TechFlow News, January 12 — WEEX exchange announced that the first round of its "Alpha Awakening: WEEX AI Trading Hackathon" (Early Bird Round) officially commenced on January 12 at 20:00 (UTC+8, same below), with the competition running until February 2 at 20:00. A total of 788 BUIDLs (including 520 teams) from global developers, quantitative trading teams, and technical communities have been divided into 14 groups, competing using dedicated funds provided by WEEX. The top two highest-earning participants from each group will advance to the Grand Final, competing for a prize pool worth $1.88 million, including a Bentley Bentayga S valued at $500,000 for the champion.
Participants who missed the first-round registration can still join the second round (Late Bird Round) via the "Late Bird Entry" before January 18. Successfully registered participants who pass the API test will receive a 1,000 USDT position voucher (profits are withdrawable; losses are covered by the platform). The second round runs from January 19 at 12:00 to February 2 at 20:00, with the top earner in each group qualifying for the Grand Final.
This hackathon emphasizes innovation in AI and quantitative trading strategies and is actively recruiting global sponsors from AI technology providers, data and infrastructure suppliers, Web3 projects, and industry ecosystem partners. It has already attracted dozens of leading partners, including AWS, Tencent Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, CoinGecko, and Cryptoracle. Throughout the event period, WEEX will host 10 offline events worldwide and amplify the event's impact through multi-platform promotion, community engagement, and collaborative content creation.
