Boundless Launches Its First Hackathon Campaign

Boundless is officially launching its first-ever hackathon today, May 13th, 2026.

In collaboration with Trustless Work, we are bringing together builders, creatives, developers, and thinkers for a multi-day hybrid event focused on brainstorming and building ideas that will revolutionize Web3 and DeFi.

The Boundless x Trustless Work Hackathon is designed to encourage experimentation, collaboration, and real-world problem-solving. Participants will have the opportunity to ideate and build projects on the Stellar ecosystem.

Why Boundless

The next wave of the internet is being built in Web3.

Every day, new ideas emerge across payments, coordination, finance, and digital ownership. But for many builders, the gap between ideation and execution still remains difficult to cross.

At Boundless, our mission is to help bridge that gap.

We believe the next generation of Web3 products should be built on systems that prioritize transparency, verification, efficiency, and seamless global collaboration from the start.

The Boundless x Trustless Work Hackathon is designed to help developers explore what that future could look like in practice.

Build Faster with the Trustless Work Starter Kit

The focus of this hack is to encourage innovative thinking and unique real-world problem-solving techniques. That is why we are partnering with Trustless Work, so teams can focus on:

Product design
Workflow architecture
User experience
Integrations
Application-level innovation

Trustless Work allows teams to implement escrow systems from start to finish in a very short time. This is also why we have limited use cases to products that require escrow as the core infrastructure.

To help participants move quickly from ideation to implementation, developers will have access to the Trustless Work Builder Starter Kit.

The hackathon will also include workshops, mentorship sessions, and technical support from the team at Trustless Work to help participants navigate implementation challenges and refine their projects.

Event Details

The hackathon is a hybrid event taking place from May 13th to May 16th. The first three days will be held virtually, while the final day will be a physical event.

Here is the breakdown of what to expect each day:

May 13: Welcome Ceremony, Onboarding, and Team Selection
May 14: Build Day Two
May 15: Build Day Three
May 16: Project Demos, Judging, and Awards

Activities throughout the hackathon will include:

Workshops
Office hours

The physical event will include:

Project showcases
Technical presentations
Judging sessions
Winner announcements
Award presentations

Other Details

Venue: Block Hive, Nsukka, Enugu State, Nigeria
Registration Deadline: May 15th

Prize Pool

The Boundless x Trustless Work Hackathon will reward outstanding technical execution, product thinking, and real-world usability across categories signifying our judging criteria.

Main Winners

1st Place: $500
2nd Place: $300
3rd Place: $200

Special Awards

Best UI/UX Design: $100
Best Real-World Use Case: $100
Best Technical Implementation: $100
Most Innovative Idea: $100
Best Use of Trustless Work: $100

Who Can Participate?

The hackathon is open to developers, designers, product builders, and anyone interested in building internet-native coordination systems.

Participants may hack alone or form teams of 2 to 5 members across the participant scope. Participants do not need to arrive with a fully developed idea.

What Should You Build?

Participants are expected to build a focused product using Trustless Work primitives. The goal is not to build another generic escrow platform, but to create specific applications that solve real problems.

Some possible directions include:

Freelance and milestone-based work platforms
Marketplace and e-commerce escrow systems
Grant distribution and bounty management tools
Crowdfunding and pre-order infrastructure
Rental agreements and security deposit flows
P2P stablecoin exchange applications
Trade finance coordination tools
AI agent payment and workflow systems

Participants will also have flexible integration options depending on their preferred workflow. Teams can move quickly with low-code tooling, build with prebuilt components, or work directly with SDKs and APIs for more advanced customization and deeper product control.