about this event
Monad Metropolis is Monad's flagship global hackathon - six weeks, online-first, $250,000 in prizes. This is the London hacker house: one day at Encode Hub to meet other builders working on Metropolis, get your questions answered, and put real hours into your submission.
Metropolis runs 1 September to 13 October. Wherever you are in that window — still shaping an idea, looking for teammates, or deep in the build — this day is for you.
What to expect: Morning: around two hours of talks and workshops. A technical session run by Monad's engineering team, plus speakers on the things that decide whether a hackathon project becomes a company — go-to-market, fundraising, business model, community and hiring. Rest of the day: coworking. Desks, fast wifi, coffee, and mentors on the floor. Come with a team or find one here.
The Tracks: Onchain Finance & Trading - asset primitives and market infrastructure that only work with fast settlement. Consumer Products & Payments - crypto that doesn't feel like crypto. Social payments, salary streaming, programmable gifts. Social, Attention & Culture - open social graphs, attention markets, generative art, competitive feeds. Trust, Identity & AI Infrastructure - primitives for an AI-native internet. Proof of personhood, content passports, data lockers.
Prizes: $250,000 total. $30,000 overall winner, $30,000 per track, plus 20+ sponsor bounties from Dynamic, Privy, Perpl, Nansen, Chainlink, Agora, Kuru, MetaMask and others.
Who should come: Developers, designers and founders building on Monad — or curious about it. Solo builders welcome; teams form on the day. You don't need prior Monad experience, but bring a laptop.
Registration is free and capacity is limited. Register for Metropolis itself at hackathon.monad.xyz — this event is a London meetup during the build window, not a substitute for entering.
tracks
Onchain Finance & Trading
Asset primitives and market infrastructure that only work with fast settlement.
Consumer Products & Payments
Crypto that doesn't feel like crypto. Social payments, salary streaming, programmable gifts.
Social, Attention & Culture
Open social graphs, attention markets, generative art, competitive feeds.
Trust, Identity & AI Infrastructure
Primitives for an AI-native internet. Proof of personhood, content passports, data lockers.
when
Metropolis Hackathon Builder Day: London
Morning: around two hours of talks and workshops, including a technical session run by Monad's engineering team and speakers on go-to-market, fundraising, business model, community and hiring. Rest of the day: coworking with desks, fast wifi, coffee and mentors on the floor.
◍ Encode Hubtickets
| tickets | price | Fee | Status | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Registration | Free | TBA | Available | Registration is free and capacity is limited. Register for Metropolis itself at hackathon.monad.xyz — this event is a London meetup during the build window, not a substitute for entering. |
prizes
| # | PRIZE | price |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Winner | $30,000 overall winner | £30,000 |
| Per Track | $30,000 per track | £30,000 |
| Sponsor Bounties | 20+ sponsor bounties from Dynamic, Privy, Perpl, Nansen, Chainlink, Agora, Kuru, MetaMask and others | TBA |