Humanode is excited to announce the Humanode hackathon. The hackathon will be two weeks long, running from June 2, 2022 - July 27, 2022.

The hackathon will include a series of educational workshops that teach participants to build decentralized applications on the Humanode network.

The Humanode network is a protocol that can prove one's unique identity through private biometric authentication schemes and grant permission to launch a node and verify transactions running a public permissionless network based on collective human existence.

Humanode is the first truly distributed network where infrastructure is in the hands of people, not profit-driven businesses participating in mining or staking. Humanode crypto-biometric solution is a layer-1 technology, and is built as an EVM Compatible Substrate chain. Private biometrics help fight Sybil not only on infrastructure level but on the Dapp level as well. The direct biometric API allows NFT projects, DAOs, GameFi, metaverse, and other Dapps to integrate and enable unique online identities which stay private. Humanode is already joined by over 2600 unique human validators, and is in the process of launching testnet v3 in May 2022. Mainnet is scheduled to launch this summer.

Join Discord for more support: https://link.humanode.io/chat/hackathon

Timeline

Workshops will take place during the Humanode Conference (we will provide links to videos for those who can't attend the conference)

  • Workshop: Sybil-resistance for apps with Humanode OAuth 2 Service - 30th of May
  • Workshop: Connecting to Humanode chain - 30th of May
  • Opening Ceremony: June 2nd (12:00 noon UTC)
  • Submission Due Date: July 27th (12:00 noon UTC)
  • Demo day: July 28th
  • Winners anouncement: Early August

Requirements

  • You can use any technology you want to, and build anything you want. Just make sure to utilize the principle of Sybil-resistance.
  • Sybil-resistant dapps are not subject to multi-account attacks. Humanode validators are unique human beings. You as a developer can make sure that there is only one person behind the web-3 account in our blockchain and your platform.

Tech integration

Ways you integrate Humanode:

  • Humanode API: Biometric Sybil-resistance for dapps
  • Humanode chain: EVM-compatible network based on equal human nodes

Five Tracks

  • DAO: Build 1p1v or new models of governance other than token-based voting.
  • UI/UX: Use private biometric authentication to improve web3 experience.
  • Chain tools: Build the first generation of tools for Humanode chain exploration, analysis or dev tooling.
  • Dapps for human nodes: Help human nodes (validators) organize, manage and automate all things connected to being an integral part of the network.
  • Special track: There are endless possibilities across industries: social networks, art, gaming, finance, governance, public goods and other.

Prizes

There will be rewards worth $30,000 in total. $6000 for each track. More rewards TBA from Humanode partners.

Judging

All projects will be reviewed by the Humanode Team to determine whether the project submissions meet the minimum level of viability with respect to theme and submission requirements according to the hackathon rules.

After the hackathon, you can apply for a grant program which will launch in Q3 2022 after the main net launch. Reputable VCs among our partners and sponsors are here hunting for great ideas and teams

To ask questions about Humanode, join our Discord: https://link.humanode.io/chat/hackathon

Idealist for applicants

  • Sybil-resistant retroactive airdrops
  • Biometric ownership of NFT
  • Limiting NFT mint to one person
  • Soulbound NFTs
  • Diversify rates in lending protocols
  • Create credit scoring techniques
  • Decentralized marketplaces with biometric blacklisting
  • Create new gaming economies
  • Biometric gaming. Where biometric interaction is part of gameplay.
  • Biometrics as a key in a virtual world.
  • One person one vote DAOs
  • Hybrid DAOs with token and biometric based voting
  • Quadratic funding or voting without sybil accounts
  • New mechanics for social networks
  • Decentralize validators with biometric consensus
  • Public goods co-ownership of equal validators
  • Biometric P2P OTC market
  • Private biometric escrow
  • Biometrics in DID protocols
  • Biometric wallet
  • Biometric social recovery of assets
  • Biometric blacklisting + DB of blacklisted
  • Storage safeguarded by biometrics
  • Storing a secret in behind biometrics
  • Biometric pension fund
  • Humanode network Nakamoto coefficient tool
  • Biometric dating app with sybil-resistance
  • A social network for human nodes

What is Humanode all about!?

In short, Humanode is the first crypto-biometric network where one human = one node = one vote that brings Sybil resistance and innovative governance models to the crypto industry using private biometric technology.

In other words, the Humanode consensus model is not based on Proof of Work, or Proof of Stake. Humanode is based on Proof of Existence and Proof of Uniqueness.

One identity (one person) is only able to launch one validator node. Each node has one vote. Which means, that no matter how much money you have, or how big of a company you are, your voting power in the DAO is the same as you and me. One vote. This also means that there are no “mining pools” or “staking pools”. All transaction fees and earnings from the system are shared equally amongst all validator nodes.

How does this work?

To get the right to launch a node, a potential human node will go through a live video based 3D face scan and liveness detection, to prove that they are living human beings. Biometric data is encrypted before leaving the user’s phone. Connection between the client and server is end-to-end encrypted. Biometric data is stored, decrypted and processed in a distributed network of secure enclaves - Intel SGXs and AMD SEV. Liveness detection data is verified during the face scanning session and deleted right after it. One point to note is that it is impossible to go through authentication without liveness. People running the encrypted servers are appointed by Humanode DAO and unable to see the data inside.

Once the biometric checks, which take less than a minute, are done, one can become a human node and participate in the consensus validating all sorts of transactions and smart contracts.

The same bio-authorization scheme also works for dapps and crypto protocols.

So, what makes this so special?

The answer is simple. Humanode is the first truly distributed network where infrastructure is in the hands of people, not profit-driven businesses participating in mining or staking. Humanode crypto-biometric solution is a layer-1 technology, and is built as an EVM Compatible Substrate chain.

Private biometrics help fight Sybil not only on infrastructure level but on the Dapp level as well. The direct biometric API allows NFT projects, DAOs, GameFi, metaverse, and other Dapps to integrate and enable unique online identities which stay private. One of Humanode’s first partnerships was with AIKON, who is known for ORE ID, a secure web3 login experience for crypto asset management without the need to mess with private keys. Humanode also has a number of partnerships that will be announced soon, and a number of integrations that are ongoing.

Humanode is already joined by over 2600 unique human validators, and is in the process of launching testnet v3 in May 2022. Mainnet is scheduled to launch this summer.

For more information on Humanode, visit the links below.

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  • A distributed financial system where One human = One node

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