Polkadot Hackathon
Everything you need to know, right here.
As you may know, Polkadot units and secures a growing ecosystem of specialized blockchains called parachains. They can securely communicate across chains, forming the basis for a genuinely interoperable decentralized web.
And the goal of the Polkadot Hackathons is to connect the best developers from around the world to contribute and continue working on this beautiful blockchain.
This year there have already been two Polkadot Hackathons around the world. The first one was the Hackathon in the Asia Pacific, and the second one was in North America. Both were a hit.
Now the turn of Latin America has come and this is your chance to be part of one of the largest Blockchain projects in the world.
You can read the original article on the Polkadot Hackathon Latam website.
Welcome to the first Polkadot Hackathon in Latin America
The Hackathon in Latin America will be 100% online and will last approximately two months [6 weeks]. You can participate individually or build teams of up to 5 people. This hackathon model has already been used in North America and was an incredible success.
You will be able to be in contact, consult and participate in workshops carried out by the best Polkadot developers.
Join now!
How to participate
This hackathon will be held in Latin America but anyone can participate because it is a 100% online event, after all, Polkadot aims to unite communities.
By the way, if you consider yourself a creative, original person, you have great innovative ideas, and you want to be part of this event but you don’t know how to code, don’t worry, you can still participate!
Starting next Monday. Hurry up! (+US$140,000 prizes).
Requirements
- To be over 18 years old
- A laptop
- Creativity and originality
- Internet connection
- At least one of the team members has to know how to code (not necessarily you) in Rust, Ink, or Solidity.
Categories and prices
Category 1: Web3/Blockchain Tooling. This first category is dedicated to the construction of all kinds of tools, public infrastructure, UI/UX, interfaces, and applications to expand Web3.0.
- First prize: US$17,000
- Second prize: US$10,000
- Third prize: US$3,000
Category 2: Smart Contract. This category is dedicated to developing Chains of Smart Contracts. For example, Transpiler for Smart Contracts that offer interoperability with Wasm, applications written in EVM [Ethereum Virtual Machine]running on the Substrate chain, and applications written in Wasm running on the Substrate chain.
- First prize: US$17,000
- Second prize: US$10,000
- Third prize: US$3,000
Category 3: DeFi. This category is dedicated to the construction and development of DEXs and Stablecoins. DeFi applications based on Smart Contracts or running on Substrate.
- First prize: US$17,000
- Second prize: US$10,000
- Third prize: US$3,000
Category 4: NFT. This category is one of the most fun as it is dedicated to building games, art, collectibles, and other NFT use cases. NFT applications based on smart contracts or running on Substrate.
- First prize: US$17,000
- Second prize: US$10,000
- Third prize: US$3,000
But that’s not all… there will be much more prizes.
In addition to the prizes from the four main categories of the hackathon, there will be more rewards sponsored by some Polkadot Parachains, specifically, two Moonbeam Bounties, three Zeitgeist Challenges, and one NFT Challenge.
These are the parachains and prizes:
Moonbeam Bounty 1
- First prize: $3,500 USDC
- Second prize: $1,000 USDC
Moonbeam Bounty 2
- First prize: $1,000 USDC
- Second prize: $500 USDC
Zeitgeist Challenge 1
Zeitgeist Challenge 2
Zeitgeist Challenge 3
Unique NFT Challenge
For more information about the categories, prizes, challenges, schedules, judges, mentors, and more, visit the official Polkadot Hackathon Latam website.
