Timeline

Date	Milestone
Monday 19 May 2025 11:00 GMT	Finalists confirmed
Monday 19 May 2025 13:00 GMT	Backing opens — start locking Autonomi tokens to earn Pledge Points. Only Week 1 backers are eligible for cash prizes.
Monday 26 May 2025 12:59 GMT	End of Week 1! Backers are no longer eligible for cash prizes, but still in the running for a split of the Rewards Pool.
Thursday 12 June 2025 13:00 GMT	Backing closes — no more Autonomi tokens can be locked after this date.
Wednesday 13 August 2025	Voter Reward Airdrop
Thursday 21 August 2025	Deployment deadline — only apps deployed by this date are eligible for prizes and backer rewards.
Friday August 22 – September 5 2025	Judging Period — Our panel of judges will closely evaluate and score deployed apps.
Tuesday 16 September 2025	Award Winners Announced! USDC prizes distributed — backers of prize-winning apps (Week 1 only) receive their cash rewards.
Saturday 13 June 2026 13:00 GMT	ANT and reward tokens unlocked — returned to the wallet used for backing.