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      <title>Bankr Moves Runtime Hackathon to Larger Williamsburg Venue After 312 Sign-Ups</title>
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*High demand for the September 19, 2026 event focusing on AI and crypto development forced a last-minute venue change to accommodate more builders.*

Bankr relocated its Runtime Hackathon to a larger facility in Williamsburg after 312 participants registered for the event scheduled for September 19, 2026. The organizer stated that the original space could not hold the number of builders who signed up, prompting the move to ensure capacity for attendees. This shift allows the company to admit additional developers from the waitlist who were previously unable to secure a spot.

The hackathon targets creators working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. According to the company's site, Bankr operates as an AI-powered assistant that executes blockchain transactions through natural language commands on platforms like X and Farcaster. The event aligns with the platform's recent expansion into agent infrastructure, where software agents utilize specific skills to perform on-chain actions. Documentation lists tools such as "aeon-deep-research" for multi-source analysis, "alchemy" for blockchain data queries, and "zerion" for interpreting wallet portfolios. Other available modules include "opensea" for NFT trading, "Security" by EthSkills for vulnerability audits, and "1claw" for encrypted secret management.

Igor Yuzovitskiy noted the high volume of registrations in a post on September 18, 2026, confirming the venue upgrade. The schedule for the week includes multiple side events alongside the main hackathon, according to an announcement from the official Bankr account on September 15, 2026. Coindar records list the primary event date as September 19, 2026. Previous reporting indicated the hackathon was planned following the launch of Bankr's Base MCP (Model Context Protocol) infrastructure earlier in the year.

Participants building with these tools will operate within an ecosystem that supports range-LP tokenized stocks on Aerodrome Slipstream and automated yield strategies. The platform's architecture routes positions to higher-yielding sides between staked emissions and unstaked trading fees. Builders accessing the system use bundled node scripts for chain reads and gate checks, while writes proceed through the Bankr arbitrary-transaction flow. Organizers opened applications for the remaining slots specifically for those developing AI agents capable of interacting with these crypto protocols at [runtime.bankr.bot](http://runtime.bankr.bot). Access to these capabilities requires API keys or wallet-based payment methods like x402, which processes requests in USDC on the Base network. The event does not cover perpetual contracts, spot trading, or Uniswap protocols, as those functions fall outside the current scope of the featured skills.

Bankr is the financial OS for the agent economy. It pairs a natural-language agentic terminal, trading, automation, and wallet functionality, with a builder platform for launching and monetizing AI agents onchain. Bankr operates on Base and Robinhood Chain. Learn more at bankr.bot.]]></content:encoded>
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