Organized by Banco Hipotecario, Open Bank Project, API3, and Qredo On November 19, 2021, Banco Hipotecario will launch the first Bitcoin banking hackathon in El
 Salvador, entitled “Bitcoin Bankathon,” to fuel financial innovation in the country. Banco
 Hipotecario, a state-owned national bank, brings forth this event through a partnership with
 three industry leaders: , , and . The goal of the endeavor is to foster
 innovative banking applications from participating developers for Banco Hipotecario to explore
 Bitcoin banking services for Salvadorans. Open Bank Project API3 Qredo When November 19th - December 8th. Why Winning teams will be rewarded with a portion of a total of $150K in prizes (paid in
 Bitcoin), including for Best Overall Product and Most Advanced Technology. Participants will have access to online and on-ground support with technical queries, and
 mentors will be available for pitch guidance. Be part of the first bank-supported event to accelerate the democratization of Bitcoin
 electronic payments and facilitate the adoption of bitcoin as legal tender Where The first two weeks of the Hackathon will be held virtually, giving entrepreneurs, coders,
 designers and developers time to develop prototypes for their ideas. During the third week of
 the event, to push their
 products to the finish line. (on-site attendance is not required) participants are invited to El Salvador’s Hacienda de Los Miranda Hackathon details Hackathon challenges will be based around five challenge tracks: Build the next neobank: What could a more inclusive Bitcoin-enabled neobank for El
 Salvador look like in 2022? Redesign remittances: How could Bitcoin remittances improve the lives of Salvadorans
 who rely on money from abroad? Empower women: How can crypto and open banking help support women's economic
 empowerment? Battle climate change: How can banks and crypto companies unite citizens of El
 Salvador to tackle climate change? Empower merchants: How can we empower merchants using open banking data and smart-contracts? How Registration for the event is now open, and anyone interested in participating in the Bitcoin
 Bankathon can learn more or register . here

Abroad

API3

The Difference Between First-Party and Third-Party Oracles

The API Connectivity Problem: Connecting Off-Chain Businesses

Connect your dApps our 150+ Web3 enabled APIs

Developers Unite for the First Bitcoin Banking Hackathon, Happening in El Salvador

About Author

Comments

TOPICS

THIS ARTICLE WAS FEATURED IN

Related Stories

Bitcoin Alliance to Support El Salvador’s Recent Adoption of Crypto-Friendly Financial Services

Bitcoin Alliance to Support El Salvador’s Recent Adoption of Crypto-Friendly Financial Services

How to request data from a REST API to a Solidity Smart Contract

How to Migrate to dAPIs - A Developers Guide on Switching Your Oracle

How you can use Quantum random numbers as a public good, on 13 smart contract protocols

Now Is the Right Time for Entrepreneurs to Embrace Web 3.0

Bitcoin Alliance to Support El Salvador’s Recent Adoption of Crypto-Friendly Financial Services

Bitcoin Alliance to Support El Salvador’s Recent Adoption of Crypto-Friendly Financial Services

How to request data from a REST API to a Solidity Smart Contract

How to Migrate to dAPIs - A Developers Guide on Switching Your Oracle

How you can use Quantum random numbers as a public good, on 13 smart contract protocols

Now Is the Right Time for Entrepreneurs to Embrace Web 3.0

Light-Mode

Classic

Newspaper

Minty

Dark-Mode

Neon Noir

Minty

HN StartUps