Build On Hackathon by the Numbers

This year's Build On Hackathon has come to a thrilling close, and we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate the innovation, creativity, and dedication shown by developers worldwide. With over 1,800 applications, a global pool of participants, and over $275,000 in prizes, the event demonstrated the immense potential of Web3 technology and decentralized solutions. Here's a look back at the winners and standout projects that made this hackathon unforgettable.

Hackathon Highlights: By the Numbers

• 1,800+ applications from aspiring builders across the globe.
• 110+ projects submitted, showcasing diverse solutions in blockchain technology.
• $275,000+ in prizes awarded across multiple categories.
• 10 partner organizations supported the hackathon with tools, mentorship, and resources.

Acknowledging Our Amazing Partners

This hackathon wouldn’t have been possible without the support of our incredible partners: Noves, CoinAPI, CoinPaprika, Covalent, Blockscout, Avail, Odos, and PYUSD. Their tools, mentorship, and contributions helped hackers bring their visions to life.

"Build On gave hackathoners a simple way to access and connect multiple APIs. This meant more opportunities to get creative with development rather than bogged down with data delivery issues.” — Blockscout

How the Build-On Hackathon Worked

The Build-On Hackathon celebrated the wide variety of tools and data solutions available for web3 developers today. To encourage various projects built leveraging varied APIs and tech stacks, developers entered tracks dedicated to highlighting creative uses of partner-developed APIs in QuickNode’s Marketplace. 

An additional track awarded developers for creative and innovative implementation of Paypal’s PYUSD stablecoin. 

Lastly, there were tracks that rewarded innovative uses of QuickNode’s latest data tools.  

One track rewarded projects utilizing QuickNode Streams to access real-time and historical data, the implementation of filters to obtain more detailed data, and the utilization of Streams REST API.

A Functions track focused on innovative implementations that leverage Functions to offload backend operations to Function's serverless infrastructure, streamlining blockchain interactions and improving dApp performance.

And, of course, prizes were awarded for the best overall projects across all tracks. 

The Winners and Runner-Ups

Without further ado, let’s highlight the winners by category. To dive deeper into the projects, click on the links for detailed information, such as an in-depth summary of the project, QuickNode tools used, and challenges faced along the way. 

Best Overall Project

• Winner: QuickNode for Robotics
  This standout project seamlessly connects industrial robotics automation to the blockchain with QuickNode Functions and QuickNode Streams.
• Runners-up:
  • PayRails: A fully decentralised onramp and digital payments solution for users and merchants powered by PyUSD stablecoin
  • Gas Guardian: Helps users reduce transaction costs through customized alerts with AI-driven predictions.

Category Highlights and Winners

Noves

• Winner: Multichain AI Trading Agent
  This project utilized Noves Translate API Add-on to build a multilingual, multichain AI-driven trading assistant that supports global market participation.
• Prize: $1,000 cash.

CoinAPI

• Winner: NFTVerse
  This innovative project leverages CoinAPI's Crypto Market Data Add-on to mint, stake and manage NFTs.
• Honorable Mention: Globalgear
  Enables merchants in developing regions to accept global payments of PYUSD without complex banking infrastructure

CoinPaprika

• Winner: FridonAI
  FridonAI leverages AI to enhance the crypto experience, combining intelligent analytics, powerful search, and real-time notifications within a cohesive chat interface.
• Runners-up:
  • TokenGPT: Just pop in a crypto question, and TokenGPT simulates future price points, tokenomics scores, and key insights in seconds.
  • Lendbit: Lendbit is a peer-to-peer DeFi lending platform that empowers users to lend and borrow against crypto collateral, fostering a community-centric approach to financial solutions.

“Coinpaprika was excited to join QuickNode’s Build On hackathon. The innovation, support, and infrastructure align perfectly with our mission. We look forward to future collaborations!” — Coinpaprika

Covalent

• Winner: Multichain AI Trading Agent
  An intelligent conversational multichain AI bot for executing cross-chain trades and analyzing blockchain transactions using natural language prompts.
• Runners-up:
  • EquilibrAI: Automated Portfolio Rebalancing with AI Analytics in a single click.
  • Thoonga Nagaram - The City: Thoonga Nagaram enables anonymous and ZK-based citizen data and grievance management.

Blockscout

• Winner: CryptoLens
  A single, user-friendly interface to view and manage all wallet assets, including tokens, NFTs, and transaction history.
• Runner-up: Rollup Explorer: A comprehensive app-chain analytics dashboard tool to view the latest data and analytics of the rollup ecosystem.

Avail

• Winner: Repcheck Protocol
  RepCheck is a Web3 reputation protocol deployed on RepChain, a custom Avail-powered rollup that quantifies and rewards user engagement across DeFi protocols.
• Runners-up:
  • QCom: With QCom, customers can enjoy a transparent shopping experience with real-time transaction monitoring, while merchants benefit from lower transaction costs and efficient data accessibility for analytics.
  • Avail OP Stack Docs Review: Enhancing the Avail Project’s OP Stack Documentation with comprehensive testing, visual guides, and structured feedback to improve setup clarity and user experience across the deployment process.

Odos

• Winner: EquilibrAI
  Automated Portfolio Rebalancing with AI Analytics in a single click.
• Runners-up:
  • Lendbit: Lendbit is a peer-to-peer DeFi lending platform that empowers users to lend and borrow against crypto collateral, fostering a community-centric approach to financial solutions.
  • CrossFi: CrossFi enables a smoother DeFi experience through chain abstraction that enables seamless deposits into any protocol.

PYUSD

• Winner: DataDiscovery
  DataDiscovery is a data asset management platform that collects, visualizes, and manages survey and on-chain data–allowing companies to purchase and utilize it.
• Honorable Mentions:
  • RepCheck Protocol: RepCheck is a Web3 reputation protocol deployed on RepChain, a custom Avail-powered rollup that quantifies and rewards user engagement across DeFi protocols.
  • GasSaverX: GasSaverX provides up-to-the-second gas price metrics for networks like Ethereum and Polygon, allowing users to spot cost-effective transaction times and better control fees.
  • Crawdify: Crawdify allows anyone to set up a campaign for a social cause or any kind of initiative and raise donations in PYUSD.

QuickNode Marketplace Add-ons

• Winner: Lendbit
  Lendbit is a peer-to-peer DeFi lending platform that empowers users to lend and borrow against crypto collateral, fostering a community-centric approach to financial solutions.
• Runners-up:
  • Optos Price Alerts: Set price alerts for various tokens on different blockchains and receive alerts directly on Telegram.
  • TxSentinel: A decentralized firewall for blockchain transactions, leveraging a network of agents to detect risks and reward them for protecting users from malicious contracts, fraud or losses.

QuickNode Streams

• Winner: Gas Guardian
  Helps users reduce transaction costs through customized alerts with AI-driven predictions.
• Runners-up:
  • RepCheck Protocol: RepCheck is a Web3 reputation protocol deployed on RepChain, a custom Avail-powered rollup that quantifies and rewards user engagement across DeFi protocols.
  • NeuraNFT: Tokenizing intelligence and empowering individuals with personalized, secure AI through blockchain-based ownership.

QuickNode Functions

• Winner: QuickNode for Robotics
  This standout project seamlessly connects industrial robotics automation to the blockchain with QuickNode Functions and QuickNode Streams.
• Runners-up:
  • Gas Guardian: Helps users reduce transaction costs through customized alerts with AI-driven predictions.
  • Thoonga Nagaram - The City: Thoonga Nagaram enables anonymous and ZK-based citizen data and grievance management.

Looking Ahead

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Build On Hackathon 2024! Your creativity, dedication, and innovative solutions inspire us all. For those looking to continue building, don’t forget to check out our Startup Program for additional resources and support. We can’t wait to see what you’ll create next!

Stay tuned for more updates, and we’ll see you at the next hackathon! 🚀

Want to explore the tools our hackers used? Check out Streams, Functions, and Marketplace Add-Ons with a QuickNode account.

For any further questions or custom enterprise solutions, feel free to Contact Us. 

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