NOVEMBER 16-18, 2024

Blockchain Pioneers Hackathon



Shaping the Future



Moscow, coworking “SOK Arena Park”
Hackathon participants must create working prototypes of blockchain projects over the weekend and present them to the jury.

The event is part of a series of hackathons that have previously been held in several countries: Germany, USA, Slovakia, China. The winners of all hackathons will gather at the Grande Finale in one of the cities of the world.
Hackathon in China
Hackathon in USA
Hackathon in Germany
Hackathon in Slovakia
The following are invited to participate in the hackathon:

  • projects and initiatives
  • developers of blockchain solutions,
  • программисты (front-end и back-end),
  • developers (front-end and back-end),
  • product managers and analysts

Applications are accepted from both teams and individual participants.

In two days it will be necessary to create blockchain projects on the DCore platform. The topic of the hackathon: “How to use the advantages of blockchain technology for the positive transformation of society?”

Examples of areas where blockchain can be used include: ecology, clean energy, medicine, education, human rights, social entrepreneurship, smart and sustainable cities, charity and other areas that help make the world a better place.

As part of the hackathon, master classes and seminars will be organized on the development of startups based on blockchain technology.

During the hackathon, a workshop will be organized for developers on working with the DCore platform and individual assistance from Decent experts to each team. To better prepare for the hackathon, a webinar with DECENT experts will be organized before the event.

Prizes

20,000 DCT tokens (≈ ₽ 200,000)
Mentoring for the development of the project throughout the year
Payment of travel and accommodation for the team’s participation in the Grand Finale

Mentoring for project development throughout the year
+ Intensive and consultation

"Smart Abroad"

on creating a CV in English
Mentoring for project development throughout the year
The Grand Finale will be held in one of the cities of the world, where the winning teams from five hackathon countries will meet

The terms of participation:


✔️ Applications are accepted from both teams and individual participants - The maximum number of participants in one team is 4 people

✔️ It will be necessary to create a working prototype of a blockchain project within 48 hours.

✔️ Ready-made solutions will need to be presented to the jury on November 18. The presentation and pitch must be in English (To do this, your team must have at least one participant who speaks fluent English. Also, during the event there will be coaches who will help you prepare a presentation and pitch in English)

Teams will be formed before the hackathon , as well as during the meet-up 11/16. If your team has not been formed, you can now:

- join registered teams

- contact the organizers for help in forming a team

Winner selection criteria:


Availability of a working prototype
Practical feasibility of the idea
Working business model

Program

Friday, November 16
Saturday, November 17
Sunday, November 18

Mentors and jury

Michal Geczi (Bratislava)


DECENT, Head of Innovation

Tomas Varga (Bratislava)


DECENT, Head of Strategy

Peter Student (Bratislava)


DECENT, Head of software development

Ronald Filo (Bratislava)


DECENT, Head of Research

Anton Zur



Founder of HumanVenture

Christoph Zinganel (Vienna)


Collective Energy. Founder and CEO, Mentor at Wexelerate accelerator (Vienna)

Ekaterina Khaletskaya


Co-founder and director of Impact Hub Moscow

Andrey Popov



Founder of RocketFounders.co, co-founder of SeedFactory.io

Ksenia Solomatina

Founder of the educational project "Smart Abroad"
Dmitry Plakhov
Chairman of the Association "Community of Blockchain Developers of St. Petersburg", Head of the Blockchain Laboratory of the Research Institute of Digital Technologies
Gene Kolesnikov
PhiltechInitiative expert, co-founder of the Moscow branch of Singularity University, visionary of artificial intelligence, robotics

Alexey Bakeev

Founder of Right Track

Partners


Location


Moscow,

coworking SOK Arena Park

Leningradsky Prospekt, ow. 36, to 11