Tether: QVAC Hackathon Offers $21K for Edge AI

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino spotlighted the first official QVAC hackathon, advancing Tether AI strategy through the QVAC edge AI open-source project. Developers build on-device inference apps using the fully open-source QVAC SDK on any hardware from phones to Raspberry Pi, with no cloud required. Four tracks offer cash prizes plus a grand prize from the 21,000 USD pool, with bonus points for public builds. Submissions run June 1 to June 22 and winners announced July 3.