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$10,000

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Circle’s stablecoins and full-stack development tools make it faster, easier, and safer to bring the benefits of blockchain to your business. Their suite of smart contracts, APIs, and SDKs are designed to get you off the ground quickly and securely. Circle’s bounty invites you to build real-world solutions with Circle's developer tooling with some examples below. Please be clear what bounty you are submitting for as a part of your submission! Popular use cases for solutions to build with Circle Developer Platform * Cross-border payments: Build an application that uses the blockchain for cost-effective international money transfers.. * Dollar access: Build an app that provides global access to digital dollars * DeFi: Build a DeFi-enabled application with activities such as trading, lending, and saving using USDC and/or EURC. * Emerging Use Case: Build an application that focuses on innovative solutions with novel and bespoke use cases that may not fit into the above categories.

Prizes

πŸš€ Build with Circle's Web3 Services βΈΊ $6,000
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1st place
$2,500
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2nd place
$2,000
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3rd place
$1,500
Bounty 1: ($2,500 prize, $2,000 prize and $1,500 prize) 3 winners to be selected *: Build with Circle’s Web3 Services, which are composable APIs and SDKs for secure wallets, smart contracts, and more. Higher scoring will be given to projects integrating more features synergistically below : * Programmable Wallets: APIs and SDKs for creating and managing secure wallet infrastructure. Embed secure wallets in your app with an API for sponsoring blockchain network gas fees for users. * Smart Contract Platform: APIs for building, managing, and deploying smart contracts. * Compliance Engine Transaction Monitoring: APIs to stay on top of flagged transactions and enable immediate evaluations with in-console notifications and webhooks.

Qualification Requirements

Submissions will be evaluated based on the following parameters. Please be clear what bounty you are submitting for as a part of your submission! * Functional MVP: Projects must demonstrate a working MVP pertinent to the event's focus area. * Creative Execution: An application and corresponding resources that prove to be unique, innovative, and a solution that you are passionate about! Your pitch is key! * Development Documentation: Entrants should present a thoroughly documented development journey with a clear GitHub commit history * Integration Challenges and Feedback via Survey and Github: Please document any constructive critiques and improvement suggestions for the tools and documentation via the feedback survey linked in the resources. * Clear Presentation: A presentation/demo succinctly outlining the project's core functions and its effective use of Circle's Developer tools/tech is required, supported by detailed documentation.

πŸ”€ Build with Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol βΈΊ $2,500
Bounty 2: ($2,500 prize) 1 winner to be selected: Build a chain-abstracted user experience using Cross Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP): -an on-chain utility for moving USDC securely between blockchains via native burning and minting.

Qualification Requirements

Submissions will be evaluated based on the following parameters. Please be clear what bounty you are submitting for as a part of your submission! * Functional MVP: Projects must demonstrate a working MVP pertinent to the event's focus area. * Creative Execution: An application and corresponding resources that prove to be unique, innovative, and a solution that you are passionate about! Your pitch is key! * Development Documentation: Entrants should present a thoroughly documented development journey with a clear GitHub commit history * Integration Challenges and Feedback via Survey and Github: Please document any constructive critiques and improvement suggestions for the tools and documentation via the feedback survey linked in the resources. * Clear Presentation: A presentation/demo succinctly outlining the project's core functions and its effective use of Circle's Developer tools/tech is required, supported by detailed documentation.

πŸ’² Build with USDC/EURC βΈΊ $1,500
Bounty 3 ($1,500 prize) 1 winner to be selected: Build a seamless UX that uses USDC and/or EURC to deliver near-instant payments and financial services for your business and/or your end users.

Qualification Requirements

Submissions will be evaluated based on the following parameters. Please be clear what bounty you are submitting for as a part of your submission! * Functional MVP: Projects must demonstrate a working MVP pertinent to the event's focus area. * Creative Execution: An application and corresponding resources that prove to be unique, innovative, and a solution that you are passionate about! Your pitch is key! * Development Documentation: Entrants should present a thoroughly documented development journey with a clear GitHub commit history * Integration Challenges and Feedback via Survey and Github: Please document any constructive critiques and improvement suggestions for the tools and documentation via the feedback survey linked in the resources. * Clear Presentation: A presentation/demo succinctly outlining the project's core functions and its effective use of Circle's Developer tools/tech is required, supported by detailed documentation.