TON Hackathon- India (Hyderabad)
The Open Network (TON) is a fully decentralized layer-1 Proof-of-Stake blockchain designed by Telegram and continued by the open-source community to usher in the next era of Web3 conversion and onboard billions of users. TON supports dynamic sharding, Turing-complete smart contracts, and upgradable formal blockchain specifications. It boasts ultra-fast transactions, low fees, and mobile-friendly dApps. TON aims to offer Web3 solutions via decentralized sites, proxy, and storage solutions on the blockchain rail.
New protocol. New opportunities. New Freedom.
Welcome to the first Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks. Hack-a-TONx is a series of hackathons that brings together Web2 and Web3 developers, technologists, and cypherpunks to prototype new blockchain-enabled products on TON. Talented developers across the world, including Telegram team, is choosing TON as its Layer-1 of preference (e.g., Fragment). Whether you are a group of independent developers building a new use-case, or a seasoned venture builder team in search of a scalable blockchain with massive distribution potential for a Web3 enabled service, come explore and push the boundaries on TON.
Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks is TON Foundation’s first global hackathon with a total prize pool of $300K and fast-track to $250M Ecosystem Fund. In order to participate in the hackathon, teams will need to build for TON mainnet or if bridging over projects, build a new model tailored for the TON ecosystem. More details below.
Below are the objectives of Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks:
Find dapps with killer use-cases and provide post-hackathon continued funding via grants and investments
Provide ample time (8-weeks) for newcomers to onboard, learn, and build on TON
Hold parallel in-person sessions in strategic locations all over the world with our Buidl Partners for an opportunity to code together, share ideas, and network with the local TON builder community
Introduce TON ecosystem to those who are curious about our developer environment and funding opportunities
Educate the Web2 and Web3 developer communities about the potential to access massive dApp distribution (700M MAU on Telegram)
Grow our developer community and streamline efforts around GitHub commits, share our ethos around open-source, and kickstart the service layer development engine
Why you should join:
$300,000 in prize pool
Fast track to $250M TONcoin Fund, the premier Ecosystem Fund on TON
Fast track to additional grants
Security audit subsidies from TON Foundation w/ our partners (Certik/Quantstamp/and more)
Chance to meet TON Foundation and VC/Investors on TON with an all-expense paid travel to our operations in Dubai
It’s Time to Build on TON.
For more info and track details please visit: https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/hack-a-tonx/detail#tracks
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