Unusual Whales launches inaugural hackathon with $1,000 prize

Unusual Whales: Unusual Whales delivers real-time options flow, dark pool data, gamma exposure metrics, and market analysis tools to retail traders through its platform. It recently integrated the OpenBB bot to expand command-based data access and community features within its ecosystem. The company is now running its inaugural hackathon to promote developer projects built on its public API. Unusual Whales API: Unusual Whales API provides programmatic access to live options, equities, and prediction market data for building custom applications. It supports integration with AI agents via MCP for quick development of dashboards, alerts, backtests, and bots. Free trials are available to enable broad participation in developer events. API Development: Unusual Whales supports rapid prototyping by integrating its API with AI agents and MCP tools for developers. Hackathon Focus: Unusual Whales is promoting open development by inviting API users to create trading tools and applications during its first hackathon event. Community Initiative: The platform recently expanded its ecosystem through the integration of the OpenBB bot to enhance data accessibility for users.