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Rootstock

$10,000

About

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.

πŸ† Best DeFi dApp on Rootstock βΈΊ $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.

Resources

Building an EVM dApp on Bitcoin using Rootstock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdNmmgzHDdA
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Rootstock Bitcoin Developer Workshop
https://storage.googleapis.com/taikai-storage/others/5d332b50-13a9-11ef-9915-5b94335094f0Rootstock%20Workshop%20-%20Bitcoin%20Meets%20Solidity%20Hackathon.pdf
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Rootstock Developers Portal
https://dev.rootstock.io/
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GitHub Repository - Runes
https://github.com/rsksmart/rsk-runes
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Hackathon and Workshop Setup
https://dev.rootstock.io/guides/starter-kits/hackathon-starter/
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How to Deploy DApps on Bitcoin Using the Rootstock Sidechain
https://hackernoon.com/defi-on-bitcoin-part-2-how-to-deploy-dapps-on-bitcoin-using-the-rootstock-sidechain
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RSKj for Developers
https://dev.rootstock.io/kb/rskj-for-developers/
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Write, Compile, Test and Deploy Smart Contracts with Hardhat
https://dev.rootstock.io/guides/quickstart/hardhat/
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Javascript Testing
https://dev.rootstock.io/guides/starter-kits/javascript-testing/
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Smart Contract Testing
https://dev.rootstock.io/guides/starter-kits/smart-contract-testing/
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Getting Started with Rootstock RPC API
https://dev.rootstock.io/tools/rpc-api/
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Benefits of Building on Rootstock
https://hackernoon.com/defi-on-bitcoin-part-1-a-guide-to-building-dapps-with-rootstock
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How to get RBTC that you need to interact with the rootstock ecosystem
https://blog.rootstock.io/noticia/smart-bitcoin-3-easy-ways-to-get-rbtc/
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How to port your Ethereum dapp to Rootstock
https://dev.rootstock.io/kb/ethereum-dapp-to-rsk/
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Workshop

πŸ› οΈ Rootstock Workshop

In this session, we will guide you through building an EVM-compatible dApp on Bitcoin using Rootstock (RSK). Suitab...

This workshop is happening in-person

03:00 PM PDT β€” Friday, Oct 18, 2024 in Workshop Room 1