Pyth Network Releases 2024 Year in Review

**Pyth Network's price feeds demonstrated reliable performance** during weekend trading, accurately pricing HIP-3 commodity markets including: - Oil futures - Gold - Silver - Other commodity derivatives The oracle network powered trading activity on [tradexyz](https://tradexyz.com) and [Dreamcash](https://dreamcash.com) platforms, maintaining continuous price accuracy during typically low-liquidity weekend periods. **This follows Pyth's positioning as a trusted infrastructure provider** for always-on markets, offering real-time pricing data to decentralized trading platforms requiring 24/7 oracle services.

Pyth Network has launched a community hackathon welcoming builders of all skill levels to create projects using their oracle infrastructure. **Requirements:** - Integrate Pyth Price Feeds or Entropy - Provide working demo or deployment - Open source the code - Share project publicly **What to Build:** Participants can develop trading tools, prediction markets, data dashboards, DeFi experiments, or other market infrastructure. AI-assisted development is encouraged. Official guidelines available at: [Pyth Community Hackathon Rules](https://dev-forum.pyth.network/t/pyth-community-hackathon-official-rules/521?utm_source=organic_social&utm_medium=x_post&utm_campaign=2603_post&utm_term=ai_hackathon)

The Pyth Community Hackathon is now live, running from March 5 to April 1. This 6-week global build sprint invites developers, traders, and builders to experiment with real market data. **Key Details:** - 🏆 200,000 PYTH token prize pool - 👥 Teams of up to 2 people - ⏰ 6-week timeline (March 5 - April 1) **Structure:** - Weeks 1-4: Build and share progress publicly - Weeks 5-6: Panel scoring + community voting The hackathon aims to explore new possibilities when real market data becomes accessible to builders. No advanced credentials required—just ideas and creativity. Terms and conditions apply.

The Pyth Community Hackathon is now live, offering a 6-week global build sprint for developers and traders to experiment with real market data. **Key Details:** - Organized by the DAO's Community Council - Open to developers, traders, and curious minds - Participants can build with [Pyth Price Feeds](https://pyth.network) or Pyth Entropy - No advanced credentials required—just ideas and an AI copilot **What You Can Build:** - Trading tools - Prediction markets - Data dashboards - DeFi experiments - Unexpected market infrastructure AI-assisted development and experimental coding approaches are encouraged.

**Growing friction emerges between traditional finance and oracle networks** A notable tension has developed between major financial institutions and Pyth Pro, the leading first-party oracle network. This marks a shift from December 2025, when top banks and institutions were actively integrating Pyth Pro into their systems. **Key developments:** - Major banks now experiencing friction with Pyth Pro - Represents reversal from previous integration trend - Situation remains unresolved as of early March 2026 The cause of this tension and its potential impact on institutional crypto adoption remains unclear.