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PREP

far out; latest safe start 2026-09-27

Prize normalization

What they're looking for

Judged on: originality, technical depth, working demo, market insight

Themes: bitcoin · nostr · privacy · ai — detailed requirements not published yet, check the official page.

<section class="panel"> <div class="label">Extracted contract </div> <div class="grid2" style="margin-bottom:12px"> <div> <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:6px">Tracks & prizes</div> <div>• Machine Money — <strong>$1,000</strong></div><div>• Freedom Stack — <strong>$1,000</strong></div><div>• Cypherpunk — <strong>$1,000</strong></div> <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin:10px 0 6px">Judging</div> <div class=mathnote>not published</div> </div> <div> <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:6px">Requirement vector</div> <div style="margin-bottom:10px"><span class=mathnote>no vector yet</span></div> <div style="font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:var(--text);margin-bottom:6px">Originality rules</div> <table class="math"> <tr><td>New project required</td><td><span style="color:var(--text-dim)">UNKNOWN</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Pre-existing code allowed</td><td><span style="color:var(--text-dim)">UNKNOWN</span></td></tr> <tr><td>Disclosure required</td><td><span style="color:var(--text-dim)">UNKNOWN</span></td></tr> </table> </div> </div> <div class="observed">Extracted by hermes/mimo from official page · deterministically validated · every UNKNOWN is a fact we could not verify, not a guess</div> </section>

Finish-feasibility at deadline	100% (14d+)
P(any payout) if competitive entry	— (assumes 6-12 slots)
Heuristic cash EV	—
Build model	P80 24h effective after 40% reuse (raw 40h)
Strategic fit (agent reliability)	0%
Opportunity cost of entering	$600 (24h x $25/h shadow rate)
Latest safe start	2026-09-27

Field estimation

Official event page →

Devpost API · observed 2026-08-22 · eligibility source: official rules

Headline advertised	$3,000
Cash (verified)	$3,000
Credits (compute/API)	—
Normalized value	$3,000

Score breakdown v0.1

71/100

Grid order (attention) = 71 × (deadline TBA) = 30063.9

expected prize value	no data yet
winnability	no data yet
historical winner quality	no data yet
judging tractability	82/100
organizer quality	75/100

Known components renormalized · completeness bonus up to +8 · unverified prizes capped at 85.

Registration counts grow toward the deadline. Score leans on organizer quality + prize data until the field matures.

The facts

Dates: 9/7/2026 → 10/5/2026
Format: online
Themes: bitcoin, nostr, privacy, ai
Research note: Age/prize eligibility not explicit on public page - asterisk until verified

Registered	0
Submission prior	5%
Est. serious field	still forming
Days left	44