Write, test and deploy scalable decentralized applications in minutes on the most developer-friendly blockchain.
NEAR is here to help reimagine your world and empower users to have full control and responsibility over their data. Use languages you already know to build DeFi, Web3, Gaming, Digital Art/Collectibles, infrastructure app and tools, or migrate an existing EVM app to NEAR.
Join the NEAR MetaBUILD 2 Hackathon and start coding.
WHAT TO BUILD
Build an app using NEAR in one of the below tracks.
- The Welcome track – for those who have an app and want to integrate blockchain into it, and for the non-blockchain developers who want to get familiar with the technology.
- The Natives track – for the developers who are already familiar with NEAR, Aurora or Octopus blockchain, or build ecosystem and tooling apps (using blockchain data, not the technology).
Bonus: Include the requirements of any of the Sponsor Challenges to be eligible for the applicable prizes.
WHAT TO SUBMIT
- Provide a URL to your public code repository. We highly encourage you to Open Source your project, but if not please ensure that your repository is public.
- Select the Track your project is submitting into.
- Include a video (about 3 minutes) that demonstrates your submission. Videos must be uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo, or Facebook Video and made public.
- Optional: Select the Sponsor Challenge you are submitting your project into if applicable.
Prizes
$1,000,005 in prizes
First Place
$70,000 USD in NEAR
Second Place
$50,000 USD in NEAR
Third Place
$30,000 USD in NEAR
Welcome Track | Best use of Technology
(3)
$20,000 USD in NEAR
Native Track | Best use of Technology
(3)
$20,000 USD in NEAR
Welcome Track | Best Design
(3)
$20,000 USD in NEAR
Native Track | Best Design
(3)
$20,000 USD in NEAR
Welcome Track | Most Potential Impact
(3)
$20,000 USD in NEAR
Native Track | Most Potential Impact
(3)
$20,000 USD in NEAR
Welcome Track | Biggest Idea
(3)
$20,000 USD in NEAR
Native Track | Biggest Idea
(3)
$20,000 USD in NEAR
Welcome Track | Most Sustainable Project
(3)
$20,000 USD in NEAR
Native Track | Most Sustainable Project
(3)
$20,000 USD in NEAR
Bonus Sponsor Prize Pool
(7)
A total of $40,000 USD in NEAR will be divided and awarded to up to 20 projects, which means a winner of a Bonus Sponsor Prize will get a minimum of $2,000 USD in NEAR.
Sponsor Challenge Prize | First Place
(35)
$3000 USD in NEAR
Sponsor Challenge Prize | Second Place (1)
(34)
$2000 USD in NEAR
Sponsor Challenge Prize | Second Place (2)
$2000 USD in NEAR
Sponsor Challenge Prize | Third Place
(35)
$1000 USD in NEAR
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Illia Polosukhin
Co-Founder, NEAR Inc
Vadim Illin
DevRel, NEAR Inc
Marieke Flament
CEO, NEAR Foundation
Arto Bendiken
CTO, Aurora Labs
Alex Shevchenko
CEO, Aurora Labs
Matt Henderson
Head of Product, Aurora Labs
Louis Liu
Founder, Octopus Network
Avichal Garg
Managing Partner, Electric Capital
Dmitriy Berenzon
Research Partner, 1kx Capital
Gleb Dudka
Senior Associate, Greenfield One
Richard Muirhead
Managing Partner, Fabric Ventures
Linda Xie
Co-Founder, Scalar Capital
Ashwin Ramachandran
General Partner, Dragonfly Capital
Rongbin Li
Founding partner , SevenX Ventures
Quera Huang
Founder, Damo Labs
Riqi
Founder, Paras Digital
Song Zhou
Developer Community Lead, Crust
Jasper de Gooijer
Co-founder and CTO, Flux
Alani Kuye
Technical Program Manager, Akash
Eric Yang
Research Scientist, Dodo
Carolin Wend
COO, Mintbase
Taras Dovgal
CEO, Kikimora Labs
Sampson
Sr. Developer Relations Specialist, Brave
Sasha Hudzilin
Co-creator, HumanGuild.io
Alexander Golding
Ventures Associate, Delphi Digital
Didier Pironi
Product Manager, Ref Finance
Judging Criteria
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Technological Implementation
Does the interaction with NEAR demonstrate quality software development? -
Design
Is the user experience and design of the project well thought out? -
Potential Impact
Is the Project Open Source and how big of an impact could the project have on the NEAR ecosystem? -
Quality of the Idea
How creative and unique is the project? -
Project Sustainability
Is the plan for the Project thought out and realistic?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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