Hassan Maishera
The agentic economy is one of the fastest-growing in the world. A recent report by Precedence Research revealed that the agentic economy is expected to hit $199 billion by 2034, a whopping 43% annual growth from 2025.
To support this growth, Coral Protocol is hosting the Internet of Agents Hackathon in New York City.
Carol Protocol and Solana Host the Internet of Agents Hackathon
Coral Protocol, the open infrastructure powering the Agentic Economy, announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Solana to host the Internet of Agents Hackathon in New York City.
In a press release shared with Cryptowisser, Coral Protocol revealed that the hackathon proved what’s possible with Coral v1, showcasing the first marketplace where AI agents collaborate, transact, and scale into real businesses.
The hackathon had in attendance over 3,000 developers, forming nearly 400 teams and delivering over 100 accepted submissions in just one week. The prize pool of $100,000 was awarded to outstanding projects across categories such as Agent Developers, Application Developers, and Partner Technologies, building real-world use cases.
During the event, developers leveraged Coral’s Solana-powered infrastructure to build agents that tackled real challenges in healthcare, finance, content creation, decentralised finance, education, climate, and more.
Technology Partners Partook in the Event
Coral revealed that the event was also powered by the active involvement of leading technology partners, including Mistral AI, ElevenLabs, Crossmint, Lovable, AI/ML API, Nebius, LabLab.ai, and NativelyAI. These teams provided tools, integrations, workshops, and mentorship to the developers.
The week-long event also saw Coral’s co-founders, Roman Georgio and Caelum Forder, led workshops both online and in-person. They were joined by partners and the LabLab.ai team to provide hands-on guidance.
Finally, the hackathon concluded with finalists pitching their projects live at Solana Skyline NYC, where they connected directly with investors and showcased how their agents could evolve into sustainable businesses.
In addition to the $100,000 prize pool, Coral unveiled $27,500 worth of post-hack bounties. This incentive encourages teams to keep building after the event.
While commenting on the event, Roman Georgio, Co-founder of Coral Protocol, said,
“V1 was just the start. The next hack will be bigger, the marketplace will have a smooth UI, attestation will be added to verify the agents, and the developer experience will be greatly improved.”
Coral Protocol enables AI agents to collaborate, trust, and transact, as it seeks to create the economic backbone of the Agentic Economy. The Solana-based protocol allows developers to deploy agents into a live marketplace where they can be discovered, rented, and paid automatically.
