GUI INU Ideathon Creative Hackathon Review

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2025-08-29 06:43

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The core goal is to encourage global developers to participate in the construction of the Aptos ecosystem, and a bonus pool worth $10,000 GUI tokens has been set up.

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Hackathon Summary

The GUI INUIdeathon: Build with $GUI attracted a large number of developers, with 232 developers registered and 90 creative projects approved. Held online from June 6 to August 1, 2025, the event aimed to encourage global developer participation in the Aptos ecosystem and offered a prize pool worth 10,000 $GUI tokens.

The participating projects spanned a wide range of fields, including decentralized finance (DeFi), social networking, and artificial intelligence (AI) applications, showcasing innovative token applications across diverse scenarios. Notable projects included a gamified decentralized finance platform, a token-gated social community, and consumer-focused AI tools, demonstrating the diverse potential of $GUI across a wide range of digital services.

During the Creative Marathon, mentors and strategic partners from various professional fields provided comprehensive support to participating teams, effectively helping them transform innovative concepts into practical solutions. The event's widespread participation and high-quality work not only demonstrate the community's continued interest in expanding the application value of $GUI in Web 3, but also further underscore the importance of collaboration in promoting innovation within the Aptos blockchain ecosystem.

Hackathon Winners

$GUI Award Winners

The $GUI Awards were presented to four outstanding projects that demonstrated exceptional technical capabilities and innovative approaches in the fields of blockchain, decentralized finance (DeFi), and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven platforms. Prizes were allocated based on the projects' impact, technical implementation, and alignment with the theme of the track, covering first through fourth place.

First Place:

Puddle – Puddle is a user-friendly group savings app built on Aptos. The platform makes DeFi accessible to mainstream users by automating yield optimization and introducing gamification and token incentives.

Second Place:

AptosMiniHub – AptosMiniHub is an AI-powered game launcher on Aptos, enabling code-free creation of blockchain mini-games. The platform integrates AI for game generation and introduces monetization through tokenization and revenue sharing.

Third Place:

GuiVerse – GuiVerse is an AI-powered DeFi superapp that combines yield automation, prediction markets, and token launches. Its modular, gamified interface integrates multiple DeFi features into one.

Fourth Place:

Quark AI – Quark AI provides an on-chain AI assistant bot for Telegram, with pay-per-use billing and a community-based token governance mechanism based on the Aptos network.

TabbyPOS-$GUI – TabbyPOS-$GUI is a cross-chain cryptocurrency POS system that allows merchants to accept $GUI and other cryptocurrencies for payments in real-world scenarios.

A complete list of all participating projects can be found at: https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/gui-inu-ideathon/buidl .