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Joerg Hiller
Nov 27, 2025 12:52

Cronos (CRO) introduces the x402 PayTech Hackathon to explore AI-driven payment solutions, inviting global developers to innovate in Agentic Finance.

Cronos (CRO) has announced the launch of the x402 PayTech Hackathon, a global initiative aimed at exploring AI-driven payment innovations, according to Cronos. This event invites developers, AI engineers, and payment innovators worldwide to investigate how autonomous agents can interact with on-chain real assets. Accelerating Change with AI The hackathon comes at a time when AI agents are increasingly taking over traditional user roles, executing commands on-chain, orchestrating workflows, and handling value independently. As these systems mature, there is an escalating need for reliable payment rails, programmable payment logic, and infrastructure to support automated economic activities on a large scale. Exploring Agentic Finance Participants in the x402 PayTech Hackathon are encouraged to delve into various aspects of the emerging Agentic Finance stack. Key areas of exploration include AI-driven payment flows using x402, wallet automation, agent-triggered on-chain actions, data virtualization, and Cronos × Crypto.com ecosystem integration. This initiative marks the first time Cronos is opening its powerful stack to the global builder community, offering a chance to create systems that manage value autonomously, precisely, and verifiably. Significant Enhancements by Cronos Over the past year, Cronos has optimized its platform for fast, autonomous, and computationally intensive AI agents. This includes a tenfold reduction in gas fees, sub-one-second block times, a 400% increase in daily transactions, expanded integration across Crypto.com, and infrastructure supporting institutional-grade assets. Hackathon Prize Structure The hackathon features a total prize pool of $42,000, with the top award linked to the Cronos Ignition Builder program. This prize offers a total of $24,000 USD, with $6,000 paid upon project completion and $2,000 monthly for nine months. Additional…

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