Every successful crypto conference needs a Hackathon to showcase the ideas and projects that will usher in the next wave of Web3 ideas.

Consensus Hong Kong—organized by EasyA, the start-up for developers—did just that and brought in hundreds of competitors to highlight the projects that look to take the industry to the next level.

EasyA, the start-up for developers, has announced the winners of its annual hackathon, which was held as part of the Consensus Hong Kong crypto conference.

The hackathon saw some of the world’s best developers compete for a chance to win over $200,000 and showcase their projects to influential VCs and investors. The participants built their projects within different tracks, including Aptos, Ripple, Polkadot and OriginTrail.

Some of the winning projects include:

* Profitx, an AI-powered portfolio manager and trading assistant integrated with Merkle Trade, a decentralized perpetual DEX built on the Aptos blockchain

* HealthDB, a local-first, Aptos-based AI agent that helps users better manage and enrich their health data

* Grand Theft Aptos, an open-world game that combines AI-driven NPCs and blockchain technology to offer a dynamic, immersive gameplay experience

* Ai.apt, a powerful quant trading Agent that monitors prices, sentiment/news, and on-chain data around the clock, adjusting strategies in real-time to maximize profit

* Mixture of Multichain Experts (MoME), an LLM and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)-based platform that automatically parses, verifies, and explains blockchain transactions across multiple networks

The winning projects were selected by a panel of judges, who evaluated the projects based on their innovation, technical complexity, and potential for real-world impact.

The hackathon was sponsored by EasyA, an initiative focused on empowering the next generation of Web3 builders. EasyA aims to attract more than just "bounty hunters" to its hackathons, aiming for long-term engagement from developers.

Here are the full lists of winners across each track:

Aptos Track

1st Place: Profitx - ProfitX is an intelligent, AI-powered portfolio manager and trading assistant integrated with Merkle Trade, a decentralized perpetual DEX built on the Aptos blockchain.

2nd Place: HealthDB - Offers a local-first, Aptos-based AI agent that helps users better manage and enrich their health data via a weighted Monte Carlo Tree Search.

3rd Place: Grand Theft Aptos - Grand Theft Aptos is an open-world game that combines AI-driven NPCs and blockchain technology to offer a dynamic, immersive gameplay experience.

4th Place (tie): Ai.apt - Ai.apt is a powerful quant trading Agent that monitors prices, sentiment/news, and on-chain data around the clock, adjusting strategies in real-time to maximize profit.

4th Place (tie): Mixture of Multichain Experts(MoME) - MoME is an LLM and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)-based platform that automatically parses, verifies, and explains blockchain transactions across multiple networks - Aptos, Ripple,Polkdot, and OriginTrail.

Ripple Track

1st Place (tie): Xeno - Offers a tap-to-pay RLUSD (Ripple USD) solution to support global consumers and businesses to eliminate 1-3% card fees with XRP Ledger's low-cost transactions and NFC convenience.

1st Place (tie): FrameUS - FrameUs creates a solution that gives the fans a platform to donate to the charities of their idols.

2nd Place (tie): Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) - Guides DeFi investors in balancing risk and reward by helping maximize returns for a specific risk level or minimize risk for a target return by diversifying investments. Combining assets with different risks and correlations aims to reduce overall portfolio risk and achieve optimal performance.

2nd Place (tie): Playcheck - Offers a secure in-person betting platform to help players make fair, real-time wagers with AI-driven verification and XRP Ledger for safe fund management.

3rd Place: QR RLUSD - Offers a QR code-based payment solution to help merchants and customers execute cross-border transactions instantly with RLUSD stablecoin and Pyth Oracle real-time FX rates.

MozaicNFT Track

1st Place: MozaicDot - The project interacts with Polkadot's AssetHub to enable comprehensive NFT functionality. The platform facilitates the creation, deployment, viewing, buying, and selling of NFTs within the Polkadot ecosystem. By leveraging AssetHub's infrastructure, users can seamlessly manage their digital assets while benefiting from Polkadot's security and interoperability features.

2nd place (tie): Nemwork - Develops a blockchain-based AI Pet platform to help crypto enthusiasts manage assets and connect socially with unique NFT pets powered by Polkadot and Aptos.

2nd place (tie): FrameUS - The same project that was the winner in the Ripple track.

Crust Network Track

1st Place: Mixture of Multichain Experts (MoME) - The same project that was tied for the fourth place in the Aptos track.