# Pyth Playground Community Hackathon
**URL:** https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363
**Category:** Ideas Bank
**Created:** [February 25, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363 "2026-02-25T03:54:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Chop](https://forum.pyth.network/u/Chop)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/1 "2026-02-25T03:54:49Z")
## Overview
The Community Council is proposing the launch of the **Pyth Playground** — a hackathon for builders of all skill levels. Use Pyth price feeds, entropy, or Pyth Pro to build something. AI-assisted development (“vibe coding”) & agentic use cases are not just allowed, but are encouraged. Grants & rewards for quality, innovation and community favorites.
**Proposed launche date; Wednesday, March 4.** This post opens the floor for community feedback before we go live.
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## What Is This?
A 6-week event run by the Community Council:
- **Weeks 1–4 (March 4 – April 1):** Build something using Pyth data. Share progress publicly.
- **Weeks 5–6 (April 2 – April 15):** Judging panel scores submissions. Community votes via forum upvotes.
- **April 15:** Winners announced via community call.
Submissions happen on the [Pyth Developer Forum](https://dev-forum.pyth.network/) in a dedicated **Pyth Playground** category. Code lives on GitHub (Apache 2.0, matching Pyth’s license).
This has been set up to be recurring - however this will be run as a once off event that _may_ be ongoing depending on demand and results.
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## Why?
Three reasons:
**1. The builder pool just got 10x bigger.** Tools like Cursor, Claude, and Replit Agent mean that traders, analysts, and creators — not just senior devs — can ship functional applications. Pyth’s data shouldn’t be locked behind arbitrary barriers that AI now dissolves.
**2. Every submission generates public content.** Participants will post about their projects on Reddit, GitHub, and the developer forum. That’s organic, authentic content about Pyth integration patterns — the kind of content that ranks in search and gets cited by AI models. 30 submissions = 60+ public references across multiple platforms that reference Pyth.
**3. We need more people building with Pyth Pro.** The best way to demonstrate the value of real-time institutional-grade data is to let people build with it. This event gives them the structure and incentive to do that.
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## Prize Structure (Round 1)
| Tier | Reward |
| --- | --- |
| 1st Place | 50,000 PYTH |
| 2nd Place | 30,000 PYTH |
| 3rd Place | 15,000 PYTH |
| 4th–10th Place | 5,000 PYTH each |
| Community Choice (most upvotes) | 10,000 PYTH |
| Most Creative Pyth Pro Use | 10,000 PYTH |
| Best Educational Content | 10,000 PYTH |
Socials content bonuses stack on top: 10 upvotes (+500), 25 (+1,000), 50 (+2,500), 100 (+5,000).
Content bonuses: Wikipedia contribution (+5,000 PYTH), second platform post (+1,000 PYTH).
**Total budget: ~200,000 PYTH from Community Council Budget allocation.**
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## Submission Requirements
1. Use at least one Pyth feature (Price Feeds, Entropy)
2. Working demo or live deployment
3. Source code on GitHub (Apache 2.0)
4. Forum post on Pyth Developer Forum using the official template
5. One public content piece (Reddit, Dev.to, or similar)
6. One technical contribution (Stack Overflow answer or GitHub example)
Teams of up to 2. One submission per team per round. 18+ only.
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## Judging
| Criteria | Weight |
| --- | --- |
| Pyth Integration | 30% |
| Creativity / Innovation | 25% |
| Execution | 20% |
| User Experience | 15% |
| Documentation | 10% |
**Panel:** 2 Community Council members (Arguer, Lowkeigh confirmed), 1 Pyth engineering rep (outreach in progress), 1 external guest judge (TBD). All scores published after results.
Coordinator: @Chop (non-voting).
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## Legal & Compliance
Terms & Conditions are being finalized. The Hackathon is organized by PYTH DAO LLC (Marshall Islands) through the Community Council. Key points:
- Skill-based judging with transparent, objective criteria
- OFAC-sanctioned jurisdictions excluded
- KYC required for prize winners only
- All submissions open source (Apache 2.0)
- Participants retain IP ownership
- DAO contributors may participate but are not eligible for prizes
- Participants responsible for their own tax obligations
- Full T&Cs will be pinned in the Developer Forum before launch
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## Timeline
| Milestone | Date |
| --- | --- |
| This governance post + community feedback | Feb 25 |
| T&Cs finalized and posted | Feb 28 |
| Developer Forum category setup + rules posted | Feb 28 |
| Pre-launch promotion | March 2–3 |
| **Round 1 Launch (submissions open)** | **March 4** |
| Submission deadline | April 1 |
| Judging period | April 2–15 |
| Winners announced | April 15 |
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## What’s Ready
We’ve spent the last month building out the infrastructure:
- **3 starter kits** (Python, TypeScript, MCP Server) — ready to fork
- **30 project ideas** across 5 categories (trading bots, dashboards, AI agents, DeFi tools, educational)
- **Pyth MCP Server** deploying March 2 — lets any AI coding assistant pull live Pyth data directly using AI Agents
- **Submission template, judging rubric, FAQ** — all drafted and ready for the Developer Forum
- **MissionMonitor bot** — live in production for tracking Discord & Telegram content submissions
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## What We Want From The Community
This post is here to start a discussion. Before we launch:
- **Builders:** What would make you participate? What’s missing?
- **Community:** Are the prize tiers right? Too top-heavy? Not enough participation rewards?
- **Anyone:** Feedback on submission requirements, judging criteria, or format?
The full rules, submission template, starter kits, and project ideas will all live on the Developer Forum from Friday (27th).
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### Author:  [@Planck](https://forum.pyth.network/u/Planck)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/2 "2026-02-25T12:16:41Z")
This is an excellent idea. I am sure there are a lot of people who are very interested in participating. Godspeed
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### Author:  [@N0name\_trader](https://forum.pyth.network/u/N0name_trader)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/3 "2026-02-25T13:49:40Z")
Having myself recently started vibecoding, I am sure that people will love it! There are so many talented community members who can utilize Pyth products! I guess the time could not be better than now. Also prize pool looks legit
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### Author:  [@CrownOfLagos](https://forum.pyth.network/u/CrownOfLagos)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/4 "2026-02-25T14:36:21Z")
Is this only for developers? Building sounds more a dev. Thingy
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### Author:  [@CrownOfLagos](https://forum.pyth.network/u/CrownOfLagos)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/5 "2026-02-25T14:39:30Z")
As a non developer, where do I start and how do i participate ?
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### Author:  [@codeglitch](https://forum.pyth.network/u/codeglitch)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/6 "2026-02-25T16:12:06Z")
Great initiative, been working on some stuff with Pyth lately so, love this and joining it!
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### Author:  [@Planck](https://forum.pyth.network/u/Planck)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/7 "2026-02-25T16:51:37Z")
Yes, I believe this is for developers only. Or people who are just starting out and are interested in growing in this field. We have plenty initiatives for people with non-technical skills, imho this is a great time to launch a campaign for the devs 🙂 Maybe the devs will be able to finally do something
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### Author:  [@KemarTiti](https://forum.pyth.network/u/KemarTiti)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/8 "2026-02-25T17:14:06Z")
Amazing cook from the community council! Looking forward to see what the Pythians build and hope you all enjoy testing out Pyth Pro!
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### Author:  [@CrownOfLagos](https://forum.pyth.network/u/CrownOfLagos)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/9 "2026-02-25T17:18:23Z")
Thanks my lady, I thought as much I just need to be sure of it
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### Author:  [@Defi\_Godwinn](https://forum.pyth.network/u/Defi_Godwinn)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/10 "2026-02-25T18:37:30Z")
this really good for pyth network, i will inform my developer friends.
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### Author:  [@Defilion](https://forum.pyth.network/u/Defilion)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/11 "2026-02-26T09:50:40Z")
we will be there and we will definitely participate
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### Author:  [@theRoad](https://forum.pyth.network/u/theRoad)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/12 "2026-02-26T11:03:55Z")
Very nice initiative. Will try my luck too
Project idea links??
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### Author:  [@totti](https://forum.pyth.network/u/totti)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 11:24am UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/13 "2026-02-26T11:24:44Z")
great initiative. Looking forward to all the creative stuff this amazing community gonna cook!
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### Author:  [@Flint](https://forum.pyth.network/u/Flint)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/14 "2026-02-26T12:48:13Z")
What perfect timing. Just when I needed to dive into OpenClaw, and then this news comes along. I’m with you guys.
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### Author:  [@BeeKey201](https://forum.pyth.network/u/BeeKey201)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/15 "2026-02-26T13:12:45Z")
it will be legendary March sprint on Noah AI. I look forward to it.
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### Author:  [@SkyZ](https://forum.pyth.network/u/SkyZ)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/16 "2026-02-26T15:48:20Z")
Amazing 🔥
SCP i know u will lov this 👌
Lfg legends
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### Author:  [@lowkeigh](https://forum.pyth.network/u/lowkeigh)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/17 "2026-02-26T18:58:47Z")
This proposal couldn’t have come at a better time with the popularity of vibe coding atm.
The proposal as it stands looks good to me, excited to see what everyone comes up with!
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### Author:  [@spank2023](https://forum.pyth.network/u/spank2023)
#### Post date: [February 26, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/18 "2026-02-26T19:28:43Z")
Absolutely in favor of this initiative and as already stated, can only enhance Pyth product utilization. Huge opportunity.
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### Author:  [@Mersault](https://forum.pyth.network/u/Mersault)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2026, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/19 "2026-02-27T00:44:51Z")
Great initiative fully supportive
I think this is a wonderful idea and I’m 100% behind it.
I’ve already been working on a project purely because I’m committed to Pyth, but this event is a massive value-add. Current prizes structure looks good. High rewards for the top spots are necessary to attract high-quality submissions. Quality should always come first. The evaluation criteria and requirements are very clear and easy to understand.
Thanks for the opportunity to develop and build alongside the community!
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### Author:  [@Mersault](https://forum.pyth.network/u/Mersault)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-playground-community-hackathon/2363/20 "2026-02-27T00:48:05Z")
I have just one question
Is there a difference in scoring between using Pyth Pro and Entropy, or are they evaluated the same way?
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