For this Hackathon, we have listened to your feedback and understand that the community would like to see completed projects being awarded. Therefore, for this hackathon, you will be submitting a complete project or project that is near completion so make sure to have your project ready and submitted before the deadline. You need to have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that is hosted online so the judges and the community can check out the project directly. Projects that have smart contracts will need to be deployed onto the testnet or mainnet.
There are $975,000 of prizes to be won if you participate on DevPost, among the total 6 tracks. A panel of judges will choose the winners through the DevPost platform.
TRON DAO Forum posting is required for this Hackathon as many of you requested projects to interact with the community. All projects are required to sign up on the TRON DAO Forum and start posting your Hackathon project to our Hackathon 2022 Season 3 category when submission opens on September 20th, 2022. There will be $225,000 in prizes for the forum and forum winners will be chosen by the community through polling.
A new bonus award introduced in TRON Grand Hackathon S3 is a 5000 USDD New Project Engagement Prize awarded by TRON DAO. This prize will be awarded to a project that has continued to keep the community updated with forum post progress and engagement but has yet to receive a prize. So, it is beneficial if you make your project post right away and keep the community updated throughout the Hackathon.
We have also added 2 new tracks for season 3:
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Ecosystem Track - This will feature the Ethereum blockchain this season and focus on attracting Ethereum projects looking to expand their reach. This track will be centered around the mass adoption of blockchain technology and innovative cross-chain solutions. TRON has always supported cross-chain functionality as it is compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Now with the further development of the BitTorrent Chain, developers have more flexible options to deploy on and interact between different L1 blockchain ecosystems. Projects joining the Ecosystem track will have to be pure Ethereum projects. If your project is on TRON or BTTC, you must join one of the four tracks - Web3, NFT, DeFi or GameFi. Winners of the Ecosystem track will not only get hackathon prizes, they will also be given the resources and support to help them convert into our TRON/BTTC ecosystem.
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Academy Track - This will concentrate on launching an in-person event designed specifically for currently enrolled university students. It will be positioned as a “hacker house” where students can gather in real life, learn about the TRON ecosystem, and compete with one another for some solid prizes. Please make sure to submit your Academy Track project before November 13 through this link. Note that you will also have to create a project post in the Hackathon 2022 Season 3 category.
The TRON Grand Hackathon 2022 and the TRON DAO Forum are all about possibilities, interactions, and empowering the TRON DAO community to have a say in the digital world. The decentralized web is all about putting the power in the hands of the people. With TRON DAO Hackathon 2022 Season 3, anyone can win a prize, including those who are not participating in the submission of a hackathon project. During the winners’ announcement, ten active and helpful community contributors will be awarded to get a bonus community contributor prize as well! Let’s HackaTRON!