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About

NEAR is a modular, high-speed protocol designed for AI to act on behalf of users. Not just compute, but transact, coordinate, and evolve.

On NEAR, AI serves as the front end to interface with users and carry out intent, while our blockchain acts as the backend to handle identity, trust, and data.

Prizes

✍️ Best Use of Chain Signatures: Cross-Chain Apps Without Bridges ⸺ $5,000

Building a cross-chain product? Meet Chain Signatures: the latest programmable MPC technology that enables cross-chain protocols to support every chain (even non-smart contract chains), eliminate the risk of bridging, and unify user experience. Demonstrate a creative use case of the Chain Signatures API, such as account aggregation: a single NEAR account that can sign transactions on any EVM network, and even Bitcoin.

Get creative and explore the beginnings of chain abstraction, where users don’t have to think about which chain they are on!

*Your deployment should be on the NEAR testnet and may incorporate any ECDSA-based blockchain of your choice. Claim your testnet account and tokens at the NEAR booth.

Qualification Requirements

  • Your submission must be deployed on the NEAR testnet.
  • Your submission may incorporate any ECDSA-based blockchain(s) of your choice.
  • Your submission must NOT be a simple fork of an existing example with minimal changes.
  • Your submission should include a basic readme file explaining the scope of the project
  • Your submission should demonstrate a creative chain signatures API use case. For example:
  1. Account aggregation: aggregate accounts and transactions across several chains while only signing with NEAR.
  2. Pay in $NEAR, validate price by oracle in a NEAR contract, and have this contract MPC sign and transfer an asset, fungible or non-fungible, on another chain.
  3. Protect accounts on other chains with a NEAR smart contract that can only call an MPC to sign when certain conditions are met.

You will be judged by:

  • Creativity and originality of the idea.
  • Quality and completeness of the product.
  • BONUS: Feedback on the chain signatures technology and developer experience to help improve it before mainnet launch (we will read every word!)

Links and Resources

Chain Signatures Overview (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCkOTjbJD3c
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What is Account Aggregation
https://pages.near.org/blog/unlocking-web3-usability-with-account-aggregation/
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Chain Signatures Docs
https://docs.near.org/abstraction/chain-signatures
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Chain Signatures API
https://github.com/near/near-fastauth-wallet/blob/dmd/chain_sig_docs/docs/chain_signature_api.org
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NEAR Account Model Docs
https://docs.near.org/concepts/basics/accounts/model
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Generate MPC Private Keys for NEAR
https://github.com/mattlockyer/near-mpc-kdf
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Github Discussions
https://github.com/near/NEPs/issues/503
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Sample Request and Response
https://testnet.nearblocks.io/txns/9d1DHqWY3fwjScujsqEhJER8qnc5so33T2VbeCVBcPFQ
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Multichain Gas Relayer
https://docs.near.org/develop/relayers/multichain-server
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Account Aggregation Example: Send ETH on Ethereum from a NEAR Account
https://test.near.social/md1.testnet/widget/chainsig-sign-eth-tx
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Demo Video for Account Aggregation Example
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h-uY_fEoZE
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Official Dev Chat
https://t.me/+RXYjlPob_XM5N2Ex
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🤝 Boost Your Startup with NEAR Horizon ⸺ $5,000
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1st place
$2,000
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2nd place
$1,500
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3rd place
$500

Buidling a Web3 startup? Got your first users already? This bounty is just for you. Integrate Near, Aurora or any Near adjacent project throughout the hackathon to win up to $5k and get a place in a Web3 native, equity free accelerator that provides multifaceted support for early stage projects.

The winners might join NEAR Horizon's cohort and receive support in their next funding rounds along with up to $50k in Horizon Credits to purchase services (engineering, design, marketing etc) from one of the accelerator's partners.

Qualification Requirements

  • You have a working product and are moving closer towards product market fit. Bonus points if you have users already!

  • Near, Aurora, or any Near adjacent project must be meaningfully integrated during the hackathon. Testnet or mainnet, your demo should be clickable and working, please no Figma mockups.

  • UX/UI: Fully functional browser based or mobile dApp.

Submissions will be judged by these criteria:

  • Founder-market fit (the team has some professional background on the market they're entering e.g. a space tech startup needs to have at least one rocket scientist as a contributor or advisor )

  • Technical excellence

  • Business model

Workshop

Chain Signatures: Cross-Chain Apps Without Br...

Building a cross-chain product? Meet Chain Signatures: the latest programmable MPC technology that enables cross-ch...

This workshop is happening in-person

03:40 PM GMT — Friday, Mar 15, 2024 in Workshop Room 2