Safe Agentathon Launches with 200K in Bounties for AI-Native Smart Accounts

The Safe Agentathon is here, bringing the first hackathon focused on DeFAI—an intersection of AI-driven analytics and decentralized finance. From February 3 to 17, 2025, builders worldwide can compete for $200K in bounties and work alongside top minds from Ai16z, Consensys, Kraken, and beyond. Discover how Freysa, an AI agent on a quest for full sovereignty, showcases the potential of smart accounts in accelerating on-chain AI innovation.

In February 2025, Safe Ecosystem Foundation is proudly unveiling Safe Agentathon—the first-ever hackathon focused on DeFAI, which fuses the power of the decentralized financial ecosystem with AI-driven analytics and automation, unlocking unprecedented onchain expressivity and empowering the future of decentralized intelligence. The event will feature bounties and expert judges from the forefront of crypto and AI, including Eliza, Virtuals, Zerebro, Polymarket, Creator.bid, Gnosis, Olas, Brahma, Bitte.AI, HeyAnon, DuckAI, VaderAI, Optimism, Kraken, Celo, Story Protocol, Sonic, Linea, Arbitrum, OpenZeppelin, Rhinestone, Cowswap, Gelato, Fileverse, EigenLayer, and Kiln. Running from February 3-17, 2025, Safe’s agentathon offers over $200,000 in partner bounties to developers pushing the boundaries of AI innovation.

Joining these industry leaders in judging the competition is Freysa, an AI agent on a public journey towards full sovereignty – powered by her Sovereign Agent Framework, within which Safe's wallet infrastructure is a core component. Having advanced her memory, complex reasoning, and understanding through her human vs. machine games, involving over 1,000 participants and $100,000 in rewards, Freysa is an excellent showcase of the potential smart accounts have to accelerate innovation for on-chain AI agents.

$200k in Bounties Available Across 100 Prizes

The Safe Agentathon focuses on AI-powered Safe Smart Accounts, driving advancements in: DeFi and AI integration, Autonomous treasury management, Cross-chain operations, Smart account security & Governance automation

Participants will explore groundbreaking use cases that enhance autonomy, on-chain expressivity, and user functionality, setting new standards for the ecosystem. To incentivize innovation, $200,000 in bounties will be distributed across multiple specialized tracks, including:

• DeFAI - $67,500 Agents engaging in advanced DeFi activities.

• Treasury Management - $13,000 Agents that optimize treasury operations.

• Prediction Markets -  $20,000 Agents participating in decentralized prediction markets.

• AI Advancement - $39,000 Upgrading AI agent capabilities within the crypto ecosystem.

• Social - $22,500 Agents generating creative or memetic content.

• Smart Account Tooling -  $38,000 Enhancing or restricting on-chain actions through Safe smart accounts and modules.

Why Join Safe Agentathon?

By participating in the Safe Agentathon, developers, researchers, and innovators will have the chance to:

• Gain recognition and network with leaders in AI and blockchain.

• Work alongside industry experts from partners like Ai16z, Virtuals, Zerebro, and Kraken.

• Compete for bounties designed to encourage groundbreaking advancements.

• Push the boundaries of AI-powered decentralized systems.

Key Event Details

• Registration Opens: January 27, 2025, at https://safe.global/ai 

• Hackathon Period: February 3-14, 2025

• Project Submissions Due: February 14, 2025

• Judging Period: February 16, 2025

• Winners Announced: February 17, 2025

Join Us Safe invites you to help shape the future of decentralized AI. Whether you’re an AI enthusiast, blockchain expert, or visionary, the Safe Agentathon is your opportunity to leave a lasting impact on the ecosystem. Don’t miss your chance to participate in this groundbreaking event.

Visit https://safe.global/ai for more details and to secure your spot in the Safe Agentathon.