BUIDLBoston - A Blockchain Hackathon
As the official Boston Blockchain Week hackathon - the BUIDLBoston team proudly provides entrepreneurs, students and professionals from around Massachusetts to connect, learn, and develop new ways to address problems that will not only impact Boston, but transform the way in which the global community lives using blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT).
We're planning a weekend designed to help entrepreneurs, students and professionals to connect, meet and learn about building real solutions using Blockchain.
A Blockchain Learning Experience
Our goal is to connect and provide participants with a wide range of options, tools and resources to learn and BUIDL useful applications.
Not a developer? Not a problem - different skill-sets are key to realizing this vision.
Sustainable Goals
We believe in BUIDLing a better future, and are inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) -
A blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.
Learn more about our team, partners, sponsors and resources here:
Not in Boston? no problem! Join our BUIDLBoston Online Hackathon, May 3rd, 25th.
https://buidl-boston-online.devpost.com
We have more and more resources from our sponsors, partners and mentors! Check here for the latest updates:
Prizes
$16,000 in prizes
BUIDL Grand Prize - $3,000
Best solution overall
Societal SDG Track - $1,000
Best solution among Gender Equality & Reduced Inequalities SDGs' posted solutions.
Ecological SDG Track - $1,000
Best solution among Climate Action & Life Below Water SDGs' posted solutions.
Organizational SDG Track - $1,000
Best solution among Quality Education & Decent work and economic growth SDGs' posted solutions.
Tezos Championship Award - 10,000 TXZ
Eligibility
To be eligible to participate in the Event, you must be:
1. above the age of majority in your state or country of residence, with a minimum age of 18 years as of the date of entry and a permanent legal resident of any country except for any of the countries in which the Event is void and/or where restricted or prohibited by law,
2, registered for the Event.
Requirements
BUIDL Tracks
Inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's). We suggest you to check the topics. You will find the goals' targets on the links. You can use them as a guide to proposed an impactiful solution. Pick any of the 7 below, and build the best blockchain-based solution.
1. Societal
2. Ecological
3. Organizational
- Decent work and economic growth
Technical
You can use the hackathon's suggested resources
https://www.buidlboston.org/workshops/ and more to come
What do you need to present?
1. Build a blockchain-based prototype for the solution proposed. You can use any developer tools and/or platform you feel most comfortable using.
2. Create a pitch demo explaining the functionality and impact (max 2 minutes long).
3. Submit a link to material (designs and prototype) from (1) and on Github, and (2) deliver it acoording to the hackathon schedule.
How to enter
Sign up if not yet on the Devpost Hackathon Site
https://buidl-boston.devpost.com
We encourage you to join our Discord Channel to keep yourself updated
https://discord.gg/J4R8Hzc
Follow the communications and instructions from this site (Devpost), to gather rules, guidelines, helpful information, resources, and submit your solution.
We have more and more resources from our sponsors, partners and mentors! Check here for the latest updates:
Judges
Natalie Gil
Judging Criteria
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Technical
Clean Code Secure Code Code Structure Code Difficulty Use of Tech Partners -
Business
Presentation (Pitch & Slides/Demo) Total Addressable Market (Opportunity) Business Model Feasibility Partnerships -
Social
Meets an SDG Impact Potential Metrics/KPIs (Social Impact)