March 2026/Hackathon
Stablecoins & PaymentsHackathon
36 hours of building the future of money
EPFL — BC Building, Lausanne
$16k+
Prize pool
160
Participants
55
Projects
36h
Duration
Overview
What happened
BSA's flagship spring hackathon brought together over 160 builders from across Europe to ship working products at the intersection of stablecoins, programmable money, and payment rails. Teams shipped 55 projects in 36 hours, judged by partners from across the stablecoin ecosystem.
Highlights
Event notes
01
Stablecoin tracks
Dedicated tracks for issuance, on/off-ramps, payments UX, and on-chain compliance.
02
Mentorship from issuers
Live office hours with engineers from partner protocols throughout the build window.
03
Demo day
Final-round teams pitched on the conference main stage to a panel of investors and operators.
Location
EPFL — BC Building, Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland