Seoul is the next destination in the Scoop AI Hackathon global tour, marking the fifth event in the series exploring blockchain and AI integration. The announcement was made by Neo and SpoonOS on December 11. Taking place from December 20 to 21 in Seocho-gu, the Seoul Bowl will offer a weekend of rapid development, panel discussions and competitive building in agentic AI.
Hosted at 3F, 44 Sapyeong-daero 57-gilThe Seoul Bowl invites builders, researchers and makers to develop autonomous Web3 applications using the Neo blockchain and SpoonOS infrastructure. The event is co-hosted by Neo and SpoonOS, a chain-agnostic agentic operating system built and maintained by Neo Global Development.
Event partners and community support
The Seoul Bowl is supported by a coalition of technology companies and local communities, including Google Cloud, GoKiteAI, Aegis Ventures, Gridge, Habsida, Digital Nomads Korea and CodeSeoul. These organizations will contribute mentorship, infrastructure and outreach to facilitate innovation during the hackathon.
Participation and tracks
The event offers three technical challenge tracks focused on the most active areas of decentralized agent development:
- Agentic Infrastructure and Productivity AI: Build core tools and agent hosting systems to streamline decentralized workflows
- AI4Science and Engineering: Apply AI to accelerate simulations, models and scientific problem solving
- Autonomous Finance, FinTech and Quant AI: Develop financial agents capable of executing strategies and managing risk autonomously
Participants can register online to join the event, with space available for both developers and general participants interested in exploring projects and networking with the AI and Web3 community.
Prize pot
A total prize pool of US$8,000 will be awarded in the primary and track-specific categories:
- Grand Prize: $2,000 for best overall project
- Track Winners: $1,000 × 3 for the best project in each category
- Track Special Awards: $500×2 per track for outstanding innovation
Agenda
The Seoul Bowl is designed as a compact 48-hour experience optimized for project development and community building. Key highlights of the schedule include:
Saturday December 20
- 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Registration and networking
- 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Opening ceremony and team formation
- 3:00 PM: The hacking begins and lasts all weekend
- 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Dinner
- 11:00 PM – 12:00 AM: Late evening snacks
Sunday December 21
- 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Final development and preparation of the demo
- 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Demo submission
- 11am – 12pm: Lunch
- 12:00 – 1:30 PM: Presentations and judging
- 1:30 PM – 2:00 PM: Awards ceremony and closing ceremony
Scoop AI Hackathon Series
The Seoul Bowl marks the fifth stop of the Scoop AI Hackathon, which runs from October 2025 through January 2026. Previous events have taken place in Moscow, Hanoi, London and Silicon Valley, with remaining stops in Tokyo, Hyderabad and Beijing. The total prize pool for the series is $100,000.
Scoop AI is a joint initiative between Neo and SpoonOS to explore how decentralized intelligence and AI agents can power the next generation of applications in a “conscious economy,” an economy built on reliable execution, data transparency, and adaptive automation.
Complete participation details, SDKs, development guidelines and FAQs can be found in the official Scoop AI Hackathon Handbook. Community members are encouraged to join the SpoonOS Discord server for mentorship and team building.
The original announcement can be found via the link below:
https://x.com/SpoonOS_ai/status/1999011816748564884