All prizes paid on-chain within 2 weeks of demo day, after KPI verification
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## 🕹️ Gaming Track: **TRN Game Forge**
**Why this track matters:**
Games are the perfect storm of frequent, micro-value transactions—ideal for demonstrating TRN’s **multi-token gas economy** and accelerating adoption of the **FuturePass** wallet. From loot drops to replay loops, everything on TRN can be truly owned and frictionlessly executed.
**Core TRN hooks to highlight:**
- **Fee pallets** → Enable gas-in-any-token for smoother game loops
- **NFT & collectibles pallets** → Power in-game ownership, loot systems, and marketplaces
- **Sequence SDK** → Plug-and-play TRN integration for Unity and Unreal Engine games
**What success looks like:**
- Forecasted **daily active players**
- Volume of in-game **transactions**
- Integrated **FuturePass** wallet flow
- Gameplay **loop quality** and replayability
- Onchain **reward mechanics** and incentives
**Starter ideas:**
- Onchain idle battler with TRN token rewards
- NFT-based deck-builder or card game
- Play-to-earn quest board with tokenized bounties
- Cross-chain game integrating XRPL and TRN assets
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## 🤖 AI Track: **TRN Intelligence**
**Why this track matters:**
Autonomous agents and AI-native dApps create persistent onchain activity—from trading bots to AI-controlled game NPCs. TRN’s **substrate-based architecture** makes it the ideal infra layer for the age of **agentic crypto**.
**Core TRN hooks:**
- **SYLO** → Agent-accessible onchain query infrastructure
- **NFI pallet** → Native foundation for AI-driven agent logic
- **Futureverse AI tools** → Integrate cutting-edge tools like JenAI, Altered State Machine, and Meme Machine
**What success looks like:**
- Daily **AI-initiated transactions**
- **TVL** locked in AI-managed wallets
- Creative and effective use of the **NFI pallet**
**Starter ideas:**
- No-code agent builder with NFI configuration
- AI-powered DeFi copilot for TRN dApps
- NFI-enabled NPCs for gaming and virtual worlds
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## 💸 DeFi Track: **RootFi**
**Why this track matters:**
DeFi is the fuel that powers every onchain economy. Building liquidity layers, staking products, and yield engines on TRN creates foundational tools that support **Gaming** and **AI** use cases while attracting capital and community.
**Core TRN hooks:**
- **Native AMM DEX pallet** for efficient swaps
- **Any-token gas** → Use gaming or AI tokens for LP interactions
- **Cross-chain bridging** with XRPL to enable asset movement across ecosystems
**What success looks like:**
- Native **TVL** deposited
- **Swap volume** and trade velocity
- Number of **liquidity providers** onboarded
- Cross-utility of LPs in Gaming and AI verticals
**Starter ideas:**
- Liquid staking solution for $ROOT
- Quest-based LP incentive program with gamified rewards
- NFT staking with DeFi rewards for collectors and gamers
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Want to build something else?
These tracks are just the beginning. If you have an idea that doesn’t fit neatly into a category—but pushes TRN forward—**we want to hear from you.**