- During the opening ceremony, Justin Sun, Advisor to HTX, delivered a high-profile virtual keynote.
- HTX DAO Ambassador Molly delivered an insightful address outlining the ecosystem plan.
- The HTX Genesis Hackathon roadmap runs from April through July 2026.
While many still regard hackathons as simple coding contests, a deeper structural shift is underway in the heart of Asia’s financial center. The HTX Genesis Hackathon, launched on April 21 in Hong Kong and hosted by HTX DAO and B.AI with support from TinTinLand and OpenCity, is shaping that change.
The event drew an energized crowd—developers, venture capitalists, project founders, exchanges, and public chain teams—creating a high-frequency networking environment and lively exchanges of ideas. Rather than focusing narrowly on development alone, the hackathon embraces a broader strategy: building a seamless pipeline from development to incubation, investment, and listing.
Emphasizing AI and Web3 infrastructure, the hackathon prioritizes real-world demand and sustainable growth to surface projects with lasting intrinsic value. Its mission is strategic: to become a gateway for global innovators to enter the HTX DAO ecosystem and to foster projects that are commercially viable and technically robust.
AI-driven Web3 reconstruction: ecosystem synergy as the ultimate competitive edge
The distinctive narrative of the HTX Genesis Hackathon centers on the convergence of AI and Web3. In a virtual keynote at the opening, Justin Sun, Advisor to HTX, shared his perspective on how AI × Web3 will evolve. He argued that AI Agents will replace traditional interfaces and become the primary driver of the next Web3 phase.
Sun observed that earlier Web3 applications often suffered from steep learning curves and fragmented on-chain interactions. AI Agents change that by shifting decentralized applications from manual workflows to intent-driven models that use natural language. These agents can interpret user intent, plan execution paths, and carry out complex cross-chain settlements and trades autonomously.
That move toward autonomy is expected to boost on-chain productivity and help overcome user growth plateaus, paving the way for broader user adoption. The keynote laid out a vision where AI Agents act as the bridge between users and sophisticated on-chain operations, simplifying user experience while unlocking new use cases.
HTX DAO Ambassador Molly followed with a detailed presentation on the ecosystem’s development plan, including the launch of a dedicated fund and a value-creation strategy geared toward sustainable growth.
Molly explained that the hackathon’s core vision is to build a “Free Financial Port” leveraging HTX’s deep resources. To realize this, the ecosystem is organized around five complementary pillars:
- HTX as the core business engine and liquidity provider.
- HTX DAO as the governance center and decision-making “brain.”
- Public chain and innovation layers: TRON provides the payments backbone, while protocols like JustLend and SunX support DeFi infrastructure.
- HTX Ventures, focused on capital, incubation, and acceleration for high-potential projects.
- B.AI, tasked with building AI-ready financial infrastructure for the coming agent era.
To make support tangible, Molly announced a 10 million USDT Ecosystem Development Fund. Rather than broad, unfocused subsidies, this fund uses a precision-empowerment model with a three-tiered disbursement approach: Tier 1 for early innovation milestones, Tier 2 for convertible commercial growth grants, and Tier 3 for follow-on incentives for outstanding ecosystems. This structure aims to support projects through the full path from initial development to commercial maturity.
She also highlighted four strategic pillars guiding HTX’s roadmap: Stability, Transparency, Institutionalization, and AI-Empowerment. These principles are intended to strengthen long-term competitiveness and offer ecosystem partners a predictable growth path amid market volatility.
The opening also featured a roundtable discussion addressing core questions: How is value created? How can on-chain capital flow more efficiently? What will drive Web3 to mass adoption? The panel reached a clear consensus: isolated technical breakthroughs are insufficient. Lasting systemic prosperity requires the combined force of technology, capital, liquidity, and an engaged user base.
Full-spectrum resource empowerment: identifying the next Web3 alpha
The HTX Genesis Hackathon runs from April through July 2026 and is expected to attract roughly 100 dedicated development teams from around the world, culminating in a final showcase and selection event in Hong Kong. Beyond prize incentives, winning teams will receive multidimensional support from TRON, HTX, and B.AI—ranging from specialized computing resources and technical integration to ecosystem access and joint marketing campaigns.
As AI and Web3 converge rapidly, the hackathon is evolving into an essential infrastructure node that links global developer talent with premier ecosystem resources. Its purpose extends beyond finding the next trading alpha; it seeks to lay the foundational structures for the next generation of Web3 growth.
About HTX DAO
HTX DAO is a multi-chain decentralized autonomous organization that adopts an innovative governance model. Rather than a traditional corporate hierarchy, it uses decentralized governance with diverse stakeholders collaborating to guide the organization’s direction. The ecosystem emphasizes openness and invites all DAO participants to propose ideas that can advance HTX DAO’s development.
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