Theta Q3 Hackathon 2021 for Programmers and Prizes up to $500,000 from Devpost
Applicant criteria
- 18 - 60
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
Devpost invites programmers and developers all over the world to participate in the Theta Q3 Hackathon 2021. Theta is the leading blockchain in the media and entertainment space.
Example projects to include:
- Video platform integrations with the Theta blockchain
- Smart contract-based Dapps, new tokens, and NFTs built on Theta blockchain
- Analytical and monitoring tools for Theta blockchain transactions, nodes, and block production
- Community-run block explorers, wallets, and Guardian Node staking tools
- Extensions of Theta products like the Theta Edge Node, such as databases or platforms cataloguing user-produced video streams
Benefits
The hackathon has a total prize pool of $500,000 to be split between four different development tracks:
- Streaming Video.
- NFTs.
- Blockchain-based Gaming, aka GameFi.
- General (e.g., decentralized storage, DeFi, AI+blockchain, and blockchain analytical tools).
- First Prize - Streaming Video: $100,000 USD
- First Prize - NFTs: $50,000 USD
- First Prize - Gaming: $50,000 USD
- First Prize - General: $50,000 USD
- Second Prize - Streaming Video: $60,000 USD
- Second Prize - NFTs: to $30,000 USD
- Second Prize - Gaming: $30,000 USD
- Second Prize - General: $30,000 USD
- Third Prize - Streaming Video: $40,000 USD
- Third Prize - NFTs: $20,000 USD
- Third Prize - Gaming: $20,000 USD
- Third Prize - General: $20,000 USD
Eligibility criteria
- Teams of up to five may enter one (1) submission.
- The contest is open to individuals that are over the age of 18 prior to the Contest Entry Period.
- Residents of any country, state, or territory subject to US sanctions are not eligible to participate, such as Cuba, Sudan, Iran, North Korea, and Syria.
- Your submission can be a standalone app (front end + back end), SDK to be used with the Theta protocol, or web integration of Theta protocol. An end-to-end working product must be submitted to be eligible to win contest prizes.
- Projects created prior to the Contest Entry Period are allowed, but it must be noted and explained what work was completed prior to the Contest Entry Period.
Judging Criteria:
Submissions will be evaluated based on:
- Value to the Theta ecosystem – 40%
- Execution and readiness - 40%
- Project innovation – 20%
About Devpost:
Build products, practice skills, learn technologies, win prizes, and grow your network. Hackathons are about learning and having fun. We’ve partnered with great organizations like Oculus, Uber, Evernote, Twitter, Twilio, Venmo, IBM, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and more to bring you new opportunities to practice your skills, learn new technologies / APIs, work on interesting problems, and win some amazing prizes.
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