About the challenge

Web3 technologies have been gaining immense popularity lately, and the dApp ecosystem is at the forefront of this revolution.To encourage and promote the development of dApps in India, we bring you dAppAthon

This event will be a platform for developers and enthusiasts to showcase their skills, learn from each other, and build decentralized applications using Web3 technologies.

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The objective of dApp-A-thon is to create an environment that fosters innovation, creativity, and collaboration in the development of decentralized applications.

The hackathon encourages developers to build decentralized applications that can address real-world problems and positively change society.

Additionally, the event will provide a platform for developers to showcase their skills, network with industry experts, and learn from one another.

Phases




Requirements

What to Build

Build or migrate blockchain or non-blockchain-based applications to one of the following categories:

Tracks

 

  • Defi - Build the next-gen financial applications for the decentralized economy.
    • Utilizing the Mantle ecosystem as the base layer.
    • Utilizing Sharedeum smart contract should be deployed in any of Shardeum's testnet 
    • Launch Defi DApp via Spheron
  • Nfts - Combine creativity with Engineering to build awesome NFT dApps.
    • Utilizing the Mantle ecosystem as the base layer.
    • Utilizing Sharedeum smart contract should be deployed in any of Shardeum's testnet 
    • Use Koii Task for attention mining. 
    • Build any NFT-dApp and utilize Spheron Storage SDK & Launch your DApp via Spheron.
  • Gaming - Make some fun and interactive games on-chain.
    • Build any browser/desktop-based games utilizing Spheron's compute & storage. 
    • Deploy your game on Spheron. 
  • Tooling/Infrastructure - Create developer/ infrastructure tooling for the Spheron Ecosystem.
    • Utilize KOII Tasks and Spheron's Base storage and compute layer.
    • Utilize KOII to create database systems - that pull information from third-party resources. 
  • Public Goods - Create social impact by building public goods.
  • Web3 Integration in Web2 - Build the Web3 version of your favourite Web2 product.

Here are a few dApp ideas you can get started with :

  • NFT widget
  • Photo sharing dApp
  • Web3 event ticketing system
  • Link-tree replacement + with customizable custom domains ENS/HNS/Centralised Domains
  • Google/Typeform replacement using Spheron
  • VS code integrated deployment tool
  • Defi dApps
    • DEX (Decentralized Exchange)
    • Perpetual Exchange

What to Submit

  • XYZ.spheron.app should be the submitted link, and the user must have leveraged Spheron's services ~ Custom Domains will be given the preference.
    • If submitting a smart contract then don't forget to keep the deployed version of the contract into GitHub repo.
  • Provide a URL to your code repository for judging and testing OR a link to a functional, deployed application. If your code repository is private, you must share access with [email protected] before the deadline.
  • Must have a video tutorial or a well-documented readme file to review

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$18,800 in prizes
Spheron
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5 winners

Prize Pool: $5000

$1500 - 1st Place
$1000 - 2nd Place
$500 - 3rd Place

Top 10 teams - Claim upto $150 on the best use of Spheron Services [Domain Mapping, SDK usage, Usecase project]

Mantle
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5 winners

$2,500 - 1st
$1,500 - 2nd
$1,000 - 3rd

Koii Network
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5 winners

$1,000 - Best use of Koii tasks for a social media app
$1,000 - Best use of Koii tasks to build a linktree
$1,000 - Best use of Koii Proofs of Real Traffic (attention tracking)
$1,000 - Best use of Koii nodes for manning smart contracts
$1,000 - Best use of Koii nodes as oracles
Prize Pool: $5000 - 5 teams (paid out in USDC)

Shardeum
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5 winners

$350 - 1st Place
$250 - 2nd Place
$150 - 3rd Place
$250 - Pool

Biconomy
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5 winners

Prize Pool: $1800 - 5 teams (paid out in USDC)

Polybase
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5 winners

$300 - 1st Place
$200 - 2nd Place
$500 - 5 other teams claim $100 each for the best use of Polybase features [Polybase Auth, Encryption, Schema Definition, Problem statement]

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Prashant Maurya

Prashant Maurya
CEO, Spheron Network

Mitrasish Mukherjee
CTO, Spheron Network

Alex
CEO, Koii Network

Pranjal
Developer Advocate, Mantle

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation
    The uniqueness and creativity of the idea behind the decentralized application.
  • Functionality
    The application's functionality, user experience, and ease of use.
  • Impact
    The application's potential impact on society and its ability to solve a real-world problem.
  • Technical Difficulty
    The complexity of the project, its technical components, and how well it has been executed.

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