MAHa is a global Telegram Mini App Hackathon series hosted by Buidl.so, where developers come together to create innovative new Telegram apps. The goal of MAHa is to raise awareness about leveraging Telegram Mini Apps to tap into its 900 million users, establish new sales and marketing channels and boost engagement for your project.

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What are mini apps?

Telegram Mini Apps are web applications that run within the Telegram messenger app, usually built using web technologies — HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

What to Build?

Develop mini-applications leveraging JavaScript and web3 frameworks to create versatile interfaces within Telegram. These mini-apps should integrate seamlessly with the platform, offering functionalities akin to websites. From dating apps to staking platforms to food delivery services, the sky's the limit for your product ideas.

You can pick from one of our MAHa Tracks:

Biconomy Track 1 Integrate Biconomy’s AA infrastructure in your Telegram Mini App to stand a chance to win a $10k USDC bounty Biconomy is offering a $10k USDC bounty for builders participating inMAHa who use Biconomy’s AA infrastructureDive into the power of our AA Stack and create dApps with the most seamless UX imaginable!This bounty is applicable to the mini app projects which are built on Base and have full use of Biconomy’s AA stack.
Biconomy Track 2 Build on Base and deploy a Telegram Mini app to win a bounty of $2k USDC Biconomy is offering a bounty of $2k USDC distributed in parts weekly to the coolest projects building on Base All projects are eligible! It could be any dApp, NFT Collection, Frame or even developer toolkit that helps push the space forward!
Biconomy Track 3 Build a mini app using Bico's stack to win from a pool of $5k USDC
Buidl.so Track Build a Telegram Mini App with crypto wallet functionalities from any blockchain to stand a chance to win from a pool of $5k USDC

How to Build?

Select your preferred framework for frontend and backend development. The choice is yours – anything goes! Dive into the plethora of web3 SDKs and libraries available to expedite development.

Submission requirements:

Integrate crypto wallet functionalities from any blockchain.
Submit a fully functional Mini App showcasing mock data and integrations.
Do not implement browser views of actual web pages; the Mini App must be built from scratch.
You may adapt previous projects to create mini-apps following these conditions.
Host the app on any cloud provider of your choice.

Submission guidelines:

Submission Format:

Please submit your Telegram mini app link as your hackathon submission.
Ensure that your mini app is fully functional and accessible via the provided link.

Deadline:

All submissions must be made by 30th June.

Incomplete Submissions:

If your Telegram mini app is not hosted by the deadline, you must provide an alternative submission method.
In such cases, please record a video demonstration of your project.
Upload the video to a platform such as YouTube/loom/google drive.
Share the video link with us along with any relevant documentation or code repositories.
Note: We strongly prefer complete Telegram mini app submissions.

Additional Information:

Include any additional documentation, such as project summaries/github repository links, to help us understand your project better.

Hackathon Roadmap

Registrations commence - June 5th
Virtual catch-up and demo - 15th June
Roadshow 1 - Bangalore - 22nd
Roadshow 2 - Nagpur 29th
Final project submission - 30th June
Shortlist Announcement - 3rd July
Demo day/winner announcement - 6th July

What's in it for you?

ICYMI, prize pool of upto $22,000 for final Demo day on 6th July*
Top projects receive assistance on getting Product Hunt ready
Be a part of our mini app dev community, roasting/toasting new mini apps
Get to learn about Telegram's robust APIs and development tools.

** Please Note: The prize pool of up to $22k will be determined based on the quality of submissions, with the final amount decided solely by the BuidlersTribe team.

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