Exchange crypto Bitget is teaming up with the local Google Developer Group (GDG) chapter for the second hackathon this year. The event, titled AI Accelerate Hack, will take place at Ku Leuven in Belgium on Wednesday, October 29, 2025.
The 10-hour competition is open to young developers, designers and recent graduates. The grand theme: “Fueling rapid change through the synergy of technology, business, and creativity.” Teams of participants will work in a high-intensity format to develop solutions that lie at the intersection of AI, blockchain and business challenges.
Registration is set to feature nearly 200 participants from diverse backgrounds and professional backgrounds. While the focus is on Master’s students in Computer Engineering and related disciplines, attendees will be drawn from other fields and may include tech-thusiasts with up to two years of professional experience.
The hackathon begins with a short opening ceremony. Bitget will showcase its corporate-social-responsibility initiative, blockchain4youth, alongside its recently introduced graduate program. Selected graduates will join Bitget’s global team in a full rotation of roles, international colleagues and Web3 workstream.
After the ceremony, the 10-hour hacking sprint begins. At the end of the day, teams will present their projects and compete for awards. According to Bitget COO Vugar Usi Zade: “Our blockchain4youth programs continue to grow and expand globally.
GDG Ku Leuven president and founder Daniel Sparemblek added: “Partnering with Bitget for the ‘AI Accelerate Hack’ aligns perfectly with our mission to empower the next generation of developers.
This marks Bitget’s second collaboration with GDG following a May hackathon at Constructor University. The earlier event brought students together around the themes of AI and Web3 and highlighted Bitget’s growing push into youth education through blockchain4youth.
The broader blockchain4youth initiative embraces campus lectures, certifications, hackathons and scholarships aimed at making blockchain knowledge accessible to younger generations. It is backed by a multi-year funding commitment.
Looking ahead, Bitget hints at further events. From November 14–16, on the same Ku Leuven campus, the company plans to host the WAIB Summit AI × Web3 Hackathon, a three-day in-depth gathering of students, developers, entrepreneurs and researchers.
For participants, the upcoming October Hackathon also offers hands-on access to the challenges facing business, mentorship from industry professionals and visible bridges to careers with a major Web3 player. For Bitget and GDG, this represents another step in building a talent pipeline, strengthening community ties and positioning young people as drivers of innovative innovation.
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