A hackathon with
unparalleled opportunities
in AI & Theta EdgeCloud!
$150K+
Prizes
5
DAys
40
Devs
Focus Areas
DeSCI · DeFI · Gaming
AI-Agents · RAGs
A little Recap
Our Sponsors
Why participate?
Benefits
40 Spots
Elite+ Spots
(For those traveling to Berlin)
7 nights accommodation
food and drinks flat
Ticket to Theta EuroCon
Dev support by our team
Elite Spots
food and drinks flat
Ticket to Theta EuroCon
Dev support by our team
Rewards
3 BLOCK JAM WINNERS
BLOCK JAM Prices
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Forth Place
$5,000
$3,500
$1,500
$1,000
Incubator
6 month start up boost
Start-up boost
Up to three projects funded
$5,000 to $10,000 per month
(6 months)
Support by our team
(Dev, Marketing, …)
Access to ThetaLabs Dev
Support and Network
The Team
We’re a team of dedicated Theta enthusiasts with diverse backgrounds.
United by our motto “For the Community, by the Community,” we’re
committed to building and innovating within the Theta ecosystem.
Emre Eliguezel
Co-Founder THETA EuroCon
Sr. Product Manager at Porsche
Theta Enthusiast
Simon
Piazolo
Co-Founder THETA EuroCon
Theta Hackathon Winner Q4 2021
Founder and CEO at OpenTheta AG
Theta Developer Avocate
Chang
Cao
Co-Founder THETA EuroCon
Founder HAPPY FRIDAY FILMS
Co-Founder ARKSITE
Head of Marketing at AION
The Team
We’re a team of dedicated Theta enthusiasts with diverse backgrounds.
United by our motto “For the Community, by the Community,” we’re
committed to building and innovating within the Theta ecosystem.
Emre aka JustHenry
Co-Founder Theta EuroCon
Sr. Product Manager at Porsche
Theta Enthusiast
Simon
Piazolo
Theta Hackathon Winner Q4 2021
Founder and CEO at OpenTheta AG
Theta Developer Avocate
Chang
Cao
Co-Founder Theta EuroCon
Founder HAPPY FRIDAY FILMS
Co-Founder ARKSITE
Head of Marketing at AION
Hackathon Timeline
NOW
Submission
Present your idea, including resource needs (e.g., two devs, one business strategist).
1 July
Idea Selection
concepts
15 July
Team Applications
interests.
1 August
Team Formation
life.
7 September
Block Jam
11 September
The Pitch
- Inovation
- Adoption
- Potential
- Use of Tech
12 September
Theta EuroCon
1 October
6m Incubator
1 April 2026
Keep going...
Its time to keep on going, either you have already a steady income-stream or you raise funds, you are just at the start of a long journey!
Hackathon Projects
1st Place
ChekcMate
Educational platform helping teachers with test creation and evaluation. Leveraging Theta EdgeCloud and AWS!
2nd Place
Covelant
AI-powered sports analytics platform for amateur and semi-professional coaches and athletes. Running AI analytics on Theta EdgeCloud community nodes, reducing costs by 5–10x.
3. Place
Scaine
Web-based storyboard platform with AI-powered video generation, helping storytellers turn imagination into video.
4th Place
Aura
AI-powered self-improvement life coach that boosts self-awareness, tracks behavioral patterns, and suggests ways to improve daily effectiveness through continuous speech pattern monitoring.
4th Place
Auralis
AI platform that discovers and monitors competitor moves, giving businesses an edge in staying ahead.
4th Place
SmSynth
Singing game that algorithmically generates datasets to train copyright-free singing voice synthesis (SVS) models.
4th Place
Surff
Marketplace for zero-party data, enabling users to earn by selling their browsing data.
Additionally
Many More
Other projects showcased the versatility of Theta EdgeCloud, from Mintro AI with AI-powered smart contract creation and deployment, to ThetaStudios building an AI avatar creator suite. Teams also explored dream analysis tools, an AI-driven gaming framework (AgentStage), and federated learning solutions for clinical research data.
1 April 2026
Keep going...
Its time to keep on going, either you have already a steady income-stream or you raise funds, you are just at the start of a long journey!
BLOCK JAM 2025 FAQs
Who can apply to participate at BLOCK JAM 2025?
Anyone with a visionary mindset who wants to build innovative solutions at the intersection of blockchain and Al technologies (using Theta Blockchain and EdgeCloud) is welcome to apply. Please note that this is an in-person event in Berlin from September 7-11, 2025. You can apply by submitting your idea or by joining an existing project team.
Until when do I need to apply?
The application deadline was July 1, 2025, but we still have a few spots left. Feel free to sign up and let us know once you’ve applied — admissions are rolling.
Do I need to pay to participate at BLOCK JAM?
No, there is no fee to participate at the BlockJam Hackathon. You are only responsible for covering your travel expenses. Accommodation is provided for participants selected for one of the 20 sponsored spots; otherwise, accommodation costs are your responsibility. Food and drinks will be provided free of charge throughout the week.
Where and when is BLOCK JAM 2025 happening?
Block Jam 2025 will take place in Berlin, Germany, from September 7 to 11, 2025, hosted at Colonia Nova. Directly following the hackathon, the THETA EuroCon conference will run until September 13, 2025, where the winning project will pitch again to the Theta community.
I have questions, how do I contact the BLOCK JAM team?
You can reach out to us via our Discord server, on Twitter at @ThetaEuroCon, or by emailing us at [email protected]
How do I enter the Incubator program?
Following the hackathon, we will select up to three winning projects to join our Incubator program. If your project is chosen, we will reach out to you with further details.