# **What is it?** The **Sonic Summit Jailbreak Hackathon** is a global online competition kicking off on **May 6, 2025**, as part of Sonic Summit 2025 in Vienna. This is no ordinary hackathon — it’s a high-stakes battle between **users** and **developers** to outsmart cutting-edge AI and smart contracts, with a **$15,000 prize pot** up for grabs. Participants will compete across two distinct tracks: - **User Track: AI Jailbreak** — Extract a secret private key from an AI (Google's Gemini) using prompt engineering. **Rules & Requirements: [https://jailbreak.soniclabs.com/docs](https://jailbreak.soniclabs.com/docs)** - **Developer Track: Smart Contract Exploit** — Find and exploit vulnerabilities in smart contracts designed by Cantina. Anyone around the world can participate, whether attending Sonic Summit or not! ## Head to the **[MAIN PAGE](https://jailbreak.soniclabs.com)** to take part! **IMPORTANT**: Only User Track submissions are taken through this DoraHacks page. All BUIDLs will be kept private while the hackathon is ongoing to prevent plagiarism. **Rules & Requirements: [https://jailbreak.soniclabs.com/docs](https://jailbreak.soniclabs.com/docs)** # **Important Dates** - **Launch Date:** May 6, 2025 - 13:00 UTC - **Submission Deadline:** May 8, 2025 - 23:59 UTC (Or until completed) - **Winner Announcement:** Due following the submission deadline. If only one track has a winner, the full prize pot is awarded. If each track has a winner, the prize pot will be split 50:50 *Note: The official winner must complete a KYC (Know Your Customer) verification to claim the prize.* # **Resources** - **Google Cloud**: Provides Gemini AI, cloud infrastructure, and AI security guidance for the User Track. - **DoraHacks**: Manages private key verification and prize distribution for the User Track. - **Cantina**: Designs the challenge contracts and oversees verification of submitted exploit reports/proofs for the Developer Track. - **Sonic**: Organizes the hackathon, funds the prize pool, develops the UI, and handles marketing. # **User Track: AI Jailbreak - CLOSED** - Each prompt submission requires an on-chain fee paid in **S**, increasing gradually over time. - Win by successfully extracting the private key, adding it to a BUIDL and submitting through **DoraHacks** for verification. To be eligible, you need to include the following in your BUIDL: - TX hash - Wallet address - Private key provided by AI # **Developer Track: Smart Contract Exploit** - Access the provided smart contract code ([here](https://jailbreak.soniclabs.com/devs)) - Analyze and exploit the intentional vulnerabilities in smart contracts crafted by **Cantina**. - Earn points by solving challenges provided on the hackathon's **Devs** page. Points are tracked by the main pot contract. - The first to accumulate 200 points wins! - Verification involves submitting proof/reports for the solved challenges **via Cantina** *after* reaching the point threshold. It is *not* about draining the pot directly. *Note: Developer Track submissions are **not** taken through DoraHacks.* # **Why Participate?** This hackathon is about more than just winning — it’s about sharpening your security skills in blockchain and AI. By proactively attacking real systems in a safe environment, participants will help strengthen the resilience of decentralized technologies. Join the jailbreak. Strengthen the future.