🚀 BlockHack Fall 2024
Promoting growth for blockchain projects and ventures
Event Date: November 8 - 10, 2024
Location: George Brown College, Toronto
Participant Limit: 250
Prize Pool: To Be Announced (TBA)
🛠️ What is BlockHack Fall 2024?
BlockHack Fall 2024 is a 3-day hackathon designed to bring together developers, entrepreneurs, and industry professionals to create and innovate with blockchain technology. The hackathon aims to bridge the gap between students, entrepreneurs, and blockchain, fostering collaboration and driving blockchain-related projects forward. Whether you're a seasoned developer, an entrepreneur, or just starting out in blockchain, BlockHack Fall 2024 has something for everyone.
Join us for a weekend of learning, hacking, and networking with top-tier mentors, workshops, and exciting challenges!
✅ Participant's Checklist:
- Join our Discord and select the BlockHack Fall 2024 role to see hackathon-specific channels.
- Register as a participant and form a team of 2-5 members.
- Submit your project before the deadline on Dorahacks.
🏆 Tracks and Bounties
Devcash Bounties $1,500 prize in DevCash split among bounties on the DevCash platform
Community Voting Prize $1,000 prize in Bitcoin Cash split among Community Voting Tokens
More to Come
📅 Key Dates to Remember
- Registration Opens: September 20, 2024
- Hackathon Starts: November 8, 2024
- Submissions Close: November 10, 2024 (9:30 AM EST)
- Judging Begins: November 10, 2024 (10:30 AM EST)
- Winners Announced: November 10, 2024 (3:00 PM EST)
⚡ Why Participate in BlockHack?
BlockHack offers participants a unique opportunity to:
- Gain hands-on experience building with blockchain tools and technology.
- Add working blockchain projects to your portfolio.
- Collaborate with entrepreneurs and industry professionals.
- Showcase your work to potential investors and collaborators.
- Win exciting prizes and bounties from top-tier sponsors.
Whether you’re a developer, entrepreneur, or just passionate about blockchain, BlockHack Fall 2024 is your chance to make an impact!
📘 Participants Resources
Access beginner guides, advanced tutorials, and documentation to kickstart your hackathon experience.
Workshops:
- Blockchain Basics: Learn how to build decentralized applications on popular blockchain platforms.
- DeFi Deep Dive: Explore the future of decentralized finance and how to build with it.
- Web3 Development: Learn how to create decentralized apps and services for the evolving web.
Mentorship Office Hours:
- Office hours will be available throughout the hackathon to provide guidance and feedback.
🤝 Sponsors & Partners
Decentralized Minds is a student-focused blockchain community, with its genesis at George Brown College. With almost no barrier to entry, we plan to make this the go-to community for blockchain aspirants, whether they are just starting in the field or have been here for quite sometime.
Devcash (DEV) is cash for the developer economy. It is the official currency of Blockchain Developers United. Devcash offers various services such as a bounty platform and a decentralize exchange to make developers’ jobs easier.
CryptoChicks started from two software engineers and friends walking through the mazes of blockchain technology and deciding to help other women to navigate them. Now it is an international non-profit with members, events and chapters in 56 countries, helping thousands of women around the globe to learn and invest in blockchain, build new careers and businesses.
🧑⚖️ Judges and Mentors
An esteemed panel of judges and mentors from across the blockchain industry will be here to help you throughout the event and evaluate your projects. Details to be announced soon.
📍 Event Venue
BlockHack Fall 2024 will take place at George Brown College, Toronto.
📅 Hackathon Schedule
Friday, November 8
- 6:00 PM: Participant Check-In
- 7:00 PM: Welcome Dinner
- 8:00 PM: Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speaker
- 9:00 PM: Team Formation Session
Saturday, November 9
- 10:00 AM: Workshop 1 (Blockchain Basics)
- 12:00 PM: Lunch
- 1:00 PM: Workshop 2 (DeFi Deep Dive)
- 3:00 PM: Mentorship Sessions
- 6:00 PM: Dinner & Networking
Sunday, November 10
- 9:30 AM: Project Submissions Due
- 10:30 AM: Judging Begins
- 12:00 PM: Lunch
- 1:00 PM: Final Judging
- 3:00 PM: Winners Announced
- 4:00 PM: Event Wrap-Up
🛠 Hackathon Rules:
- Teams of 2-5 members are required.
- All participants must submit their project through Dorahacks by the deadline.
- Projects must be open-source and follow the hackathon's guidelines.
- Judges will evaluate based on innovation, real-world impact, and functionality of the code.
👥 How to Join:
- Register for the hackathon.
- Join the Discord and form your team.
- Start brainstorming and building your blockchain project.
BlockHack Fall 2024 is organized by Bitcoin Bay and Decentralized Minds GBC, fostering innovation and collaboration in the web3 space.