Howdy, Hackers!
Web3, DAOs, cryptos and Dapps - have you dived in yet? Explore and experiment with your fellow hackers this weekend at Web3Apps!We will be running a fun, activity-filled, open-themed digital hackathon. Feel free to hack on whatever you'd like or make it on-theme for the fun of it.
These events are open to all skill levels, from beginners to the most veteran developers. We'd love for you to network with other hackers and focus on having fun!
Requirements
- We require all teams to submit a 2 minute or less demo video.
- Your code must be available in some sort of public repository.
- Your code and video must remain public post event if you want to continue being eligible for prizes. If your repo and video are not public we will select new winners.
- Your demo video must state the name of the hackathon at the beginning of the video.
- Ex. "Hey I'm Sam and this is my demo for AI Hackfest."
- You must have completed all the registration steps on Devpost.
- Note that Hosted by MLH events require registration and check-in on MLH's event page.
- Your email on all check in and registration platforms (Devpost, check-in form & MLH's event page) must match.
- Your video must be created the weekend of the hackathon.
- We don't allow you to submit your project to other hackathons.
- You can no longer submit project that include prior work.
- There is no maximum or minimum team size but we've noticed that teams perform best when they have a maximum of 4 hackers.
Prizes
First Overall
USB Microphone
Second Overall
Streaming Webcam
Third Overall
Gaming Mouse
Most Creative Use of GitHub
GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!
Best Use of Hedera
Hedera is a next generation blockchain technology that’s accessible from familiar programming languages like Java and JavaScript. Their goal? To make Web3 development even more accessible to hackers like you! Build a project on Hedera's test network for a chance to win amazing Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboards for you and your team!
- Build a decentralized application on Hedera using our JavaScript SDK.
- Build applications that never sleep using EVM compatible smart contract service.
- Say goodbye to cumbersome databases and hello to seamless scalability of Hedera Consensus Service. With no need for writing your own APIs your data is securely stored and easily retrieved.
Best Accessibility Hack sponsored by Fidelity
At Fidelity, accessibility is viewed as a major key to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to make tech more accessible! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put opportunities and resources within reach to all communities. The team with the best accessibility hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member!
Best Use of Circle
Building an application that accepts nearly instantaneous and low-cost global payments just became a reality! Circle is a payments infrastructure company that leverages public blockchains to frictionlessly move dollars across the internet with its digital currency USDC. If you're building a project that services users from all over the world and want to do so at the speed of the internet, then Circle has you covered. Circle’s APIs give you the tools to facilitate payments from digital storefronts to payroll transactions to remittances and other novel use cases that don't bottleneck your money the way traditional payment services can. Sign up for a developer account and start using their JavaScript, Java or Python SDKs for a chance to win a Circle Branded Hardware Wallet or you and each of your teammates!
Best Use of Flow
Flow is a public, decentralized, layer-one blockchain designed for creating limitless Web3 apps for mainstream adoption. Flow empowers hackers like you to build decentralized applications and share them with the world. Write safe and readable smart contracts with Cadence and explore the potential of composable, on-chain logic. With SDKs in multiple languages like Javascript, Go, Kotlin, Python, Swift, Unity, you can jump in and start your hack using Flow this weekend for a chance to win $100 USD worth of FLOW token for each member of your team!
Best Beginner Hack
Build your first hack with us this weekend. Best team comprised of at least 50% first time hackers wins this weekend. Winning team takes home table lamps!
Best Sustainability Hack
This category recognizes the hack that showcases the use of blockchain to promote sustainable practices, renewable energy, circular economies, or eco-friendly supply chains. Winners take home fitness trackers.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Major League Hacking
Judging Criteria
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Completion
Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted? -
Originality
Has this project been done before at hackathons in the past? How creative is their project in solving the problem at hand? -
Adherence to Theme
Does the hack adhere to the event's theme? Does it implement that theme fully or just partially? -
Learning
Did the team stretch themselves? Did they try to learn something new? What kind of projects have they worked on before? -
Design
Did the team put thought into the user experience? How well designed is the interface? -
Technology
How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? Did the technology involved make you go "Wow"?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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