PayPal is hosting a global online hackathon with $69,750 in total prizes, inviting developers and builders to create projects that meaningfully integrate PayPal's payment platform with AI tools. Participants can build agents, apps, automations, or new payment experiences, submitting working prototypes with code, demos, and documentation for evaluation by PayPal judges.
X posts discuss trending topics in cryptocurrency and blockchain for September 29, 2026. Posts cover RWA (Real-World Asset) developments including a tokenized resort listing, Binance Wallet's expansion into DeFi and AI credit, and analysis of RWA market growth from 700 to 1,900 tokenized assets over three months.
A Twitter discussion thread analyzes the emerging onchain dollar economy, structured around four layers: tokenized deposits (bank money on blockchain), stablecoins (portable dollar liquidity across networks), tokenized treasuries (government-backed yield-generating assets), and interoperability infrastructure. The thread distinguishes these products by their different claims, users, and use cases, highlighting key players like JPMorgan, Circle, Ripple, and PayPal in each category.
X discussions from September 29, 2026 focus on Real World Assets (RWA) growth, with the XRP Ledger leading RWA inflows. The RWA market cap has reached $46 billion, up 11.2x in three years, as traditional assets like treasuries, bonds, and real estate move onto blockchain rails through tokenized deposits, stablecoins, and tokenized treasury products.