Encode Denver Modular DeFi Hackathon
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Denver Hackathon: Build the Future of Modular DeFi
On 24th–25th February 2025, join us in Denver for a hackathon designed to empower top builders in our community. Over two days, you’ll have the chance to collaborate with like-minded developers, turn innovative ideas into impactful projects, and be at the forefront of decentralised finance innovation.
Schedule
Monday 24th February
10:00am – Doors Open
11:00am – Team Formation
11:45am – Kick Off
12:00pm - Polkadot and DeFi - Radha Dasari (Technical Education Lead, Web3 Foundation)
12:30pm – Zero To Glittr: Build Low-Code dApps on Bitcoin L1 – Periwinkle Doerfler (CTO, Glittr)
1:00pm - 2:00pm – Nibbles
1:00pm – Rootstock 101 – Sebastian Guaqueta (Senior Software Engineer, Rootstock)
1:30pm – Building Bitcoin DeFi: What does $2T want? – Derrek Coleman (DevRel, BOB)
2:00pm – Build Multichain Apps with Wormhole Native Token Transfer – Pauline Barnades (Senior Developer Relation Advocate, Wormhole Foundation)
2:30pm – Reown: How to get started with AppKit on Bitcoin – Rohit Ramesh (DevRel Lead, Reown)
2:45pm – Data, data, data. Let's build a Uniswap V4 dashboard in 15 minutes from scratch!– JonJon Clark (Co-Founder, Envio)
3:00pm - Bitcoin on Steroids: Unlocking Bitcoin's Potential with Stacks and sBTC - Kenny Rogers (Developer Advocate, Stacks)
3:30pm - What If Binance Ran On-Chain? Building a CLOB with Data Availability - Douwe Faasen (CEO and Co-Founder, Hyve DA)
4:00pm - Building the Next Wave of DeFi - Solange Guieros (Blockchain Developer Advocate, Chainlink), Cami Ramos (DevRel, Berachain), Jenks Guo (Head of Dev Rel, Babylon), moderated by Rebecca Manoharan (Operations Manager, Encode Club)
7:30pm - 8:00pm – Nibbles
8:00pm onwards – Hacking!!
Tuesday 25th February
9:00am – Nibbles
1:00pm - 2:00pm – Lunch
2.30pm – Submission Deadline
5.00pm – Finalists Announced
6:00pm – Finale and Prizegiving
7:00pm - 7:30pm – Door Close
📍 Venue: 2109 Larimer St, Denver, CO 80205 (Just a 7-minute drive from ETHDenver!)
👥 Participants: Top developers in the space
⌛ Duration: 2 days (overnight access for hacking!)
What to Expect:
Launch event and workshops to inspire and guide your project.
48 hours of uninterrupted hacking in a collaborative and high-energy space.
A grand finale with judging, prizes, and recognition for outstanding projects.
Themes:
Partners
Workshop Speakers
Judges
Bounties
🥞 Stacks -> $15,000
🧱 BOB -> $3,500
🦅 Wormhole -> $10,000
🪩 Glittr -> Up to $12,000
☀️ Reown -> $4,000
🐞 Polkadot -> Up to $10,000
🫚 Rootstock -> $7,000
🔶 ENVIO -> $5,000
Ready to build the future of DeFi? Secure your spot and get hacking!
Interested in joining as a speaker, sponsor, or mentor? Apply here!
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