Monad Metropolis hackathon launched with $250k+ prizes

Monad has launched Metropolis, a six-week global hackathon with more than $250,000 in prizes, according to the project’s official event page. Submissions are set to close on October 13.

The hackathon is structured around four tracks and is open to builders working on Monad. The project described the event as a global competition rather than a single-team challenge, and the prize pool is split across the tracks and broader awards.

Public posts tied to the launch also repeated the $250,000-plus prize figure and the October 13 deadline. One post referenced Monad Open on October 6, though the core hackathon details center on the Metropolis competition itself.

For Monad, the event places developer activity at the center of its current rollout, giving builders a defined window to submit projects and compete for prizes across the listed tracks. The company has not, in the materials available, indicated any broader product changes beyond the hackathon announcement.