Hackathons · San Francisco · June 21, 2025
Panoptic
First place · 1 Bitcoin. MARA Hackathon.
Ali Can Acar led Panoptic to first place at MARA’s first hackathon. The platform puts a Bitcoin miner’s data centers, energy, and treasury on one screen.
- The prompt was an AI system that arbitrages energy prices and inference demand, then allocates compute across Bitcoin miners, HPC servers, and batteries.
- Panoptic shows MARA’s global data-center portfolio and Bitcoin treasury in one dashboard, with live market data.
- The system scouts expansion sites from satellite context, hedges energy and Bitcoin exposure, and treats battery storage as an energy treasury.
- One hundred builders took part. Sponsors and mentors included Etched AI, Auradine, LG Nova, and Gemini. Judges came from MARA, Apple, NVIDIA, DoorDash, Gemini, Etched AI, and LG Nova.
“Taking home the 1 Bitcoin grand prize was a dream come true. More than that, the experience itself was a win we’ll carry forward. We can’t wait for the next MARA hackathon. Count us in!”
“The event was brilliantly organized, and the environment was electric. Huge thanks to MARA and their amazing partners: LG Nova, Gemini, Etched AI, and Auradine. They served as sponsors, mentors, and judges. Their support and insight were essential in shaping our solutions. Every mentor we connected with added value and helped us sharpen our thinking.”
