In 2024, the Polkadot ecosystem will usher in a new upgrade in technological development. The emergence of Polkadot 2.0 has attracted a large number of Web3 enthusiasts who are concerned about the Polkadot ecosystem to join the construction team and go to the new outlet of the Web3 industry. Today, developers are competing to explore the Polkadot ecosystem. What development inspirations and ingenuity have they brought? Let's take a look at the 2024 Polkadot Hackathon Competition (Bangkok Station) Final Demo Day!
The much-anticipated Bangkok final Demo Day live roadshow was held offline in Bangkok on November 16. In this Hacker competition that spanned nearly four months, we saw like-minded developers interacting wonderfully and developing amazing innovative projects. A total of 342 developers signed up for this competition (from China, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany, India, France, Poland, Italy, Mexico, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Ecuador, Thailand, South Africa, Vietnam, Tanzania, Turkey, Indonesia, Serbia, Nigeria, Georgia, Malaysia, Czech Republic, Chile and other 30+ countries and regions) , formed 126 teams, completed 71 development projects, and a total of 56 projects were submitted to the preliminary review of the competition. In the end , 27 projects entered the final Demo Day after fierce competition and received strong support from senior industry experts, investors and other Web3 practitioners.
4 workshops, 1 pre-demo, mentor Q&A and other activities led developers to deeply experience the open, collaborative, free and inclusive atmosphere of the Polkadot ecosystem developer community, and put practical efforts in the direction of deep technical cultivation. On November 16, the 2024 Polkadot Hackathon Competition (Bangkok Station) Final Demo Day witnessed the birth of the highest honor of this competition!
Let us announce the winners of this competition and express our sincere congratulations to the winning startup projects.
On-site competition
On November 16, a total of 27 participating projects participated in the 2024 Polkadot Hackathon (Bangkok) final Demo Day roadshow offline in Bangkok, Thailand.
Each shortlisted team presented the following project dimensions in order, including:
Project introduction : Project introduction + Industry positioning: Why do this project + Industry benchmarking projects + Advantages + Industry prospects
Team introduction : relevant experience and strengths of team members + team structure
Project core product demonstration : core highlights
Future planning : One-year Milestone planning + What features will be implemented in the next three months
Future business value : vertically evaluate the future business value based on the industry scenario, the track of the current project and the needs it solves
Final scoring dimensions 50%:
Business value (20%) : It can solve problems and can be used in industry scenarios you know;
Innovation (20%) : novel ideas, groundbreaking, and breaking with conventional thinking;
User experience (10%): This includes how intuitive and understandable the proposed solution is to potential users.
2024 Polkadot Hackathon (Bangkok) Winners List
After the exciting and fierce competition of the project roadshow, the on-site judges also made comprehensive and fair comments on the contestants. The list of winners of the 2024 Polkadot Hackathon (Bangkok) was officially announced. The on-site judges awarded official award certificates to the winning teams of this hackathon.
The winning projects are:
Main Track
Category 1: (Infrastructure) Polkadot Ecosystem Developer Tools
First Prize: Keyring (40,000 USD)
Keyring brings the financial card experience to the blockchain network, allowing users to transfer or transmit assets, stake local digital assets, interact with DApps, etc.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/33-Keyring
Second Prize: DAppForge (20,000 USD)
DAppForge is an AI-driven plugin that reduces development time for Polkadot developers, and the artificial intelligence model is fine-tuned according to the functions of Substrate and ink!
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/08-dAppForge
Third Prize: Murmur (10,000 USD)
Murmur is a keyless crypto wallet protocol powered by Ideal Network (IDN). Inspired by Hours of Horus, the protocol uses time-lock cryptography and secure time-based one-time password (OTP) generation to enable frictionless and keyless crypto wallets. It introduces a novel solution for account abstraction on Substrate-based chains, eliminating the need for private key management while maintaining full user control and security.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/20-Murmur
Main Track
Category 2: (Popular) Smart Contracts, DeFi, AI, Layer2, DePIN, etc.
First Prize: Relay (40,000 USD)
Relay is an innovative solution that connects the Internet of Things (IoT) with the Polkadot ecosystem, providing a seamless cryptocurrency payment solution for store owners using DOT and other parachain assets.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/19-Relay
Second Prize: Figo (20,000 USD)
Figo is a mobile-based decentralized application (DApp) that aims to revolutionize the collectible figure experience by connecting the Polkadot physical and digital realms to deliver dynamic physical experiences, blending ownership, gaming, and creativity on one innovative platform.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/54-Figo
Third Prize: No Sandwitch Swap (10,000 USD)
No Sandwitch Swap is an anti-MEV DEX that uses Hyperbolic Call Auction (HCA) to aggregate multiple transactions over a period of time, interleaving them through infinite subdivision and averaging, which helps to amortize the price impact of a single transaction, while dispersing the MEV attacker's transactions throughout the cycle, effectively reducing the MEV attacker's arbitrage gains.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/57-NoSandwichSwap
Main Track
Category 3: (Chain) Building blockchain SDK based on Polkadot
First Prize: Cyferio Hub (40,000 USD)
Cyferio Hub is a decentralized cryptographic collaborative caching layer based on Substrate that promotes the decentralization of the Internet by building a modular network stack on critical infrastructure to improve the experience of billions of users.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/44-Cyferio
Second Prize: Cyborg Network (20,000 USD)
Cyborg Network is developing a DEPIN-based market for edge computing resources, allowing latency-sensitive applications to scale easily around the world. Users can seamlessly place specific low-latency workloads to edge locations while maintaining their core deployments in the cloud. The project team's vision is to act as middleware for network edge businesses, rearrange the order of tasks to reduce cloud operating costs, and enhance the performance of existing cloud services.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/30-Cyborg-Network
Third Prize: SoftLaw (10,000 USD)
SoftLaw is an intellectual property (IP) application chain that aims to enable scientists, builders, and creators to protect intellectual property through proof of innovation and use smart legal contracts to manage their intellectual property licenses. Based on the Polkadot ecosystem, SoftLaw ensures IP rights and security, and decentralized licensing.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/36-SoftLaw
Main Track
Category 4: Open Topics
First Prize: zkLogin (40,000 USD)
The zkLogin project aims to simplify the user interaction experience, enable large-scale login of Web2 users, and create a decentralized privacy-preserving identity authentication system through zero-knowledge proof (zk).
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/03-zkLogin
Second Prize: DOTCIRCLES (20,000 USD)
DOTCIRCLES is a Substrate-based blockchain pallet designed to help build decentralized savings circles, known globally as Rosca (Rotating Savings and Credit Association) and with regional names - such as Hui (China), Susu (West Africa), Tanda (Mexico). It introduces a trustless and transparent way to participate in savings circles for Polkadot parachain construction, ensuring security, transparency and decentralized coordination between participants.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/55-DOTCIRCLES
Third Prize: HyperAgile (10,000 USD)
HyperAgile is the first B2B Middleware as a Service (MaaS) project that helps industries design and develop custom API hubs to seamlessly connect their Robotic Process Automation (RPA) infrastructure (ROBOTS~) to the Polkadot ecosystem.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/49-HyperAgile
Best University Award:
HyperAgile ($5,000)
HyperAgile is the first B2B Middleware as a Service (MaaS) project that helps industries design and develop custom API hubs to seamlessly connect their Robotic Process Automation (RPA) infrastructure (ROBOTS~) to the Polkadot ecosystem.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/49-HyperAgile
Developer's Favorite Award:
Polka Ads (5,000 USD)
Polka Ads is a Web3 platform that embeds product ads into social media platforms, allowing viewers to purchase directly through a Chrome extension. All platform operations are protected by the Polkadot blockchain.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/62-PolkaAds
Best Innovation Award: Cyferio Hub (5,000 USD)
Cyferio Hub is a decentralized cryptographic collaborative caching layer based on Substrate that promotes the decentralization of the Internet by building a modular network stack on critical infrastructure to improve the experience of billions of users.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/44-Cyferio
Travel Grant Bonus Pool (20,000 USD)
Polka Ads, Art3mis Oracle, Keyring, Figo, zk-omni, Relay, HyperAgile, According Work, Cyferio Hub, Neja, zkLogin, SoftLaw, LunaCred, No Sandwich Swap, NFT Swap, DOTCIRCLES, 24X, , opentgov, Bookadot, Gust.
Bounty Awards
VARA Most Favorite Project 2nd Prize: Art3mis Oracle $1000
Art3mis Oracle is a Web3 AI online tarot reading platform based on Vara Network, built specifically for this hackathon.
The platform combines the ancient practice of divination with modern artificial intelligence to provide personalized tarot readings directly on the blockchain.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/05-Art3misOracle
CESS Most Favorite Project First Prize:
HyperAgile $2,000 CESS Token
HyperAgile is the first B2B Middleware as a Service (MaaS) project that helps industries design and develop custom API hubs to seamlessly connect their Robotic Process Automation (RPA) infrastructure (ROBOTS~) to the Polkadot ecosystem.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/49-HyperAgile
CESS Most Popular Project Second Prize:
Cyborg Network $1,000 CESS Token
Cyborg Network is developing a DEPIN-based market for edge computing resources, allowing latency-sensitive applications to scale easily around the world. Users can seamlessly place specific low-latency workloads to edge locations while maintaining their core deployments in the cloud. The project team's vision is to act as middleware for network edge businesses, rearrange the order of tasks to reduce cloud operating costs, and enhance the performance of existing cloud services.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/30-Cyborg-Network
Special note: Cyborg network does not actually integrate or use any CESS services in its project, so they will only receive rewards when they actually use CESS.
Bifrost Favorite Project Award:
zkLogin $1000 BNC
The zkLogin project aims to simplify the user interaction experience, enable large-scale login of Web2 users, and create a decentralized privacy-preserving identity authentication system through zero-knowledge proof (zk).
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/03-zkLogin
Unique Network Most Favorite Project Second Prize:
Crypto Snake Unique $500
Crypto Snake Unique is a simple game built with a unique SDK and native NFT functionality. Players can start the game after creating a new Crypto Snake NFT. When the game ends, the player's Crypto Snake NFT properties will be updated and the corresponding NFT image will also be updated.
Moonbeam Favorite Project Award:
Bookadot $500
Bookadot is an open marketplace/ticketing platform built on Polkadot's Moonbeam Layer1, providing a secure, transparent and efficient platform for ticket transactions for various events such as movies, concerts, sports, F1, etc.
https://github.com/OneBlockPlus/polkadot-hackathon-2024/tree/main/bangkok/48-Bookadot
Blockchain for good:
Most Popular Project Award: $300 (to be announced online next week)
Thanks to the Polkadot Treasury, Bounty sponsors , and competition judges
From Singapore to Bangkok, we would like to thank the Web3 enthusiasts who love the Polkadot ecosystem for their attention, support and participation in the event. We would also like to thank the professional experts who worked hard in the pre-match guidance workshop and mentor Q&A activities . We sincerely thank all the hackathon judges:
Technical judges: PaperMoon Developer Relations Engineer Jun Zhou, PaperMoon Developer Relations Engineer Luca, Parity Engineer Maggie, OpenGuild Developer Relations Lead Tin Chung
Business judges: GeekCartel partner Severus, Bithub product director Gobind, SubQuery Network business development and development director Marta Adamczyk, DIN founder Harold, Band Protocol Operations head Shine Sutheeravet, Hashkey Group digital asset research manager Vino, CertiK blockchain security expert Matt Wang
Sponsor judges: Peter Volynsky, CTO of Gear Foundation, Jessie Dai, Co-founder & COO of Cess Network, Filip Filipovich, Head of Developer Relations of Unique Network, Tyrone, Member of Bifrost Council, Bear Wang, Core Engineer of Darwinia Network, Yuki Pan, Asian Community Manager of Moonbeam, Kiana KK, Core Contributor of B&A Moledao
We would also like to express our gratitude to the Polkadot Treasury and Bounty sponsors (Vara Network & Gear, CESS Network, Unique Network, Bifrost, Darwinia Network, Moonbeam, Blockchain for good) for their great contributions in terms of prize money, technical resource support, etc. in this competition.
Wonderful round table, surprise after party
In addition to watching the birth of the new star of the Polkadot ecosystem on site, there will also be exciting roundtable discussions at the hackathon! Experts and Web3 enthusiasts gathered together to look forward to the development trend of the ecosystem. The following is a review of the exciting roundtable topics and discussion points:
Sub-forum 1:
Looking to the future: Polkadot’s strategy and vision in the Web3 wave
Forum time: 16:30-17:10
Moderator: Harold, Founder of DIN
Guests:
Alex, Head of Developer Relations, CESS Network
Jerry, Global Growth Director at Bifrost
Hangbiao, Gear Developer Relations
Activity theme:
Focusing on the topic of "Polkadot's interoperability through parachains and cross-chain consensus" , the guests discussed the development path of using Polkadot's multi-chain infrastructure to achieve decentralized AI reasoning and data indexing in the roadmap, using specific technical functions to achieve module innovation to capture the real opportunities for the development of cross-chain NFTs, looking forward to the evolution of liquidity investment in the Polkadot ecosystem, and looking forward to the emergence of more Polkadot application scenarios in the next 3-5 years.
Sub-forum 2:
Bridging markets, security, and community in the evolving Web3 landscape
Event time: 17:20 - 18:00
Moderator: Tracy, Oneblock+ Community Manager
Guests:
Vino, Digital Asset Research Manager at Hashkey Group
Siwarit Jarernvanich (Draco), Product Analyst at BitKub
Luca, Developer Relations Engineer at PaperMoon
Matt Wang, Blockchain Security Expert at Certik
Activity theme:
Want to know how emerging projects in the Polkadot ecosystem contribute to the growth and maturity of Web3? Bitkub, HashKey, and PaperMoon discuss currency adoption, risk management and project evaluation, blockchain security governance, community building, and developer encouragement in the crypto market, respectively, and provide insights into how Asia will play a more important role in the global Web3 landscape in the next 5-10 years.
We sincerely thank every Web3 enthusiast who actively participated in the final Demo Day live performance and roundtable discussion for their attention and support. There was also an After Party with drinks and snacks after the event, where like-minded developers exchanged innovative ideas with each other and looked forward to a bright future for the development of the industry.
Finally, congratulations to all the winners of the 2024 Polkadot Hackathon (Bangkok)! I hope they will use the competition as a starting point to move towards a broader world of Web3 development and contribute to the prosperity of the on-chain landscape and the long-term development of the Polkadot ecosystem.
