Story is making the legal system for creative Intellectual Property (IP) more efficient by turning IP "programmable" on the blockchain. To do this, we have created Story Network: a general purpose layer 1 blockchain where people or programs alike can license, remix, and monetize IP according to transparent terms set by creators themselves.
JOIN US AFTER ETHGlobal SF at Story HQ to continue hacking: https://lu.ma/7c4ilvd2
Prizes
🏆 Best Overall Use of the Proof of Creativity Protocol ⸺ $10,500
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1st place
$2,000 ×3
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2nd place
$2,000
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3rd place
$2,000
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2nd place
$750 ×4
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3rd place
$500 ×3
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6th place
$750
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7th place
$750
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8th place
$500
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9th place
$500
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10th place
$500
Awarded to the best overall use cases of our Proof of Creativity Protocol. We are specifically looking for projects who have thought much about IP and are aiming to solve immediate real-world problems.
Qualification Requirements
- Submit a video demo to showcase and walk through your project.
- Open-source your project on Github.
- Integrate with our protocol using the SDK, API, or smart contracts directly.
- Prizes will only be granted for submissions that extensively interact with at least two out of three Story modules (Licensing, Royalty, Disputes). Projects that interact with all three modules will be heavily prioritized.
🤖 Best AI Application on Story ⸺ $3,500
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1st place
$2,000
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2nd place
$1,000
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3rd place
$500
The sheer speed and superabundance of AI-generated media is outpacing the current IP system that was designed for physical replication. In many cases, LLMs are trained on and are producing copyrighted data. This prize will go to the project who best addresses the need for attribution, transparency, and automation Story provides in relation to AI.
Example AI Project on Story: Sekai (https://www.joinsek.ai/)
Qualification Requirements
- Submit a video demo to showcase and walk through your project.
- Open-source your project on Github.
- Project must harness AI in their application, registering generated works as IP on Story.
💵 Best IPFi Application on Story ⸺ $2,500
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1st place
$1,500
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2nd place
$500 ×2
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3rd place
$500
Create DeFi Primitives for Intellectual Property (IPFi). This bounty is aimed at projects that push the boundaries of IPFi, offering innovative solutions beyond the simple buying/selling of licenses and demonstrating the potential of IPFi in various domains.
Qualification Requirements
- Submit a video demo to showcase and walk through your project.
- Open-source your project on Github.
- Project must integrate DeFi primitives that enable liquidity of IP (IPFi) of things like license and royalty tokens.
💭 Most Creative Use Case ⸺ $2,500
① $500 ×𝟻 ② $500 ③ $500 ④ $500 ⑤ $500 ㉧ $750 ㉧ $500 ㉧ $250
Story unlocks the infinite and seamless remixing of creative IP. This prize is for the most creative use case of Story. Show us what is possible in the realm of Intellectual Property!
Qualification Requirements
- Submit a video demo to showcase and walk through your project.
- Open-source your project on Github.
💬 Best Developer Feedback ⸺ $1,000
Up to 2 teams will receive $500
Given to one developer (or team) who provides the best feedback related to developer experience while building on Story.
While this $500 prize is reserved for one winner, we will be giving additional prizes to ALL teams who submit feedback (view requirements below) along with their project.
Qualification Requirements
- Submit a project in one of the other tracks/prizes.
- Provide useful, extensive developer feedback at the end of the hackathon in the form of a Google Doc. You should submit this along with your project.
- This includes feedback on our documentation, protocol, tools (API/SDK), and more.
Sign is building a global verification platform to make all digital information, such as identity, ownership, and certificates, verifiable onchain. Sign Protocol offers a suite of tools, infrastructure, and standards to create a future where verifiable attestations drive all claims and assertions on the web and the world around us. We are excited to see Sign Protocol usher in a future where we can trust but, more importantly, validate all data using attestations to enable improved governance protocols, point systems, reward distribution systems, trust and referral networks, and much more.
Prizes
🏆 Best Overall Application ⸺ $6,000
Up to 3 teams will receive $2,000
Sign Protocol is an omni-chain attestation protocol, enabling users to freely attest and retrieve structured and verifiable data onchain. This prize will be given to two project teams using Sign Protocol to add core functionality to their project.
Qualification Requirements
- You must use schemas, attestations, and Sign Protocol's indexing service.
- Sign Protocol must be a part of the core logic/functionality of your project.
- Project submission must have a working live demo link.
- Usage of Schema Hooks is a plus.
🔑 Best Use of Encrypted Attestations ⸺ $6,000
Up to 3 teams will receive $2,000
Not everything is meant to be viewed publicly. This prize will be granted to two project teams that store and use encrypted data in their attestations. For your idea, consider protocols that aid in conditionally decrypting encrypted attestations, such as Lit Protocol. As an example, you could selectively share your location or a trip itinerary as encrypted attestations that will only be viewable by friends and family.
Qualification Requirements
- You must use schemas, attestations, and Sign Protocol's indexing service.
- Sign Protocol must be part of your project's core logic/functionality.
- Project submission must have a working live demo link.
- Attestations must store encrypted (usable) data and/or aid in your project's encryption/decryption process.
- Using protocols that aid in encryption/decryption, such as Lit Protocol, is recommended and preferred.
👔 Best Consumer Application ⸺ $4,000
Up to 2 teams will receive $2,000
Sign Protocol offers a suite of tools, infrastructure, and standards to create a future where all claims and assertions on the web and the world around us are driven by verifiable attestations. This prize category will be granted to the best projects showcasing consumer applications. Consumer applications can include games, communication platforms, online shopping experiences, and any other application designed to meet the needs of consumers.
Qualification Requirements
- You must use schemas, attestations, and Sign Protocol's indexing service.
- Sign Protocol must be part of your project's core logic/functionality.
- Project must be a consumer-facing application.
- Project submission must have a working live demo link.
🪝 Best Technical Integration of Schema Hooks ⸺ $4,000
Sign Protocol’s Schema Hooks allow builders to extend the core attestation protocol, adding custom Solidity logic that is triggered each time an attestation is created or revoked for a specific schema. Schema hooks can whitelist attesters, receive payments, or perform any custom application logic. This prize will be granted to two project teams that each must utilize at least one schema hook in their core project logic in a unique, technical, and innovative way.
Qualification Requirements
- You must create at least one schema that utilizes a custom schema hook.
- The schema hook must solve a specific need for your project (e.g. whitelist, payment, custom data verification, etc).
- Sign Protocol must be part of your project's core logic/functionality.
- Project submission must have a working live demo link.
Polygon Labs is a software development company building and developing a network of aggregated blockchains via the AggLayer, secured by Ethereum.
As public infrastructure, the AggLayer will bring together user bases and liquidity for any connected chain, and leverage Ethereum as a settlement layer.
Polygon Labs has also contributed to the core development of several widely-adopted scaling protocols and tools for launching blockchains, including Polygon PoS, Polygon zkEVM, and Polygon Miden, which is in development as well as Polygon CDK.
Prizes
📱 Best Consumer App on Polygon ⸺ $7,000
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1st place
$2,000
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Runner-up
$1,000 ×5
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Runner-up
$1,000
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Runner-up
$1,000
We’re taking onchain apps to global scale, let’s make user onboarding easy and fun. Polygon helps scale Ethereum to the billions of users by cutting edge tech. We invite you to create consumer applications focusing on real world use cases, using Polygon technology.
Note: Prize allocations may be adjusted based on the number of entries and their adherence to the criteria.
Qualification Requirements
- Deployment: Your MVP must be fully deployed on any of Polygon’s networks, featuring a functional UI for seamless interaction with your smart contract(s)
- Documentation: Provide detailed documentation, including setup instructions, technologies used and architecture/conceptual diagrams
- Consumer approach: Proposed business model and roadmap as part of your deliverables (include in your demo video, and upload references as images)
- Innovation and Utility: Entries should introduce novel features or mechanisms that foster user onboarding by solving a problem
🤖 Best AI + Onchain App on Polygon ⸺ $4,000
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1st place
$2,000
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2nd place
$1,000 ×2
With the growing trend and interest in decentralized AI, we’re looking for innovative AI integration with smart contracts. This bounty aims to inspire innovative AI solutions that leverage blockchain technology for decentralized applications.
💡Project Ideas
- AI Wearables: Integrate blockchain capabilities to AI wearable hardware to increase user use and adoption of onchain technologies
- On-chain Inference Validation: Is it possible to do cross validation on-chain to check if inferencing results are trustable?
- Data Sourcing Incentive Model: Data is what feeds AI models and make them intelligent, can we create a system that incentivizes Data usage in AI model Training and even inferencing?
- AI powered Blockchain applications: Using AI to digest chain logging data, create agents that can help you do on-chain operations such as swaps, purchases, etc.
- AI protection on Blockchain Security: Using AI to predict security fraud events and trigger counter actions to prevent undesired events.
Note: Prize allocations may be adjusted based on the number of entries and their adherence to the criteria.
Qualification Requirements
- AI Integration: Develop a decentralized application that incorporates AI to solve a specific problem or enhance functionality
- Use of Blockchain: Demonstrate how blockchain technology enhances or secures the AI solution
- Documentation: Provide detailed documentation, including setup instructions, architecture/conceptual diagrams, and an explanation of the AI model used
🌉 Build anything CrossChain using AggLayer Unified Bridge ⸺ $3,000
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1st place
$2,000
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2nd place
$1,000
At the heart of Polygon’s new architecture lies the Unified Bridge. The Unified Bridge facilitates cross-chain communication across chains connected to the AggLayer. We’re challenging you to develop a fully functional implementation of the unified bridge that allows seamless transfer of Ethereum across different chains without wrapping.
💡 Project Ideas
- Cross-Chain DAO: Develop a multichain DAO with the help of cross messaging using the Unified Bridge
- Cross-Chain Wallet: User’s should be able send assets to and fro from chains without knowing which chain they are connected to. For eg :- Alice can send tokens from Sepolia to Bob without knowing that Bob wants to receive the assets on Polygon zkEVM
Note: Prize allocations may be adjusted based on the number of entries and their adherence to the criteria.
Qualification Requirements
- Demo: Create a demo showcasing the transfer of either L1 to L2 or L2 to L2 transaction from one chain to another using the Unified Bridge (it can include Ethereum, Polygon zkEVM among others)
- Transfer Integrity: Ensure that the transferred Ethereum retains its original form and is not wrapped (i.e, it is ETH and not WETH, ETH.e etc.)
- Documentation: Provide detailed documentation, including setup instructions, technologies used and architecture/conceptual diagrams
🧩 Best zk App on Polygon ⸺ $6,000
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1st place
$2,000
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2nd place
$1,000 ×4
We're seeking apps that leverage zero-knowledge (zk) technology to create secure and privacy-preserving applications on Polygon. This bounty is aimed at projects that push the boundaries of zk technology, offering innovative solutions and demonstrating the potential of zk in various domains.
💡Ideas
* Plonky3: Projects using Plonky3 for zk applications.
* Privado ID: dApps that integrate Privado ID for identity solutions.
* SP1: Projects leveraging SP1 for verifiable off-chain computation.
Note: Prize allocations may be adjusted based on the number of entries and their adherence to the criteria.
Qualification Requirements
- Zero-knowledge Technology Integration: Develop an application that incorporates zk to solve a specific problem or enhance functionality
- Deployment: Your MVP must have components deployed on Polygon’s zkEVM Mainnet or Cardona (testnet)
- Documentation: Provide detailed documentation, including setup instructions, architecture/conceptual diagrams, and an explanation of the zk technology used
Flow is a layer one blockchain with a powerful smart contract language (Cadence) and full EVM equivalence (any Solidity, smart contract, or protocol that works on Ethereum or an EVM L2 works on Flow). The network was designed from the ground up to enable consumer crypto applications that scale to mainstream audiences and seamlessly connect to digital ecosystems. It is based on a unique, multi-role architecture, and designed to scale without sharding, allowing for massive improvements in speed and throughput while preserving a developer-friendly, ACID-compliant environment.
Flow has been architected with a clear vision for the future of consumer crypto, and meticulously designed to address the shortcomings of earlier blockchains to ensure scalability, usability, and efficiency are not simply an afterthought. By incorporating critical protocol-level primitives, such as account abstraction and on-chain randomness, as well a powerful transaction model and scalability without sharding, Flow sets itself apart as a blockchain made for those interested in building apps for widespread adoption and developer-friendly innovation. With over 45-million consumer accounts connected to experiences from the NBA, NFL, and Disney, the next killer app is being built on Flow.
Prizes
🗡️ Most Killer App Potential ⸺ $10,000
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1st place
$4,000
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2nd place
$3,000
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3rd place
$2,000
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4th place
$500 ×2
Killer apps have the power to create and lead entire industries by addressing a pain point at the perfect moment. As an L1 blockchain designed for mass adoption and consumer-grade products, we believe the next breakthrough will emerge in the form of a Consumer App.
Consumer Apps are consumer products that solve real-world problems by placing the end-user at the heart of the experience. Unlike traditional DeFi or “x-to-earn” products that can feel distant to the average consumer, Flow seeks applications that are accessible, intuitive, and valuable to millions (or billions!). Think ChatGPT for artificial intelligence (AI), and how it made AI approachable and useful for hundreds of millions, enabling even non-experts to create custom AI tools.
Qualification Requirements
- Your submission should be deployed on or connected to Flow
- Your submission needs to run on Flow
- Your submission should be open source and free for others to check
- Your submission must NOT be a simple fork of an existing project with minimal changes
- Your submission must have a descriptive README in the repository, including:
1. A clear sort one-sentence description
2. A short description of what you integrated Flow with and how
3. A short description of the team and their social handles
🏀 Best Sports App on Flow ⸺ $8,000
Up to 4 teams will receive $2,000
The global sports industry is expected to exceed $623 billion by 2026, driven by data, analytics, media, and technology. The Flow blockchain is central to this transformation, powering leading Web3 sports platforms like NBA Top Shot (with over $2 billion transacted), NFL ALL DAY, and other major sports collectibles. Flow is changing fan interactions by enabling immersive experiences, data-driven engagement, and new revenue models. With Flow, you can build the next generation of sports apps, and connect with engaged communities across the ecosystem.
Web3 Sports Use Cases:
* Player-Owned Data: Athletes control their stats and biometric data, selling or licensing it directly to companies, media, or fans.
* Tokenized Fan Engagement: Fans earn tokens for attending games, watching streams, and interacting, redeemable for exclusive items.
* Decentralized AI Fantasy Leagues: Onchain fantasy sports ensuring transparency, with AI simulating match outcomes.
* OnChain Sports Predictions: Transparent, fraud-resistant prediction markets powered by smart contracts.
* Play-to-Earn Sports Games: Digital games offering tokens as rewards for winning, blending play with financial incentives.
* Composability: Integrate features like training Top Shot NFTs, unlocking new stats, or peer-to-peer competitions.
* Real World Asset Tokenization: Tokenize assets like stadiums, equipment, or team shares, allowing fractional ownership."
Qualification Requirements
- Your submission should be deployed on or connected to Flow
- Your submission needs to run on Flow
- Your submission should be open source and free for others to check
- Your submission must NOT be a simple fork of an existing project with minimal changes
- Your submission must have a descriptive README in the repository, including:
1. A clear sort one-sentence description
2. A short description of what you integrated Flow with and how
3. A short description of the team and their social handles
- This award can be won simultaneously with the main track “Most Killer App Potential”.
📝 Best Developer Feedback ⸺ $500
Awarded to the developer (or team) who provides the most valuable feedback on the developer experience while building on Flow. Although the $500 prize is reserved for one winner, we will be offering additional prizes to ALL teams who submit feedback (see requirements below) alongside their project.
Qualification Requirements
- Submit a project in one of two main prize categories.
- Provide thorough and constructive feedback on the developer experience at the end of the hackathon in the form of a Google doc. This should be submitted through the following Form URL.
- Feedback should cover areas such as Flow’s documentation, protocol, tools, and overall development experience.
📑 Prize Pool for Developer Feedback ⸺ $1,500
Split with up to 5 teams (capped at $300 per team)
The Pool Prize will be evenly distributed to all qualifying projects (excluding those that win a separate prize).
Qualification Requirements
- Submit a project in one of two main prize categories.
- Provide thorough and constructive feedback on the developer experience at the end of the hackathon in the form of a Google doc. This should be submitted through the following Form URL.
- Feedback should cover areas such as Flow’s documentation, protocol, tools, and overall development experience.
AirDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that manages a Layer 1 blockchain network, enabling scalable and efficient decentralized applications (dApps) and services. With a unique consensus mechanism, AirDAO ensures secure, fast, and low-cost transactions, fostering innovation in DeFi, NFTs, and more. AirDAO empowers individuals and businesses to actively participate in the blockchain revolution by creating an open and user-friendly ecosystem.
Prizes
🌐 Best App for AirDAO Network ⸺ $10,000
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1st place
$5,000
In this category, we seek the most innovative and impactful application built on the AirDAO network. Participants are encouraged to leverage the full potential of AirDAO's ecosystem and develop applications that demonstrate technical excellence, creativity, and real-world use cases. The sky's the limit, and we welcome any app idea that showcases AirDAO's capabilities, whether in DeFi, NFTs, decentralized governance, or any other field.
Qualification Requirements
- Must be natively deployed on AirDAO Mainnet or Testet.
- A Video Demo of the product and its operation must be completed when turning in the project.
💸 Attention Economy ⸺ $5,000
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1st place
$2,500
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2nd place
$1,500
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3rd place
$1,000
This category focuses on projects that attract and retain users’ attention and offer a pathway to monetization using the AirDAO network. We are looking for solutions that effectively harness user engagement, whether through advertising, content creation, or community-driven growth strategies, and capitalize on the growing trend of the attention economy. Projects should have a clear plan for converting attention into tangible value within the AirDAO ecosystem.
Qualification Requirements
- Must be natively deployed on AirDAO Mainnet or Testet.
- A Video Demo of the product and its operation must be completed when turning in the project.
🦾 AI in AirDAO ⸺ $5,000
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1st place
$2,500
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2nd place
$1,500
This category invites participants to explore the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology within the AirDAO network. We seek innovative projects integrating AI to enhance the performance, functionality, or intelligence of applications running on AirDAO. Whether in predictive analytics, AI-driven decision-making, or enhancing user experiences, the possibilities for leveraging AI to elevate the blockchain space are endless.
Qualification Requirements
- Must be natively deployed on AirDAO Mainnet or Testet.
- A Video Demo of the product and its operation must be completed when turning in the project.
Workshop
🏆 Stand out: Why AirDAO is Your Best Bet
In this workshop, we will explore the future prospects of building on AirDAO, the opportunities our network present...
This workshop is happening in-person
12:00 AM GMT — Saturday, Oct 19, 2024 in Workshop Room 2
Uniswap needs no introduction and its upcoming version, Uniswap v4, reignites the protocol as a premier platform for developers. Uniswap v4 introduces Hooks, allowing developers to plug arbitrary solidity logic inside the swap lifecycle. Whether it’s pool creation, swaps, or liquidity modifications, developers can elect to execute solidity logic before and after an operation has happened.
Beyond hooks, v4 also introduces dynamic fees, flash accounting, ERC-6909 balances, and a singleton design — all to enable gas-efficient complex operations.
From token-based fee discounts to MEV minimization, v4 provides an wide opportunity for researchers and developers — regardless of skillset.
With Unichain providing 250ms transaction times, expect to observe better transaction quality for Uniswap v4!
Prizes
🪝 Hooks, Hooks, and Hooks ⸺ $10,000
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1st place
$4,000
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2nd place
$3,000
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3rd place
$2,000
Implement a hook, leveraging first-class features
Ideas / Scope:
* Dynamic Fees: showcase potential hooks that rely on dynamic fees to reward LPs or swappers
* Custom Curves: showcase hooks swapping on a custom curve
* Hook Fees: showcase novel hook fee designs for value redistribution, MEV capture, single-token fees, token flywheels
* NoOp/async swaps
* General Hooks: use of hook functions
* Liquidity-managing hooks: hooks which automate or streamline liquidity management
Qualification Requirements
Having a proper interface for submission is not mandatory. However, evidence of working code is required
Please attempt to incorporate:
- well-designed unit tests with proper assertions
- or successful testnet transactions
- or local testing on anvil
🧱 Integrations, Research, and Experiments ⸺ $5,000
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1st place
$2,500
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2nd place
$1,500
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3rd place
$1,000
Integrations with Uniswap v4, including periphery contracts, infrastructure, and user abstractions. Research and experiments are also eligible. A catch-all category for anything using Uniswap v4, but is not directly implementing a hook.
Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Pool Operators (periphery): Contracts that call PoolManager
- Infrastructure / SDKs / Developer Tooling
- swap and stake, stake-able ERC6909
- Ponder schemas
- general-purpose Uniswap X filler for Uniswap v4
- v4’s liquidity donation for value-distribution
- Parallel transaction simulation
- Testing toolkits
- Hook backtesting
- User Abstraction
- Liquidity management
- Leverage products, lending systems
- Cross-chain intents with ERC-7683
- MEV/ LVR Research
Qualification Requirements
The project must be incorporating Uniswap v4 as a dependency in some capacity
Having a proper interface for submission is not mandatory. However, evidence of working code is required
Please attempt to incorporate:
- well-designed unit tests with proper assertions
- or successful testnet transactions
- or local testing on anvil
⛓️ Unichain ⸺ $5,000
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1st place
$2,000
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2nd place
$1,250
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3rd place
$750
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Honorable Mentions
$250 ×2
Deploy a DeFi app to Unichain Sepolia!
Topics particularly interesting by the Uniswap Foundation:
- Tokenomics & issuance mechanisms
- Uniswap v4 :)
- Leverage and Credit
Qualification Requirements
For Unichain Prizes: testnet transactions are REQUIRED
Having a proper interface for submission is not mandatory. Developers should opt for unit tests and transaction scripts, if they elect to not implement an interface
SKALE is the gas-free invisible blockchain network. Built Different for mass adoption because of high-throughput, sustainability, and scalability. SKALE is a great fit for developers building a wide variety of applications including Gaming, AI, Finance, and more. For the ETHSF 2024 hackathon, SKALE is proud to offer bounties for developers building for any of the following: Consumer Social, Financial Rails, and Web2 to Web3 applications.
SKALE is 100% EVM-compatible and boasts zero gas fees. You can use many of your favorite tools such as WAGMI, Viem, Ethers, Web3.js, and more. Make sure to stop by the SKALE booth to ask our Developer Success team for hands-on support or visit the Discord channel at https://skale.chat/
Building on SKALE during the ETHSF hackathon allows for eligible* projects to be fast-tracked into one of the SKALE Network grant programs.
*Any project that submits to one of the SKALE bounties during the hackathon and successfully builds on SKALE will be considered. Eligibility is subject to change.
Prizes
🆓 Best Use of Zero Gas Fees ⸺ $17,000
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1st place
$3,000
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2nd place
$2,000 ×4
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3rd place
$1,000 ×4
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4th place
$500 ×4
SKALE is the gas-free blockchain network. Blockchain has made itself a clear solution for developers looking to innovate in the world of finance and programmable money, however, few blockchains in the space can boast high throughput, sustainable economics, infinite scalability, and zero gas fees.
Come build an application that makes use of the zero gas fee network and enables amazing experiences for end users. Build anything you want, but we have listed some possible target categories for exploration:
- Consumer Applications with Invisible Web3 User Experiences
- Financial Rails
- Micro Transactions (come see the workshop)
Qualification Requirements
- Projects should deploy to or interact with one of the SKALE Testnet Chains: https://docs.skale.space/quick-start/select-a-chain
- Projects must be built for SKALE and utilize zero gas fees
🛠️ Best use of SKALE Native Integrations ⸺ $3,000
Up to 3 teams will receive $1,000
SKALE is the gas free blockchain network. Blockchain has made itself a clear solution for developers looking to innovate in the world of finance and programmable money, however, few blockchains in the space can boast high throughput, sustainable economics, infinite scalability, and zero gas fees.
Deploy to one of our four SKALE testnets and make use of the SKALE Native functionality to bring your project to the next level. Native SKALE functionality found in requirements.
Qualification Requirements
- Must deploy to or interact with at least one of the SKALE Network Testnets
- Projects will be eligible if they make use of one or more SKALE Native features
- 3 winners will be selected and receive $1000 each
- IMA: Message or bridge between different SKALE Chains
- SKALE RNG: Access RNG directly in Solidity with no callbacks or costs
- SKALE Oracle: Great for accessing price feeds, 3rd party metadata, and more!
- SKALE Filestorage: Store files up to 100mb directly on the SKALE Chain
- SKALE Proof of Work: Allows developers to execute invisible transactions for users
- Large Block Gas Limit: Make use of the 268,435,455 gas limit offering incredible opportunity to put more on-chain
LayerZero is an immutable, censorship-resistant, and permissionless smart contract protocol that enables anyone on a blockchain to send, verify, and execute messages on any supported destination network.
Prizes
🏆 Most Innovative Omnichain Solution ⸺ $20,000
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1st place
$10,000
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2nd place
$6,000
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3rd place
$3,500
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Best Developer Feedback
$500
Create the most innovative omnichain solutions using LayerZero V2. Leverage our permissionless infrastructure and composable execution to win!
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the most innovative solution track, participants must adhere to the following criteria:
1. Omnichain Messaging:
Implement omnichain messaging solution via LayerZero integration, ensuring the application is built on Endpoint V2 for seamless cross-chain communication.
2. Innovative Contracts:
Utilize our toolkit and documentation to develop original contracts that introduce groundbreaking functionalities, features, optimizations or establish new contract standard.
3. Working Demo:
We encourage you to build a well-rounded and polished project. If your implementation is complex, please at least demonstrate a complete implementation.
4. Feedback Form:
Improve our tools and documentation by submitting valuable feedback. The best submission will receive a $500 prize. The form is available under "Resources".
Nethermind is a blockchain research and software engineering company empowering enterprises and developers worldwide to work with and build on decentralized systems. Our work touches every part of the blockchain ecosystem, from fundamental cryptography research through security to application-layer protocol development. Nethermind is a core contributor to the development of Ethereum, and we are active builders of the Starknet ecosystem.
Prizes
🏆 Blockchain and Robotics ⸺ $4,000
Up to 2 teams will receive $2,000
As autonomous systems such as robots, drones, and IoT devices become more integrated into our lives, their security, reliability, and transparency are paramount. We invite you to innovate at the intersection of robotics and blockchain technology. We are particularly interested in verifiable computing applications, where blockchain and cryptography can be leveraged to ensure the integrity and trustworthiness of autonomous systems - or make these systems more secure and independent.
- Blockchain-Enabled Decision Making: A robot or drone that logs its decisions on a blockchain, ensuring transparency and immutability of its operational history.
- Device Security: An agent security system using blockchain to securely manage firmware updates, data transmissions, and interactions, protecting against tampering and unauthorized access.
- Decentralized Autonomous Robotic Networks: A network of autonomous systems that allow agents to share information about their surroundings and make decisions collectively using a decentralized blockchain framework. This includes networks which allow robots or aerial platforms to securely navigate their environment self-sufficiently without reliance on external navigations systems (e.g. GNSS, Cellular Triangulation).
Qualification Requirements
- The system must clearly demonstrate how the idea is relevant to real-world robotics applications.
- Your idea must incorporate a blockchain use-case, you are free to incorporate any ECDSA-based blockchain(s) of your choice (e.g., Bitcoin, Cosmos chains, custom L1s/L2s EVM, etc.).
- Please include the following in your submission:
- A short video or presentation explaining your idea (~2-3 minutes)
- Your submission should include a basic README file explaining the scope of the project, including how blockchain and robotics are integrated.
- Any relevant code, schematics or diagrams demonstrating your idea.
- 🏆 Bonus Points: Physical or software demonstrations of working proof-of-concepts will receive additional recognition.
🏆 Build MEV infrastructure product ⸺ $2,000
Nethermind invites you to build MEV infrastructure to help align MEV in Starknet!
MEV, or Maximal Extractable Value, is a concept in blockchain that refers to the maximum value that a miner, validator, or block producer can extract from manipulating the order, inclusion, or exclusion of transactions within a block. MEV is neutral, and when properly built and accounted for the positive forms of it support healthy markets and good pricing for retail users, which is critical for adoption.
Some positive forms of this are solver infrastructure like Cowswap or UniswapX, or mempool infrastructure like flashbots.
Due to Starknet’s current architecture MEV strategies that relies on gas manipulation or transaction ordering are less effective, but there are other ways to support healthy markets!
As Starknet decentralizes this will be more and more important to take into account for dAPPS.
Your task is to find one of this ways and implement an application that leverage Starknet’s unique characteristics.
This can include:
- Private Starknet Mempool
- dAPP infrastructure that allows dAPPS to integrate MEV
- infrastructure providing transparency & returning MEV rewards to users
- Similar to Privy as wallet infrastructure
- Intent Markets
Support solvers providing best pricing for retail users
- New and novel ideas!
This field is being heavily researched, and new ideas are welcome!
Qualification Requirements
- To be considered your project source code must be hosted on a code repository like Github.
- The code must be your own work.
- You must demonstrate that your project is executable on the Starknet Testnet.
The project will be judged based on:
- The quality and efficiency of aligning MEV to dAPPS or Starknet.
- The quality of the implementation.
- Amount of work done during the event.
🏆 Build an app-specific rollup on Monomer ⸺ $2,000
Flex your app and infra development skills at the same time by building an app-specific rollup on Monomer.
Monomer is a compatibility layer built on the OP Stack that allows you to deploy a Cosmos SDK application as a rollup on Ethereum. Now you can build amazing user experiences with the Cosmos SDK while tapping into Ethereum’s vast user base and liquidity.
Qualification Requirements
- The project source code must be public and hosted on a code repository site like Github.
- The code must be your own work.
- You must demonstrate the rollup is functional on an Ethereum testnet.
The project will be judged based on:
- The quality of the implementation.
- The novelty of the application.
- Amount of work done during the event.
🏆 Build Starknet.anything ⸺ $2,000
Nethermind invites you to build on Starknet. Build what? Absolutely anything! Yes, that's right. Absolutely anything! The most useful and creative project wins! Think about a Smart Contract that does something unique, something that doesn't exist on Starknet yet, or an integration of some kind, perhaps a tool that helps others access Starknet data.
Qualification Requirements
- To be considered your project source code must be hosted on a code repository like Github.
- The code must be your own work.
- You must demonstrate that your project is executable on the Starknet Testnet.
The project will be judged based on:
- The quality and originality of the cryptography underlying the project. That is, we will value projects that propose cryptographic protocols that are effective and creative in tackling the project’s goals.
- The quality of the implementation.
- Amount of work done during the event.
🏆 Innovative Applications of ZK in Deep Learning and the ETH Ecosystem ⸺ $4,000
Up to 2 teams will receive $2,000
This bounty invites submissions that advance the use of Zero-Knowledge (ZK) proofs in the realms of large-scale deep learning models (e.g., LLMs) and/or the Ethereum ecosystem. We seek projects that explore novel applications, enhancements, and implementations of ZK technology to address challenges in privacy, scalability, and efficiency.
Submissions may focus on one or more of the following areas:
Proof Systems for Deep Learning Inference: Design and partial implementation of proof systems for the inference of large deep learning models, offering new benefits or trade-offs over current systems. Innovations or improvements to existing proof schemes are welcome; building a completely new system is not required.
Applications Leveraging Efficient Deep Learning Inference: Develop applications that utilize efficient inference of deep learning models. Innovation in proving inference is optional, but excellence in application development is key.
Zero-Knowledge Proofs in Ethereum and Layer 2 Solutions: Use ZK proofs to enhance privacy, scalability, and functionality within Ethereum and Layer 2 networks. Projects aligning with Vitalik’s singularity roadmap or zkEVM solutions, improving proof aggregation, or creating educational tools are encouraged.
Proof Aggregation and Optimization: Enhance scalability through proof aggregation, advances in SNARK folding, or optimizing SNARK/STARK systems.
Novel ZK Applications: Surprise us with a project that utilizes ZK in new creative ways!
Qualification Requirements
-Innovation and Impact: Submissions should demonstrate originality and have the potential to significantly advance the field.
- Technical Merit: Projects should exhibit sound technical implementation and a clear understanding of the underlying principles.
- Feasibility and Practicality: Consideration of real-world applicability and scalability is encouraged.
- Documentation: Provide clear documentation, including design decisions, implementation details, and usage instructions.
We look forward to your groundbreaking contributions that push the boundaries of what's possible with Zero-Knowledge proofs in deep learning and blockchain technologies.
Avail is a Web3 infrastructure layer designed to enable modular execution layers to scale and interoperate in a trust-minimized way. Avail is built to serve as the unification layer that coordinates interoperability and liquidity across the rollup-centric future.
Prizes
🛠 Build with Avail ⸺ $3,000
Split evenly between all qualifying projects
This pool prize is here for all hackers who are building on Avail. This may mean that you may have built something outside the scope of the Rollup SDK track but can also include projects that were built for the Rollup SDK track. The goal here is to let your modularity creativeness run wild.
- Submit data to Avail DA for any meaningful usecase.
- Build anything for Avail's ecosystem
- Using Risc0/SP1 to build an application and send proofs/data to AvailDA for data availability.
- Build anything crosschain with multiple AvailDA-powered rollups.
- Build anything that uses Avail in some form in the verticals of ZK, Consumer-tech, LLMs, Robotics (check Nethermind bounties), etc.
More ideas:
Check out more ideas below in our Dev Onboarding Cheatsheet.
Qualification Requirements
Only Eligible projects will qualify for the prizes:
- You can be eligible to win even if you built with/without a rollup SDK. You just need to be building with Avail.
- Projects integrating Avail for data availability or using the Avail network in a meaningful way (with utility) are eligible.
- Projects using Avail's light client P2P network are also eligible.
- Projects building upon or improving any of Avail's existing tools and technologies are eligible.
- Projects that expand Avail's ecosystem are eligible.
- Needs to be a new project. Any pre-existing project MUST mention what has been done beforehand and explicitly state what was accomplished during the hackathon.
👷 Best custom appchain using any rollup SDK with AvailDA ⸺ $1,000
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1st place
$500
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3rd place
$1,000
Avail DA is a robust DA base layer for developers to spin up fast, cheap, and secure rollups.
Build your project that utilizes AvailDA’s expandable blobspace meaningfully or build a project that helps developer/user experience and improves the Avail ecosystem.
- Deploy an appchain for consumer applications.
- Deploy a custom L2/L3 for innovative ZK, LLM, Robotics (check Nethermind bounties), etc.
- Use Stackr to create a Micro-Rollup (application-specific chain) with Avail used as DA.
- Use zkSync's ZK Stack to launch your own Rollup with Avail DA and launch any of your apps on it.
- Use Arbitrum Orbit with Avail DA to deploy your appchain.
- Use Polygon zkEVM/CDK powered by Avail to deploy your appchain.
Qualification Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Only Eligible projects will qualify for the prizes:
- Projects integrating Avail for data availability or using the Avail network in a meaningful way (with utility) are eligible.
- Projects deploying any Avail-integrated rollup stack such as Arbitrum Orbit, OP Stack, ZK Stack, Polygon CDK, Stackr, Rollkit, Madara Starknet, OpEVM etc. are eligible
- Projects using Avail's light client P2P network with these rollups are also eligible.
- Projects building upon or improving any of Avail's existing rollup stack integrations are eligible.
- Projects that expand Avail's ecosystem are eligible.
- Needs to be a new project. Any pre-existing project MUST mention what has been done beforehand and explicitly state what was accomplished during the hackathon.
🛠 Best Core Tooling project ⸺ $2,000
Up to 2 teams will receive $1,000
Build anything that improves Avail's existing ecosystem and developer tooling.
Some ideas include:
- Avail DA efficiency cost calculator/visualizer: Compare the cost of submitting blobs on Avail, Ethereum, etc.
- Developer Toolkits: CLI or script to easily deploy different rollups quickly.
- Dashboards: Data visualization, Staking information, Light Client data, etc.
- Validator Operations such as automated payout claiming
-Multichain/Appchain explorers: Create an explorer that can fetch and view states of multiple rollups (defined by appID) running on Avail.
Qualification Requirements
Only Eligible projects will qualify for the prizes:
- Projects integrating Avail for data availability or using the Avail network in a meaningful way (with utility) are eligible.
- Projects using Avail's light client P2P network are also eligible.
- Projects building upon or improving any of Avail's existing tools and technologies are eligible.
- Projects that expand Avail's ecosystem are eligible.
- Needs to be a new project. Any pre-existing project MUST mention what has been done beforehand and explicitly state what was accomplished during the hackathon.
📝 Test out the docs (Developer Feedback) ⸺ $500
This is a special bounty for EthSF builders!
We want YOU, hackers, to test our docs. These docs have been written for a long time, and we want an honest feedback!
You have to perform ANY of the tasks below and give your feedback for this in a .md file and a github repo with images of testing.
* Test out OP stack end-to-end
* Test out ZK stack end-to-end
* Test out Arbitrum Orbit end-to-end
* Test out avail-js, avail-go, avail-deno, and avail-rust
* Any other examples and feedback on the docs
Qualification Requirements
Hackers need to:
1. Go through the documentation of Avail
2. Test out by running any of the category for documentation
3. Create a feedback.md file in your existing Project repo or create a new Github repo and provide the feedback in it.
4. Upload the screenshots of running the stacks in the same repo.
✨ Best dApp built on Avail-powered OP rollup ⸺ $1,000
Split evenly between all qualifying projects
Avail allows anyone to spin up scalable and cheap rollups easily. We’ve created an Avail-powered OP Stack chain (EVM-compatible) for you to build and deploy your decentralized applications (dApps) with ease! Deploy your dApp/contracts on this optimium to be eligible for prizes. Most original, creative, and technically sound projects will have a chance at winning this bounty.
Details of the Avail-powered OP Stack chain is given in the resources below.
Qualification Requirements
- Must deploy and verify contracts on Blockscout Explorer.
- Must document the contract addresses on GitHub README.
- Projects will be judged based on their originality, creativity, and technical feasibility.
The Coinbase Developer Platform (CDP) SDK is a powerful tool for programmatic blockchain access through easy-to-use APIs. It allows builders to create onchain applications without worrying about the intricacies of blockchain development.
Use the MPC Wallet APIs to create programmable, secure, and powerful experiences that abstract wallet interaction away from users, perform complex orchestration tasks, and facilitate onchain AI agent execution.
The CDP SDK is available in TypeScript, Ruby, and Python, with more languages coming soon.
Prizes
💡 Most Innovative Use of CDP SDK ⸺ $3,000
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1st place
$2,000
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2nd place
$1,000
Your goal is to use the CDP SDK to create innovative, unique experiences that push the status quo of what’s possible using onchain apps. We’re looking for projects with practical value that leverage the benefits of being onchain, the programmability of MPC Wallets, and the customizability enabled through streamlined API calls.
Qualification Requirements
-Effective use of CDP SDK
-Innovation and creativity in solving real-world problems
-Even more bonus points for creating a Replit Template or composable building blocks that other devs can use in their implementation!
🤖 AI x Crypto Award ⸺ $3,000
AI agents can’t get bank accounts, so we believe that crypto will provide the financial rails necessary to unlock the true power of AI. With CDP’s programmable MPC Wallets, AI agents can send and receive payments to/from people, as well as other AI agents. For this prize, create an interesting project that uses AI and incorporates the CDP SDK. One project idea to get you thinking is an AI-enabled onchain game: An onchain game (e.g. dungeon crawler or puzzle) that creates and deploys itself using an autonomous agent, or that has AI NPCs with onchain access.
Qualification Requirements
-Effective use of CDP SDK
-Must involve the use of AI technology in some way
-Even more bonus points for creating a Replit Template or composable building blocks that other devs can use in their implementation!
💳 Future of Finance (stablecoins, fintech, etc.) ⸺ $2,000
Stablecoins are the backbone of much of the crypto-economy, and fintech apps are how many people first begin interacting onchain. For this prize, create an interesting project primarily focused on stablecoins or a novel fintech usecase that incorporates the CDP SDK.
One project idea to get you thinking is a Smart Savings Account: an application that uses AI to automatically allocate users' funds between different DeFi savings and investment options based on their goals and risk tolerance, with continuous optimization.
Qualification Requirements
-Effective use of CDP SDK
-Must be primarily focused on stablecoins or a novel fintech usecase
-Bonus points for creating a Replit Template or composable building blocks that other devs can use in their implementation!
To truly bring the world onchain, we need powerful, innovative, and useful consumer apps. For this prize, create an interesting project primarily focused on gaming, social, or loyalty usecases that incorporates the CDP SDK. Bonus points if it’s understandable for non-crypto developers! One project idea to get you thinking is an Onchain E-Commerce Loyalty Program - a component allowing businesses to easily add token-based loyalty points or badges (NFTs) to their users’ accounts.
Qualification Requirements
-Effective use of CDP SDK
-Must be related to consumer crypto usecases like gaming, social, or loyalty
-Bonus points for creating a Replit Template or composable building blocks that other devs can use in their implementation!
Developers of apps, protocols, and agents use Lit Protocol for decentralized signing, encryption, and blind compute. Lit is a base layer for web3 products and can be used across a wide selection of catagories, including DeFi, onboarding, chain abstraction (including non-EVM), user owned data, attestation, credentials and more.
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Each Lit network manages a programmable, secure, and distributed keys via multiparty computation threadhold secret sharing (MPC TSS) running within sealed, confidential hardware (TEE).
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Given that this hackathon is just two days, projects will be evaluated on technical sophistication and utility exclusively. Specifically, the depth and complexity of your project's implementation using Lit Actions and how it interconnects to other systems to create impactful solutions. Visual design, user interface aesthetics, and overall appearance will NOT be considered in our evaluation for these prizes.
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Good luck to all participants! We look forward to seeing your innovative solutions leveraging Lit Protocol.
Prizes
🔒 Best Use of Compute Over Private Data (Decrypting within a Lit Action) ⸺ $3,000
To win this prize, utilize the "Decrypting and Combining Within an Action" feature to decrypt data within Lit and compute over that data using a Lit Action.
We welcome applications and protocols that leverage Lit for computing over private data across a wide variety of domains, including AI, Identity, and more.
Please note that Lit's "signAndCombineEcdsa" and "decryptAndCombine" methods can be used in the same project. For example, when using Lit Actions to run private DeFi strategies and execute them on-chain.
Qualification Requirements
This prize is for a team that implements Lit's "Decrypt within a Lit Action" functionality.
Given the hackathon's two-day duration, projects will be evaluated on the following criteria:
-Creativity: What makes your project useful, clever, fun, or novel?
-Integration: How well does your project interconnect with other systems (web2, blockchains, storage)?
-Technical Implementation: Depth and complexity of your project's implementation using Lit Actions.
Note: Visual design, user interface aesthetics, and overall appearance will NOT be considered in the evaluation for this prize.
✍️ Best Use of Programmable Signing (Sign within a Lit Action) ⸺ $3,000
To win this prize, implement the "Sign within a Lit Action" method to sign and broadcast transactions using Lit Actions.
We are looking for applications and protocols that leverage Lit for signing and broadcasting transactions across various areas such as Chain Abstraction, Identity, Wallets, and more.
Please note that Lit's "signAndCombineEcdsa" and "decryptAndCombine" methods can be used in the same project.
For you idea, consider apps and protocols that are 'build once, run everywhere'. For example, interoperable private data that attests with Sign protocol, or a platform to create meme coins with friends on any chain, or a private proof of location protocol.
Qualification Requirements
This prize is for a team that implements Lit's "Sign within a Lit Action" functionality.
Given the hackathon's two-day duration, projects will be evaluated only on the following criteria:
-Creativity: What makes your project useful, clever, or fun?
-Integration: How well does your project interconnect with other systems (web2, blockchains, storage)?
-Technical Implementation: Depth and complexity of your project's implementation using Lit Actions.
Note: Visual design, user interface aesthetics, and overall appearance will NOT be considered in the evaluation for this prize.
🟧 Best Programmable Bitcoin Application ⸺ $3,000
To win this prize, create a programmable Bitcoin application using Lit Protocol's programmable keys to execute your protocol or application logic.
Qualification Requirements
The prize winner must have implemented the ability to change state on the Bitcoin blockchain to win.
Given the hackathon's two-day duration, projects will be evaluated exclusively on technical sophistication and utility.
-Technical Focus: Depth and complexity of your project's implementation using Lit Actions.
-Integration: How well your project interconnects with other systems to create impactful solutions.
Note: Visual design, user interface aesthetics, and overall appearance will NOT be considered in the evaluation for this prize.
🏃 Runners Up ⸺ $4,000
Up to 6 teams will receive $500
This prize will be divided among up to four teams that build noteworthy projects not selected for other prizes.
Qualification Requirements
Given the hackathon's two-day duration, projects will be evaluated exclusively on technical sophistication and utility.
-Technical Focus: Depth and complexity of your project's implementation using Lit Actions.
-Integration: How well your project interconnects with other systems to create impactful solutions.
Note: Visual design, user interface aesthetics, and overall appearance will NOT be considered in the evaluation for this prize.
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!
* 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
💲 Build with USDC/EURC ⸺ $1,500
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.
🔀 Build with Circle's Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol ⸺ $2,500
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. Please note it is required to interact directly with Circle’s CCTP smart contracts and not just Chainlink’s CCIP
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.
🚀 Build with Circle's Web3 Services ⸺ $6,000
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1st place
$2,500
Build with Circle’s Web3 Services, which are composable APIs and SDKs for secure wallets, smart contracts, and more. Option to include one or both of the 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.
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.
Hedera is an open-source, decentralized layer 1 network that operates on a proof-of-stake model, using the innovative hashgraph consensus algorithm. This algorithm is leaderless and provides strong security through asynchronous Byzantine Fault Tolerance (aBFT). The network is governed and operated by a diverse and decentralized council of top enterprises, universities, and web3 projects globally, ensuring responsible and transparent governance.Hedera's optimized EVM smart contracts enable developers to easily build applications using familiar EVM-based tools and infrastructure, and facilitate smooth deployment or migration across multiple chains. In addition, Hedera offers native services for tokenization and consensus. The Hedera Token Service (HTS) enables developers to create and manage native digital assets that interact with the EVM. These tools empower developers to build robust, real-time web3 applications and ecosystems, making the vision of a more connected and efficient internet a reachable goal.Hedera provides deterministic finality within 3 seconds, low fixed and predictable transaction fees, and fair transaction ordering with consensus timestamps. Its robust and scalable infrastructure makes it a reliable choice for developers.
Prizes
🏎️ EVM Starter Bounty ⸺ $6,000
Up to 4 teams will receive $1,500
• Build anything you like • Submissions that use multiple Hedera services will be prioritized. • Otherwise, submissions are prioritized based on the order of submission.
Qualification Requirements
- Must be deployed on (or send transactions to) the Hedera Testnet.
- Must use Hedera Smart Contract Service (HSCS).
🔥 Hedera-Native Services Starter Bounty ⸺ $3,000
Up to 2 teams will receive $1,500
• Build anything you like. • Must be deployed on (or send transactions to) the Hedera Testnet.
Qualification Requirements
- Must use at least one of Hedera Token Service (HTS) or Hedera Consensus Service (HCS).
- Submissions that use multiple Hedera services will be prioritized.
- Otherwise, submissions are prioritized based on the order of submission.
🎉 Ecosystem Builder Bounty ⸺ $4,000
* Build something that is new to the Hedera ecosystem, or brings value to the Hedera ecosystem. Visit: hedera.com/ecosystem
* Must be deployed on (or send transactions to) the Hedera Testnet.
Qualification Requirements
- Must use at least two of the following: HTS, HCS, or HSCS.
- The top 3 submissions will be judged and awarded based on the judging rubric.
- Cannot be combined with beginner category prizes (EVM Starter or Hedera-Native Services Starter).
The Graph is a decentralized indexing and querying protocol for onchain data. It is the original decentralized data marketplace that introduced subgraphs, the most flexible way of indexing onchain data that builders can fully customize according to their needs. Subgraphs have become web3’s standard method of indexing and accessing onchain data.
Since its launch in 2018, thousands of builders have developed tens of thousands subgraphs across 70+ blockchains - including Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Celo, Fantom, Gnosis Chain, Avalanche, and more.
Prizes
🛰️ Best New Subgraph ⸺ $3,750
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1st place
$2,500
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2nd place
$1,250
Build and deploy a custom subgraph that indexes data from a smart contract to query blockchain data for your dapp.
Qualification Requirements
1. Link to the deployed subgraph
2. Link to the source code
3. The project should be using data indexed and queried using the subgraph/substream
🔭 Best Use of Subgraph ⸺ $3,750
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1st place
$2,500
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2nd place
$1,250
Query a new or existing subgraph on the Graph Explorer or hosted service using the public query URL from the subgraph dashboard
Qualification Requirements
1. Link to the deployed subgraph on The Graph Explorer
2. Link to the source code
3. The project should be using data indexed and queried using the subgraph
Ledger is a technology company that specializes in hardware wallets, which are secure devices designed to protect and manage cryptocurrencies. Ledger has become one of the most trusted names in the cryptocurrency industry by allowing users to securely store their private keys, reducing the risk of hacking and theft. As one of the main actor of this ecosystem, security, user experience, interoperability, education and awareness are our key priorities to help make the ecosystem safer, more accessible, and easier to navigate for users around the world.
Prizes
💰 Best use of Ledger Technology ⸺ $8,750
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1st place
$5,000
BEST USE OF LEDGER TECH! Use any combination of the following:
—> Integrate Ledger into your app (web/desktop/mobile), using the LedgerJS library (difficulty: 2/5)
—> Create your own embedded app/plugin, cloning the Ledger boilerplate app:
Develop your own plugin (difficulty: 3/5)
Develop your own device app to interact with any chain, sideload it (difficulty: 5/5)
Implement Security Key (passkey) authentication (difficulty: 1/5)
—> Integrate your EVM-based dApp in Ledger Live, using our developer API tools (using the Ledger Wallet API, difficulty: 2.5/5)
—> Your own, creative implementation!
Qualification Requirements
Use the available documentation on the Ledger Developer Portal
Make sure the integration is functional and provides value to your project
Provide clear documentation if your implementation is not in the list
Bonus: showcase your project through a video walkthrough
CLAIM A LEDGER DEVICE!
Come meet us to claim a Ledger device for testing purposes as part of the bounty (1 per team). Your team needs to consist of 4+ people.
👀 Best Feedback on the Ledger Developer Portal ⸺ $750
We're seeking detailed, actionable feedback to improve the Ledger Developer Portal. Your insights will help us enhance the developer experience and make our documentation more user-friendly and comprehensive.
Qualification Requirements
Thoroughly explore the Ledger Developer Portal (https://developers.ledger.com/)
Provide feedback on the following aspects:
- Overall structure and navigation
- Clarity and completeness of documentation
- Code examples and their effectiveness
Identify at least 5 specific areas for improvement
Prioritize your suggestions based on potential impact
Suggest concrete solutions or enhancements for each identified issue
Include screenshots or mockups where relevant
🫰 Best Clear Signing contribution and feedback ⸺ $500
This prize is for the best contribution and feedback on the topic of Clear Signing! Attend our workshop on the first day or come see us at the booth to understand how you can contribute. Feel free to also visit our Developer Portal and Github repository to better understand the importance and the benefits of Clear Signing, as well as how you can participate.
Qualification Requirements
- Leverage the Ledger Workshop happening on the first day
- Provide a functional/full description of your implementation or your feedback
- Feel free to share any documentation that might help us evaluate your work
ENS (Ethereum Name Service) is a decentralised naming protocol for the new internet.
ENS enables you to have a portable web3 username and profile. Use it to establish an online identity, simplify crypto payments for any blockchain, host decentralised websites, and more. ENS supports all DNS names (.com, .xyz, etc.) in addition to our native .eth TLD.
Prizes
🧠 Most creative use case ⸺ $2,500
Up to 2 teams will receive $2,500
Most people understand ENS' simple use cases (name → address lookup, address → name lookup, etc.), but few explore what else it can be used for. For inspiration, think about naming AI agents or auto-rotating addresses on each name resolution for privacy applications.
Qualification Requirements
It should be obvious how ENS improves your product and is not just implemented as an afterthought. Your demo must be functional and not just include hard-coded values. Upon submission, your project showcase must have a video recording or link to a live demo (ideally both).
⛓️ Best ENS experience on L2 ⸺ $2,500
While ENS lives on L1, it is possible to build experiences that extend to L2 thanks to CCIP Read. This makes it possible to build more accessible namespaces (like base.eth subnames) and other tooling. Think about a resolver that reads all its data from a L2, or a smart account that creates an ENS subname at the time of deployment.
Qualification Requirements
Your app must have smart contracts on an L2 of your choice with whatever custom behavior you develop. The names should resolve from Ethereum L1 (testnet is ok) via CCIP Read.
🏅 Best use of ENS ⸺ $5,000
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$2,500
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$1,500
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$1,000
Any type of ENS integration is eligible for this prize, from developer tools to consumer social apps that use ENS for identity. Get creative!
An example of a successful project may be a smart contract wallet that mints an ENS subname upon deployment, or unique use cases for text records. If you're building an AI project, consider how ENS can be used to name autonomous agents. Come by our booth for help brainstorming ideas!
Qualification Requirements
It should be obvious how ENS improves your product and is not just implemented as an afterthought. Your demo must be functional and not just include hard-coded values. Upon submission, your project showcase must have a video recording or link to a live demo (ideally both).
DELV is a company advancing the safe adoption of decentralized financial systems by building novel, research-backed, and open source infrastructure.
The Hyperdrive protocol is the new research leap from DELV on variable and fixed rate primitives. It is an advanced AMM featuring no preset expiration dates, no fragmented liquidity, and no LP rollovers — aka everlasting liquidity.
Prizes
🛠 Best App Built on Hyperdrive ⸺ $1,000
Flex your skills and build a stellar app on top of Hyperdrive. Hyperdrive is a novel AMM for traders to obtain fixed rates or boosted variable yields underpinned by reputable yield sources like stETH and sDAI.
Examples include:
- An app that allows you to dollar cost average (DCA) into fixed rates
- Smart savings account using fixed rates
- An app that allows you to place limit/stop loss orders on longs (fixed rates) and shorts (multiplied variable rates)
- Fixed Rate Robo-Advisor
- What pool in Hyperdrive/Pendle offers the best rate? Show it!
- Or consider the best potential return overall
- Find the optimal portfolio of fixed and variable rates in DeFi and make a basket of it
- Principal Protected ETH Vault - Open a long and use the discount on the long to purchase ETH
- Profit and Loss (PNL) Leaderboard for all users of Hyperdrive
- Trading bots
Qualification Requirements
1. Link to a recorded video demo of the app in action
2. Link to deployed app (staging or production)
3. Link to the source code (Github)
💎 Best Integration of Hyperdrive ⸺ $4,500
Hyperdrive creates rates markets on top of variable yield sources. Show us what the best integration of Hyperdrive looks like, whether that's a new yield source, or something totally different!
Examples include:
- Adding leverage to fixed rates (Long) using Gearbox
- Create a yield looping integration using Contango
- Turn LP positions into ERC4626 compatible positions
- Create a new yield source for Hyperdrive (yield bearing assets, 4626 vaults, RWAs, etc).
See existing yield sources here: https://hyperdrive.blockanalitica.com/
⁃ Deploy Hyperdrive to a new network (Polygon, Arbitrum, Near, Morph or new testnets)
⁃ Use fixed rate (Long) positions to protect users' principal in your project
⁃ Create an oracle for Hyperdrive's custom ERC1155 tokens (using Chronicle)
⁃ Enable cross-chain deposits (using LayerZero)
Qualification Requirements
1. Link to deployed integration (testnet or mainnet)
2. Link to the source code (Github)
3. Link to a recorded video demo of the app/integration in action (nice to have)
🏆 Best Developer Feedback ⸺ $4,500
Up to 3 teams will receive $1,500
Given to one developer (or team) who provides the best feedback related to developer experience while building on Hyperdrive.
Qualification Requirements
1. Submit your feedback in a Google Doc.
2. Provide thoughtful, constructive and critical feedback.
3. Feedback should be specific to information in the documentation portal, Github READMEs, developer guides and tutorials, developer tools, and the overall development experience.
Chronicle Protocol is a novel Oracle solution that has exclusively secured over $10B in assets for MakerDAO and its ecosystem since 2017. With a history of innovation, including the invention of the first Oracle on Ethereum, Chronicle Protocol continues to redefine Oracles. A blockchain-agnostic protocol, Chronicle overcomes the current limitations of transferring data on-chain by developing the first truly scalable, cost-efficient, decentralized, and verifiable Oracles, rewriting the rulebook on data transparency and accessibility.
Prizes
🔗 Best Integration of Chronicle Protocol ⸺ $4,750
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1st place
$2,750
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2nd place
$2,000
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3rd place
$1,000
Unlock new possibilities with Scribe, Chronicle Protocol's cost-efficient oracles!
Leverage our diverse oracle solutions across 10 supported chains to power your next big idea. Whether you're building a game with dynamic pricing, crafting a reputation system, or designing an advanced analytics dashboard, Chronicle's robust, chain-agnostic infrastructure provides the flexibility and performance to fuel your innovation. Show us what you can create and surprise us with your unique use cases!
Qualification Requirements
Each project must use Chronicle Oracles in some form to make a state change on a blockchain, otherwise it will not be eligible. This means that a front end simply reading from Chronicle Oracles doesn't count.
- Deployed contract addresses must be included in your repo’s README. You can deploy your contracts on any of the following chains either on Mainnet or Testnet: Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon zkEVM, Gnosis Chain, Scroll, zkSync, Optimism, Mantle, Berachain.
Assets to submit:
🏁 Make sure to include the following in your project submission:
- A public demo URL to your deployed project that judges can test.
- A short video that demonstrates your submission (approximately 2-3 minutes).
- A public GitHub repository with the code.
- Complete the 2-min Builder Feedback Form: https://forms.gle/EZiu96gfhBBnwuAQ8
💰 Best DeFi Application Powered by Chronicle ⸺ $4,750
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1st place
$2,750
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2nd place
$2,000
Build a DeFi application powered by Chronicle Protocol’s Oracles. Potential examples include lending protocols, decentralized exchanges, yield farming strategies, liquidity pools, stablecoins, prediction markets, decentralized insurance, decentralized credit score applications, trading bots, etc.
The prize will go to the top teams with the best DeFi integration of Chronicle's Scribe cost-efficient Oracles.
Qualification Requirements
- Each project must use Chronicle Oracles in some form to make a state change on a blockchain, otherwise it will not be eligible. This means that a frontend simply reading from Chronicle Oracles doesn't count.
- Your project should integrate Chronicle Oracles for a DeFi use case.
- Deployed contract addresses must be included in your repo’s README. You can deploy your contracts on any of the following chains either on Mainnet or Testnet: Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon zkEVM, Gnosis Chain, Scroll, zkSync, Optimism, Mantle, Berachain.
Assets to submit:
🏁 Make sure to include the following in your project submission:
- A public demo URL to your deployed project that judges can test.
- A short video that demonstrates your submission (approximately 2-3 minutes).
- A public GitHub repository with the code.
- Complete the 2-min Builder Feedback Form: https://forms.gle/EZiu96gfhBBnwuAQ8
📚 Best Scribe Oracles Integration Tutorial ⸺ $500
This prize is for the best technical tutorial for developers on integrating Chronicle's Scribe Oracles (https://docs.chroniclelabs.org/Intro/scribe).
Qualification Requirements
- The submitted material should be your own. Material originating from other sources or generated with AI does not qualify.
- Include the working example associated with the tutorial.
- The tutorial must present a novel approach or solution that is not already available in existing documentation or tutorials.
🏁 Assets to submit:
For this track you only need to submit a link to your content and the corresponding code and to complete the 2 minute Builder Feedback Form: https://forms.gle/SvcS5FsRDjDd5crA7.
Gnosis is a collective of aligned projects revolutionizing payments infrastructure to make decentralized financial tools accessible and usable for all. The Gnosis ecosystem is underpinned by Gnosis Chain, a highly secure, resilient, and decentralized EVM Layer 1 network and also includes the venture-building arms, Gnosis Studio which includes Gnosis Pay, Circles, Hashi, Metri wallet and Gnosis AI Labs team. These projects are creating a radically inclusive infrastructure helping bridge the gap between blockchain technology and practical, everyday applications/use cases.
Gnosis Chain is operated by a diverse set of 200k validators around the world. It is one of the Ethereum’s first sidechains focused on resilience and credible neutrality as its core values. Gnosis Chain has fast transaction time of 5 seconds and low transaction fees. For instance, for 500 transactions $0.01 xDAI is required. The ecosystem support is ever growing, hence making it a perfect choice for developers to build dApps on-chain!
Prizes
⚓ Build a commit-and-reveal consumer dApp with Shutter on Gnosis Chain ⸺ $3,200
Up to 2 teams will receive $1,600
Shutter is a general commit-and-reveal gadget with a wide range of applications, including: Shielded Trading, Shielded Voting and Shielded Gaming.
Commit-and-reveal can be a critical part of consumer dApps, ensuring the timely release of information and fairness in the dApp mechanics. Create a new consumer dApp, integrate with an existing dApp, or fork an existing dApp.
Build a commit-and-revel consumer dApp on Gnosis Chain, for example:
- Time lock gifts (birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, red packets, etc.)
- Simultaneous move games (Rock Paper Scissors, Diplomacy, Cards Against Humanity, Chameleon, etc.)
- Charity Fundraising (blind donation auctions, blind donation matching, etc.)
- Negotiation Tool (salary negotiations, second hand goods, etc.)
- Bounty and RFP Submission Tool
- Blind Auction dApp for Token Sales
- Request a Time Lock Key (a smart contract where users could register decryption key release conditions and it would output the corresponding encryption keys. Eg - "generate a decryption key at block x" or "generate a decryption key when this DAOs balance exceeds y".)
Qualification Requirements
- Submissions must be deployed and working on Gnosis Chain mainnet or Chiado testnet
- Submissions must use Shutter in a value-aligned way
- Submissions code must be available in open-source repositories
- Submissions must include a readme regarding how the dApp can be used
🌕 Best Build with Circles on Gnosis Chain ⸺ $4,000
Up to 2 teams will receive $2,000
Circles is a decentralized, sybil-resistant trust protocol governed by social eccentric value. Circles contracts utilize ERC1155 standard and are deployed on Gnosis Chain, L1 EVM chain. With the launch of Circles v2.0 launch, we invite developers to build on top of Circles SDK and focus on problem statements that requires to bring trust and incentivization under the same roof.
To join the circles protocol, you would require to be trusted by an existing user (human) or migrate from V1 Human. As a human avatar, you are entitled to receive 24 CRC in a day ( 1 CRC/hour ). You can also work on ideas that involve groups creation and run collective community focused initiatives such as voting, social media platform, etc.
Here are some ideas for you to hack on :
- Using CRC as voting rights token
- Using CRC tokens to form a closed group, use personal tokens as collateral and build out usecase for using groups
- Using CRC token for events, use as a social platform to connect with people, trust who gets to be part of your network.
Qualification Requirements
- Contracts should be deployed on Gnosis Chain or Chiado Chain.
- Have a working codebase with Circles SDK integrated and using either Human, Group or Organisation Avatar.
- A readme.md file to support your usecase.
⚓ Build cross-chain application with Hashi ⸺ $2,800
Hashi is an EVM Hash Oracle Aggregator, designed to facilitate a principled approach to cross-chain bridge security. Hashi aims to create “additive security” to cross-chain messages by aggregating block headers from different sources. .- Build a cross-chain application that leverages Hashi v0.2 cross-chain messaging and block header relaying infrastructure. You can either "push" your own messages via Hashi (push flow) or Use the already relayed block header by Hashi to construct a storage/event proof that is needed for your application (pull flow)
* Extra bonus points for using the pull flow
Qualification Requirements
- Smart Contracts should be deployed on network and mentioned in README.md
Neon EVM is an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) that allows developers to build and deploy Ethereum-native dApps on Solana, all from their existing codebase.
Prizes
⭐ Develop a EVM-based application ⸺ $5,000
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1st place
$3,000
Develop a EVM-based application that leverages Solana’s unique infrastructure and Neon composability feature and provides practical business or user value. This could involve creating a decentralized finance (DeFi) application, an NFT marketplace, or a gaming platform that operates across both chains. Examples may include but are not limited to
- Cross-Chain DeFi Aggregator or Yield Farming
- Platform where Solana NFTs can be traded and fractionalized using EVM-based protocols
- Solana-Based Payment Integration for EVM dapps
Qualification Requirements
The qualification requirements for prizes (one of the following):
- Live pitching at booth
- Submitting demo hosted on a domain
- Submitting video recording
🌐 Build a developer toolkit, SDK, or library ⸺ $5,000
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1st place
$3,000
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2nd place
$2,000
Build a developer toolkit, SDK, or library that simplifies the process of interacting with Solana smart contracts or libraries from within an EVM-based application. Examples may include, but are not limited to adoption of
* SPL Token 2022 and / or Token Extensions
* Metaplex
* Solana Pay
* PYUSD
Rootstock is the top and longest running Bitcoin Sidechain, aiming to address the shortcomings of Ethereum by leveraging Bitcoin's unmatched stability, security, and economic power.
Rootstock uses Solidity programming language, making it fully EVM compatible. You can build any EVM dApps and products on Bitcoin using Rootstock without any additional tools or knowledge.
Prizes
🌎 Best use of Rootstock Blockchain ⸺ $4,500
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Winner
$4,000
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Honorable Mention
$500
Give freedom to your mind or follow trending narratives, while building a top-tier EVM dApp on top of Bitcoin using Rootstock technology. Here are some topics that you can explore:
- Real World Assets (RWA) Tokenization
- Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN)
- Cross-Chain Bridges and Interoperability
- AI
- Ordinals or Runes
- Privacy-Preserving Smart Contracts
Qualification Requirements
Qualification Requirements
- Smart contract deployed in Rootstock and at least 2 on-chain (testnet) successful transactions.
- Projects must have a description and a GitHub repository with a descriptive README.
- The README should include:
1) a clear short one-sentence description of your submission.
2) a short description of what you integrated Rootstock with and how.
3) a short description of the team and their backgrounds.
4) clear instructions for testing the integration.
5) feedback describing your experience with building on Rootstock.
6) optionally, a short video demo or slide deck.
🏆 Best DeFi dApp on Rootstock ⸺ $5,500
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Winner
$5,000
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Honorable Mention
$500
Create an everyday DeFi application using the Rootstock network and/or RIF technologies, such as lending protocols, decentralized exchanges, yield farming strategies, liquidity pools, insurance protocols, decentralized credit scoring, or trading bots.
Qualification Requirements
Qualification Requirements
- Smart contract deployed in Rootstock and at least 2 on-chain (testnet) successful transactions.
- Projects must have a description and a GitHub repository with a descriptive README.
- The README should include:
1) a clear short one-sentence description of your submission.
2) a short description of what you integrated Rootstock with and how.
3) a short description of the team and their backgrounds.
4) clear instructions for testing the integration.
5) feedback describing your experience with building on Rootstock.
6) optionally, a short video demo or slide deck.
NEAR Protocol is a climate-neutral, high-speed & low transaction fee layer-1 blockchain. #NEARisNOW
Prizes
🔗 Control Accounts on Any EVM through NEAR ⸺ $6,000
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1st place
$3,000
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2nd place
$2,000
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3rd place
$1,000
With the release of Chain Signatures, NEAR accounts can now easily control EVM accounts by simply making a contract call on NEAR. This enables to bring all NEAR benefits (low costs, fast finality, email login, built-in account abstraction) to any EVM, while also simplifying to build cross-chain products.
Use NEAR accounts to control EVM accounts, and help bring a better UX to any existing project, or solve a common problem for EVM users. Explore the simplest chain abstraction tool, and allow users to do everything from a single account so they don’t have to worry about which chain they are on!
Ideas:
+ Cross-chain drops: build a dApp that allows users get assets on an EVM chain through NEAR linkdrops
+ Multichain DAO: build an dApp that allows users to vote on NEAR, but executes the actions on one or multiple EVM
+ dYdX-based products: Leverage Chain Signatures to manage dYdX positions and build products on top of the dYdX platform
Developer Tooling: Improve the developer experience by building or enhancing tooling around Chain Signatures (e.g. by adding more EVM RPC endpoints)
Qualification Requirements
+ You are free to incorporate any ECDSA-based blockchain(s) of your choice (Bitcoin, Cosmos chains, L1s/L2s EVM, etc.) but must include at least one network that settles on Ethereum (e.g. ETH, Optimism, Arbritrum).
+ Your submission must NOT be a simple fork of an existing example/project with minimal changes.
+ Your submission should include a basic readme file explaining the scope of the project.
Judging Criteria:
+ Creativity and originality of the idea.
+ Quality and completeness of the product.
+ Code readability and documentation.
+ BONUS: Feedback on the chain signatures technology and developer experience to help improve it
🦾 User owned AI is Near ⸺ $4,000
Up to 2 teams will receive $2,000
Bring AI and Web3 together to enable a user-owned internet that guarantees privacy and ownership of data and assets, where everyone can be a builder. Some ideas to explore:
* Build autonomous agents and explore their on-chain interaction on Near
* Build an interface on near.social to deploy autonomous agents
* Add AI capabilities to our Explorer to help users better understand what is happening on-chain
* Enable ML research and independent contributions through programmable insentives
* Anything that comes to mind!
Qualification Requirements
+ Your deployment should be on the NEAR testnet.
+ Your submission must NOT be a simple fork of an existing example/project with minimal changes.
+ Your submission should include a basic readme file explaining the scope of the project.
+ Bonus points: describe the business model for your project.
Workshop
🔗 NEAR: One chain to abstract them all
What if you could control accounts across multiple chains with a simple email login? What if your smart contract co...
This workshop is happening in-person
11:30 PM GMT — Friday, Oct 18, 2024 in Workshop Room 2
XMTP (Extensible Message Transport Protocol) is an open protocol and network for secure, private messaging between Ethereum accounts. With the XMTP SDK, developers can enhance their applications with a universal inbox for direct messages, alerts, and announcements, or build mini apps like Bots and Frames. Its primary contributor, Ephemera, is funded by some of the industry’s top venture capital funds including a16z Crypto and Coinbase Ventures.
📥 Want to try out XMTP on the new Converse testflight?
💬 Join our SF Group Chat https://converse.xyz/group-invite/MSHM6JVChL5SepOhSW5ml
Prizes
🤖 Messaging Mini apps (Bot, Agents & Frames) ⸺ $10,000
Up to 4 teams will receive $2,500
MessageKit is a powerful framework that simplifies the process of building messaging bots on XMTP. With its robust set of tools and integrations, you can quickly create bots that can handle integrate web3 primitives like on chain transactions, mints, games, groups and smart wallets.
Ideas:
* Conversation is the new UI.
* Use a bot to interact with your project instead of building a frontend or backend
* Get your bot ready in 10 minutes
* Tipping Bots: Facilitate peer-to-peer tipping within chats, rewarding helpful or interesting contributions.
* Betting Bots: Allow users to place bets on events or outcomes within the chat.
* Game Bots: Engage users with interactive games like Wordle, Rock Paper Scissors, or trivia.
* Transaction Bots: Assist users with executing and confirming transactions directly within the chat.
* Alpha Bots: Share alpha information, market insights, and exclusive updates.
* AI Agents: Implement web3 crypto AI agents that can performa transactions and manage services.
Qualification Requirements
- Share a short video of your argent working in Warpcast
- Share your warpcast post in Converse XMTP Devs group https://converse.xyz/group-invite/52j2EUfNPX0Yr9SSY_pLL
- Like the repo https://github.com/ephemeraHQ/message-kit
Workshop
Messaging Mini apps (Bot, Agents & Frames)
MessageKit https://messagekit.ephemerahq.com/
An open SDK for building messaging mini-apps that run in apps built w...
This workshop is happening in-person
10:00 PM GMT — Friday, Oct 18, 2024 in Workshop Room 2
Walrus is a next-generation decentralized storage network for unstructured data and rich media content such as large text files, videos, images, and audio. Leveraging innovations in erasure coding, Walrus offers exceptional data availability and robustness with minimal replication overhead for cost efficiency. Powered by Sui as the coordination layer, Walrus scales to hundreds or thousands of networked decentralized storage nodes without compromising performance.
Prizes
🦭 Best Use of Walrus ⸺ $10,000
Up to 5 teams will receive $2,000
Tusked Champions will split the pool of $10,000 prize evenly. We are looking for project teams that display genuine interests in learning and building on Walrus.
Qualification Requirements
- Must have a public Github repository that made use of Walrus
- Must include how Walrus was used in the repository Readme
- Must include a video demo
- Must complete the builder feedback form
Essential is pioneering a transformative shift in web3 with its declarative infrastructure and tooling, designed to move from value extraction to intent satisfaction. Through its innovative declarative blockchain and Pint, a constraint-based language for programmable intents, Essential enables developers to create scalable applications that prioritize optimal user outcomes. This approach aims to reduce extractive behaviors and enhance user satisfaction, positioning Essential at the forefront of the next paradigm shift in blockchain technology.
Prizes
🍺 Best DeFi Application Written in Pint ⸺ $10,000
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1st Place
$8,000
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Runners Up
$1,000 ×2
Pint (short for “programmable intents”) is Essential’s DSL for declarative smart contracts. The term declarative means that code written in Pint is focused on defining logic and not execution.
This prize will be awarded to the teams that deliver the most polished DeFi primitives using Pint. Projects should feature smart contracts written in Pint, as well as a user-friendly front-end (if relevant to the project). Ideal use cases include, but are not limited to:
* Token contract or NFT contract
* AMM
* Name service
* Lending protocol
* Orderbook DEX
* Perps DEX
* Options protocol
* English or Dutch auction mechanisms
Qualification Requirements
* Use Pint as the primary programming language for smart contract development.
* Submit a video demo to showcase your project.
* Open-source your project on GitHub with a readme explaining what you’ve built and how it works.
Dynamic allows developers to craft magical onchain sign up experiences. They offer a suite of tools for effortless log in, wallet creation and user management. Dynamic was designed for users, and built for developers.
Prizes
🚀 Best Immersive Gaming Experience ⸺ $2,000
This prize is awarded to the best game that is fully playable, uses web3, and creates the most engaging experience while using Dynamic.xyz. For example, you can use our access gating to control access to areas and levels or collaboration. You can create the full user profile with our user management tools such as custom fields, and more.
Qualification Requirements
- Game must be fully playable by judges at time of judging
- Any designs shown must be actually implemented in the game
- Game must use Dynamic.xyz in as many aspects as possible
- The winning game will be the combination of the most impressive implementation, and the most enjoyable to play
🚀 Best Mobile Experience - Viral Potential ⸺ $2,000
Build the next native app that's going to explode in popularity because it's fun to use, and incentivizes you to use it with others. Ensure it solves for a positive use case, rather than grabbing attention with dark patterns.
Qualification Requirements
- Project must use Dynamic.xyz as the onboarding layer
- Project must be fully deployed and usable at time of judging
- Any designs shown must be fully implemented in the project
🚀 Crypto Everywhere ⸺ $2,000
Use crypto to enable a real use case in an interface you wouldn't yet expect to be able to - think cars, hardware, gaming consoles, IoT and more!
Qualification Requirements
- Project must use Dynamic.xyz for the onboarding layer
- Project must be able to be simulated to work on the intended device
🚀 Behind The Curtains ⸺ $2,000
For this prize winner, their users will have onboarded to web3 without even realizing, and used as much of it as possible to do practical things. Reach web2 where they are, show them how much better life can be with web3, and that it takes zero effort to switch.
Qualification Requirements
- Project must use Dynamic.xyz as the onboarding layer
- Project must be deployed and usable by the judges
- Any designs shown must be fully implemented in the build
Zircuit is a zk rollup with parallelized circuits and AI-enabled security at the sequencer level.Zircuit is a fully EVM-compatible ZK rollup with parallelized circuits and AI-enabled security at the sequencer level. Built by a team of web3 security veterans and PhDs in computer science, algorithms, and cryptography, Zircuit is backed by Pantera Capital, Dragonfly Capital, and Maelstrom.
Prizes
🏆 Best Project on Zircuit ⸺ $2,500
The best project that deploys on Zircuit will win this prize. The code should be well engineered, tested, and have a compelling use case. These gems are the projects that will inspire future hackathon projects because of their outstanding quality. Remember: deploying on Zircuit is as easy as changing your endpoint in your favorite development framework. As long as the contracts are deployed on Zircuit and verified, the project is eligible.
A successful submission will include a functional prototype that solves the problem it’s intended to address. It will showcase some innovation/creativity, either through technological or UI improvements. It may be complete and solve a long-standing open problem or introduce something with a lot of potential for future development. Either way, it has an impact on the Zircuit ecosystem.
Winning projects should have a user-centered design that makes it easy for the target audience. This can be end users or developers integrating the project into their own codebase. The best may also include clean and consistent visual designs.
Any interesting blockchain applications are welcome. Novel ideas are more impressive than clones of existing projects, though there are certainly times where clones include significant improvements. Those that are very technical may impress the judges if done correctly but simpler ideas may be easier to do well.
This bounty will be judged based on completeness, execution, and creativity.
Qualification Requirements
1) Project contracts must be deployed on the Zircuit Mainnet or Testnet and verified via the Zircuit Explorer.
2) A GitHub repository containing the project artifacts (contracts, tests, documentation) and a solid README or short video demo of the project. The README should include:
- a clear short one-sentence description of your submission.
- a short description of what you integrated Zircuit with and how.
- short description of the team and their backgrounds.
- clear instructions for testing the integration.
- feedback describing your experience with building on Zircuit.
- optionally, a short video demo or slide deck.
🧩 Best Zircuit Integration ⸺ $1,250
Integrate Zircuit into your favorite web3 project. Bring Zircuit to wallets, dev tools, bridges, or any other dApp. Grow the Zircuit Ecosystem by connecting Zircuit to the best that web3 has to offer.
Success looks like Zircuit running with an on- or off-chain app or tool that didn’t support it before. The integration should be correct and functional, but does not need to be complicated. Some integrations can be as simple as adding a chain ID or a node URL to a file. The project should have an impact on the Zircuit ecosystem by expanding its reach.
This bounty will be judged based on completeness, usefulness, execution, and creativity.
Qualification Requirements
1) Project contracts must be deployed on the Zircuit Mainnet or Testnet and verified via the Zircuit Explorer.
2) A GitHub repository containing the project artifacts (contracts, tests, documentation) and a solid README or short video demo of the project. The README should include:
- a clear short one-sentence description of your submission
- a short description of what you integrated Zircuit with and how
- short description of the team and their backgrounds
- clear instructions for testing the integration
- feedback describing your experience with building on Zircuit
- optionally, a short video demo or slide deck.
😸 Best DeFi Project on Zircuit ⸺ $1,250
Zircuit’s EVM compatibility means that everything can scale, securely. Apply your hacking skills to generate the best APY or improve the user experience of DeFi for the masses on Zircuit. This prize will be split among the best DeFi protocols that deploy on Zircuit, with quality, security, and novelty being the deciding factors. Remember: deploying on Zircuit is as easy as changing your endpoint in your favorite development framework and a project is eligible as long as the contracts are deployed on Zircuit and verified.
These DeFi protocols are the ones that will launch a new DeFi summer. Your project should be clearly identifiable as a DeFi protocol. Quality, completeness, and security are paramount. A protocol that lets you (or others!) steal from your users is not a winning submission. Use cases should be well thought out and documented. Through superior UI/UX or novel use cases for staking, your project should aim to give well established DeFi juggernauts cause for concern.
This bounty will be judged based on completeness, execution, and creativity.
Qualification Requirements
1) Project contracts must be deployed on the Zircuit Mainnet or Testnet and verified via the Zircuit Explorer.
2) A GitHub repository containing the project artifacts (contracts, tests, documentation) and a solid README or short video demo of the project. The README should include:
- a clear short one-sentence description of your submission
- a short description of what you integrated Zircuit with and how
- short description of the team and their backgrounds
- clear instructions for testing the integration
- feedback describing your experience with building on Zircuit
- optionally, a short video demo or slide deck.
Blockless is a Peer to Peer serverless compute network. It has a WASM secure runtime and automatically matches compute workloads with nodes in the network.
Prizes
📱 Best dApp Built on Blockless ⸺ $1,650
Up to 2 teams will receive $825
Win $1650 for building the best showcase of a dApp on the Blockless Platform.
Qualification Requirements
Build you best use case of a dApp that utilizes the Blockless Network and the built in technologies.
Examples of what you can build:
*Best use of triggers for intent driven execution
*Best implementation of a consensus driven execution (pBFT, Raft, Aggregation)
*Best implementation of a Blockless Web App
🚉 Best Platform Enhancement ⸺ $2,000
Win $2000 for the best platform modifications, SDK enhancements, or core protocol changes.
Qualification Requirements
Contribute to the Blockless Network platform.
Examples of what you can build:
* Platform enhancements for SDKs Typescript, Rust, Go, AssemblyScript
* Platform protocol enhancement, execution flow control.
🪚 Best Tooling for the Blockless Network ⸺ $1,350
Win $1350 building the best Developer tooling for the Blockless Network.
Qualification Requirements
Win by building tooling that is responsible for driving the Blockless Network.
Examples of what you can build:
* Tools Developer Experience Visual Code Extension
* Tools Runtime Debugging, and Execution
* Starter Templates for the CLI
At Unlimit, our philosophy is to build alongside the builders. As a global financial entity, Unlimit simplifies and secures the process for users worldwide to purchase cryptocurrencies. Our platform enables merchants to integrate and tailor the service to their specific requirements seamlessly.
Benefits of Unlimit Crypto include:
- Effortless integration
- Extensive customization/Whitelabel options
- Adherence to AML regulatory standards
- Ownership of Bank Card Acquirer
- Local APM integrations spanning three continents.
Prizes
🈳 Crypto Checkouts ⸺ $2,000
Seamless Crypto Payments:
Create seamless crypto payments using Unlimit’s infrastructure. It should unlock new use cases for e-commerce and Web 2.0 companies to enable purchases using digital assets (coins and stablecoins). Ensure that the demo utilizes our APIs and that the transaction is successful.
Qualification Requirements
- Please provide a technical document explaining the implementation and integration of your solution.
- Include a functional demo that the judges can test.
- Open-source your project on GitHub and integrate it with our protocol using the SDK, API, or Hosted Mode.
👾 NFT Checkouts ⸺ $2,000
NFT Checkouts: Build an app that integrates Unlimit’s on/off ramps with NFT purchases using a credit card or an APM we support. This will bring Web3 transactions closer to the community. The transaction should be seamless and successful in any of the networks that we currently operate.
Qualification Requirements
- Please provide a technical document explaining the implementation and integration of your solution.
- Include a functional demo that the judges can test.
- Open-source your project on GitHub and integrate it with our protocol using the SDK, API, or Hosted Mode.
🆔 Name Extensions Wallet Identifiers ⸺ $1,000
Name Extensions Wallet Identifiers:
Innovate around wallet identifiers (ENS and such) to create new ways for users to interact with our On/Off Ramps through name-based wallet extensions.
Qualification Requirements
- Please provide a technical document explaining the implementation and integration of your solution.
- Include a functional demo that the judges can test.
- Open-source your project on GitHub and integrate it with our protocol using the SDK, API, or Hosted Mode.
As the first optimistic zkEVM Ethereum Layer 2 solution, Morph is 100% EVM compatible.
We have 3 main modules:
- Decentralized Sequencer Network
- Optimistic zkEVM & Responsive Validity Proof (RVP)
- Modular Architecture
Building on morph is just like building on Ethereum. If you’re experienced in Ethereum development, you'll find your existing code, tooling, and dependencies are fully compatible with Morph.
If you have issues find @jomoparadise or @ernestelijah on tg!
It is recommend to use our Morph Starter Kit to have a smooth start. We have also integrated some of other bounty provider's services for you to killing two birds with one stone!
Prizes
🐨 Best Consumer Application on Morph ⸺ $5,000
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Morphy's Favourite
$2,000
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Awesome Award
$1,500
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Awesome Award
$1,500
We're looking for innovative consumer applications built on top of our Morph Holesky testnet. This track challenges developers to build user-centric dApps that leverage Morph's tech to deliver value to consumers. Winning projects will demonstrate a friendly UX/UI, creative use of our tools, and potential for real-world impact in the application.
✅ Ideal Project
Technical Innovation: Uses Morph's technology to leverage the application. Like our usage of our zkEVM and modular design.
- User Experience: Provides a seamless, engaging, and intuitive experience for end-users.
- Practicality and Impact: Shows clear potential for solving real consumer problems and gaining market traction.
- Integration and Scalability: Integrates well with existing consumer apps and scales efficiently on-chain.
Join us in creating the next generation of consumer-centric dApps and compete for a chance to win the 1st, 2nd or 3rd prize in the Consumer Centric Track!
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for this track, you must follow the next requirements without exception:
- All the projects should be deployed on Morph Holesky testnet and link the contract address.
- Code: Github repository attached to the project and clean code.
- Starter Guide: Provide detailed documentation, including setup instructions and a user guide.
- Video Demo: Submit a video demo showing the consumer app and its functionalities.
- Feedback: As a way to improve the developer experience for future hackathons, you must leave your constructive feedback on how was your experience building on Morph.
Evaluation Criteria
- Technical Prowess: Demonstrates advanced use of Morph's Holesky testnet features.
- Consumer Focus: Prioritizes user needs, delivering a high-quality, user-friendly experience.
- Innovation and Creativity: Brings fresh, original ideas to the consumer app space.
- Feasibility and Scalability: Presents a realistic plan for development and scaling in the real world.
Fhenix is the first Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) powered L2 to bring computation over encrypted data to Ethereum. Through the use of FHE rollups, Fhenix enables developers to seamlessly build confidential smart contracts and provide end-to-end encryption of users’ data, all while using familiar tools such as Metamask, Hardhat, and Remix.
Prizes
🔐 Best use of Fhenix Stack ⸺ $5,000
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1st place
$2,500
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2nd place
$1,500
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3rd place
$1,000
Fhenix is an L2 on ETH that uses Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) to provide confidentiality. For our track, we are looking for developers who are interested in building full-stack applications in the Fhenix ecosystem that use encrypted computation. This can be anything from on-chain social media, dark pools, private lending, confidential voting, etc. We’re open to ideas and look forward to seeing what you and your team come up with!
Qualification Requirements
We require a full stack application demonstration, live hosting is preferred but not mandatory. However, creating an application that others can play around with from their own machines would be beneficial for the team's prospects of being selected. A Github repository with a history of commits is also required. In addition to a corresponding readme that makes it easy for developers, judges and our team to understand the overarching architecture of the project submission. Finally teams must submit their official application before the deadline in order to qualify for prize considerations.
Phala Network is offering our new powers to the TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) dev stack with the new dstack SDK and our Agent Contract Template for developers to seamlessly integrate into their ETHGlobal projects.
🔑 Key features of Phala's dstack SDK 🔑
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1️⃣ Typescript/Javascript/Python: dstack SDK will support deployment of docker images written in TS/JS and python enhancing the capabilities devs had with Agent Contract.
2️⃣ Deploy Docker Images in TEE: Generate docker images and deploy them in a TEE.
3️⃣ No Wallet, No Problem: The dstack SDK has no tokenomic model, so costs are zero & require no onramp to get started building.
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🔑 Key features of Phala's Agent Contract 🔑
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1️⃣ Typescript/Javascript: Agent Contract is written in Typescript/Javascript and supports popular SDKs out of the box like viem, ethSign, onchainkit, web3.js, and much more.
2️⃣ HTTP Server Development: Agent Contract is published to IPFS and served through Phala's Agent Gateway to be executed on Phala's Blockchain of TEE nodes.
3️⃣ No Wallet, No Problem: The Agent Contract tokenomics are not in place, yet, so developers can deploy & host Agent Contracts on Phala Network for FREE.
4️⃣ Connect to Any API: The Agent Contract allows for developers to connect to any HTTP API, so integrating with products like 1inch's Dev Portal API can be done in minutes!
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Bonus Bounty - Ledger Nano X for top prize or top 10 finish! 🚀
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WTF is TEE?
TEE (Trusted Execution Environment) is a cool CPU feature that makes your code Verifiable and Privacy-Preserving by locking it in a black box. Trusted hardware ensures even the OS or hardware can't mess with your code. 🏆💰
Prizes
🔐 Best use of dstack or Agent Contract ⸺ $5,000
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1st place
$3,000
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2nd place
$1,500
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3rd place
$500
This prize highly recommends to use the dstack SDK vs building on Agent Contract. Agent Contract only implementations will only be considered for 3rd place prize
The dstack-sdk is designed to simplify the steps for developers to deploy programs to CVM (Confidential VM), and to follow the security best practices by default. We are offering the first developer friendly version of dstack to allow devs to get creative and build kickass dApps that have the freedom to attract users in and outside of web3.
Bonus Bounty - Ledger Nano X up for Grabs! 🚀 for 1st place and top 10 ETHGlobal Finalists
Qualification Requirements
Build any product that takes dstack SDK or Agent Contract and builds a Web3 native product. Your product should solve a business problem, and have a plan for how to bring the product to market.
Some Interesting Ideas:
- Encumber Web2 accounts & build Web3 into Web2 (i.e. https://teleport.best)
- AI x Web3 products
- dApps that integrate with any of the sponsors
- Solve a key problem with memecoin markets
Alchemy Account Kit is your complete developer toolkit to bring the world onchain.
📲 Onboard your users with embedded wallets - web2 UX for your onchain app with ready-built UI components for email, passkeys, and popular social providers like Facebook, Google, Twitter, and more.
✨ Keep them engaged in magical experiences you build by abstracting away even more blockchain complexity with smart accounts - gasless transactions and invisible signing for one-click swaps, transfers, and checkout.
🧰 Alchemy Account Kit is a full-stack solution for zero-friction onboarding and one-click transactions!
Prizes
📲 Best consumer application built with Alchemy Account Kit ⸺ $5,000
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1st place
$2,500
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2nd place
$1,500
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3rd place
$1,000
Prizes will go towards teams that create the most consumer-ready, mainstream applications that will bring the world onchain. Build something that users can’t put down using Account Kit.
💡 Ready to build? Let’s see what you’ve got!
Qualification Requirements
To qualify, your submission must be a React application using Alchemy Account Kit, including the UI React Components ("@account-kit/react")
Under the hood this uses:
- Alchemy Account Kit
- Alchemy Bundler APIs
- Alchemy Gas Manager APIs
- Alchemy Smart Accounts (either Light Account or Modular Account - this will automatically be included when using "@account-kit/react")
- Alchemy Supernode
Nouns is a community-owned brand that makes a positive impact by funding ideas and fostering collaboration. From collectors and technologists to non-profits and brands, Nouns is for everyone.
Prizes
🏗️ Public Infrastructure ⸺ $5,000
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1st place
$2,500
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2nd place
$1,500
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3rd place
$1,000
We invite everyone to submit projects that may benefit the Web3 ecosystem by building public goods, aka public infrastructure. We are looking for any app with a visual interface in the following categories: voting tools, grants and capital deployment, DAO tooling, and Ethereum utility tools. Always keep the Nouns vibe and include Nouns art!
Qualification Requirements
- Build for everyone
- Keep it fun, exciting, positive
- Must use Nouns in your interface
Privy is the easiest way for crypto app developers to onboard their users, regardless of whether they already have wallets. It's one library to onboard all your users to web3.
Prizes
✨ Best consumer app experience ⸺ $1,000
This prize is awarded to the team that builds a consumer app experience that's most likely to drive viral adoption.
Qualification Requirements
In order to win this prize you must build your project using Privy. Your project must also be a consumer-facing app experience.
Stackr provides a comprehensive batteries included framework in Typescript to build custom app-specific rollups aka Micro-Rollups from scratch. Build variety of use-cases like gaming, DeFi, infra and more!
Prizes
💡 Best Innovative use-case built using Micro-Rollups ⸺ $1,000
Our Micro-Rollup SDK is versatile and can support a multitude of use-cases. We'd like to be surprised by a new innovative application built using the framework. Be creative and "build whatever". We encourage third-party integrations.
NOTE: Use Avail as your Data Availability (DA) layer to become eligible for Avail’s bounties and win additional prizes!
Qualification Requirements
- Sky is the limit but the application must utilize the Micro-rollup framework at it's core
- Third-Party integrations are encouraged
- Brownie points for consumer centric use-cases
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