Submission requirements

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Summary

Get ready to embark on an extraordinary journey of innovation and collaboration! BNB Chain invites developers, researchers, and scientists to participate in the BNB Chain Hackvolution online event. This groundbreaking hackathon aims to redefine the future of decentralized applications (dApps) and offers a unique opportunity to contribute your expertise. Join us from July 13 to September 1 and become part of this exciting initiative.

During the hackathon, you'll have the chance to build innovative dApps using opBNB, Greenfield, and BNB Smart Chain. These cutting-edge technologies provide functionalities and modularity that empower next-generation dApps. Projects will be categorized into Infra, DeFi, Gaming, and AI domains, inspiring innovation across diverse sectors.

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to be part of the BNB Chain revolution. Join us and let's shape the future of blockchain technology and beyond.

Tracks

Infrastructure
DeFi
Gaming
AI

Discover the Power of opBNB and BNB Greenfield

At the heart of BNB Chain Hackvolution lies the opportunity to leverage the of opBNB and BNB Greenfield tailored for the developers community. By utilizing opBNB’s high performance and low cost, along with Greenfield’s feature of allowing the creation and management of both data and token assets, you can build next-gen dApps that push the boundaries of what is possible in the Web3 and blockchain space. For example, dApps equipped for mass adoption, focuses on sustainable DeFi or those that enable Web3 data economy.

Through this hackathon initiative, BNB Chain is encouraging and prioritizing the following areas of interest for infrastructure related projects, but not limited to the following:

opBNB projects using Rust and Erigon.
Projects focusing on interoperability within BNB Chain, especially tools that focuses on BNB Greenfield and opBNB.
Migrationtooling from other Decentralized Storage (e.g., Filecoin, Arweave, Storj).
Blockchain of Things; projects that are building an IoT historic or archive on BNB Greenfield.

For applications that are categorized as DeFi, Gaming, SocialFi and other dApp initiatives we welcome the unleash of creativity and for you to re-imagine these innovations. To learn more about initiatives that BNB Chain is interested in, check out our Bounty Bank blog page.

Whether you are interested in Infrastructure, DeFi, Gaming, or AI, this hackathon provides the platform to explore, innovate, and make a lasting impact. This is your chance to demonstrate your creativity, technical skills, and entrepreneurial spirit as you work alongside a vibrant community of like-minded individuals.

Who can apply?

We extend a warm invitation to community members, developers, researchers, and scientists to collaborate and contribute to these exciting initiatives.

What you can expect?

For all applicants

4 days of high-quality online workshops
Join the BNB Chain developer community, communicate and discuss with 10,000+ developers, get 24/7 tech support, and get updates from BNB Chain as soon as possible.
Build a relationship with the BNB Chain team

For 12 best project

Bonuses based on ranking
1-month trial participation in the BNB Chain Gas Grant program
12 Best projects demo day
A tailored marketing support package with BNB Chain
Access to the discounted tools and services from the BNB Chain Kickstart program
$2000 worth of credits and a POC trial coupon valued at $5000 from Google Cloud and Alibaba Cloud

Prizes and Benefits Await

As a participant, you will have the opportunity to win exciting prizes and valuable benefits. The top projects will be selected based on technical innovation, business model, and team expertise.

We are thrilled to announce keen support from industry trailblazers and leaders such as COMBO, CyberConnect, Hooked Protocol, Alibaba Cloud, Google Cloud and Ultiverse. All of our supporters have contributed generously to the events, which enable this hackathon to become a reality. We are also excited to announce Dorahacks as our partner and main event organizer. DoraHacks is a global hackathon community that strives to solve real-world problems with code.

Generous rewards, including cash prizes, marketing packages, participation in the BNB Chain’s Gas Grant program, and discounted access to essential tools and services, are up for grabs.

Furthermore, our partners including by not limited to DoraHacks, Foresight X, Trust Wallet, BSCScan, ChainIDE, BSC News and OpenBuild will also be helping to provide more exposures to participants. This is your chance to gain recognition, network with industry experts, and propel your project to new heights.

Review and Scoring Criteria

Our esteemed panel of judges will evaluate and select the best 12 projects based on three key aspects: Technical innovation, Business model, and Team configuration.

Projects participating in scoring must first meet these conditions:

Your Dapps must be based on the two technical solutions of opBNB and Greenfield.
The project should be deployed on BNB Chain, functional and available on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC), opBNB and BNB Greenfield Testnet for testing and evaluation.
Fall into one of the Infra, DeFi, Gaming and AI categories

Partners

Partnerships:

COMBO, CyberConnect, Google Cloud, Secondlive, Hooked Protocol, Ultiverse

Community & media support:

Trust Wallet, DoraHacks, ChainIDE, BNBprojects, Foresight X, OpenBuild, Mathwallet, BSCScan, BNBprojects, 登链社区, BSCnews, Bitcoin.com, BSC.Daily

About BNB Chain

BNB Chain is a community-driven and decentralized blockchain, powered by BNB. It consists of BNB Beacon Chain and BNB Smart Chain (BSC), which is EVM compatible and facilitates a multi-chain ecosystem. It is the world’s largest smart contract blockchain by daily active users. It has processed 3 billion transactions to date from 232 Million unique addresses making it the largest layer 1 blockchain globally and bringing developers massive user access with ultra-low gas fees, and has experienced zero crashes since its inception. The ecosystem has more than 1,500 active dApps across multiple categories such as DeFi, Metaverse, blockchain games, NFT, and more.