The Apex of Skills: TRN Labs Hackathon

What prizes can you expect:

Total pot: $10k USD worth paid in $ROOT Track winners (all amounts in USD value paid out in $ROOT) 1st place: $5k 2nd place: $2k 3rd place: $1k

Special awards Best FuturePass integration: $1k Community’s Choice: $1k

Payout All prizes paid on-chain within 2 weeks of demo day, after KPI verification

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🕹️ Gaming Track: TRN Game Forge

Why this track matters: Games are the perfect storm of frequent, micro-value transactions—ideal for demonstrating TRN’s multi-token gas economy and accelerating adoption of the FuturePass wallet. From loot drops to replay loops, everything on TRN can be truly owned and frictionlessly executed.

Core TRN hooks to highlight:

• Fee pallets → Enable gas-in-any-token for smoother game loops
• NFT & collectibles pallets → Power in-game ownership, loot systems, and marketplaces
• Sequence SDK → Plug-and-play TRN integration for Unity and Unreal Engine games

What success looks like:

• Forecasted daily active players
• Volume of in-game transactions
• Integrated FuturePass wallet flow
• Gameplay loop quality and replayability
• Onchain reward mechanics and incentives

Starter ideas:

• Onchain idle battler with TRN token rewards
• NFT-based deck-builder or card game
• Play-to-earn quest board with tokenized bounties
• Cross-chain game integrating XRPL and TRN assets

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🤖 AI Track: TRN Intelligence

Why this track matters: Autonomous agents and AI-native dApps create persistent onchain activity—from trading bots to AI-controlled game NPCs. TRN’s substrate-based architecture makes it the ideal infra layer for the age of agentic crypto.

Core TRN hooks:

• SYLO → Agent-accessible onchain query infrastructure
• NFI pallet → Native foundation for AI-driven agent logic
• Futureverse AI tools → Integrate cutting-edge tools like JenAI, Altered State Machine, and Meme Machine

What success looks like:

• Daily AI-initiated transactions
• TVL locked in AI-managed wallets
• Creative and effective use of the NFI pallet

Starter ideas:

• No-code agent builder with NFI configuration
• AI-powered DeFi copilot for TRN dApps
• NFI-enabled NPCs for gaming and virtual worlds

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💸 DeFi Track: RootFi

Why this track matters: DeFi is the fuel that powers every onchain economy. Building liquidity layers, staking products, and yield engines on TRN creates foundational tools that support Gaming and AI use cases while attracting capital and community.

Core TRN hooks:

• Native AMM DEX pallet for efficient swaps
• Any-token gas → Use gaming or AI tokens for LP interactions
• Cross-chain bridging with XRPL to enable asset movement across ecosystems

What success looks like:

• Native TVL deposited
• Swap volume and trade velocity
• Number of liquidity providers onboarded
• Cross-utility of LPs in Gaming and AI verticals

Starter ideas:

• Liquid staking solution for $ROOT
• Quest-based LP incentive program with gamified rewards
• NFT staking with DeFi rewards for collectors and gamers

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Want to build something else?

These tracks are just the beginning. If you have an idea that doesn’t fit neatly into a category—but pushes TRN forward—we want to hear from you.