The wait is over! The final results announcement of the brought to you by HackerNoon and is here! The #blockchain writing contest has scored the highest number of submissions to date! During the span of 6 months, we published 500+ stories, generating more than half a million reads and over 2 months of reading time! Blockchain Writing Contest Tatum This is what we love about the writing contest - it’s a HUGE win for the sponsor as they own the tag (in this case, the mighty tag) on HackerNoon, it’s a win for our community, as their stories get rewarded, and it’s a win for HackerNoon as we get to publish fantastic stories on HackerNoon. #blockchain Kudos to our sponsor Tatum. Hats off to the HackerNoon blockchain community. The Blockchain Writing Contest: August 2022 Nominations & Winners We picked all the stories with the # tag on HackerNoon, published in August 2022. Then we chose the top stories using 60:30:10 weightage respectively to: blockchain Number of hours read The number of people reached The freshness of the content Here are the top 10 nominations: by @ . Metamask - Is It Really A Wallet? moderneremite by . Understanding the Blockchain: The Foundation of Cryptocurrency @infinity by @ . What is Cairo Lang? 10 Best Resources for Scaling dApps Using STARKs aleksandrmalyshev by @ . 4 Decentralized Oracle Platforms that Bridge Real-World Data to the Blockchain gabrielmanga by @ . Exciting Developments in Blockchain Technology That You Should Be Aware Of gabrielmanga by @ . How to Interact With the Elrond Blockchain in a Simple Static Website juliancwirko by @ . A Brief Discourse About the Solana Hack wole by @ . The Next Big Thing: Blockchain Technology and Web 3.0 michaelfaith by @ . Interesting Events That Are Happening in the Crypto Space 2022 gabrielmanga by @ . Blockchain Explained - For Noobs zartaj In the FIRST place, we have by @ . Blockchain Explained - For Noobs zartaj “I like this because of the timeline included in there and this goes a bit more in-dept into the history, structure and specifics of the blockchain as well as potential use cases for a very rounded out article for those new to the topic” - HackerNoon Editor. Congratulations, @ , on taking first place and winning 500 USDT!! zartaj The SECOND place goes to by @ . Metamask - Is It Really A Wallet? moderneremite “This starts off as a really good tongue-in-cheek look at Metamask and how it functions and whether it should be called a wallet at all, and also provides some really good analogies. The writing style is very interesting and engaging, and draws in the reader. Love the use of gifs throughout.” - HackerNoon Editor @ , You have won 300 USDT for winning second place; great job!!! moderneremite In the THIRD place, we have by . Understanding the Blockchain: The Foundation of Cryptocurrency @infinity “Buffett choking out Elon!? How is that not the best image of all time. This story should win all the awards. In all seriousness though, this is a good introduction to the Blockchain from a novice's POV of learning about it from scratch. Had good infographics in it as well.” - HackerNoon Editor Congratulations to , You have won 100 USDT!! @infinity Last but not least, the “Most Read Story” Award goes to by @ . Metamask - Is It Really A Wallet? moderneremite Congratulations to @ for an amazing story and the double victory! moderneremite Congratulations again to all the winners. We will contact y’all shortly. Keep an eye on to see the current and upcoming writing contests! contests.hackernoon.com HackerNoon and/or any of its employees, representatives, and/or contractors shall never ask for your wallet seed, your secret keys, private keys, and/or mnemonics to your wallet. Treat such emails with distrust - as you should any email/SMS that asks for such private information. Always remember, he/she/they who have your keys have your wallet. Do not hand...