AI agents fueled a frenzy of startup building at the Consensus Miami EasyA hackathon
Nearly 1,000 developers at the EasyA hackathon in Miami focused on building AI agents and AI-native startups.Summary
The EasyA hackathon at Consensus Miami 2026 attracted nearly 1,000 developers from ecosystems like Base, Solana, Microsoft, and Google, with a primary focus on AI agents. Co-founders Dom and Philip Kwok aimed to transform the event into a launchpad for venture-scale companies, highlighting the evolution from infrastructure tools to AI-powered consumer applications.
Winning projects demonstrated the shift toward agentic AI and real-world utility. Key winners included FlyPraxis, a real-time drone intelligence platform for military use; HIIE, which converts text prompts into 3D hardware; and Dairy Price API x402, a commodity pricing service enabling AI agents to make payments in USDC on the Base network. The event underscored a broader trend of integrating blockchain with embodied AI and autonomous commerce.
(Source：CoinDesk)