The World Blockchain Hackathon is a part of a DeFi movement to establish an ecosystem with global network effects and interoperability.

You are welcome to participate in the San Francisco World Blockchain Hackathon. Please, register at Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/world-blockchain-hackathon-san-francisco-tickets-70815243299 

The World Blockchain Hackathon in San Francisco is a part of a DeFi movement to establish an ecosystem with global network effects and interoperability. Our mission is to grow Blockchain developer ecosystems in the Bay Area and worldwide.

The Hackathon will cover DeFi and Interoperability, Lending Protocols, DEX's, Synthetic assets and DAO governance.

 

If you are interested in participating in any other way, We are always open to chat. Join the telegram group or write worldblockchainhack@gmail.com

 

SCHEDULE:

 

▶️Saturday,

10:00 - 11:00 Doors Open & Tea, Coffee with brunch Served, Networking.

11:00 - 12:30 Opening Ceremony/Presentations from Partners

12:30 - 13:00 Team Formation

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch Served

14:00 Coding Begins

18:00 - 19:00 Dinner Served

20:00 - 20:30

21:00 - 21:30 Pitch Practice Session

24:00 Midnight Snack

 

ℹ️Hack through the Night* *The venue will be open and staffed overnight if you’d like to hack through the night.

*Coding continues throughout the second day till 15:00

 

▶️Sunday,

07:00 - 08:00 Breakfast Served

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch Served

15:00 - Submission Deadline

15:00 - 16:00 Judging

16:30 - 17:00 Judge Deliberation

17:30 - 18:00 Closing Ceremony & Awards

18:00 - Event Close ⏺

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Prizes

$4,000 in prizes

Resources from Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator

Resources from Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator

Top 20 Hackers Award by MouseBelt Blockchain Accelerator

MouseBelt Blockchain Accelerator

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Eligibility

Who can Participate :

-Blockchain developers looking to improve their skills or expand their horizons.

-Students and developers that want to learn and work in blockchain tech companies.

-Designers of all skill-sets.

-Entrepreneurs that can add value to teams.

-A blockchain startup that is looking for funding &/or that needs to focus on marathon development.

- All participants/teams must be present during the event

 

Judges

Pavel Cherkashin

Pavel Cherkashin
Managing Partner at Mindrock Capital and GVA Capital

Amanda Hua

Amanda Hua
Ripple Principal Software Engineer

Jesus Flores Rangel

Jesus Flores Rangel
Principal at Hack Fund

Adam Leon

Adam Leon
MouseBelt Blockchain Accelerator

Joshua Armah

Joshua Armah
CTO, Snowball Money

Sean Hoge

Sean Hoge
Managing Partner at Genesis Block

Nikita Marin

Nikita Marin
UniDAO

Steve Wei

Steve Wei
Co-founder & CEO at TOP Network

Luc IBATA

Luc IBATA
Co-Founder of @WeSolve

Yaroslav YARO

Yaroslav YARO
CEO of Y&Z Corp

David Menard

David Menard
CEO, Real Items

Frank Wang

Frank Wang
Managing DirectorCompany NameBlockchain Innovation and Investment Forum (BIIF)

Mitchell DeMarco

Mitchell DeMarco
Software Engineer Dharma

Judging Criteria

  • Presentation
    How well was the idea presented? Is the power and objective of the project clear?
  • Impact
    How impactful will this solution be for its target audience? Is it scalable?
  • Creativity
    How original is this solution?
  • Design
    How well designed is this solution, from blockchain usage through to UI/UX?