Rescheduled to October - Canton x B@B Hackathon ($70k Prizes)
Hey everyone, Ezra here from Blockchain at Berkeley. Important update on Canton Hacks 2026.
The response to this event was absolutely amazing, more than we ever anticipated. The Canton Foundation took notice and have stepped in to make this bigger and better than originally planned.
Because of that, we're moving the event to October 2026 and we apologize to everyone who was geared up for April 26th.
Sorry if this inconveniced your plans please let us know if we can help with any issues you have faced while changing travel plans.
Here's what October looks like:
💰 Prize Pool: $100,000+
✈️ More travel stipends for more schools and devs
🌍 More universities, more teams, more opportunity
Your support is exactly what made this happen. Stay tuned for the exact date and more information over the summer!
Title: Canton Hacks 2026 (By Cantor8, B@B, Canton Network)
Cantor8, alongside both Blockchain at Berkeley and Canton Network itself, is proud to present Canton Hacks 2026.
Date: Sunday April 26th, 2026
Location: California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley CA
Open to: All level builders, students, and universities!
Hosted at the iconic 63,000-capacity California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California, Canton Hacks 2026 will showcase the incredible pool of developer talent from some of The US’ most prestigious colleges and universities.
The competition will take place on April 26th, 2026, and features a cash prize pool of some $70,000.
The hackathon event is the pinnacle of Cantor8’s university program, which stretches across the Atlantic to cover tier-one universities like Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, and UC Berkeley.
By incentivizing leading researchers and students to build applications and products specifically for Canton, the event is set to spark a wave of high caliber development in and understanding of Canton’s native Daml smart contract language.
For inquiries, please reach out to [email protected] or [email protected].
About Cantor8
Cantor8 is the leading provider of enterprise-grade infrastructure for the Canton Network ecosystem. Its fully-customizable product suite is designed for institutional participants looking to access Canton’s unique advantages, covering areas from token issuance and custody, through to trading infrastructure and bespoke Daml development services.
Cantor8 operates a robust University Program (Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, UC Berkeley), built to ensure the next generation of developer talent is directed toward Canton and the opportunities that exist in its ecosystem. As part of the initiative, Cantor8 hosts regular networking events, exclusive lectures, and hackathons across the globe.
About Blockchain at Berkeley
Blockchain at Berkeley (B@B) is the official student-run organization at the prestigious The University of California, Berkeley. It is designed to act as a Hub for Blockchain Innovation but its reach extends far beyond this.
B@B offers educational courses, consulting services, research and design initiatives, and built out the highly-regarded Blockchain at Berkeley accelerator program.
About Canton Network
Officially launched in May 2023, Canton Network provides the blockchain architecture required to bring the world’s largest financial institutions onchain - low costs, high-scalability, and in-built privacy and compliance.
Many of the world’s most impactful institutions, such as The DTCC, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Euroclear, Nasdaq, and many others, are already participating in the Canton Network ecosystem.
The Canton Network itself is overseen by The Canton Foundation, founded in 2024 (formerly The Global Synchroniser Foundation), which plays a key role in fostering development within the ecosystem, and governs the Global Synchronizer - Canton’s core interoperability component.