Web3 is for all. Get familiar and try building a decentralized application with Polygon!
Polygon is committed to fostering the growth of Web3 applications by providing the infrastructure and combining the best of Ethereum and sovereign blockchains into a full-fledged multi-chain system. This enables developers to build scalable user-friendly dApps with low transaction fees without ever sacrificing on security.
This hackathon is to help you tap into Web3 and build your own decentralized application with Polygon. We hope to see you explore and strengthen your developer skills and maybe even enjoy building something this summer. What sparks your interest among the tracks?
Start creating!
- Full Stack dApp: Tutorial Series
- Getting to know your tools:
- Develop a dApp using Fauna, Polygon and React
- Integrating Webhooks
- Archive Nodes with Debug namespace
Requirements
What to Build
Build scalable decentralized applications on Polygon within at least one of the below tracks:
Tracks
- Defi - Build the next-gen financial applications for the decentralized economy.
- Nfts - Combine creativity with Engineering to build awesome NFT dApps.
- Gaming - Make some fun and interactive games on chain.
- Tooling/Infrastrructure - Create developer/ infrastructure tooling for the Polygon Ecosystem.
- Public Goods - Create social impact by building public goods.
- Web3 Integration in Web2 - Build the Web3 version of your favorite Web2 product.
- Everything ZK - Build the next generation of web3 dApps using Zero-knowledge tools and infrastructure.
What to Submit
- Provide a URL to your code repository for judging and testing. Code must be public or access provided to testing@devpost.com, sandipan@polygon.technology, and muskan@polygon.technology. It is recommended to add the Smart contracts deployment links (polygonscan) in the project description (Polygon Mainnet / Testnet).
- Include a video (about 3-5 minutes) that shows off your project working any why you built it. Videos must be uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook Video and made public.
- Identify which tracks your project fits into.
Prizes
$500,000 in prizes
Prizes paid in cryptocurrency
First Place | Grand Prize
• $50,000 in USDT
Second Place | Grand Prize
• $30,000 in USDT
Third Place | Grand Prize
• $15,000 in USDT
Pool Prize
(50)
• $50,000 in USDT divided amongst up to 50 Projects
DeFi | First Place
• $12,000 in USDT
DeFi | Second Place
• $8,000 in USDT
DeFi | Third Place
• $5,000 in USDT
NFT | First Place
• $12,000 in USDT
NFT | Second Place
• $8,000 in USDT
NFT | Third Place
• $5,000 in USDT
Gaming | First Place
• $12,000 in USDT
Gaming | Second Place
• $8,000 in USDT
Gaming | Third Place
• $5,000 in USDT
Tooling/Infrastructure | First Place
• $12,000 in USDT
Tooling/Infrastructure | Second Place
• $8,000 in USDT
Tooling/Infrastructure | Third Place
• $5,000 in USDT
Public Goods | First Place
• $12,000 in USDT
Public Goods | Second Place
• $8,000 in USDT
Public Goods | Third Place
• $5,000 in USDT
Web3 Integration in Web2 | First Place
• $12,000 in USDT
Web3 Integration in Web2 | Second Place
• $8,000 in USDT
Web3 Integration in Web2 | Third Place
• $5,000 in USDT
Everything ZK | First Place
• $15,000 in USDT
Everything ZK | Second Place
• $8,000 in USDT
Everything ZK | Third Place
• $5,000 in USDT
Everything ZK | Pool Prize
• $5,000 in USDT divided amongst other top Projects within the Everything ZK track
Sponsor Prizes
• $120,000 in USDT divided amongst all Sponsor Prizes
(Details TBA soon!)
Designathon Prizes
• $50,000 in USDT divided amongst all Designathon Prizes. The Designathon will be a 7 - Day challenge for the UI/UX Designers to improvise the Web3 User Journey.
(Details TBA soon!)
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Carl Aspeling
Biz Dev Director, Sequence Wallet at Horizon Blockchain Games

Dalip Tyagi
SVP, Developer Relations, Polygon

Darshit Vora
Startup Solutions Architect, AWS

Evgeny Ponomarev
Founder, Fluence Protocol

Muskan Kalra
Lead Developer Relations, Polygon

Peter Kieltyka
CEO Co founder, Horizon Blockchain Games

Piyush Maheshwari
Developer Advocate, Protocol Labs

Prashant Maurya
Cofounder, Spheron

Rahat Choudhury
Developer Advocate, Polygon

Richard Gottleber
Developer Advocate, Chainlink

Sandeep Nailwal
CoFounder, Polygon

Stephanie Orpilla
Developer Advocate, Polygon
Judging Criteria
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Technological Implementation
Does the interaction with Polygon demonstrate quality software development? -
Design
Is the user experience and design of the project well thought out? -
Potential Impact
How big of an impact could the project have on the web3 ecosystem? -
Quality of the Idea
How creative and unique is the project?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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