, a blockchain infrastructure company, has been named as the official sponsor for two key global hackathon events hosted by the n. This is only the beginning of a global series of hackathons that will bring together Web2 and Web3 developers to create and test out new products on the TON blockchain in locations like Tel Aviv and London. Orbs TON Foundatio https://twitter.com/orbs_network/status/1624879618422370305?embedable=true : Vested Interest Disclosure The author is an independent contributor publishing via our . Be it through direct compensation, media partnerships, or networking. The author has a vested interest in the company/ies mentioned in this story. HackerNoon has reviewed the report for quality, but the claims herein belong to the author. #DYOR brand-as-author program Orbs technical co-founder, Tal Kol, and senior software engineer, Shahar Yakir, will serve as TON developer specialists for the London and Tel Aviv events, respectively. The two will provide mentorship to the participating teams and evaluate their code and GitHub repositories as part of the hackathon's technical judging panel. The Tel Aviv conference will run from the 19th through the 20th of February, while the London conference will kick off on the 25th. Participants in the hackathon will be charged with creating something for the TON mainnet or coming up with a new model for current initiatives, with a special emphasis on foundational technologies like DeFi, decentralised digital identification, and DAOs. The winning teams will split the $300,000 in prize money, access to the TONcoin Fund, funding for security audits, and introductions to investors and venture capitalists. Orbs' expansion into the TON ecosystem and development of various Layer-3 apps in 2022 paved the way for TON's involvement in these two events, which are being sponsored as part of the ongoing partnership between the two companies. Orbs has been acknowledged by the TON Foundation as an important collaborator in the foundation's efforts to realise a decentralised future and strengthen the TON community. Don’t forget to like and share the story! Image credits: . Alex Kotliarskyi

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