About Aleo

Aleo is a developer platform that uses zero-knowledge cryptography to enable digital transfers of value that are programmable, secure, and scalable. Aleo is launching a next-gen blockchain & new consensus protocol that is faster, more efficient, and more decentralized than traditional models. Aleo is more than a blockchain. It’s a new computing paradigm defined by client-side execution & cutting-edge cryptography designed for the next generation.

About the Hackathon

Welcome to the Aleo Hackathon! We're thrilled to invite you to use your coding skills to venture into the boundless possibilities of the privacy-preserving blockchain technology of Aleo. You'll have the opportunity to create projects that address real-world challenges, compete for prizes, and connect with amazing individuals at our hacker house on November 16th: https://lu.ma/zkHouse_Hackathon

Requirements

What to Build

  • This hackathon is an open-themed event, and you are welcome to build whatever you want.
  • You can also refer to our bounties to create a project that qualifies for the top 3 prizes, along with stackable bounties.

What to Submit

  • Submit a video of up to 2-5 minutes long explaining your project
  • Share the link to your code/repository (Github or similar)

Pitching Requirements:

  • UPDATE: We've removed the in-person pitching aspect from the hackathon. There is NO in-person pitching component.
  • When submitting your project, you are required to include a link to a pre-recorded demo video that's publicly shareable on a platform like Loom, YouTube, Vimeo, or similar. If there isn't a demo in your video and/or the video is not set to public and watchable, your project will be disqualified.

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Prizes

$51,000 in prizes
​​1st place
1 winner

$15,000 will be awarded to the top project built on Aleo. This prize tier is eligible for bounty stacking, which would increase the total prize amount.

​​2nd place
1 winner

$10,000 will be awarded to the 2nd best project built on Aleo. This prize tier is eligible for bounty stacking, which would increase the total prize amount.

​​3rd place
1 winner

$5,000 will be awarded to the 3rd best project built on Aleo. This prize tier is eligible for bounty stacking, which would increase the total prize amount.

​Archblock Bounty - $1000
2 winners

​The project with the best stablecoin implementation in Leo will receive a $1000 bounty award.

Archblock Bounty - $500
2 winners

​The project with the best stablecoin implementation in Leo will receive a 500 bounty award.

​Avail Bounty - $2500
1 winner

​The project with the best sharing algorithm in Leo will receive a $2500 bounty award.

Avail Bounty - $500
1 winner

​The project with the best sharing algorithm in Leo will receive a $500 bounty award.

​Demox Bounty
1 winner

​The project with the best zkID: NFTs, powered by web2 data, will receive a $3000 bounty award.

Kryha Bounty
1 winner

​The project with the best zkLeaderboard will receive a $3000 bounty award.

​Veridise Bounty
1 winner

​The project with the best Leo Bug Hunting with Vanguardwill receive a $3000 bounty award.

​Humine Labs Bounty - $500
3 winners

​The project with the best use of the Aleo Swift SDK and On-Device Processing on iOS will receive a $500 bounty award.

​Humine Labs Bounty - $750
2 winners

​The project with the best use of the Aleo Swift SDK and On-Device Processing on iOS will receive a $750 bounty award.

​Puzzle Bounty - $1500
1 winner

​The project with the best casino game will receive a $1500 bounty award.

Puzzle Bounty - $1000
1 winner

​The project with the best casino game will receive a $1000 bounty award.

Puzzle Bounty - $500
1 winner

​The project with the best casino game will receive a $500 bounty award.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Alex Pruden

Alex Pruden
CEO, Aleo

Brennen Schlueter

Brennen Schlueter
Director of Marketing, Aleo

Joanna Zeng

Joanna Zeng
VP of Business Development, Aleo

Craig Johnson

Craig Johnson
Dev Rel, Aleo

Evan Marshall

Evan Marshall
CTO, Demox Labs

Anthony DiPrinzio

Anthony DiPrinzio
Head of Ecosystem Growth, Aleo

Ramiro Ramirez

Ramiro Ramirez
Lead Software Engineer, Kryha

Giorgio Grigolo

Giorgio Grigolo
CTO, Avail

Shubham Tiwari

Shubham Tiwari
V23

Matt Wyatt

Matt Wyatt
CEO, Puzzle

Howard Wu

Howard Wu
Co-Founder, Aleo

Maciej Nadolski
Co-Founder, Archblock

Rohan
Humine

Yanju Chen
Veridise

Nse Barna

Nse Barna
VP Of Operations, Aleo

Nafeh Shoaib
CEO, Humine

Ian
Aleo

Zack Xuereb

Zack Xuereb
CEO @ Avail

Illia Hryzhenku

Illia Hryzhenku
Partnership @ Aleo

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation and Creativity
    Assessing how the project introduces fresh ideas and solutions using zk proofs on the Aleo Blockchain.
  • Technical Implementation
    Evaluating project functionality, security, and code quality, including its integration with the Aleo Blockchain.
  • User Experience (UX)
    Examining user-friendliness, accessibility, and the navigational ease of the project's interface, considering the time constraints of the hackathon.
  • Practicality and Real-World Use Case
    Gauging the project's real-world applicability and potential impact on a global audience.
  • Bounty Implementation
    Ensuring bounties are used correctly, in accordance with their rules and adequately explained to participants.
  • zk Proof Usage
    Analyzing the effective use of zk proofs for scalability, privacy, and computational efficiency.

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