The Tempo MPP Hackathon at Futura is a five-day, on-site hackathon (June 16-20) for builders working on the Machine Payments Protocol - the open standard for fiat and stablecoin payments on Tempo, the payments-first L1 from Stripe and Paradigm.
Prizes: $15,000 total
Two categories:
- Applications — products and services built on MPP: agent payments, commerce, payouts, anything users touch
- Infrastructure — tooling, SDKs, indexers, and services that make building on MPP easier
| Category | 1st place | 2nd place |
|---|---|---|
| Applications | $5,000 | $2,500 |
| Infrastructure | $5,000 | $2,500 |
What to expect
- Tempo engineers on site every day for direct support
- Judging by the Tempo team
- Small and focused: 30 - 40 hackers, teams of 1–3
- Hosted inside Futura, with full access to the event
Schedule
| When | What |
|---|---|
| June 16, 2 PM | Workshop |
| June 16, 3 PM | Kick-off & Team Building |
| TBD | Hackathon dinner |
| June 20, 9 AM | Submission deadline |
| June 20, 4 PM | Award ceremony |
Participation is invite-only. You need an accepted application or a Futura ticket. Accepted hackers receive a free Futura ticket.
Requirements
What to submit by June 20, 9 AM:
- Project name and category — Applications or Infrastructure (pick one)
- Short description — what it does and what part of MPP/Tempo it uses
- Repository link — public, or with access granted to the judges. The repo must contain a README with setup/run instructions.
- Demo video — max 3 minutes, showing the project working. Unlisted YouTube/Loom link is fine.
- Team members — all teammates added to the Devpost submission (1–3 people)
Notes:
- One submission per team
- Projects must be built during the hackathon (June 16–20). Pre-existing public libraries and your own prior open-source work may be used as dependencies, but the submitted project itself must be new work.
- Projects must use MPP and/or run on Tempo
Prizes
Applications
1st Prize: 5,000 USD
2nd Prize: 2,500 USD
Infrastructure
1st Prize: 5,000 USD
2nd Prize: 2,500 USD
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Dankrad Feist
Tempo
Judging Criteria
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TBD
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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