[Online] BUIDL Boston - A Blockchain Hackathon

As the official Boston Blockchain Week hackathon - the BUIDLBoston team proudly provides entrepreneurs, students and professionals from around the world 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).

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:

https://www.buidlboston.org/

Happen to be in Boston on May 11-12? Join our BUIDLBoston at GSV Labs.

https://buidl-boston.devpost.com/

We have more and more resources from our sponsors, partners and mentors! Check here for the latest updates:

https://www.buidlboston.org/developer-resources/

View full rules

Prizes

$3,750 in prizes

1st Place - Online, Best SDGs Solution - $3,000

2nd Place - Online, Best SDGs Solution - $500

3rd Place - Online, Best SDGs Solution - $250

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

BUILD 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

- Gender Equality

- Reduced Inequalities

2. Ecological

- Climate Action

- Life Below Water

3. Organizational

- Quality Education

- Decent work and economic growth

Overall: Partnerships for the Goals

TECHNICAL

You can use the hackathon's suggested resources

https://buidl-boston-online.devpost.com/details/resources

you are free to use any other tool you have, just be sure you are aligned with the judging criteria.

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

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:

https://www.buidlboston.org/developer-resources/

Judges

Edgar Herrador
Chief Architect at Bayro and Blockchain Advisor at Grupo Altavista & E-fectivo

John deVadoss
Head, Development, President NGDS at NEO

Natalie Gil
CTO at The Blockchain Challenge

Judging Criteria

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)

themes

Blockchain
Social Good