The Hello Future Origins Hackathon has come to a close! Between July 21st and August 8th, 2025, hackers from all around the world participated in this event to build their projects on Hedera. With expert mentorship, familiar developer tools, and a vibrant global community, the Origins hackathon set the stage for hackers to bring their vision to reality and compete for $150,000 in prizes. Builders developed new solutions in the areas of AI & Agents, DeFi & Tokenization, and Sustainability. With the Legacy Builders track, participants also had the opportunity to continue refining and optimizing their existing builds from previous Hedera hackathons.
Here are the results by track. The winning teams took home a total prize pool worth $150,000 USD!
AI & Agents
1st Place: Major Gainz – AI DeFi agent
Prize: $15,000
An AI-powered DeFi copilot that transforms on-chain wallet data into clear insights and recommendations across trading, staking, yield, and risk. With its roadmap of advanced tools and automation, it aims to close the DeFi intelligence gap for retail users.
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2nd Place – Hedron
Prize: $10,000
An AI agent built for the Hedera DeFi ecosystem, guiding novice users to optimize investments through SaucerSwap, Bonzo Finance, and AutoSwapLimit strategies. It delivers real-time analysis, automated execution, and an educational layer with tutorials and contextual insights, empowering users to grow into confident DeFi investors.
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3rd Place – Mariposa Plus
Prize: $5,000
An AI-powered Web3 wallet on Hedera that makes blockchain simple and accessible. With email-based setup, natural language commands, and AI-driven financial strategies, it lets users securely manage assets, automate trades, and optimize investments—without technical complexity.
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DeFi & Tokenization
1st Place – Aegis Protocol
Prize: $15,000
Aegis Protocol delivers a trust and asset management layer for the digital asset economy, tackling fears of loss, governance gaps, and scams. Powered by Hedera Consensus Service, it enables secure, automated payment streams and cost-effective treasury management—offering a safer path to mass crypto adoption.
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2nd Place – Hedgera
Prize: $10,000
Hedgera is a Hedera-native platform for creating and trading on-chain token indexes. Backed 1:1 by Hedera tokens, it lets users mint with USDC-H, redeem assets, and track performance, while curators can launch custom indexes and earn fees.
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3rd Place – HashFast
Prize: $5,000
HashFast makes Hedera payments simple and secure with easy-to-use payment links. Payers can send funds through any WalletConnect wallet without sign-up, while businesses track receipts via a clean dashboard—streamlining adoption by removing errors and complexity.
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Sustainability
1st Place – GreenTrace – Verifiable Carbon Management Platform
Prize: $15,000
GreenTrace is a Hedera-powered platform for tracking and verifying greenhouse gas emissions. With NFT-based certificates, a carbon offset marketplace, and GRI-compliant reporting tools, it brings transparency, trust, and sustainability to carbon management.
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2nd Place – Nodebility
Prize: $10,000
Nodebility uses AI-powered Bionodes and Hedera Guardian to turn organic waste into clean energy and verifiable carbon credits. With real-time data, tokenized BIOGAS assets, and on-chain DAO governance, it creates a self-improving system that scales trust, energy access, and climate impact.
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3rd Place – Veritas
Prize: $5,000
Veritas replaces marketing promises with cryptographic proof by recording product claims on Hedera Consensus Service. Brands can log certifications, and consumers verify them instantly via QR code—creating a transparent, immutable audit trail.
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Legacy Builders
1st Place – Effisend (formerly Savera)
Prize: $15,000
An AI-powered biometric payment platform on Hedera, letting users pay with their face. Its AI handles bill splitting, recurring payouts, and optimal routing—removing friction and seed phrases for intuitive, secure transactions.
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2nd Place – Novalax
Prize: $10,000
Novalax is a payment gateway and platform for onchain payments of USDC directly on Hedera EVM Network. Novalax has been powered by x402 protocol, which enables seamless, secure, and automated payments for data and digital services.
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3rd Place – Lynx Token
Prize: $5,000
This project automates DAO voting and treasury rebalancing for the Lynx tokenized index. Using LangChain, OpenAI, and Hedera-agent-kit, AI agents coordinate the full flow via HCS—from votes to updated minting contracts and treasury adjustments.
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Developer Experience Track & Side Quest Winners
The Hello Future Origins Hackathon had a bonus track for builders to submit entries that help improve the developer experience on Hedera, along with fun side quests. These additions provided builders with opportunities for learning, networking, and engaging with the ecosystem, all while competing for the chance to win smaller prizes.
The winners for the bonus Developer Experience track and side quests will be announced via the Hedera Discord.
Closing Celebration on September 15!
Congratulations to all the winners and participants! The Hello Future Hackathon Trilogy is a groundbreaking three-part saga powered by Hedera, offering $550,000 in prizes across Origins, Ascension, and Apex.
Join us in the closing ceremonies for this first hackathon in the trilogy on Monday, September 15th!
