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In this newsletter, you will learn more about:
🤖 Hackathon | Build Agents for the Real World V2
📅 Event | Office Hours on March 12th
🤖 Hackathon | Synthesis by Ethereum Foundation

Build Agents for the Real World V2 is here!

The Build Agents for the Real World V2 hackathon is in full swing, and there's still time to submit your project. Whether you're building agents that move value, automate workflows, or infrastructure that serves users at scale, this is the place to ship. All agent frameworks are welcome, and your project can be one of the winners of the $8.5K USD₮ bounty from Celo Public Goods:

Track 1

Best Agent on Celo

🥇 1st: 3,000 USD₮
🥈 2nd: 2,000 USD₮
🥉 3rd: 1,000 USD₮

Track 2

Best Agent Infra on Celo

🥇 1st: 2,000 USD₮

Track 3

Highest Rank on Agentscan

🥇 1st: 500 USD₮

How to participate

1. Register your project on Karma Gap
2. Join the Telegram group for support, updates, and announcements
3. Verify your agent via AgentScan
4. Verification via Self Agent ID
5. Post on X about your project tagging @Celo + @CeloDevs + @CeloPublicGoods

Timeline

Submissions close at 9am GMT on March 18th, 2026. Winners will be announced on March 20th at 3pm GMT.

Join us for Office Hours this Thursday 🎙️

Curious how to optimize your idea? Want feedback before you go deep into the build? We're hosting a live Office Hours session with Viral Sangani, AI Lead at Celo. Last week's session was full of sharp, actionable feedback (read the recap here for key takeaways). You don't want to miss this one.

📅 Thursday, March 12th, 1 – 2pm GMT

Stack Your Bounties: Celo is Joining the Synthesis Hackathon by Ethereum Foundation

Celo is participating in the Synthesis hackathon with a track prize of 10,000 USD₮. Building opens on Friday, running until March 22nd. This is a great opportunity to build on Celo within the broader Ethereum ecosystem event, increasing your project’s visibility and chances to earn bounties. More details on the hackathon and sign-ups are available here.

Keep building!

— Lena and the DevRel Team

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