The Blockchain Association Costa Rica, BAF, Trustless Work, and Zeek are promoting a five-week initiative to connect builders, companies, institutions, and professionals from different areas around real-world problems that can be turned into prototypes, proofs of concept, and new technological products.
Costa Rica will be the starting point for a new initiative to bring blockchain technology closer to real-world problems in the country and the region. Under the name Morpho Studio, the Blockchain Association of Costa Rica, BAF, Stellar, and Trustless Work are announcing a five-week program designed to bring together talent, companies, institutions, and the community around a specific question: What problems are worth solving?
The Blockchain Acceleration Foundation (BAF) is a global organization dedicated to accelerating the adoption of blockchain technologies through education, development programs, and support for builders, universities, and emerging ecosystems. Its participation in Morpho Studio strengthens the program’s educational and practical focus, connecting the local initiative with an international network of talent and knowledge.
Unlike other technology spaces that start with the solution, Morpho Studio starts with the problem. The initiative seeks to bring together companies, institutions, banks, regulators, entrepreneurs, developers, designers, and professionals from various disciplines with real-world challenges that can be transformed into products, prototypes, or proofs of concept using blockchain, artificial intelligence, and rapid development tools.
The program and its trajectory
The program will be delivered on the Tech Rebel platform, previously used to run blockchain bootcamps and training programs in Latin America. Through these initiatives, Tech Rebel has contributed to the training of over 500 builders and the support of more than 135 products.
Morpho Studio will also feature Trustless Work, a startup developing escrow infrastructure on the Stellar blockchain; Zeek, Stellar’s community arm focused on community building; and other startups from the community, such as GrantFox, Neko, and Acta, among others. The initiative will also be developed in collaboration with TicoBlockchain 2026 and in parallel with CR Tech Week, taking advantage of a key week for the national technology ecosystem.
“In blockchain, people often start with the technology: I want to create a dApp, I want to tokenize something, I want to use smart contracts. But the best products don’t come from a technology looking for problems; they come from a real problem that needs a better way to solve it. That’s why the call is clear: look for problems,” said Alberto Chaves, founder of Tech Rebel and Trustless Work.
Although Morpho Studio aims to attract developers, the initiative is not limited to technical profiles. With the advancement of artificial intelligence, no-code tools, rapid prototyping, and open platforms, more and more people can participate in creating technological solutions.
The program is open to:
The premise is that a real product isn’t built solely with code. It also requires context, design, communication, industry knowledge, validation, strategy, and real users.
Morpho Studio aims to bring blockchain closer to the public from a functional and product perspective. The program will address questions such as: where more transparency is needed, where there are trust issues between parties, where more efficient payments are required, where traceability can add value, where certification must be verifiable, and where a proof of concept can help a company or institution experiment before investing significant resources.
The initiative doesn’t promote using blockchain simply because it’s trendy. Its focus is on helping participants understand when this technology truly delivers value and when a simpler solution might suffice.
For five weeks, participants will work on blockchain fundamentals, Stellar, product discovery, problem validation, solution design, AI prototyping, technical construction, public communication, and preparation for potential support opportunities within the ecosystem.
One of the highlights of Morpho Studio will be its connection to TicoBlockchain 2026 Blockchain & Fintech Day, sponsored by VISA . This event will bring together key players in the Costa Rican blockchain ecosystem on May 14, 2026, at the Barceló San José Hotel. The event will include a workshop space where existing products can showcase their developments and where companies and institutions can present challenges that could be developed into projects. Presentations will be given by representatives from the Costa Rica Institute of Technology, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the University for International Cooperation, and the Comptroller General’s Office, among others.
“Our goal is to encourage participants to not build in the abstract, but to connect with specific challenges and problems of real industries, users, and organizations. In this way, we seek to demonstrate the relevance of blockchain in the daily life of our country,” said Karla Córdoba Brenes, President of the Blockchain Association of Costa Rica.
Later, during events related to CR Tech Week , the aim will be to facilitate networking, team building, and connections between people with challenges, technical talent, and complementary profiles. The process will culminate in a virtual Demo Day on June 6 , where teams can present their solutions, lessons learned, and next steps.
Morpho Studio will also promote a culture of public build-in , inviting teams to share progress, lessons learned, and challenges throughout the process. The goal is for the community to learn together, connect with the projects, and showcase the talent being developed in Costa Rica.
In addition to the practical experience, the teams will be able to leave with prototypes, repositories, product narratives, validation paths and possible applications to support programs, grants or pilots with companies.
“Costa Rica has talent, creativity, and an increasingly active tech community. What we need are more spaces where companies, institutions, and builders can come together around real-world problems. Morpho Studio aims to be that bridge,” Chaves added.
The call is open to individuals and organizations interested in building, learning, experimenting, or presenting problems that can be explored with new technologies.
Link to register: https://www.techrebel.world/es/morpho
Those who have a challenge related to payments, traceability, transparency, certifications, coordination, financing, identity, compliance, commerce, logistics, contracts, validation or digital trust can participate by presenting their problem.
Those who want to learn by building can also join, even if they don’t have a defined idea or are not developers.
Morpho Studio starts from a simple phrase:
Trouble is being sought.
And from those problems could emerge the next blockchain solutions built from Costa Rica.
