Algorand-Global x402 Challenge-website

Registration for the Global x402 Challenge is now closed. 

Stay tuned as winners + finalists are announced in the coming weeks!
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Top 5 winners pool

1st place: 25K USD
2nd place: 22.5K USD
3rd place: 20K USD
4th place: 17.5K USD
5th place: 15K USD

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Top 20 leaderboard pool

500K ALGO distributed across the top 20 endpoints.

How to win the Global x402 Challenge

Ship a paid x402 endpoint, generate real on-chain usage, and compete for prizes.

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Deploy & track

Launch a paid x402 endpoint on Algorand Mainnet. Payments verify and settle through the GoPlausible facilitator, so your activity is automatically tracked in a leaderboard.

Submissions are open now! See the full guide on how to join the leaderboard.
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Submit

Submit your project details: what the payment unlocks and proof of who is paying for it.

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Compete

The top 50 on the leaderboard are considered for the 10 finalist spots, who will present live for a chance to win a piece of the 100K USD prize pool.

Prize Pool

 

Projects will be evaluated on real usage, use case quality, technical execution, and long-term potential. More details about the evaluation criteria can be found in the Official Rules.

Timeline

 
✅   Mid-July: The challenge officially opens

Ship your endpoint on Algorand Mainnet.

✅   July-early October: Build + activate

Drive real usage and volume, and submit to enter.

🔛  October: Live measurement + finalist shortlisting

Leaderboard runs live; volume measured over an unannounced window. The leaderboard is reviewed, and finalists are selected.

🔜  Early November: Global x402 Challenge Finals 

Finalists present on a livestream and winners are announced.

 

Learn more about agentic commerce + start building with x402 on Algorand

Common x402 use cases

Algorand is x402-ready. With low fees, instant finality, and stablecoin support, Algorand can support high-frequency, pay-per-use payment flows without slowing down real-time user or agent interactions. Here are some high-level use cases for x402 to get your ideas flowing.

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Charge for data

Sell access to valuable datasets, reports, insights, market signals, verification results, or other information one request at a time.

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Charge for compute

Let users or agents pay only when they run a model, execute code, process a file, or complete an inference request.

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Charge for actions

Allow agents to pay when they trigger a real service, such as sending a message, booking a resource, generating a file, or completing a workflow.

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Charge for verification

Create paid endpoints for trust scores, proofs, audit trails, reputation checks, or validation services before an agent or user takes action.