πŸš€ Assets on Chain Hackathon – Energize the Future with Blockchain, AI & IoT in San Francisco

πŸ’Έ $9,000 in Cash Prizes β€” $5,000 β€’ $3,000 β€’ $1,000

🌐 About the Event

Join us for an 6-hour innovation sprint (in person) at the frontier of Web3, Energy, Finance, and Sustainability β€” where code meets critical infrastructure. The Assets on Chain Hackathon, sponsored by Pytheas Energy Inc., brings together developers, data scientists, blockchain engineers, and energy professionals to digitally transform the energy economy.

Whether you’re tracing barrels of oil from well to pump, building AI agents to monitor emissions, or launching tokenized finance platforms for solar farms β€” this is your chance to turn bold ideas into working prototypes in a single day.

🧠 Motto: Code for Energy. Tokenize the Future.

πŸ› οΈ Four Innovation Tracks

Choose one of four high-impact tracks, each addressing real-world energy sector challenges. Compete to build prototypes that could power the future of energy.

πŸ”— Track 1: Transparent Supply Chains & ESG Traceability

Build trust from source to shelf.
Use blockchain, IoT, and AI to make energy and materials supply chains transparent, auditable, and ESG-compliant.

πŸ’‘ Example Ideas:

  • End-to-end tracking of fuel or minerals via IoT sensors + on-chain metadata

  • AI-powered ESG reporting systems triggered by smart contracts

  • Digital product passports with embedded carbon or water data

  • Blockchain-based ethical sourcing and audit verification

🧰 Tech Stack & Tools:
Ethereum, Polygon, Hyperledger β€’ Chainlink Oracles β€’ IPFS/Filecoin β€’ Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Helium sensors β€’ TensorFlow, PyTorch

πŸ“‘ Suggested Data Sources:
Inspectorio β€’ OpenClimate β€’ GS1/EPCIS β€’ Electricity Maps API β€’ OpenSenseMap

πŸ’° Track 2: On-Chain Finance & Asset Tokenization

Reimagine how the energy economy is funded.
Tokenize invoices, infrastructure, inventory, or carbon credits β€” and automate capital flows using smart contracts and stablecoins.

πŸ’‘ Example Ideas:

  • Real-time invoice tokenization for liquidity

  • Smart contracts for milestone-based project funding

  • Fractional ownership of solar farms, rigs, or pipelines

  • Tradeable ESG tokens for carbon offsets or clean fuel delivery

🧰 Tech Stack & Tools:
Ethereum, Avalanche, Solana, Base β€’ OpenZeppelin β€’ Chainlink Functions/CCIP β€’ Filecoin/Ceramic β€’ USDC, DAI, EUROe β€’ zkSync/SnarkJS

πŸ“‘ Suggested Data Sources:
Chainlink Price Feeds β€’ EIA/NREL β€’ UN Energy Finance Tracker β€’ Refinitiv β€’ TradingEconomics API

⚑ Track 3: Energy Trading, Payments & Automation

Enable decentralized energy markets and real-time payments.
Build peer-to-peer trading platforms, tokenized commodity marketplaces, and stablecoin-powered settlement systems.

πŸ’‘ Example Ideas:

  • P2P electricity trading with smart meters

  • Payment-on-delivery escrow contracts for oil or materials

  • Carbon credit trading with oracle-verified impact metrics

  • Real-time pricing and hedging tools for fuel or emissions

  • 🧰 Tech Stack & Tools:
    Solidity, Vyper β€’ Chainlink CCIP β€’ Moralis, QuickNode β€’ Helium IoT Network β€’ WalletConnect, MetaMask, RainbowKit

πŸ“‘ Suggested Data Sources:
Energy Web Token APIs β€’ PJM/EPEX Spot/CAISO β€’ Toucan Protocol β€’ NOAA Weather Data

πŸ›°οΈ Track 4: Digital Infrastructure & AI-Driven Monitoring

Bring intelligence and autonomy to energy operations.
Deploy AI agents, digital twins, and telemetry-driven smart contracts that act on real-world conditions in real time.

πŸ’‘ Example Ideas:

  • AI agents detecting anomalies in pipelines or emissions streams

  • Digital twins of power plants or grids with IoT-backed state changes

  • Smart contract triggers from edge AI (e.g. leak detected β†’ insurance payout)

  • MCP-based edge compute feeding blockchain data

  • 🧰 Tech Stack & Tools:
    LangChain + OpenAI/Cohere/Anthropic β€’ Azure Digital Twins β€’ MCP β€’ MQTT, LoRaWAN, Greengrass β€’ Supabase, Streamlit, Dash

πŸ“‘ Suggested Data Sources:
SCADA/Modbus emulators β€’ Smart meter APIs β€’ OpenWeatherMap/NOAA β€’ NIST Sensor Datasets

 

 

Requirements

🧰 The Hackathon Stack

Participants can use and combine tools like:

  • πŸͺ™ Blockchain: Ethereum, Avalanche, Polygon, Solana, Base

  • πŸ”— Oracles & Automation: Chainlink Functions, CCIP, Automation

  • 🧠 AI & Agents: LangChain, OpenAI, Cohere, TensorFlow, PyTorch

  • πŸ›°οΈ IoT & Edge: Arduino, Raspberry Pi, LoRaWAN, Helium Network, MCP

πŸ“Š Data & APIs: Yahoo Finance, OpenClimate, NREL, NOAA, GS1, Electricity Maps
This hackathon brings together developers, data scientists, blockchain engineers, and energy innovators to build scalable, transparent, and efficient tools for the sector.

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Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$9,000 in prizes
1st place prize
$5,000 in cash
1 winner

2nd place
$3,000 in cash
1 winner

3rd place
$1,000 in cash
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Josh Zuker

Josh Zuker
CEO at Pytheas Energy inc.

Roman B

Roman B
CTO at Pytheas Energy inc,

Judging Criteria

  • Impact & Relevance (25%)
    Does the project meaningfully address real-world energy, finance, or sustainability challenges? Judges will evaluate the potential impact on the energy sector, environmental sustainability, or supply chain transparency.
  • Technical Innovation (25%)
    How creative and technically sophisticated is the solution? Judges will assess the use of blockchain, AI, IoT, or automation β€” including architecture, integration, and originality of technical design.
  • Feasibility & Scalability (25%)
    Can the project realistically be implemented and scaled? Judges will look for well-thought-out business models, cost-effectiveness, and long-term sustainability of the proposed solution.
  • Presentation & Team Collaboration (25%)
    Was the idea communicated clearly and convincingly? Judges will consider the clarity of the pitch, teamwork dynamics, and ability to explain both the technical and business value of the project.

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