Introduction

How might we build a fully decentralized, non-custodial protocol that leverages AsterDEX to automate superior financial outcomes?

The goal of this hackathon is simple but ambitious: be smarter than the market.

Humans are slow. They sleep. They miss arbitrage opportunities. They hesitate during volatility and allow gas fees, latency, and emotional decision-making to erode returns. Smart contracts, by contrast, are fast, deterministic, and always on.

The BNB Chain Yield Strategy Hackathon: The Self-Driving Yield Engine invites experienced DeFi builders to design and implement production-grade yield infrastructure on BNB Chain — a fully autonomous system where smart contracts, not humans, manage capital.

At the core of every submission must be AsterDEX Earn, serving as the primary yield primitive and capital anchor. From there, builders are encouraged to construct composable strategies that programmatically deploy, compound, hedge, and rebalance capital across on-chain venues such as PancakeSwap LPs, farms, and other DeFi primitives — all with a focus on risk-adjusted returns and long-term sustainability.

This is an outcome-oriented hackathon. Winning projects are not only rewarded with prizes but may be acquired for long-term deployment, including full intellectual property and copyright transfer. As such, submissions are expected to meet a high bar for security, architecture, and economic design.

The Four Pillars of the Engine

Every submission must implement a contract-governed system grounded in the following core principles:

• Integrate (The Core) : AsterDEX Earn must be the primary yield source and the default execution engine for the strategy.
• Stack (The Growth) : The system should be designed for composability, enabling yield stacking by re-deploying earned yield into PancakeSwap LPs, farms, or other on-chain strategies to maximize risk-adjusted returns.
• Automate (The Speed) : All strategy cycles must be entirely programmatic and deterministic. There can be no manual buttons, multisig execution, privileged operators, or off-chain triggers.
• Protect (The Trust) : The architecture must be 100% non-custodial and decentralized. Smart contracts must be the sole source of truth, with no admin keys or entities holding unilateral control over user funds.

Design Prompts: Thinking Outside the Box

To encourage original thinking beyond standard vault designs, participants are invited to explore the following architectural challenges:

• Hedging - Can AsterDEX Earn be used not only as a yield source, but also as a hedging mechanism to protect liquidity positions on PancakeSwap?
• Volatility - How can your engine leverage flash loans, rapid rebalancing, or atomic execution to turn market volatility into a strategic advantage?
• Resilience - How does your system behave during market stress or sharp drawdowns? Does it preserve capital, adapt defensively, or intentionally profit from downside conditions?

If you believe the future of DeFi belongs to self-driving protocols — autonomous, composable, and resilient by design — this hackathon is built for you.

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Prizes

Total Prize Pool: $75,000

• 🥇 Grand Prize: $50,000
• Awarded upon winner selection and initial review
• 🏁 Post-Audit Completion Award: $25,000
• Released after an independent audit and resolution of all critical and high-severity issues

Winning submissions will be considered for long-term adoption and acquisition.

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Eligibility

• Open to developers and teams worldwide
• Submissions must be built on BNB Chain
• The solution must integrate AsterDEX Earn as the primary yield engine
• Projects must be fully autonomous, non-custodial, and decentralized
• No manual execution, multisig control, or off-chain automation is allowed

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Code Quality Requirement

• Submissions must include a well-managed private GitHub repository
• The repository should demonstrate clear commit history, meaningful commit messages, and structured pull requests (PRs)
• This repository will be used for code review, security evaluation, and architectural assessment

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Submission Requirements

To be eligible for the Grand Prize, each submission must include the following:

1. The Code

• A private GitHub repository
• Repository access must be shared with:
• cryptocoder0x
• tggeth
• Additional access may be required during the audit and review process

Submissions with disorganized structure, unclear logic, or “spaghetti code” may be disqualified.

2. The Demo

• A demo video with a maximum length of 3 minutes
• The video must clearly show the Self-Driving Yield Engine operating autonomously
• Demonstrate actual execution and automation
• Do not rely solely on slides or explanations
• Show the system running and making decisions on its own

3. The Philosophy of Design

• A README.md included in the repository that explains:
• Why the system was designed the way it was
• The core strategy and execution logic
• Key assumptions that were questioned or challenged
• How the design prioritizes sustainability, resilience, and elegance

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Judging Criteria

Submissions will be evaluated across the following dimensions:

• Strategy Design & Creativity - 30%
• Technical Execution & Automation - 25%
• Security & Non-Custodial Integrity - 20%
• Economic Design & Sustainability - 15%
• Documentation & Clarity - 10%

Judges will prioritize systems that demonstrate autonomy, composability, resilience, and thoughtful economic design.

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Contact Us

For questions, technical clarifications, or support:

• Telegram: cryptocoder0x
• Email: rohit@riquid.io

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About Us

This hackathon is organized by the Riquid Team, a DeFi-focused group building advanced yield and capital efficiency infrastructure across on-chain ecosystems.

Riquid is committed to enabling autonomous, trust-minimized financial systems that remove human latency, reduce operational risk, and unlock superior risk-adjusted returns through composable DeFi primitives.

We believe the next evolution of DeFi will be driven by self-driving protocols — transparent, deterministic, and resilient by design.