Dates and Timing

Development and submissions period: May 8 to June 10, 2023

Judging period: June 10 to June 17, 2023

Winners announced through awards ceremony: June 17, 2023

Sponsors and Administrator

Sponsor: Venom Technologies

Partner: Developer DAO

Partner: Hacken

Administrator: Dorahacks

Eligibility

Hackathon is open to


  • Individuals who are at least 16 years of age or older where they reside as of the time of entry (“Eligible Individuals”);
  • Teams of Eligible Individuals (“Teams”); and
  • Organizations (including corporations, not-for-profit corporations and other nonprofit organizations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and other legal entities) that exist and have been organized or incorporated at the time of entry.

(the above are collectively, “Entrants”)

An Eligible Individual may join more than one Team or Organization and an Eligible Individual who is part of a Team or Organization may also enter the Hackathon on an individual basis. If a Team or Organization is entering the Hackathon, they must appoint and authorize one individual (the “Representative”) to represent, act, and enter a Submission, on their behalf. By entering a Submission on behalf of a Team or Organization you represent and warrant that you are the Representative authorized to act on behalf of your Team or Organization.

How to enter

Entrants may register by submitting their email at link: hackathon.venom.network and following the below steps:

  • Register for the Hackathon on the Hackathon Website by clicking the “Register now” button. To complete registration, sign up to create a free DoraHacks account
  • Entrants will obtain access to the required developer tools and complete a Project described below in Project Requirements. Use of the developer tools will be subject to the license agreement related thereto. Entry in the Hackathon constitutes consent for the Sponsor to collect and maintain an entrant’s personal information for the purpose of operating and publicizing the Hackathon.
  • Build a Project that meets the requirements of one of the below descriptions (each a “Track”), to be eligible for the relevant prize (each a “Track Prize”).
    • Web3, NFT & Gaming
    • DeFi & CBDCs
    • Tools & Infrastructure
  • If your project meets the requirements of one of the Sponsor challenges (each a “Sponsor Requirement”), your project may be eligible for the relevant prize (each a “Sponsor Prize”). Sponsor Requirements will be announced via email and on a dedicated area of the Hackathon Website (“Sponsor Page”)
  • Create a demo video that includes footage that explains your project’s features and functionality through a comprehensive demonstration.
  • Complete and enter all of the required fields on the “Submit BUIDL” page of the Hackathon Website (each a “Submission”) during the Submission Period and follow the requirements below.

Project Requirements

(i) What to Create: Entrants must build an app using Venom (each a “Project”) in one of the below tracks (each a “Track”).

  • Web3, NFT & Gaming
  • DeFi & CBDCs
  • Tools & Infrastructure

Projects being submitted for Sponsor Prizes, must also follow the specific Sponsor Requirements listed in section Prizes.

(ii) Functionality: The Project must be capable and running consistently on Venom Testnet or Mainnet.

(iii) Platforms: A submitted Project must run on the platform for which it is intended and which is specified in the Submission Requirements.

(iv) New & Existing: Projects must be newly created or substantially modified by the Entrant during the hackathon submission period.

(v) Third Party Integrations: If a Project integrates any third-party SDK, APIs and/or data, Entrant must be authorized to use them.

(vi) Testing: The Entrant must make the Project available free of charge and without any restriction, for testing, evaluation and use by the Sponsor, Administrator and Judges until the Judging Period ends.

Entrants must make their Project available in the following method:

Submission Requirements. Submissions to the Hackathon must meet the following requirements:

  • Include a Project built with the required developer tools and meets the above Project Requirements.
  • Provide a URL to your open source Project code repository for judging and testing. Your code must have an open source license similar to one of the below:
  • Include a text description that should explain the features, functionality, and track for your Project. If the Project is being submitted for a Sponsor Prize, the description must include how the Project fulfills the specific Sponsor Requirements listed in section 8. Prizes.
  • Include a demonstration video of your Project. The video portion of the submission:
    • should be less than three (3) minutes
    • should include footage that shows the Project functioning on the device for which it was built
    • must be uploaded to and made publicly visible on YouTube, Vimeo, or Youku, and a link to the video must be provided on the submission form on the Hackathon Website; and
    • must not include third party trademarks, or copyrighted music or other material unless the Entrant has permission to use such material.
  • Select the Track the Project is being submitted into.
  • Be the original work of the submitter, be solely owned by the submitter, and not violate the IP rights of any other person or entity.
  • Access must be provided to an Entrant’s working Project for judging and testing by providing a link to a website, functioning demo, or a test build. If Entrant’s website is private, Entrant must include login credentials in its testing instructions.
  • Multiple Submissions: An Entrant may submit more than one Submission, however, each submission must be unique and substantially different from each of the Entrant’s other Submissions, as determined by the Sponsor in their sole discretion.

Language Requirements

All Submission materials must be in English or, if not in English, the Entrant must provide an English translation of the demonstration video, text description, and testing instructions as well as all other materials submitted.

Team Representation

If a team or organization is entering the Hackathon, they must appoint and authorize one individual (the “Representative”) to represent, act, and enter a Submission, on their behalf. By entering a Submission on the Hackathon Website on behalf of a team or organization you represent and warrant that you are the Representative authorized to act on behalf of your team or organization.

Intellectual Property: Your Submission must: (a) be your (or your Team, or Organization’s) original work product; (b) be solely owned by you, your Team, your Organization with no other person or entity having any right or interest in it; and (c) not violate the intellectual property rights or other rights including but not limited to copyright, trademark, patent, contract, and/or privacy rights, of any other person or entity. An Entrant may contract with a third party for technical assistance to create the Submission provided the Submission components are solely the Entrant’s work product and the result of the Entrant’s ideas and creativity, and the Entrant owns all rights to them. An Entrant may submit a Submission that includes the use of open source software or hardware, provided the Entrant complies with applicable open source licenses and, as part of the Submission, creates software that enhances and builds upon the features and functionality included in the underlying open source product. By entering the Hackathon, you represent, warrant, and agree that your Submission meets these requirements.

Judges and Criteria

Eligible submissions will be evaluated by a panel of judges selected by the Sponsor (the “Judges”). Judges may be employees of the sponsor or third parties, may or may not be listed individually on the Hackathon Website, and may change before or during the Judging Period. Judging may take place in one or more rounds with one or more panels of Judges, at the discretion of the sponsor.

Entries will be judged on the following equally weighted criteria, and according to the sole and absolute discretion of the judges.


Web3, NFT and Gaming criteria:


  • Originality and creativity of the project concept
  • User experience and design
  • Integration with web technologies (smart contract, wallet, etc.)
  • Potential for commercial viability and scalability

DeFi & CBDCs criteria:


  • User experience and design of the application
  • Technical feasibility and security of the project
  • Potential for real world adoption and impact on financial systems
  • Potential for scalability and commercial viability
  • Contribution to financial inclusivity and decentralization

Tools & infrastructure criteria:


  • User experience and ease of use
  • Innovative use of Venom’s technology
  • Potential for scalability and commercial viability
  • Contribution to the overall growth and development of Venom

The scores from the Judges will determine the potential winners of the applicable prizes. The Entrant(s) that are eligible for a Prize, and whose Submissions earn the highest overall scores based on the applicable Judging Criteria, will become potential winners of that Prize.

Tie Breaking. For each Prize listed below, if two or more submissions are tied, the tied submission with the highest score in the first applicable criterion listed above will be considered the higher scoring submission. In the event any ties remain, this process will be repeated, as needed, by comparing the tied Submissions’ scores on the next applicable criterion. If two or more submissions are tied on all applicable criteria, the panel of Judges will vote on the tied submissions.

Intellectual property rights

All submissions remain the intellectual property of the individuals or organizations that developed them. By submitting an entry, entrants agree that the sponsor will have a fully paid, non-exclusive license to use such entry for judging the entry. Entrants agree that the sponsor shall have the right to promote the submission and use the name, likeness, voice and image of all individuals contributing to a submission, in any materials promoting or publicizing the Hackathon and its results, during the Hackathon Period and for three years thereafter.  Some Submission components may be displayed to the public. Other Submission materials may be viewed by the sponsor and judges for screening and evaluation. By submitting an entry or accepting any prize, entrants represent and warrant that (a) submitted content is not copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless entrant is the owner of such rights or has permission from their rightful owner to post the content; and (b) the content submitted does not contain any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, spyware or other disabling devices or harmful or malicious code.

Prizes

Category

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

Honorary

Mention 1

Honorary

Mention 2

Honorary

Mention 3

Web3, NFT & Gaming

$30,000

$20,000

$10,000

$3,000

$3,000

$3,000

DeFi & CBDCs

$30,000

$20,000

$10,000

$3,000

$3,000

$3,000

Tools & Infrastructure

$30,000

$20,000

$10,000

$3,000

$3,000

$3,000

Prize Totals

$90,000

$60,000

$30,000

$9,000

$9,000

$9,000

Total

$207,000

IMPORTANT NOTES ON MULTIPLE PRIZE ELIGIBILITY:

  • A project can win up to one (1) Track prize.
  • If there are no eligible submissions for a Track prize, that prize will not be awarded.

Substitutions & Changes: Prizes are non-transferable by the winner. Sponsor in its sole discretion has the right to make a prize substitution of equivalent or greater value. Sponsor will not award a prize if there are no eligible submissions entered in the Hackathon, or if there are no eligible Entrants or submissions for a specific prize.

Prize Delivery: Prizes will be payable in USDT to the Entrant, if an individual; to the Entrant’s Representative, if a Team; or to the Organization, if the Entrant is an Organization. It will be the responsibility of the winning Entrant’s Representative to allocate the Prize among their Team or Organization’s participating members, as the Representative deems appropriate. A monetary Prize will be mailed to the winning Entrant’s address (if an individual) or the Representative’s address (if a Team or Organization), or sent electronically to the Entrant, Entrant’s Representative, or Organization’s address within 30 days of the winners’ announcement.

D. Fees & Taxes: Winners (and in the case of Team or Organization, all participating members) are responsible for any fees associated with receiving or using a prize, including but not limited to, wiring fees or currency exchange fees. Winners (and in the case of Team or Organization, all participating members) are responsible for reporting and paying all applicable taxes in their jurisdiction of residence (federal, state/provincial/territorial and local). Winners are also responsible for complying with foreign exchange and banking regulations in their respective jurisdictions and reporting the receipt of the Prize to relevant government departments/agencies, if necessary.

General conditions

A. Sponsor and Administrator reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel, suspend and/or modify the Hackathon, or any part of it, in the event of a technical failure, fraud, or any other factor or event that was not anticipated or is not within their control.

B. Sponsor and Administrator reserve the right in their sole discretion to disqualify any individual or Entrant if it finds to be actually or presenting the appearance of tampering with the entry process or the operation of the Hackathon or to be acting in violation of these Official Rules or in a manner that is inappropriate, unsportsmanlike, not in the best interests of this Hackathon, or a violation of any applicable law or regulation.

C. Any attempt by any person to undermine the proper conduct of the Hackathon may be a violation of criminal and civil law. Should the Sponsor or Administrator suspect that such an attempt has been made or is threatened, they reserve the right to take appropriate action including but not limited to requiring an Entrant to cooperate with an investigation and referral to criminal and civil law enforcement authorities.

D. If there is any discrepancy or inconsistency between the terms and conditions of the Official Rules and disclosures or other statements contained in any Hackathon materials, including but not limited to the Hackathon Submission form, Hackathon Website, or advertising, the terms and conditions of the Official Rules shall prevail.

E. The terms and conditions of the Official Rules are subject to change at any time, including the rights or obligations of the Entrant, the Sponsor and Administrator. The Sponsor and Administrator will post the terms and conditions of the amended Official Rules on the Hackathon Website. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any amendment will become effective at the time specified in the posting of the amended Official Rules or, if no time is specified, the time of posting.

F. If at any time prior to the deadline, an Entrant or prospective Entrant believes that any term in the Official Rules is or may be ambiguous, they must submit a written request for clarification.

G. The Sponsor or Administrator’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Should any provision of these Official Rules be or become illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction whose laws or regulations may apply to an Entrant, such illegality or unenforceability shall leave the remainder of these Official Rules, including the Rule affected, to the fullest extent permitted by law, unaffected and valid. The illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a valid and enforceable provision that comes closest and best reflects the sponsor’s intention in a legal and enforceable manner with respect to the invalid or unenforceable provision.

Entrants personal information

Information collected from entrants is subject to the Dorahacks’s Privacy Policy, which is available at https://dorahacks.io/protocol/Privacy-Policy.pdf.