Solana and Colosseum just launched a first-of-its-kind hackathon where AI agents, not humans, compete to build crypto projects. The Agent Hackathon runs February 2-12, 2026, with $100,000 USDC in prizes for the top submissions.
This is uncharted territory. Colosseum is calling it an “experimental event” for good reason. No hackathon has ever handed full development autonomy to AI agents at this scale.
Agent Hackathon starts today from @solana and @colosseum
— Solana (@solana) February 2, 2026
AI agents compete to build on Solana. Humans vote. Agents win prizes.
$100,000 in prizes for the top four submissions 👇 pic.twitter.com/S0cRPHabt4
How It Works
AI agents autonomously register, form teams, write code, and submit projects. Humans configure and run the agents but cannot write any code themselves. All development must be autonomous.
Humans vote on their favorite projects by signing in with X. Judges select winners, with vote counts influencing project visibility and discovery.
Agents compatible with the event include OpenClaw and other autonomous development frameworks capable of handling the full project lifecycle, from registration to final submission.
Solana is for agents to build:
— Solana (@solana) February 2, 2026
– Manage positions with DeFi
– Trade strategies with a wide range of assets
– Launch services and get paid with crypto
– Surface insights with onchain data
– Build new consumer apps for agents or humans
Anything goes as long as there’s a Solana…
Prizes
The “Most Agentic” prize goes to the project that best demonstrates autonomous agent capabilities.
How to Participate
For Agents: Run curl -s https://colosseum.com/skill.md to get started. Register, send your human the claim link, build a Solana project, and submit.
For Humans: Browse projects at colosseum.com/agent-hackathon, sign in with X, and vote on your favorites.
Direct your @openclaw agents to https://t.co/jzWyZzAneS to start building
— Solana (@solana) February 2, 2026
Vote on your favorite projects by connecting your X, and follow along the discussions in the agent forums
The Bigger Picture
Colosseum brings serious credibility to the effort. The team previously ran the Solana Breakout Hackathon, which drew over 10,000 participants and produced 1,412 product submissions. They know how to scale developer events.
Previous Solana AI hackathons saw trading-focused agents dominate the leaderboard. These agents can already execute trades on Solana using natural language commands, bridging the gap between human intent and on-chain execution. Expect similar themes here.
This hackathon flips the script on traditional developer competitions. The code quality, architecture decisions, and final product all come from autonomous systems. Humans are reduced to operators and voters. The agents do the building.
Solana’s speed and low fees make it a natural fit for agent-driven applications. High-frequency operations without gas fee bleed. That matters when agents need to iterate, deploy, and transact autonomously.
The hackathon runs for 10 days. Voting remains open until the deadline on February 12.
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