With millions of developers preparing to move to a more decentralized environment, the time has come to pick up the pace and reward early adopters.
BNB Chain -- a community-driven, decentralized, and censorship-resistant blockchain -- is launching Revelation, a global hackathon by BNB Chain; A 50-day event packed with online workshops, in-person meetups, and $10 million in prizes and seed funding for the best competing teams.
The event is designed to bring the most creative and innovative builders together, help them team up, and build something unique for the future.
The Revelation Hackathon Registration is Now Open!
DoraHacks will co-host the hackathon.
Registrations open today to welcome new developers to the BNB Chain ecosystem.
The opening ceremony of Revelation will be live-streamed to the BNB Chain YouTube Channel and Binance Live on March 21st at 15:00 p.m. UTC.
Like BNB Chain, the Revelation hackathon is borderless and open to anyone with access to the internet and an interest in building projects that change lives. The hackathon will run from March 21st to May 10th for 50 days. It will consist of both online and offline events.
Physical meet-ups will occur in cities worldwide, including Dubai, Vietnam, Pakistan, Paris, New Delhi, Taiwan, and several locations in Latin America.
During Revelation, hackers will get a chance to join remote workshops and in-person events. The workshop and speaker session schedule will be updated here.
The online workshops will focus on growing the hackers' knowledge and skill, introducing them to the latest tools and techniques in building dApps, and connecting them with the leading teams from BNB Chain and other blockchains.
The in-person events will emphasize networking and growing the community. Hackers will meet the BNB Chain Dev Community and projects from within and outside the BNB Chain ecosystem.
Over these 50 days, Revelation will cover competition across 6 categories, spanning from: The infrastructure required to build a MetaFi future to sophisticated DeFi products.
Together, we will tackle some of the most significant challenges the industry faces today and focus on creating products that push crypto adoption forward.
The possibilities are limitless, but only the best builders will be rewarded.
The most talented teams can look forward to a share of $10 million in prizes and seed funding, distributed among the selected winners in 6 categories.
Revelation Timeline
Project Submission: March 21st - May 5th
Community Voting: April 20th - May 10th
Judge Voting: May 5th to May 9th
Grand Finale: May 10th, Wednesday (virtual)
Hacking the Biggest Issues in MetaFi and Web3
The competing teams can choose to participate in one or more of the 6 categories, but each team can win only in one category! Make sure to choose your niche carefully and to give it your best.
Naturally, you'll find crossovers between the different categories, but your goal should be to focus on one track. If you're unsure which category suits you best, our teams are here to assist!
The 6 tracks of the Revelation hackathon are sponsored by some of the industry's most illustrious names who are pioneering the web3 revolution.
Disruptive DeFi presented by Venus, a decentralized finance (DeFi) algorithmic money market protocol on BNB Chain.
With almost 2 billion unbanked people worldwide, it’s essential to build financial services that work for everyone; regardless of race, social status, or citizenship.
Revelation will reward disruptive DeFi products that provide innovative and attractive financial solutions for the masses.
Solutions such as highly compatible DeFi Legos, DeFi 2.0 (AMM, enhancers, extenders, derivatives), sophisticated DeFi such as liquidity staking, Everlasting options/Perpetual options, Option Vaults, Structured Product, Fixed income, strategy factory product, Stream Pay.
Innovative Infra presented by Ankr, -- a Decentralized Infrastructure to Build and Earn in Web3 & Celer Network -- a blockchain interoperability protocol.
Like any other enterprise, MetaFi needs a high-performance, reliable, and stable infrastructure to run seamlessly.
Revelation aims to attract hackers who build secure and high-speed Web3 Infra, scaling, and interoperability solutions for BNB Smart Chain App SideChain, digital ID & naming services, Web2 API & tooling for Web3 and EVM standards & optimization.
Frontier Technologies is presented by Certik -- a leading security-focused ranking platform to analyze and monitor blockchain protocols and DeFi projects.
Revelation is not just about the regular crypto areas but also about exploring the unknown.
We welcome teams that work on innovative solutions that adapt blockchain to solve critical problems in frontier fields.
These fields include quantum computing, space governance, smart implementation of blockchain in quantum software, as well as creative integrations that explore other frontiers such as healthcare and/or artificial intelligence.
NFT, GameFi and the Metaverse are presented by Kardiachain: First Decentralized Interoperable, and Self-Optimized Blockchain Infrastructure
Artists, creators, players, and collectors are vital in the crypto movement.
We need teams developing advanced GameFi infra & tooling and tools that bridge Web2 games to Web3.
Gaming is also among the key topics of Revelation.
Here we’re looking for GameFi with sustainable tokenomics in subcategories such as MMO RPG/Strategy, DeFi Gamification, FPS (Shooting), Action-Adventure/Adventure RPGs, Sports, Simulation.
In order to participate in the gaming and creator ecosystem, apply if you’re building NFT data analytics tools and APIs, NFT Tooling that enables an easy launch of NFT projects, or creative NFT projects with another unique value proposition.
In addition, Revelation is also open to projects that change how we use social media, innovative SocialFi projects such as those that enable the creator economy, fan engagement, user-generated content, and community/social engagement.
DAOs & dCommunities are presented by GuildFi -- the interconnected ecosystem of games, communities, and NFT assets
As Web3 will be decentralized, Revelation needs teams that focus on this area of innovation as well.
A decentralized future needs disruptive DAOs & DaaS (DAO-as-a-Service), DAO operating systems & tooling for treasury and governance, decentralized government (dGov) infrastructure, and last but not least, the evolution of DAO in the form of DAO 2.0: Creative Designs & MediaDAO, VentureDAO, SocialDAO, etc.
Blockchain for Good is presented by HashKey -- a product that empowers institutional investors to capture investment opportunities in cryptocurrencies & blockchain technology.
With the world in turmoil, we are desperately in need of tools for causes that will better the lives of those less fortunate.
Revelation will reward builders focused on trustless fundraising, donation infrastructure & apps, decentralized credit & ID systems for citizens, decentralized information & education applications, and innovative Web3 implementation of traditional industries such as agriculture & energy.
Revelation will also encourage teams to connect -- not only-- within the blockchain space but with other cutting-edge technologies.
This opportunity will further initiate a conversation on creating technologies for emergency situations such as wars and natural disasters, which seem to, unfortunately, be happening with increased frequency.
Revelation's other sponsors include some of the most dynamic web3 players, who have partnered with us to support multichain developers and development. Platinum sponsors including: AWS, DoraFactory, SkyVision, NodeReal, GSR, Animoca Brands, WOO Network, and Tranches. Biswap, Galaxy, and IVCC are gold sponsors. MathWallet, Apeswap, Wombat, NFTScan, EPNS, and Multichain are our silver sponsors.
Official media partners for this hackathon will be Hackernoon and BSC News.
Prizes and Seed Funding
Thanks to the BNB Chain Fund and Revelation’s sponsors, the hackathon comes with massive prizes and seed funding totaling $10 million, distributed among the top hackathon teams across 6 categories. You can view the precise prize distribution for each track here.
Voting
Community voting begins on April 20th and concludes on May 10th. A panel will judge the projects from May 5th to May 9th.
Participating in Revelation is your chance to create something that will change the world.
Stay tuned for the next updates that will further specify the timeline, in-person events, and other details.
The registration for the Hackathon has already started. Don’t forget to tune into the opening ceremony Live at 3 PM UTC. BNB Chain Twitter!
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Useful Links:
- Revelation website: https://www.bnbchain.world/en/revelation-hackathon
- BNB Chain website: https://www.bnbchain.world/en
- BNB Chain Developers’ Resource: https://www.bnbchain.world/en/smartChain
- BNB Chain Discord: https://discord.com/invite/bnbchain
- Connect with BUIDLers on Discord: https://discord.gg/PCdeK2nfwh
- BUIDLers Guide: https://dorahacks.io/blog/buidlers-guide-revelation-hackathon/