Hey Hackers! Welcome to the first results announcement of the [#Web3 Writing Contest](https://www.contests.hackernoon.com/web3-writing-contest)!

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Didn’t hear about it yet? Here’s the deal: [You have to help Elon Musk find Web3!](https://hackernoon.com/help-elon-musk-find-web3-and-make-money-while-you-do-that)

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JK, HackerNoon has partnered with [Octopus Network](https://bit.ly/3pNigzr) to give monthly prizes to the best HackerNoon Web3 stories! Just __[submit your story](https://app.hackernoon.com/new?template=web3)__ with the [#Web3 tag](https://hackernoon.com/tagged/web3), and you’ll be entered to win up to $2000 worth of OCT tokens from our $12000 prize pool each month, from March 1st to August 31st.

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:::tip
You can use this [template to enter the web3 writing contest](https://app.hackernoon.com/new?template=web3).

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So who are the winners for the month of March?

## #Web3 Writing Contest March 2022 Nominations 🔥

Here’s how we selected the top 10 nominations for the month of March - We picked all the stories tagged with [#Web3](https://hackernoon.com/tagged) on HackerNoon, published in March 2022. Then we chose the top stories using **60:30:10** weightage respectively to:

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

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 1. [Getting to Web 3.0 from Web 1.0](https://hackernoon.com/getting-to-web-30-from-web-10) by [@osiotaiwo](https://hackernoon.com/u/osiotaiwo)
 2. [6 Interesting Play-to-Earn Games to Look Out For in 2022](https://hackernoon.com/6-interesting-play-to-earn-games-to-look-out-for-in-2022) by[@Cryptonite](https://hackernoon.com/u/Cryptonite)
 3. [There’s No Avoiding The Metaverse, It is the Next Chapter in Human History](https://hackernoon.com/theres-no-avoiding-the-metaverse-it-is-the-next-chapter-in-human-history) by[@fintechproffitt](https://hackernoon.com/u/fintechproffitt)
 4. [The Future Of Web3 Gaming And How To Get Involved](https://hackernoon.com/the-future-of-web3-gaming-and-how-to-get-involved) by [@mashacryptoprlab](https://hackernoon.com/u/mashacryptoprlab)
 5. [Promising Projects on the Metaverse in 2022](https://hackernoon.com/promising-projects-on-the-metaverse-in-2022) by [@cryptounfolded](https://hackernoon.com/u/cryptounfolded)
 6. [The Best Gaming and Metaverse Launchpads in 2022](https://hackernoon.com/the-best-gaming-and-metaverse-launchpads-in-2022) by [@cryptobadger](https://hackernoon.com/u/cryptobadger)
 7. [What is Play to Earn? And Why You Should Join the Movement!](https://hackernoon.com/what-is-play-to-earn-and-why-you-should-join-the-movement) by [@giorgiob](https://hackernoon.com/u/giorgiob)
 8. [We Are Millions. Let There Be Billions. Join the Web3 Revolution](https://hackernoon.com/we-are-millions-let-there-be-billions-join-the-web3-revolution) by [@decryptncurrency](https://hackernoon.com/u/decryptncurrency)
 9. [Neighborhoods of The Future](https://hackernoon.com/neighborhoods-of-the-future) by [@katzesther](https://hackernoon.com/u/katzesther)
10. [Web3 and the Meme Economy](https://hackernoon.com/web3-and-the-meme-economy) by [@kurtivy](https://hackernoon.com/u/kurtivy)

## And the Winners Are 👀

To make sure that our algorithm is not abused in any way (bot alert! 🤖), editors voted for the top stories. Here are the winners:

## In the first place, we have [Neighborhoods of The Future](https://hackernoon.com/neighborhoods-of-the-future) by [@katzesther](https://hackernoon.com/u/katzesther)

 ![](https://cdn.hackernoon.com/images/htFSSAp4chhkeyS1S6QLnMQB4v22-qza3znf.png)

> What if there was a convenient way to cut out costly middlemen altogether? Many people want to do it all with just a few clicks of a button or swipes of a screen. There are several sectors of crypto that are burgeoning with potential for the real estate industry as the public becomes more interested in digital currencies. Just look to the rapid rise of NFTs and the metaverse to understand the potential at play.

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Great story, @katzesther! You’ve won 434 OCT Tokens!

## [Web3 and the Meme Economy](https://hackernoon.com/web3-and-the-meme-economy) by [@kurtivy](https://hackernoon.com/u/kurtivy) has won the second prize!

 ![](https://cdn.hackernoon.com/images/htFSSAp4chhkeyS1S6QLnMQB4v22-6zb3zpt.png)

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> There are a lot of components that make up Web 3.0, but of all those components, three stand out right now. The first is the blockchain, the second is a cryptocurrency, and the third is NFTs. And two of those three elements have significant communities built around memes.

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Congratulations @kurtivy, you have won 260 OCT Tokens​!

## In the third place, we have [What is Play to Earn? And Why You Should Join the Movement!](https://hackernoon.com/what-is-play-to-earn-and-why-you-should-join-the-movement) by [@giorgiob](https://hackernoon.com/u/giorgiob)

 ![](https://cdn.hackernoon.com/images/htFSSAp4chhkeyS1S6QLnMQB4v22-xgc3z3m.png)

> The easiest way to explain Play to Earn to a newcomer is to imagine **Yu-Gi-Oh! or Magic the Gathering (MTG) back in the day**. These cards were sold on eBay for thousands of dollars - old players tired of playing were auctioning out their sets to allow new generations to play with the cards they owned.

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Informative story, @giorgio! You have won 86 Oct Tokens!

## The story with most views and decent reading time is [6 Interesting Play-to-Earn Games to Look Out For in 2022](https://hackernoon.com/6-interesting-play-to-earn-games-to-look-out-for-in-2022) by[@Cryptonite](https://hackernoon.com/u/Cryptonite)

 ![](https://cdn.hackernoon.com/images/hQ098u52DzPm2Y4UITQcQXtLRAk2-dw93ki0.png)

> As the Play-to-Earn space continues to grow, more and more interesting new games will come into the space.In the end, only the projects that bring value to users and the crypto gaming community will have an advantage over games.

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Yay, @Cryptonite! You have also won 86 Oct Tokens!

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That’s all, hackers! See y'all next time, with more prizes and more contests coming your way! Keep an eye on [contests.hackernoon.com](http://contests.hackernoon.com/) for more details. We will contact the winners shortly.

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:::tip
Remember, you can use this [template to enter the web3 writing contest](https://app.hackernoon.com/new?template=web3).

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