Hackers! We are back with the Round 3 results announcement of one of the BIGGEST writing contests - [The DeFi Writing Contest by SORA & HackerNoon](https://www.contests.hackernoon.com/defi-writing-contest?ref=hackernoon.com).


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The rewards for this contest will be distributed in XSTUSD. Here’s a complete __[guideline for you to get acquainted with XSTUSD](https://hackernoon.com/hackernoons-defi-writing-contest-with-sora-network-xstusd-use-cases?ref=hackernoon.com)__.

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Let’s jump right into it!

## The Defi Writing Contest: Nominees

Like all other contests, we pick our winners by selecting the top 10 story submissions using **60:30:10** weightage respectively to:

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* Number of hours read
* The number of people reached
* The freshness of the content

 \n The HackerNoon’s editorial team then votes, picking the top three stories among them and deciding which order to place the winners.

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But for this contest, there’s one difference:


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*Thanks to our sponsor SORA, we are also giving away 4 DEO tokens to the top 10 nominees every month!*

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## The Defi Writing Contest by SORA: Round 3 Nominees and Winners


 1. [Is Crypto a Missing Link in The Path Toward Star Trek's Moneyless Future?](https://hackernoon.com/is-crypto-a-missing-link-in-the-path-toward-star-treks-moneyless-future) by [@nebojsa.todorovic](https://hackernoon.com/u/nebojsa.todorovic).
 2. [Ukraine's Victory Will Lead To An Interest Rate Reversal and Next Crypto Bull Market](https://hackernoon.com/ukraines-victory-will-lead-to-an-interest-rate-reversal-and-next-crypto-bull-market) by [@darragh](https://hackernoon.com/u/darragh).
 3. [Don't Believe the Hype, Trust History](https://hackernoon.com/dont-believe-the-hype-trust-history) by [@emholt](https://hackernoon.com/u/emholt).
 4. [The Blockchain Trilemma: Could Layer 0 Be the Solution for Mass Adoption](https://hackernoon.com/the-blockchain-trilemma-could-layer-0-be-the-solution-for-mass-adoption) by [@antagonist](https://hackernoon.com/u/antagonist).
 5. [“These Are Not Laundromat Tokens” — The End of The Crypto Wild West](https://hackernoon.com/these-are-not-laundromat-tokens-the-end-of-the-crypto-wild-west) by [@anormaljourney](https://hackernoon.com/u/anormaljourney).
 6. [How Web3 Will Be Changed By The Merge](https://hackernoon.com/how-web3-will-be-changed-by-the-merge) by [@anormaljourney](https://hackernoon.com/u/anormaljourney).
 7. [10 Common DeFi Scams and How to Avoid Them](https://hackernoon.com/10-common-defi-scams-and-how-to-avoid-them) by [@toluajet](https://hackernoon.com/u/toluajet).
 8. [What Are the Blue Buttons of Death?](https://hackernoon.com/what-are-the-blue-buttons-of-death) by [@officercia](https://hackernoon.com/u/officercia). ***Editor’s note: This story is disqualified on the grounds of plagiarism***
 9. [Bear Market Mental Models - Are You Ready for the Next Bull Run?](https://hackernoon.com/bear-market-mental-models-are-you-ready-for-the-next-bull-run) by [@cryptoengineer](https://hackernoon.com/u/cryptoengineer).
10. [Everything You Need To Know About the Ethereum Merge](https://hackernoon.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-ethereum-merge-4z006hm) by [@toluajet](https://hackernoon.com/u/toluajet).

## The first prize goes to [Bear Market Mental Models - Are You Ready for the Next Bull Run?](https://hackernoon.com/bear-market-mental-models-are-you-ready-for-the-next-bull-run) by [@cryptoengineer](https://hackernoon.com/u/cryptoengineer).

 ![](https://cdn.hackernoon.com/images/-85b3qti.png)

> “A great primer on how to steel yourself psychologically in the ongoing bear market. Great tips and a wonderful read.” - HackerNoon Editor

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Congratulations [@cryptoengineer](https://hackernoon.com/u/cryptoengineer) , you have won 2500 XSTUSD.

## In the second place, we have [Is Crypto a Missing Link in The Path Toward Star Trek's Moneyless Future?](https://hackernoon.com/is-crypto-a-missing-link-in-the-path-toward-star-treks-moneyless-future) by [@nebojsa.todorovic](https://hackernoon.com/u/nebojsa.todorovic).

 ![](https://cdn.hackernoon.com/images/-5fd3q50.png)

> “A conclusion for the current times - "Federation Crypto Credit vs. Borg Crypto. Wouldn’t that be something?"Story very well written and helps contrast with with we thought the 2020s and beyond to be like. Interplanetary credit? More like internecine warfare is where we at.Getting my vote but I rue the missed opportunity to look into the logistics of interplanetary credit vs that of SWIFT that we have today.” - HackerNoon Editor

Great job [@nebojsa.todorovic](https://hackernoon.com/u/nebojsa.todorovic), you have won 1500 XSTUSD!

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Once again, congratulations to all the Winners! We will contact all the winners shortly. For updates, keep an eye on [contests.hackernoon.com](https://www.contests.hackernoon.com/?ref=hackernoon.com)!


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