INTRODUCTION

Polkadot Hackathon Vietnam 2023 with $22,000 in prizes: Polkadot Hackathon Vietnam 2023 is a great opportunity for talented builders who want to leverage Polkadot’s technologies to build applications for the blockchain space. You can use Polkadot's top-notch tech stacks and solve one of these eight challenges with your brilliant ideas: build an app-specific chain using Substrate SDK, build an application using ink! language, build a dev tool, build a DEX aggregator, or build an NFT social platform.

📑 Register for the hackathon here (Note: This is required to join the hackathon)

👋 1-1 support: Please reach out to Ryan Dinh or Mabel Nguyen at any time if you have any questions

👋 Join Polkadot Hackathon Vietnam 2023 Discord channel here

Sponsor: Polkadot is the first layer-0 (L0) blockchain that provides shared security and secure interoperability to layer-1 (L1) blockchains. Those L1 blockchain attached to Polkadot are also called parachains as their transactions are processed in parallel by Polkadot. Polkadot facilitates an internet where independent blockchains can exchange information and transactions in a trustless way via the Polkadot relay chain. Polkadot makes it easier than ever to create and connect decentralized applications, services, and institutions.

Organizer: SubWallet is the comprehensive non-custodial wallet solution for Polkadot, Substrate & Ethereum ecosystems. SubWallet envisions a Web3 multiverse gateway through which users can enjoy multichain services with utmost ease and absolute security.

Ecosystem Partners:

Parity Technologies: With experience pioneering Ethereum and clients on Bitcoin and Zcash, Parity and the Web3 Foundation have launched Polkadot, a next-generation blockchain.
Phala Network is revolutionizing Web3 by providing dApp developers with an off-chain compute infrastructure that is truly decentralized and trustless. By connecting Smart Contracts to our off-chain programs called Phat Contracts, developers can supercharge their dApps with seamless cross-chain integrations, connectivity to the internet, and heavy computation.
Bit.Country is a Platform for User-Created Metaverses. Users can launch their own metaverse in 12 seconds, streamlining the creation process with a vast library of existing content.
Aleph Zero is a highly scalable Layer-1 blockchain with near-instant finality and enhanced privacy for users built with Polkadot’s Substrate framework and ink! smart contract programming language.
Moonbeam Network gives you the agility to move with the market and tap into endless resources from Polkadot, Polygon, Ethereum — and beyond. Combine the functionality of multiple specialized chains or simply deploy natively on Moonbeam to bring your project to new heights.
ArtZero is the first and at the moment the only non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace built in Ink! on the Aleph Zero & Astar blockchains.

SCHEDULE

Registration	October 20 to November 25
Hackathon Period	November 26 to December 10
Submission Deadline	23:59 GMT+7 December 10
Top 10 Finalists Announcement	December 14
Online Demo Day	December 22
Winner Announcement	December 29

PRIZE POOLS

POLKADOT BOUNTY (PAYABLE IN USDT)

1st Prize	$7,000
2nd Prize	$5,000
3rd Prize	$2,000

Note: The price amount in USDT is converted from DOT: 1 DOT = 3.771 USD (the DOT price is calculated on the hackathon announcement day)

Note: 70% of the total prize will be awarded on the Winner Announcement Day, and the remaining 30% of the total prize will be awarded 90 days after Demo Day if the winning teams reach the next milestone that they’ve presented on the Online Demo Day.

PHALA NETWORK BOUNTY (PAYABLE IN PHA)

+ ink! Oracle

$2,000

***Note:*** Top 2 winners who chooses to build ink! Oracle using Phala’s Phat Contract will receive an additional $1,000 reward each from Phala Network (payable in PHA token).

ALEPH ZERO BOUNTY (PAYABLE IN AZERO)

+ ink! dApp

$5,000

Note: Top 5 ink! dApp builder teams who choose to build and release on Aleph Zero Testnet will receive $1,000 each (payable in AZERO token).

MOONBEAM NETWORK BOUNTY (PAYABLE IN STABLECOIN)

+ Game

$1,000

Note: Top 2 winners who chooses to build games on Moonbeam Network (from RPGs to platformers galore) will receive an additional $500 reward each from Moonbeam Network (payable in stablecoin).

TRACKS

App Specific Chain: Build a custom chain using Polkadot SDK that you think is most useful to other builders of the Substrate ecosystem.
Tooling: Build a developer tool that makes it easier for developers to deploy smart contracts, layer-1 chains or other products in Polkadot.
Ink! Application: Build any applications using ink! smart contract language and deploy on ink! compatible Polkadot parachains such as Phala, Aleph Zero or Astar
*Note:
- Top 2 ink! Oracle teams using Phat Contract, you will get an extra prize of $1,000 each from Phala
- Top 5 ink! DApp builder teams who choose to build and release on Aleph Zero Testnet will receive $1,000 each
DeFi: Build a DEX aggregator for at least 3 chains within the Polkadot ecosystem.
NFT: Build an NFT social platform for the Polkadot ecosystem that allows users to connect, interact, buy NFT collections in-app & follow upcoming NFT projects
Web3 & Social: Build a quest platform for the Polkadot ecosystem that allows projects to create quest campaigns, and users to elevate their knowledge about Polkadot & its ecosystem projects to interact with these campaigns.
Gaming: Build games, use cases and toolings in Gaming to support the growth of the Polkadot ecosystem in these aspects
Open track: Build a blockchain, a Dapp, a tool, or any innovation using Polkadot and its ecosystem technologies with the potential to advance the evolution of the entire blockchain and Web3 landscape.

JUDGES & MENTORS

Joshua Cheong - Substrate Builders Program Manager of Parity Technologies
Dr. Shelven Zhou - Lead Researcher of Phala Network
Justin Pham - Co-Founder & CEO of Bit.Country & Metaverse Network
Wuzhong - Developer Relations Engineer of Moonbeam Network
Brian Nguyen - Founder & CEO of ArtZero
Thanh Dao - Founder & CTO of LaunchZone Investment
Bao Le - Partner of Kyber Ventures
Jade Vo - Principal of Arche Fund (prev. Coin98 Ventures)
Dieu Bui - Ecosystem Growth of Coin98 Wallet

DEVELOPER RESOURCES

FAQs

😣 Can I participate in the hackathon solo? Yes. You can work as a solo hacker or in a team or in an organization

🫂 What kind of support do I get?

1-1 support: Please reach out to Ryan Dinh or Mabel Nguyen at any time if you have any questions
Technical support from Foundations
Team formation support
Idea generation support
After hackathon support (networking, go-to-market, incubation program, VCs introduction, ...)