### **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 --- ## 🕹️ 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 --- ## 🤖 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 --- ## 💸 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 --- 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.**