An Interchain Ideathon

oct. 07.

oct. 27.

Ideahackers
Guide to IBC

An opportunity for blockchain builders and users to pioneer the next generation of cross-chain innovation.

A hackathon just for ideas. No coding or software engineering required.

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What you need to know
Each Track has 5 prizes
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Total Prize Pot
$30,000
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First Place
$3,000
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Second Place
$1,500
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3x Third Prize Winners
$500
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Win a Trip
to Istanbul

Bring your idea to life with an all-expenses-paid trip to Istanbul for an IBC Incubator!

The Interchain Foundation will sponsor the five first-place track winners to attend the Incubator. The winners will work with local developers to develop a proof-of-concept for their IBC idea.

Tracks

Solana

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Use Solana’s high-performance blockchain as the foundation for cross-chain innovation. This track seeks innovative interoperable ideas that use IBC to connect Solana to new ecosystems and applications.

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First prize$3,000
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Second prize$1,500
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3x third prize winners$500/ each

Judges

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Alix Keller

ICF

Chief Product Officer

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Aditya Sripal

ICF

Lead Protocol Architect

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Aaron Kong

Osmosis Labs

Growth & Strategy Lead

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Adi Seredinschi

Informal Systems

Director of Product

X GITHUB LINKEDIN
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Brianna Migliaccio

Solana Foundation

Developer Relations

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Greg Osuri

Akash

Co-Founder

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Jacob Arluck

Celestia Labs

Head of Strategy

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Jelena Djuric

Noble

CEO

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John Letey

Noble

Co-Founder and CTO

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Jonathan Berger

Strangelove

Head of Product

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Josh Lee

Keplr

Co-founder

X GITHUB LINKEDIN
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Omar Zaki

Composable Foundation

Co-Founder Picasso & Mantis

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Zaki Manian

Sommelier

Co-Founder

X GITHUB LINKEDIN

Timeline

September 23, 2024

Registration Opens

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October 7 - 27, 2024

Idea Submission & Workshops

Submit Idea

November 2024

Winners Released

Build in Real Life

IBC Incubator Istanbul

Before You
Begin

The IBC Ideathon rewards you for experimenting and ideating about the future of interoperability.

How
to Submit

Ideas will be judged according to the judging criteria. You must follow the submission guidelines for your idea to be eligible.

Register on Dorahacks

Register for the Ideathon on Dorahacks

Use the IBC Idea Builder to map out your IBC idea. Export your IBC Idea to your BUIDL on Dorahacks.

Complete your submission on Dorahacks.

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Participation in the Ideathon is contingent upon acceptance of the terms and conditions.

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