What happens when AI meets real-time building pressure?
We tested it in Ankara.
In collaboration with
@cursor_ai,
@buildermare, and
@turkiyerustcom, we designed an experimental format:
a Cursor-powered hackathon built entirely around speed, execution, and real outputs on
@solana.
The constraint was simple:
⏱ 5 hours
🎯 Ship something real
And the outcome exceeded expectations.
Instead of ideas, we saw 30 functional demos delivered on stage each built from scratch within hours.
🥇 First (800$):
Proje: FitStake
Takım Üyeleri: Umut Eray Açıkgöz, Ulaş Uçrak
🥈 Second (600$):
Proje: ClawArena
Takım Üyeleri: Furkan YEŞİLDAĞ
🥉 Third (400$):
Proje: CardCLI
Takım Üyeleri: Batuhan Bayazit, Nehirnaz Tunca
🏅 Honorable mention awards:
Proje: SolChef - Cankat Polat
Proje: DeltaG - Ezgin Akyürek
Proje: ContributorVault - Yusuf EREN
The most interesting part?
The hackathon didn’t end when the timer stopped.
A significant portion of these projects is still actively evolving, and the builders behind them are now entering a longer journey.
We’re currently:
→ Connecting high-potential teams with
@SuperteamTR to pivot to
@colosseum
→ Supporting them as they go deeper into the Solana ecosystem
→ Continuing to mentor and guide them beyond the hackathon environment
This event wasn’t just about building fast.
It was about exploring a new development paradigm where AI compresses time, and execution becomes the main differentiator.
A sincere thank you to everyone who contributed to making this possible.
To our jury Murat Osmanoglu, M. Selim Söyüt, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Recep Benzer,
@okansariirmak , Alp Onaran, Doğa SEZER and mentors
@0xGbyte ve
@alcides_sec for bringing clarity, experience, and sharp feedback into a high-speed environment.
To
@metasal and
@notorious_d_e_v alongside the
@PayAINetwork and
@x402 teams, your support in crafting the x402 guides played a critical role in enabling meaningful connections and strengthening the intersection between AI and blockchain throughout the event.
Special thanks to
@emreozcandev , with whom we co-organized the event; and also to Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi and ABB Bilgi İşlem Daire Başkanlığı TechBridge Akademi for their support and hosting.
And to everyone behind the scenes who made the experience seamless, your impact was felt at every step.
We’re not slowing down.
This was just one experiment.
More coming soon.