Cronos Launches AI-Powered Hackathon to Drive On-Chain Payments Innovation

Cronos, a leading blockchain ecosystem powered by Crypto.com, has launched the x402 PayTech Hackathon, offering a $42,000 prize pool for developers seeking to build innovative applications utilizing AI-powered on-chain payments. This challenge invites participants to explore new possibilities with the Cronos and Crypto.com ecosystem’s advanced AI Agent SDK and infrastructure. The hackathon will foster experimentation in areas such as automated settlement flows, AI-driven wallet actions, Real World Asset (RWA) integration, and interactions within the Crypto.com ecosystem. 300+ team registrations are expected.