Users are not just searching anymore, they're asking AI what to choose. That shift changes everything about how decisions happen and where brands need to be.
The next ad unit is not a banner. It's a recommendation inside an AI conversation.
Bido is the intent auction layer for that moment 🪼
Developers monetize their agents. Sponsors show up when users are ready to decide.
After two days reviewing more projects vying for the @solana Frontier Hackathon by @colosseum, here's another list of 16 more projects. I left many out; I'll have to make another list
All very interesting, some with original ideas within the ecosystem, all with natural builders—this is only possible at Solana
- @TradeFighters : Trading as a game
- @TibaneLabs : Tools & utilities
- @sol_pollinet : Offline transactions for wallets and dApps
- @NoiseLabz : Music Platform
- @EZPZFi : Market Predictions
- @Clearsig_xyz : Self-custody wallet
- @Sentrii_io : Hunting and Investigation AI Agent
- @usebido : Monetization adds layer with AI Agents
- @useHeysolana : Voice powering solana transactions
- @darkdrop_sol : Anonymous Payment Infrastructure
- @fraudsworth : The worlds first Market Intelligence Liquidity Fund
- @DaemonTerminal : AI-native Solana dev environment.
- @swappadex : Multi-Swap on Solana
- @Lid_onchain : Creator commerce
- @Rektofun : The PvP battleground for predictions
Shoutout for all teams, builders of this list, tag below yours favs projects/builders of this Hackathon, i want know more
this is exactly what we’re talking about! when intent happens, you want to be part of the response.
we are building toward a future where showing up in those moments feels seamless 🪼
Users are not just searching anymore, they're asking AI what to choose. That shift changes everything about how decisions happen and where brands need to be.
The next ad unit is not a banner. It's a recommendation inside an AI conversation.
Bido is the intent auction layer for that moment 🪼
Developers monetize their agents. Sponsors show up when users are ready to decide.
Users are not just searching anymore, they're asking AI what to choose. That shift changes everything about how decisions happen and where brands need to be.
The next ad unit is not a banner. It's a recommendation inside an AI conversation.
Bido is the intent auction layer for that moment 🪼
Developers monetize their agents. Sponsors show up when users are ready to decide.
I went through 2,857 @colosseum submissions
Here are 44 that stood out to me:
@clawpumptech - Launches agents that trade, earn fees and fund compute
@payainetwork - Lets merchants accept agent payments
@jurassicfi - Opens fossil investing by tokenizing specimens with real ownership rights
@cleopetrafun - Makes macro theses tradable through prediction backed indices
@gibdotmeme - Turns memecoins into a trading card game with real rewards
@cesto_co - Turns market ideas into one click baskets across RWAs, prediction markets and perps
@jigglypuffking_ - Gives trading card collectors pricing, portfolio tools, data and faster listings
@afkdotfun - Lets users build, test and copy automated Solana trading strategies
@daemonterminal - Gives Solana devs a coding workspace with agents, wallet tools, swaps and onchain records
@sp3nddotshop - Lets people and agents buy Amazon and eBay goods with stablecoins
@hobba_io - Lets users borrow against crypto collateral while the collateral yield helps pay the loan down
@arete_a4 - Gives AI agents focused Solana tools so they stop wasting context on docs and SDKs
@funddotsol - Makes group expenses and USDC settlement on Solana easier to track
@bento_guard - Checks AI agent actions before they touch funds so users can delegate safely
@01resolved - Turns ownership coin activity into treasury, holder, vote and market intelligence
@giogio_app - Helps digital workers get earned income in seconds instead of weeks
@usebido - Helps brands appear as AI agents choose what to buy
@ridemarkets - Lets crowds back trade calls before a treasury executes them
@aigntfun - Launches Solana trading agents that learn from their trades
@nomustores - Helps consumer brands manage supply chain operations after checkout
@winnr_trade - Builds information markets with private order flow, gasless trading and fast resolution
@m_schneider - Requires two device approval so one compromised wallet cannot drain funds
@event_mesh - Lets agents react to real time events instead of polling sources nonstop
@backyard_fi - Helps users earn yield across vaults while keeping capital liquid
@versusonchain - Turns trading into live matches with rankings and rewards
@incdotfun - Helps founders launch AI run businesses funded by their own token volume
@ghostai_fi - Brings private local AI into a wallet for trades, transfers and DeFi
@bladtrade - Combines social trading, tokenized stocks and bets
@yieldbayfi - Helps Solana users find yield, watch risk and manage DeFi in one place
@vderohe - Gives Solana agents shared identity and messaging across registries
@dawnlabs00 - Runs managed Solana yield with Kamino leverage and delta neutral positioning
@looftapay - Lets digital workers send and receive global payments by username, email, or X handle
@basedbidx - Helps teams launch tokens with virtual liquidity, fees and protection
@awesamarth_ - Gives Solana agents wallets, payments, policy controls, privacy and yield tools
@stealf_finance - Builds a privacy focused stablecoin neobank with a full banking feel
@bundiedefi - Lets people bet on how AI agents perform in real DeFi strategies
@joeblau - Makes stablecoin trading feel like a fast real time tap game
@ordrtrade - Gives market makers better protection so traders get tighter onchain prices
@noelkimlcw - Gives teams a clearer view of asset holders
@bananazoneapp - Makes Solana finance feel like a playful trading arcade
@craftsdev - Helps startups raise through equity linked tokens with price discovery and treasury controls
@nomadzxyz - Lets people and AI agents book travel with crypto and save on over 1M stays
@cashflow_fi - Helps users earn yield on stablecoins and invest in tokenized gold and stocks
@fraudsworth - Builds a gamified futarchy controlled wealth fund using flipping taxes and a closed token ecosystem