DoraHacks Hackathon Newsletter 2026 April

Your go-to source for latest Hackathons on DoraHacks.io, plus insightful articles designed for both hackers and hackathon organizers.

‣ Dora Blog

The Rules of Hackathon Rule-Making

Successful Hackathons Start With Effective Rules

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The Best GTM Strategy in AI Isn’t a Launch Event. It’s a Hackathon.

By Steve Ngok, Chief Strategy Officer at DoraHacks

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‣ New Hackathons

The Bags Hackathon

• Solana | Apr.3 — Jun.1, 2026
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HashKey Chain Horizon Hackathon

• HashKey Chain | Mar.10 — Apr.23, 2026
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INITIATE: The Initia Hackathon

• Initia | Mar.16 — Apr.15, 2026
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‣ Ongoing Hackathons

AWS Prompt the Planet Challenge

• Amazon Web Services | Feb.28 — May.31, 2026
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AWS Activate Program for Web3 Startups

• AWS · Blockchain | Feb.27 — Jul.1, 2026
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BNB Hack: US College Edition

• Defi · AI · BNB Chain | Mar.27 — Apr.19, 2026
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Stellar Hacks: Agents

• Stellar · Agents | Mar.30 — Apr.13, 2026
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Four.Meme AI Sprint

• BNB Chain | Apr.1–30, 2026
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iExec Vibe Coding Challenge

• Arbitrum | Apr.6 — May.1, 2026
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From Prompt to Product: The Syntra Hackathon

• Syntra | Mar.23 — May.24, 2026
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OxBuild — Build AI tools with Oxlo.ai

• AI Tools | Apr.1–5, 2026
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Boring AI

• AI-assisted coding | Apr.4–13, 2026
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‣ IRL/Hybrid Hackathons

HackOWASP 8.0

• Patiala, Punjab, India | Apr.18–19, 2026
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🦞 OpenClaw Hack Toronto Students: AI Agents & Payments

• Toronto, Ontario, Canada | March 2026
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MunichTech Innovation Hackathon 2026 — Build Applied solutions for Industry

• Munich, Germany | Sep.21, 2026
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