🥇Top prize - $3,000 - Best Use of Hyperlane

 The grand prize will be given to the most compelling submission made during the hackathon. It can qualify under any of the categories below, so be sure to read them to get some ideas! Think of the grand prize as an extension of the category prizes.

🎼 $2,000 1st, $1,000 2nd - Best Interchain Applications

An interchain application is an application that communicates between different blockchains. It can either transfer assets or make interchain function calls. The winner of this prize will be the most impressive application that makes use of Hyperlane and benefits from its presence on multiple blockchains. Depending on the quality of submissions relative to other categories, Hyperlane may award several Interchain applications.

💸 $2,000 - Best use of Hyperlane Warp Routes

Warp Routes are Hyperlane’s unique take on token bridging. They are unique and instanced expression of bridging as opposed to the traditional omnibus token bridge design. Each Warp Route can have its own security model, using Hyperlane’s Interchain Security Modules. Perhaps most importantly, Warp Routes are completely permissionless! No one can stop you from bringing whichever asset you’d like to any chain you’d like. To win this prize, you need to use Warp Routes in your submission. However, the more creative your submission is, the better.

🚝 $2000 - Best Hyperlane Infrastructure

This category is for building infrastructure that either enhances Hyperlane or makes use of Hyperlane's capabilities. Maybe you’ll build a customized Deploy tool to bundle Hyperlane with any OP Chain deployment? Or perhaps you’d build a way to more easily connect chains with Hyperlane? Maybe you’ll build a tool to allow any chain to get access to oracle feeds from any chain? You decide! To win, your submission will have to serve a useful purpose either for Hyperlane users, or utilize Hyperlane to provide a valuable service to someone else.

🌐 $2,000 - Write new Interchain Security Modules (ISMs)

Hyperlane’s Modular Security Stack is based on a range of Interchain Security Modules that developers can use to secure the way applications communicate between chains. Some ISMs are already available, and more are being developed. The hackathon is a great chance to build new ones.