Rayls Advances $1M Developer Program with EthCC Hackathon Prior to Mainnet Launch

(SeaPRwire) –   Cannes, France, March 19, 2026 —

• Rayls will hold its second hackathon during EthCC Cannes, gathering developers to build institutional blockchain applications within a private château on the French Riviera.
• Developers will construct end-to-end asset pipelines linking private institutional infrastructure and open public markets — featuring on-chain governance, oracle-verified proofs, and AI agents overseeing attestation and disclosure at each stage.
• This hackathon forms part of the $1M+ Rayls Developer Program, which supports builders creating applications on the Rayls Ecosystem.

Rayls will host its 2^nd Hackathon during EthCC Cannes on March 28–29, 2026, bringing together developers, AI builders, and infrastructure teams to test a new model for institutional blockchain infrastructure.

Earlier this month, Rayls released its updated product roadmap and has been actively executing on it; from open-sourcing RBFT to launching an enhanced public testnet powered by Axyl consensus, boasting sub-second block times, instant finality, 15k+ TPS, and full EVM compatibility. This hackathon represents the next milestone in the roadmap toward mainnet.

The program kicked off during Devconnect Buenos Aires with the first Rayls hackathon, where developers gained early access to Rayls infrastructure and began exploring applications tailored for near-instant blockchain finality and institutional asset flows.

The upcoming hackathon, held in a private château on the French Riviera, invites participants to develop applications that transfer assets from confidential blockchain environments to public markets using the Rayls architecture.

Each team will receive sovereign access to a Rayls Privacy Node; a private, institution-grade blockchain connected to the Rayls Public Chain. Builders will use these nodes to create assets privately before selectively disclosing them to public markets via AI-assisted governance and verification.

The objective is to establish a complete institutional asset pipeline: from confidential asset creation to AI attestation, compliance review, and eventual public market trading.

Participants can select from three development challenges:

• RWA Tokenization – Privately tokenize real-world assets such as bonds, invoices, or fund shares, with AI compliance agents evaluating the asset prior to it becoming publicly tradable.
• Confidential NFT Reveal – Create digital assets with private metadata whose existence is attested on-chain, with details revealed only post-purchase.
• Autonomous Institutional Agent – Build AI agents capable of managing institutional asset pipelines end-to-end, from asset detection to listing on public markets.

Projects will be evaluated based on the use of the private environment, disclosure design, AI integration, and the viability of the resulting marketplace. Winning teams will share $17,500 in prizes denominated in RLS tokens, with awards of $10,000, $5,000, and $2,500 for first, second, and third place respectively. Approved participants will receive accommodation, meals, and refreshments throughout the event, which concludes with a closing happy hour on Sunday evening.

“Banks across Latin America didn’t choose the Privacy Node because it was interesting. They chose it because it works. Now it’s yours to build on.”
– Selvaggia Di Fazio, Product, Rayls Privacy Ecosystem

“The developer community is the heart of Rayls. This program gives builders real influence over how sub-second Ethereum evolves – not just to use our chain, but to define what it becomes.”
– Alex Jupiter, Product Lead, Rayls

Participants from the inaugural event emphasized the collaborative environment and the platform’s technical capabilities.

“The privacy layer solved problems we’d been working around for months on other chains. By day two we scrapped our original plan because Rayls allowed us to pursue something far more ambitious.”
– Franklin, ZK Developer

The event is part of the Rayls Developer Program, a global initiative allocating more than $1 million in grants, bounties, and ecosystem support to developers building on the Rayls Ecosystem.

Further Information:

Participation in the Cannes hackathon is restricted to in-person attendees, though Rayls will organize additional virtual hackathons and developer initiatives later in the year.

Developers can apply to join the Hackathon on Luma, apply for the Rayls Developer Grants Program, or join the Rayls Discord Dev Circle here.

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CONTACT: Romina@lunapr.io