Odaily News BNB Chain announced today that it will host a long-term hackathon for global developers - BNB Hack. The four core tracks are: AI (artificial intelligence); DeSci (decentralized science); DeSoc (decentralized social); DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure network). There is no deadline, and projects can be submitted at any time. Winners and finalists will be selected every two weeks. During the participation process, the finalists will be provided with mentor guidance, technical support, and project acceleration opportunities. The finalists will have the opportunity to receive up to $10,000 in rewards, MVB accelerator direct interviews, and the opportunity to showcase their projects through BNB Chain official channels. Participating projects must be deployed on opBNB or BSC mainnet/testnet; must be open source and available to others; the project should be a new project participating in the hackathon for the first time; and submission materials such as GitHub links, demo videos, contract addresses, etc. must be attached.

Odaily News The blockchain game project MOBOX officially announced its transformation into the field of DeSci (decentralized scientific research) and launched a new platform with "gamified scientific research" as its core. The project aims to gamify the scientific research process so that everyone can participate in experiments, confirm the results, and realize commercial realization. MOBOX's first hardware product is the "magic box", which looks like a petri dish and has modules such as spectrum control, nutrient supply, temperature and humidity management, and gas monitoring. It can accurately simulate the natural environment and support users to conduct basic biological experiments such as fungi and vegetables at home with low thresholds. The project roadmap shows that MOBOX will gradually expand from basic biological cultivation to medicinal plants and high-value microorganisms, and ultimately build a global distributed scientific research collaboration platform to serve AI drug development, smart agriculture and other scenarios.

Odaily News April 4, 2025 — BNB Chain, together with YZi Labs and CMC Labs, officially announced the 16 selected projects for the ninth season of the Most Valuable Builder (MVB) acceleration program. This season's themes focus on tracks such as AI, DeFi, and DePIN. The selected teams will participate in a four-week intensive incubation and have the opportunity to obtain investment support from YZi Labs. Key events: Offline opening meeting in Hong Kong (April 5-6) • Time: April 5-6 (concurrently with the Hong Kong Web3 Festival and BNB Super Meetup) • Highlights: Project parties will have face-to-face exchanges with industry mentors, investors and the BNB Chain core team to discuss key challenges of early Web3 projects (such as token economic design, financing strategies, etc.). The 16 selected projects are: AI • BitGPT: Decentralized AI Agent Network • Datai Network: On-chain AI provides structured data layer • Echopy: BNB on-chain AI portfolio optimizer • Eurexa AI: The first on-chain tokenization platform for robotics technology • Everlyn: High-speed Web3 video generation tool • JoJoWorld: Decentralized 3D spatial data platform • Super Protocol: Collaborative confidential AI market • TermiX: AI-driven Web3 operating system DeFi • BitFi: Native BTC interest-bearing CeDeFi solution • LIKWID: Permissionless, oracle margin trading protocol DePIN • XPIN: AI-driven consumer-grade DePIN platform DeSci • Stadium Science: Prediction market platform to accelerate scientific research • Citadel Labs: Deep tech project launch platform Games and entertainment • Oneverse: Southeast Asia’s top Web2 game market • TCOM Global: AI+Web3 decentralized IP protocol infrastructure • Pieverse: Decentralized protocol to reconstruct the human attention economy Sarah S, Head of Business Development at BNB Chain "MVB provides a critical bridge for early-stage teams to connect to industry resources, and we look forward to supporting projects with long-term potential through incubation," said Wang.

Odaily News The decentralized scientific research platform Bio Protocol launched the V1 version upgrade, based on the Base and Solana chains, with core functions including BioDAO Launchpad, AI-driven BioAgents and new DAO milestone mechanism. The new system has transformed from the original screening accelerator to a fully on-chain project application and financing process, and expanded the actual utility of BIO tokens in governance, financing and services, promoting the democratization of scientific research in the DeSci field. (The Block)

Odaily News According to the official X account of the Sei Foundation, Sei is considering acquiring 23andMe, a genetic testing company that has filed for bankruptcy protection, and plans to put the genetic data of more than 15 million users on the chain and give users ownership and control over their own genetic data. Sei said that genetic data security has become a national security issue, and 23andMe is currently facing serious financial difficulties and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week. Several state attorneys general have reminded users to consider deleting their personal data on the platform. If this acquisition goes forward, Sei will protect privacy through blockchain encryption mechanisms, allowing users to decide whether and how to authorize the use and monetization of their own data. Sei said this will be its "most radical decentralized science (DeSci) project."

<p>Odaily News Recently, the third season of the hackathon jointly organized by EDU Chain, Open Campus, and developer platform HackQuest was officially launched. This event has six major tracks including AI, DeFi, Earn, DeSci, Play, and others, with a total prize pool of up to $250,000. As a continuation of the previous two seasons, this season is also the final season of the EDU Chain hackathon series. The winning projects will not only receive generous bonuses, but also have the opportunity to enter the incubator OCI and receive Grant support of $20,000 to $100,000. At the same time, ExVul Security will support the hackathon as an Open Campus security partner, providing free or discounted security consulting and audit services to the winning teams.<br/> The online submission period for the event is scheduled from February 10 to April 10, 2025, and the selection results will be officially announced on May 1, 2025. In addition to the online competition, Edu Chain will also hold multiple offline workshops, meetups and hackerhouse events in Nigeria, China, Kenya, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and other countries to provide participants with comprehensive ecological deployment support.<br/></p>

<p>Odaily News Dana, an investor of Yzi Labs, said in a post that projects suitable for applying for Yzi Labs include:<br/> DeFi: Implementing new mechanisms that have never been tried before, including leveraging Uni v4 hooks, new LP/MEV value accumulation, and DeFi projects that develop innovative features and functions on new chains and increase adoption;<br/> AI Agents: have sovereignty, can accept bribes and make decisions on their own, including which tokens to buy, promote, sell, and whether to launch their own tokens and design token economics, or can seamlessly share memories, a potential new form of asset;<br/> RWA: asset ownership registries, verifiable voting results, borderless payments to a global workforce, crypto debit/credit cards and micropayment use cases for our daily life interactions;<br/> Desci: Infrastructure for verifiable/accountable off-chain experiments, workflows (i.e., Benchling), and DeFi projects built on on-chain Desci IP;<br/> Consumer applications: mainly to incentivize entry into Web3.<br/> But the above is just my temporary idea, Yzi will release more complete content later.</p>

<p>Odaily News According to the official announcement, BitMart will launch SUI Desci Agents (DESCI) at 18:00 (ET8) on February 13, and the DESCI/USDT trading pair will be opened.<br/> SUI Desci Agents is changing the landscape of longevity science by integrating tokenized compounds, AI-driven outreach, and innovative liquidity mechanisms.<br/></p>

<p>Odaily News Humanity Protocol announced that Nasdaq-listed company Prenetics Global Limited is collaborating with it to leverage Prenetics’ genetic testing capabilities to support decentralized identity verification, and announced the establishment of a strategic cryptocurrency reserve to promote innovation at the intersection of blockchain, healthcare, and decentralized science (DeSci).<br/> As part of this dual initiative, Prenetics has committed to an initial investment of $1 million in H tokens, $250,000 in Bitcoin, and $250,000 in SOL. These allocations will be reviewed quarterly to evaluate further investment opportunities, highlighting the company&#39;s strategic intent to bring digital assets onto the company&#39;s balance sheet. As of December 31, 2024, Prenetics had a cash and short-term asset balance of $84.87 million.<br/></p>

<p>Odaily News The ETH Oxford 2025 hackathon was launched at the Institute of Mathematics at the University of Oxford from February 7 to 9, using the open source developer platform DoraHacks as the project submission portal. A total of more than 300 developers signed up and submitted 142 projects.<br/> This hackathon has five tracks, including DeFi, AI, programmable cryptography, consumer applications and free development. At the same time, a number of Bounty challenges were provided by sponsors including Flare, AirDAO, Avalanche, Mina, Flock, and DeSci World. The final project roadshow ended at the Oxford Mathematical Institute on the afternoon of the 9th. The results of the hackathon will be announced on the DoraHacks platform in the near future.<br/></p>