About the challenge

This semester, we have really been pushing our education aspect and created a cohort of 25 students to teach the next generation of blockchain students at KU, and we have a closing ceremony coming up. There are 5 teams that have created some incredible projects and will be showcasing them at this ceremony and judged for prizes. 

 

 

 

Requirements

What to Build - 

Any blockchain project they feel like!

What to Submit - 

A demo and a pitch deck highlighting the business aspects. 

Prizes

$2,500 in prizes
Best Overall
$1,250 in cash
1 winner

Best Business Analysis
$750 in cash
1 winner

Best Use of XRPL
$500 in cash
1 winner

Judges

Jahnvi Maddila

Stan Stelcher

Stan Stelcher

Caleb Hite

Alex Perez

Alex Salsali

Alex Salsali

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
    Goal: Very interesting / creative use case that can ONLY be done using blockchain technology (Good example projects below)
  • Execution
    Goal: Excellent design, clean UI/UX, no errors, fun to use, BONUS: Not a traditional web app (video game, mobile app, hardware integration, chrome extension)
  • Blockchain Integration
    Goal: Above requirements + uses an advanced blockchain concept (NFTs, MPTs, Zero Knowledge, etc) — If you want to do this please let us know and we can help!
  • Presentation
    Goal: Excellent presentation, demonstrates the project in a meaningful way
  • Market Analysis
    Goal: Strong Financial analysis. Deep understanding of projects respective product market.

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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