Topic: First Alephium Hackathon - from 12th to 26th February 2024. (Read 110 times)
TL;DR — The Alephium hackathon will take place from 12th to 26th February 2024. With a prize pool of up to $50,000 in ALPH tokens, sponsored by Alephium, the Blockflow Alliance DAO, and Cetacean Capital. It will reward teams building across 3 main categories (dApps, tooling & interoperability) as well as offering bounties for solo hackers!
When & where?
The hackathon will happen exclusively online, from February 12th to 26th. The main communication hub for the hackathon will be our discord.Until we release the hackathon channels, join the developer channel!
Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDsa1CwJeg-fxrWb1gVWefP4iJoNoZwNe0PNwk94GqmcMkHg/viewform
Discord: http://alephium.org/discord
What are the Prizes?
The main prizes are tiered to recognize the top five submissions:
First Prize: $12,500 in ALPH tokens
Second Prize: $6,500 in ALPH tokens
Third to Fifth Prizes: Each will receive $3,500 in ALPH tokens
In addition to the main prizes, special partner prizes add an extra chance to get recognized & rewarded:
Cetacean’s Choice: An award of $2,500 in ALPH tokens for a project that resonates with Cetacean Capital’s vision.
Blockflow’s Choice: A project aligning with the Blockflow Alliance’s ethos will receive $2,500 in ALPH tokens.
The hackathon also features bounties and honors to encourage a wide range of contributions:
Bounties: A dedicated pool of up to $10,000 in ALPH tokens for specific challenges called bounties.
Honors: An additional fund of up to $5,500 in ALPH tokens, distributed at the jury’s discretion to acknowledge special achievements.
Note: The distribution of prizes is subject to the discretion of the jury and may be adjusted based on the quality of submissions received.
What can I build?
Participants can engage in one of two primary participation methods: embarking on the main quests or tackling side quests called bounties.
Main quests
Participants must form teams of 2 to 5 people and complete projects in the following categories:
dApps Development: Challenge your skills in decentralized application development.
Tooling: Innovate and create new tools to enhance the UX or DevX.
Interoperability: Augment Alephium’s reach & accessibility with other blockchains, wallets or services.
Can I join with an existing project? Those who wish to start with a pre-existing project can do so, but only the progress made during the hackathon will be considered for evaluation and judging. Clear objectives will need to be set at the beginning of the hackathon to facilitate this assessment.
Bounties
Everyone can participate as a team or hack solo (but bounties are not eligible for the main prizes). These are specific/smaller tasks or challenges that participants can complete for rewards. The list of bounties will be announced closer to the hackathon kickoff.
What is the Hackathon Schedule?
January 19th — Announcement and Opening of Applications.
January 31st — Opening of the special Discord Channel for team finding and general chat.
February 12th — Hackathon Kick-off Live Event & Official start of the hackathon!
One-hour demo by h0ngchao to help set up your development environment followed by an hour of open office/questions.
February 16th & 20th — Open Office Hours & Live Support
These one-hour sessions will allow participants to engage with the core contributors and seek assistance or clarification on their projects.
February 26th — Submission deadline: All projects must be submitted by 11:59 PM CET.
First Half of March — Winners Announcement
Throughout the hackathon, the core contributors will be readily available on the Discord channels to provide assistance and guidance.
How can I participate?
First, you need to apply! Join by completing the form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDsa1CwJeg-fxrWb1gVWefP4iJoNoZwNe0PNwk94GqmcMkHg/viewform
Then (for the main quests), you’ll need to pick a team! Don’t worry, if you don’t have one, you’ll find one on Discord once we open the general chat on January 31st (date at which we’ll also give a special role to accepted participants).
Remember, you can only participate as a solo hacker in the bounties!
For the duration of the hackathon, the main communication Hub will be the hackathon’s general channel. You’ll find resources, updates, and support there. You’ll be able to use the channel to find teammates, mentorship from core-contributors or just chat!
Additionally, each team will have access to a dedicated Discord sub-channel in a dedicated forum channel for discussion, progress reporting, and collaboration.
Who’s in the Jury?
We’ve assembled a knowledgeable, exigent but amicable & engaged jury. This jury will distribute the main prizes, bounties rewards & honorable mentions:
wachmc — core-contributor — core dev
h0ngcha0 — core-contributor — core dev
Mika — core-contributor — front-end dev
s0ukie — core-contributor — COO
Polto — core-contributor — strategist
zippy9999 — core-contributor — CMO
Partners will have their own juries & will choose the partner prizes independently:
Partner jury — Blockflow DAO
Partner jury — Cetacean Capital DAO
What will be the jury’s criteria?
Participants are encouraged to be creative and propose projects that resonate with their interests, as long as they align with Alephium’s framework and fit into one of the proposed categories.
Here is how the jury will evaluate your project:
Implementation — Does the interaction with Alephium demonstrate quality software development?
From idea to finish — Does the idea/intention announced at the beginning match with the output at the end?
UX/Design — Is the user experience and design of the project well thought out?
Potential Impact — How big of an impact could the project have on the Alephium ecosystem?
Quality of the Idea — How creative and unique is the project?
What are the rules?
Age and Legal Requirements: Participants must be at least 18 years old, or have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction, whichever is greater. Compliance with the terms and conditions outlined here is mandatory.
Adherence to Themes: Projects should align with the hackathon’s themes and categories. Creativity is encouraged, but relevance to Alephium’s ecosystem is essential.
Progress and Development: Projects can build upon existing work, but only advancements made during the hackathon will be considered for judging.
Where will the teams submit their projects: The submissions must include links to code repositories. You can also include text, video, or audio with relevant graphics and links to webapps you may find relevant.
Participants will be required to submit their work through a form that will be communicated during the hackathon.
What happens after the hackathon?
Participating projects can subsequently apply to Alephium’s grant program.
Cetacean Capital is also interested to support participating projects as the DAO “is dedicated to supporting standout projects that align with their criteria in the upcoming Hackathon, providing investment/seed funding ranging from $50.000 to $1.000.000”.
The Blockflow DAO also expressed interest in helping quality projects develop further after the hackathon.
To know more about Alephium in general, start here:
https://twitter.com/alephium/status/1726249933374959943
and in our docs!
https://docs.alephium.org/
And read more there!
https://twitter.com/alephium/status/1744795616818217432
Our bible of content is here:
https://docs.alephium.org/Content/
and our medium is here.
https://medium.com/@alephium
We can’t wait to be there!
www.alephium.org
When & where?
The hackathon will happen exclusively online, from February 12th to 26th. The main communication hub for the hackathon will be our discord.Until we release the hackathon channels, join the developer channel!
Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDsa1CwJeg-fxrWb1gVWefP4iJoNoZwNe0PNwk94GqmcMkHg/viewform
Discord: http://alephium.org/discord
What are the Prizes?
The main prizes are tiered to recognize the top five submissions:
First Prize: $12,500 in ALPH tokens
Second Prize: $6,500 in ALPH tokens
Third to Fifth Prizes: Each will receive $3,500 in ALPH tokens
In addition to the main prizes, special partner prizes add an extra chance to get recognized & rewarded:
Cetacean’s Choice: An award of $2,500 in ALPH tokens for a project that resonates with Cetacean Capital’s vision.
Blockflow’s Choice: A project aligning with the Blockflow Alliance’s ethos will receive $2,500 in ALPH tokens.
The hackathon also features bounties and honors to encourage a wide range of contributions:
Bounties: A dedicated pool of up to $10,000 in ALPH tokens for specific challenges called bounties.
Honors: An additional fund of up to $5,500 in ALPH tokens, distributed at the jury’s discretion to acknowledge special achievements.
Note: The distribution of prizes is subject to the discretion of the jury and may be adjusted based on the quality of submissions received.
What can I build?
Participants can engage in one of two primary participation methods: embarking on the main quests or tackling side quests called bounties.
Main quests
Participants must form teams of 2 to 5 people and complete projects in the following categories:
dApps Development: Challenge your skills in decentralized application development.
Tooling: Innovate and create new tools to enhance the UX or DevX.
Interoperability: Augment Alephium’s reach & accessibility with other blockchains, wallets or services.
Can I join with an existing project? Those who wish to start with a pre-existing project can do so, but only the progress made during the hackathon will be considered for evaluation and judging. Clear objectives will need to be set at the beginning of the hackathon to facilitate this assessment.
Bounties
Everyone can participate as a team or hack solo (but bounties are not eligible for the main prizes). These are specific/smaller tasks or challenges that participants can complete for rewards. The list of bounties will be announced closer to the hackathon kickoff.
What is the Hackathon Schedule?
January 19th — Announcement and Opening of Applications.
January 31st — Opening of the special Discord Channel for team finding and general chat.
February 12th — Hackathon Kick-off Live Event & Official start of the hackathon!
One-hour demo by h0ngchao to help set up your development environment followed by an hour of open office/questions.
February 16th & 20th — Open Office Hours & Live Support
These one-hour sessions will allow participants to engage with the core contributors and seek assistance or clarification on their projects.
February 26th — Submission deadline: All projects must be submitted by 11:59 PM CET.
First Half of March — Winners Announcement
Throughout the hackathon, the core contributors will be readily available on the Discord channels to provide assistance and guidance.
How can I participate?
First, you need to apply! Join by completing the form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDsa1CwJeg-fxrWb1gVWefP4iJoNoZwNe0PNwk94GqmcMkHg/viewform
Then (for the main quests), you’ll need to pick a team! Don’t worry, if you don’t have one, you’ll find one on Discord once we open the general chat on January 31st (date at which we’ll also give a special role to accepted participants).
Remember, you can only participate as a solo hacker in the bounties!
For the duration of the hackathon, the main communication Hub will be the hackathon’s general channel. You’ll find resources, updates, and support there. You’ll be able to use the channel to find teammates, mentorship from core-contributors or just chat!
Additionally, each team will have access to a dedicated Discord sub-channel in a dedicated forum channel for discussion, progress reporting, and collaboration.
Who’s in the Jury?
We’ve assembled a knowledgeable, exigent but amicable & engaged jury. This jury will distribute the main prizes, bounties rewards & honorable mentions:
wachmc — core-contributor — core dev
h0ngcha0 — core-contributor — core dev
Mika — core-contributor — front-end dev
s0ukie — core-contributor — COO
Polto — core-contributor — strategist
zippy9999 — core-contributor — CMO
Partners will have their own juries & will choose the partner prizes independently:
Partner jury — Blockflow DAO
Partner jury — Cetacean Capital DAO
What will be the jury’s criteria?
Participants are encouraged to be creative and propose projects that resonate with their interests, as long as they align with Alephium’s framework and fit into one of the proposed categories.
Here is how the jury will evaluate your project:
Implementation — Does the interaction with Alephium demonstrate quality software development?
From idea to finish — Does the idea/intention announced at the beginning match with the output at the end?
UX/Design — Is the user experience and design of the project well thought out?
Potential Impact — How big of an impact could the project have on the Alephium ecosystem?
Quality of the Idea — How creative and unique is the project?
What are the rules?
Age and Legal Requirements: Participants must be at least 18 years old, or have reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction, whichever is greater. Compliance with the terms and conditions outlined here is mandatory.
Adherence to Themes: Projects should align with the hackathon’s themes and categories. Creativity is encouraged, but relevance to Alephium’s ecosystem is essential.
Progress and Development: Projects can build upon existing work, but only advancements made during the hackathon will be considered for judging.
Where will the teams submit their projects: The submissions must include links to code repositories. You can also include text, video, or audio with relevant graphics and links to webapps you may find relevant.
Participants will be required to submit their work through a form that will be communicated during the hackathon.
What happens after the hackathon?
Participating projects can subsequently apply to Alephium’s grant program.
Cetacean Capital is also interested to support participating projects as the DAO “is dedicated to supporting standout projects that align with their criteria in the upcoming Hackathon, providing investment/seed funding ranging from $50.000 to $1.000.000”.
The Blockflow DAO also expressed interest in helping quality projects develop further after the hackathon.
To know more about Alephium in general, start here:
https://twitter.com/alephium/status/1726249933374959943
and in our docs!
https://docs.alephium.org/
And read more there!
https://twitter.com/alephium/status/1744795616818217432
Our bible of content is here:
https://docs.alephium.org/Content/
and our medium is here.
https://medium.com/@alephium
We can’t wait to be there!
www.alephium.org
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