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BNB Chain has named 10 winners in its Good Vibes Only hackathon, distributing a total prize pool of $100,000 among projects built on the OpenClaw AI agent framework. The two-week sprint attracted 600 builders, who shipped 200 live projects, with teams deploying contracts rather than presenting pitch decks.
Four of the ten winning projects focus on DeFi security issues affecting BNB Chain. ShieldBot aims to intercept transactions in real time before risky contracts execute, positioning itself as a step beyond tools such as BscScan and TokenSniffer, which primarily flag scams after harm has occurred.
Aegis Protocol uses LLM reasoning alongside DEX data to monitor positions and carry out protective actions autonomously. VibeCheck targets newly launched BSC tokens, generating AI-powered safety scores and using onchain attestation on opBNB.
IBITI EPK addresses a common root cause of many exploits: unlimited token approvals. Its approach introduces a permission kernel designed to replace blanket approvals with per-action limits and revocable capabilities.
Other winners are building core infrastructure for an AI agent ecosystem. AGOS Clawjob Marketplace creates a platform for OpenClaw agents to buy and sell services from each other using USDT, with transactions verified onchain. Clawgency focuses on creator-brand collaborations, using trustless payment rails.
ProceedGate tackles governance as agents become more autonomous. The project monitors other agents, enforces spending limits, and aims to prevent runaway execution.
The hackathon also comes as OpenClaw continues to expand. The open-source AI agent framework has accumulated over 145,000 GitHub stars and released version 2026.2.21, which includes Gemini 3.1 integration and enhanced security features. Creator Peter Steinberger has reportedly turned down acquisition offers to keep the project open-source, though OpenAI has hired him to lead a personal AI agents division.
OpenClaw’s stated value for builders is that it manages the complexity of bridging LLM providers, messaging interfaces, and blockchain execution, allowing developers to focus on application logic.
Final rankings combined 40% community voting on DoraHacks and 60% judge evaluation. The top three are Zhentan (an onchain behavioral assistant), Strike (a Telegram-based prediction market using Pyth oracles), and ShieldBot. BNB Chain has not disclosed the exact prize distribution among winners.
For teams that did not win this round, BNB Chain indicated additional hackathons are planned. The chain’s emphasis on AI agents as a growth vector is reflected in the $100,000 prize pool.
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