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Mogathon

A nine-day online hackathon from Lion.bio and Pump.fun, for people building in decentralized science and blockchain technology. Open to anyone, anywhere in the world.

Register for Mogathon See the two tracks
When
13 to 21 November 2026
Where
Online, open worldwide
Prizes
$400,000, plus token rewards for each winner
Judging
With help from speedrun (a16z)

$400,000 in prizes

Ten prizes across both tracks. Every winner also receives a token reward.

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Each track

$200,000

Five prizes, from $70,000 for 1st place to $20,000 for 5th.

Token reward per winner

0.20% to 0.70%

Of the token's supply, by finishing place.

Prize breakdown
DeSci track
PlaceCashToken reward
1st$70,0000.70%
2nd$50,0000.50%
3rd$35,0000.35%
4th$25,0000.25%
5th$20,0000.20%
Total$200,0002.00%
Blockchain technology track
PlaceCashToken reward
1st$70,0000.70%
2nd$50,0000.50%
3rd$35,0000.35%
4th$25,0000.25%
5th$20,0000.20%
Total$200,0002.00%

Token rewards are a percentage of the token's supply.

How winners are confirmed
  1. Winners decided
  2. Friday 4 to Monday 7 December Potential winners contacted, and verification starts
  3. Winners announced publicly, pending verification

Two tracks

Each track is funded by one of the two hosts.

Decentralized science

Funded by

The DeSci track. For projects that change how research is funded, run or shared.

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Blockchain technology

Funded by

For onchain products, protocols and infrastructure.

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Official token

You don't need a token to enter Mogathon.

If you launch one for your project, it must be paired with our official token on Pump.fun.

Contract address (CA)

To be announced

Copy the address from this page, not from a message or a reply.

Judging

The speedrun team at a16z is helping with judging.

Judges will be named here once they are confirmed.

Dates

  1. Mogathon opens
  2. Mogathon closes
  3. Winners announced
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Rules

Mogathon is run by Lion.bio. The official rules cover who can enter, how projects are judged and how prizes are paid.

Read the official rules (PDF)
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Register

It takes about a minute.

Track

Paste your token's contract address (CA). If you don't have a token, type No. A token you launch must be paired with our official token.