MASTERZ EUROPEAN WEB3 MiCA HACKATHON 2026
THE
WEB3 EUROPE
HACKATHON 2026
The first European hackathon dedicated to building MiCA-compliant, game-changing Web3 products.
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EUROPEAN PRODUCT PATHWAY / 2026
Learn → Build → Market
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lessons
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Build
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Market
POST-HACKATHON
Learn from the best. Build what lasts.
Learn from the best across Europe’s financial, legal and technology industries — and build Web3 products designed to become real companies.
EUROPEAN LEGAL CONTEXT • WEB3 TECHNOLOGY • NATIVE PRODUCT BUILDING • MARKET-READY SOLUTIONS • REAL COMPANY
Learn from the best: leading tech layers, Web3 protocols and companies building the infrastructure, products and markets shaping the next generation of the industry.
THE MASTERZ APPROACH
Build compliant. Build for market. Build in Europe.
Web3xAI
Build the next generation of compliant digital products by combining Web3 infrastructure and Artificial Intelligence.
Teams are invited to develop solutions that use blockchain, digital assets, decentralized identity, smart contracts or tokenization together with AI to improve areas such as compliance, risk management, fraud detection, onboarding, data analysis, automation and user experience.
Possible use cases include AI-powered KYC/AML tools, intelligent compliance agents, tokenized asset platforms, decentralized identity solutions, automated monitoring systems, AI assistants for Web3 users and new financial products designed for the European regulatory environment.
Goal: create practical, scalable solutions where AI makes Web3 products smarter, safer and easier to use.
Asset Tokenization
Build the next generation of compliant financial products by using blockchain and tokenization to represent real-world and financial assets on-chain.
Teams are invited to develop solutions for the issuance, management, transfer and settlement of tokenized assets, with a strong focus on compliance, transparency, interoperability, investor access and operational efficiency.
Possible use cases include tokenized bonds, funds, private markets, real estate, invoices, non-performing loans, digital securities, collateral management and infrastructure for compliant secondary markets.
Goal: create practical, scalable solutions that make asset tokenization more efficient, accessible and compliant within the European regulatory environment.
Crypto
Build the next generation of compliant crypto products and services designed for the European digital asset market.
Teams are invited to develop solutions across trading, payments, custody, wallets, stablecoins, DeFi and crypto infrastructure, with a strong focus on security, compliance, transparency, interoperability and user experience.
Possible use cases include compliant wallets, crypto payment solutions, stablecoin applications, trading infrastructure, custody services, DeFi products, on-chain analytics, transaction monitoring and tools supporting regulated crypto businesses.
Goal: create practical, scalable solutions that make crypto products safer, more accessible and compliant within the European regulatory environment.
COMPLIANCE → BUILD → MARKET → TRACTION
ABOUT MASTERZ
Europe’s largest and most vibrant Web3 builder ecosystem.
MasterZ brings together developers, founders, leading protocols, companies and industry experts from across Europe to learn, build and launch the next generation of Web3 products.
Learn from the best in technology, finance and regulation.
Build alongside leading Web3 protocols and companies.
Turn ideas into market-ready products.
MasterZ is where Europe’s Web3 talent learns, builds and grows.
EDUCATION BEFORE BUILDING
8 Hours That Change What You Build
4 HOURS
Web3 Technology
Technical workshops spanning blockchain infrastructure, architecture, development tools, integrations and practical product development.
4 HOURS
MiCA & European Regulation
Real sessions from leading European legal experts: token structures, fundraising, CASP, KYC / AML, stablecoins, DeFi, startup structure and practical cases.
Developers understand what they can build before they start building it.
Why Europe
Europe is becoming the most important market for compliant Web3 innovation.
For founders, it is the place to validate, launch and scale with stronger regulatory clarity than ever before.
Why MasterZ
Compliance is a product requirement, not an afterthought.
1-to-1 MasterZ support across problem identification, customer definition, Web3 architecture, business model, positioning and go-to-market strategy.
Who Should Apply
Web2 Developers
Enter Web3 by building a real blockchain product.
Web3 Developers
Find real applications with a clearer European path.
Founders
Explore Web3 products for the European market.
Early-Stage Startups
Validate or adapt a product under Europe’s new rules.
Why now
Europe is entering a new phase where regulation, infrastructure and institutional adoption are finally converging.
This is the moment to build compliant products before the market becomes crowded.
TIMELINE
From Applications to Traction
SEPT–OCT 2026 / Applications & Selection → NOV 2026 / MiCA + Web3 Education → NOV–DEC 2026 / Building Phase → DEMO DAY / Best Projects Selected → POST-HACKATHON / Go-to-Market & Traction
12,000+
Community Members
5,000+
Participants Trained
33
Countries
40+
Products Built
Our Pricing
STARTER BUILDER
Free
50 spots avaible
You want to learn by doing
You want to find new opportunities.
No prior Web3 experience
Required
PRO BUILDER
Free
150 spots avaible
You can independently design, build
and ship complete products
You have strong knowledge of
programming languages and
development tools
You are comfortable solving complex
technical problems independently
You want to build scalable products
for real users and real markets
No prior Web3 experience
Required
MASTERZ EUROPEAN WEB3 MiCA HACKATHON 2026
Europe Doesn’t Need More Web3 Demos. It Needs Web3 Companies That Can Go to Market.
Learn the rules. Find the problem. Build the product. Validate the market.
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