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Covered: EOS Global Hackathon, United States

Block.One conducted the 4th EOS Global Hackathon in San Francisco, the United States where winners were awarded prizes worth
Block.One conducted the 4th EOS Global Hackathon in San Francisco, the United States where winners were awarded prizes worth $144,000.

Block.One the company behind the EOS Blockchain conducted the 4th EOS Global Hackathon in San Francisco, the United States where winners were awarded prizes worth $144,000.

What was the challenge?

The hackathon participants were told to build an application on the EOSIO Blockchain that would foster a fundamental competitive advantage by implementing a business model that aligns interests among stakeholders and drives more value back to users.

Winners

1st Price ($100000)

The 1st price was won by NouGit Team who developed a fully decentralized and incentivized GIT repositories.

2nd Price ($25000)

The 2nd price was won by Pollinate Team who developed an EOSIO based application that awarded a percentage of the shipping cost to the people for last-mile deliveries by picking up and delivering packages.

3rd Price ($10000)

The 3rd price was won by Six Degrees Team who developed an EOSIO based application that assists in facilitating need-based personal and professional relationships.

Endorsements

The hackathon was endorsed by Mike Novogratz, the CEO and founder of Galaxy Digital and Mike Lempres who is the chief legal and risk officer at Coinbase Exchange who were both judges for the contest.

Novogratz said that Block.One is a leading company in the Blockchain Industry and has a great hand in the blockchain revolution by bringing in the EOSIO platform and producing the environment for the broad adoption of the technology.

Block.One is also hosting the upcoming EOSIO Hackathon in Hong Kong, London, and Sydney. The Grand Finale of the Hackathon will happen in South Africa, Cape Town on 7th December 2018.

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