Avalanche MoneyDance Virtual Hackathon

How to participate 

• Register here 
• Join the Discord Chat
• Read the MoneyDance Hackathon Resources
• Read full rules
• Read more information 

Details

Key MoneyDance Hackathon Dates:

• Hackathon Begins: September 28, 2020 9:00am ET
• Hackathon Ends: November 17, 2020 11:45pm ET
• Judging and Community Voting Begins: November 20, 2020 12:00am ET
• Judging and Community Voting Ends: November 27, 2020 11:45pm ET
• Hackathon Finalists (5) Announced: November 30, 2020 1:00pm ET

Key MoneyDance Demo Day Dates:

Each Hackathon Finalist is assigned a Mentor to ensure that the project is presentation-ready for MoneyDance Demo Day.

• Road to Demo Day: November 30-December 7, 2020
• Brainstorm Ideas: November 30, 2020
• Draft Business Model: December 2, 2020
• Establish Go-to-Market Strategy: December 4, 2020
• Polish Final Presentation: December 7, 2020
• Demo Day: December 9, 2020

Rewards:

MoneyDance Hackathon Finalist (Avalanche Prize) (3)

• $5,000 in AVAX for the best project that uses Avalanche
• Opportunity to pitch to VCs and investors at MoneyDance Demo Day for the $10,000 grand prize
• Mentorship from the Ava Labs team
• Review of your project by industry experts
• Featured on Avalanche’s blog and social media

MoneyDance Hackathon Finalist (Avalanche x Polyient Games Prize)

• $2,500 in DAI + $2,500 in AVAX for the best project that uses/integrates both Polyient Games and Avalanche
• Opportunity to pitch to VCs and investors at MoneyDance Demo Day for the $10,000 grand prize
• Mentorship from the Ava Labs team
• Review of your project by industry experts
• Featured on Avalanche’s blog and social media

MoneyDance Hackathon Finalist (Avalanche Community Prize)

• Opportunity to pitch to VCs and investors at MoneyDance Demo Day for the $10,000 grand prize
• Mentorship from the Ava Labs team
• Review of your project by industry experts
• Featured on Avalanche’s blog and social media

MoneyDance Hackathon Honorable Mention (Biconomy Prize)

• $3,000 in DAI for the best project that uses/integrates both Biconomy and Avalanche

MoneyDance Hackathon Honorable Mention (Polyient Games Prize)

• $2,500 in DAI for the best project that uses/integrates Polyient Games

MoneyDance Hackathon Honorable Mention (Avalanche x Quantstamp Prize)

• $1,000 in DAI + $1,000 in AVAX for the best quality tests for Avalanche

Eligibility 

MoneyDance Hackathon is open to:

• Individuals who are at least the age of majority where they reside as of the time of entry
• Teams of no more than five Eligible Individuals
• If the team (of not more than five individuals) is from an organization, the organization, at the time of entry, has been duly organized or incorporated and validly exist, and employ 50 or fewer people

Note: Please review all rules prior to final submission.

Requirements 

1. Build a functioning decentralized application using at least one of the following (requirements are dependent on the prize):

• Avalanche Platform: X-Chain, P-Chain, C-Chain
• Tech partner technology: Polyient Games, Biconomy, Quantstamp
• Avalanche Platform and technology from one (or more) of the tech partners

2. Indicate which prize(s) you're participating in (multiple prizes allowed)

3. Submit a link to your codebase to allow the Judges to demo your decentralized application

4. Create an explainer video showcasing your decentralized application (optional)

Note: Please make sure to review all prize requirements. If your submission fails to meet all of the guidelines, it will not be eligible for the prize.