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Mantle Network's monthly flagship hackathon. Every month from May-Oct 2025. $15K monthly prizes.
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Registration
Welcome! To join the event, please register below.
About Event

Welcome to Cook 01 of The Cookathon by Mantle Network:

  • Virtual

  • Monthly

  • $15,000 in prizes

  • Unique rule/constraint per cook (see 'Golden Rule')


How it works

Round 1: Think of something.

  • Submit an idea privately via this form

  • Share it on your socials (tag @0xMantleDevs)

  • Public posts may get picked for a friendly EOW roast

  • Everyone who submits moves to Round 2.

Form to submit

Round 2: MVP

  • Build a working prototype or proof of concept

  • Judges eliminate 50% of teams*—the rest keep cooking.

Form to submit: TBC

Round 3: Final leg.

→ Ship it like you mean it.
→ The judges feast.

Form to submit: TBC

Judging Criteria:

  • Technical quality: Code, architecture and integration

  • Originality: Novelty and creativity

  • Usefulness: Real-world application

  • Wow factor: Does it delight?


Timeline (UTC)

  • May 5 @ 10:00pm: Registrations open.

  • May 7 @ 8:00pm: How to build your first AI agent workshop by Thirdweb (RSVP here)

  • May 8 @ 8:00 - 8:30pm: The Roast. Livestream.

  • May 9 @ 11:59pm: Round 1 submissions due.

  • May 15 @ 11:59pm: MVP submissions due.

  • May 16 @ 11:59pm — Top 50% announced.

  • May 23 @ 11:59pm: Final submissions due.

  • May 25 @ 11:59pm: Winners announced.


Golden Rule

Build with Nebula by ThirdWeb.


Recommended Verticals

  • Onchain AI

  • Payments

  • Consumer & Culture

  • DeFi

  • Infra


Prizes

Top 3 Bounties ($10K)

  • 1st: $5K

  • 2nd: $3K

  • 3rd: $2K

Finalists Pool ($5K)

Split across all finalists who make it to Week 3

Bonus:

→ Fast track consideration for Mantle grants


Terms:

→ Max. 3 people per team
→ Projects must be deployed on or have synergies with the Mantle ecosystem
→ New builds only
→ Projects must be demoable


Looking for a team?

We've partnered with cherry.builders 🍒 to make it easy!

  • Create a profile & start swiping (just like a dating app)

  • Apply filters to find the right match.

  • Once matched, connect via the Chats page 

If you need tech support, reach out to @deca12x on Telegram!


Compliance

  • Prizes will be paid in MNT or USD equivalent for U.S.-based participants

  • All winners must complete KYC verification

  • Prize distribution will comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements

  • Participants are responsible for legal eligibility


Questions?

Happy cooking 🧪

Mantle Network's monthly flagship hackathon. Every month from May-Oct 2025. $15K monthly prizes.
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