Perpetual Contract Trading Platform Pacifica Launches Hackathon Event, Winners Can Receive Cash Prizes and Point Rewards

On February 26, Solana’s on-chain perpetual contract trading platform Pacifica announced the launch of a one-month online hackathon, targeting developers, quantitative analysts, and builders to develop innovative applications based on its perpetual contract infrastructure. Participants can choose to compete individually or in teams (up to 5 people). The hackathon focuses on four tracks:

• Track 1: Trading applications and bots, including algorithmic trading and execution optimization
• Track 2: Analytics and data, including market intelligence, profit and loss tracking, and risk dashboards
• Track 3: Social and gamification, including leaderboards, copy trading, and competitions
• Track 4: DeFi composability, including building protocols and applications based on Pacifica’s perpetual contract infrastructure

The event offers a total of $15,000 in cash prizes and 100,000 points. The overall grand prize winner will receive $5,000 and 25,000 points. There are also four track-specific awards and two special awards (most innovative application and best user experience), each with $2,000 and 12,500 points, and $1,000 and 7,500 points respectively.

The activity schedule is divided into three phases:

• Development period: March 16 to April 16, during which teams must complete their projects
• Submission deadline: April 16, when teams must submit code, demo videos, and documentation
• Demo Day: showcasing the results.