Hackathon format & key facts
Organized detailsOverview
ETH Lagos is inviting builders to its 8–10 October 2026 Ethereum hackathon in Lagos, with a USD 50,000-equivalent prize pool stated in ETH and post-hackathon support.
Complete hackathon details
The hackathon runs in parallel with ETH Lagos talks and workshops at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts. Challenge areas include AI agents on L2s, account-abstraction user experience, local real-world assets and decentralized social/privacy tools. The organizer lists a USD 50,000 prize pool in ETH, mentor access, AWS and Infura credits for participants, investor introductions, sponsor bounties, fast-track consideration for the ETH Lagos incubator and post-hackathon support.
Eligibility requirements
Builders, founders, students, artists and other participants interested in building Ethereum-based products; the organizer describes the event as open to everyone.
Tips for this hackathon
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Read the rules, eligibility, judging criteria, required technologies and intellectual-property terms before forming your submission plan.
- Build a complementary team early and assign product, engineering, design, research and presentation responsibilities clearly.
- Optimize for the published judging rubric: demonstrate a real problem, working solution, measurable impact and a concise live demo.
- Prepare the repository, pitch deck, demo video and submission links before the final hours so upload or platform problems do not invalidate the entry.
- Check whether travel, finalist presentations, team-size limits or mandatory attendance apply before committing.
Verification notes
Verified from the official ETH Lagos 2026 site on 6 September 2026. The page states 8–10 October, the Lagos venue, builder registration, four hackathon challenge areas and a USD 50,000 prize pool in ETH. No registration deadline or participation fee was stated in the checked text.
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