HACK THE INEVITABLE - FEBRUARY 25TH 6:00 PM MDT - FEBRUARY 27TH 10:00 AM MDT
(Both Business & Technial Solutions, Plans, and Ideas Are ALL Welcome As Entries!)
A hackathon dedicated to submitting your idea to Project Catalyst for a potential piece of $16,000,000 in funding and our own $100,000+ in exclusive prizes here on DevPost!
A weekend-long event from Friday, February 25th at 6:00 pm and running through Sunday, February 27th at 10:00 am.
Participate virtually from anywhere in the world!
Quality challenges in a variety of areas from high-profile companies in blockchain, data ownership & encryption, self-sovereignty, and crypto adoption.
Requirements
In order to be eligible for any Hack the Inevitable prizes, you must:
1. IMMEDIATELY register an account on Cardano's Project Catalyst: https://cardano.ideascale.com/
2. Pick a challenge from our list below and build your project!
3. Submit your final project as a proposal on one of Project Catalyst's Fund 8 Campaigns
4. Enter in this EXACT information for your Catalyst Submission
5. Submit your final project to our DevPost page
6.. Submit your project in both places by February 27th, 2022 @ 10:00am MDT
You must submit your team’s Entry by 10:00 AM on February 27th, 2022 MDT. A team may only submit one entry per challenge and must submit a proposal for a project catalyst campaign and submit on DevPost.
Submission expectations include:
- The DevPost challenge AND Project Catalyst campaign you are entering for
- Your submission to a Project Catalyst campaign
- Your submission to this DevPost hackathon
- Project title
- Project tagline
- Project description (should be approximately 500 words)
- Supporting documentation (PowerPoint, PDF, video, etc.)
In Addition:
You Must Join Our Discord
Prizes
$111,000 in prizes
Submit a Catalyst Proposal for Best solution for Interoperability - $25,000 LUXE NFT (North Division)
✔️ Challenge description:
Interoperability between networks and blockchains is the future of this space. This challenge will reward the best solution to promote interoperability. Either submit a business or technical solution to win this challenge!
✔️ Prompts:
How might we create connections and collaboration between blockchains in the next six months?
How might we make it easy and fast for dApps and other projects to expand or completely move from Ethereum to other blockchains?
Can we build an Open Ecosystem to drive growth, give equal opportunities to all, and increase the synergies across all blockchains and networks?
✔️ Catalyst campaigns to submit your project to (REQUIRED):
Cross-Chain Collaboration - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/381705-48088
The Great Migration (from Ethereum) - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/382642-48088
Open Standards & Interoperability - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/383619-48088
✔️ Prize:
The LUXE metaPASS Experience NFT brings two years of value! All team members who are properly registered can share in the following benefits: 1)Whitelisted early entry on NFT drops, like the Volcom 30yr anniversary drop 2) Access to premier IRL events like the Cultureverse Festival 3) See full list here: https://www.mymetashop.com/shop.html#metapass
✔️ Payment Method:
NFT will be sent to the winners' wallet address!
✔️ Other Comments:
Either submit a technical or business submission. Only one NFT will be given out, so a team will have to determine how to split the utility of the NFT between members.
Winner - Basketo
Submit a Proposal for Growing Communities and Increasing Awareness - $25,000 LUXE NFT (South Division)
✔️ Challenge description:
It's critical to grow and increase awareness of crypto, blockchain, and web3 technology in order to see mass adoption. This challenge asks for either a technical or business solution to accomplish this. Pick from one of the prompts below and start to build!
Winner - Link Start
✔️ Prompts:
How might we make it faster and easier for new network or DAO members to take on suitable roles and responsibilities in 2022?
What is the best strategy or solution to expand a blockchain community into Africa, India, East Asia, or other areas?
How can we build more community hubs around the world for the everyday person to be involved in? The best strategy or solution to foster local community hubs across the world where the average person can take part in their own language and with their own cultural understanding?
✔️ Catalyst campaigns to submit your project to (REQUIRED):
Scale-UP Cardano's Community Hubs - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/381022-48088
Grow Africa, Grow Cardano - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/384227-48088
Grow East Asia, Grow Cardano - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/382067-48088
Grow India, Grow Cardano - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/381216-48088
New Member Onboarding - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/382639-48088
Scale-UP Cardano's Community Hubs - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/381022-48088
✔️ Prize:
The LUXE metaPASS Experience NFT brings two years of value! All team members who are properly registered can share in the following benefits: 1)Whitelisted early entry on NFT drops, like the Volcom 30yr anniversary drop 2) Access to premier IRL events like the Cultureverse Festival 3) See full list here: https://www.mymetashop.com/shop.html#metapass
✔️ Payment Method:
NFT will be sent to the winners' wallet address!
✔️ Other Comments:
Either submit a technical or business submission. Only one NFT will be given out, so a team will have to determine how to split the utility of the NFT between members.
Submit a Catalyst Proposal to Increase Technology Adoption - $25,000 LUXE NFT (East Division)
✔️ Challenge description:
No matter how good the latest and great technology is, it won't matter if no one uses it. This challenge is all about building out technology that will make adoption easier for the everyday user. This could be friendlier interfaces, easier on-boarding, or anything else to increase adoption. Pick a prompt from below and start to build!
✔️ Prompts:
What applications will provide the most value for end users in 2022? Companies are finally discovering the power of blockchain technologies, what solution can you offer that will bring the most value?
How can blockchain-based solutions help meet real business needs, and what would be their impact? Quality Dapps and integrations will increase utility & adoption! What integration will result in new, viable applications built on top of a blockchain?
✔️ Catalyst campaigns to submit your proposal to (REQUIRED):
DApps and Integrations - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/383335-48088
Business Solutions (B2B & B2C) - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/382660-48088
✔️ Prize:
The LUXE metaPASS Experience NFT brings two years of value! All team members who are properly registered can share in the following benefits: 1)Whitelisted early entry on NFT drops, like the Volcom 30yr anniversary drop 2) Access to premier IRL events like the Cultureverse Festival 3) See full list here: https://www.mymetashop.com/shop.html#metapass
✔️ Payment Method:
NFT will be sent to the winners' wallet address!
✔️ Other Comments:
Either submit a technical or business submission. Only one NFT will be given out, so a team will have to determine how to split the utility of the NFT between members.
Winner - Cardona Credwise
Submit a Catalyst Proposal for a Blockchain/Web3 Startup - $25,000 LUXE NFT (West Division)
✔️ Challenge description:
The goal of this challenge is to take the emerging technologies of web3 and blockchain and create a minimum viable product idea, business plan, and pitch. The individual or team who creates these and excels in the judging criteria will win the prize.
✔️ Prompts:
What is the next great blockchain/web3 startup?
Create a minimum viable product, business plan, and pitch for the next great blockchain/web3 startup!
✔️ Catalyst campaigns to submit your project to (REQUIRED):
Choose any catalyst campaign that you feel your project applies to. If your project applies to none, then pick the miscellaneous campaign to submit to.
Miscellaneous Challenge - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/381326-48088
✔️ Prize:
The LUXE metaPASS Experience NFT brings two years of value! All team members who are properly registered can share in the following benefits: 1)Whitelisted early entry on NFT drops, like the Volcom 30yr anniversary drop 2) Access to premier IRL events like the Cultureverse Festival 3) See full list here: https://www.mymetashop.com/shop.html#metapass
✔️ Payment Method:
NFT will be sent to the winners' wallet address!
✔️ Other Comments:
Only one NFT will be given out, so a team will have to determine how to split the utility of the NFT between members.
Winner - NFT3D Live 3D Interactive Metaverse
Harmony One Challenges - $10,000
(4)
✔️ Challenge description:
Four $2500 prizes
1) Best Interoperability
2) Best DAO tooling
3) Best leverage of Harmony Blockchain
4) Best Government Use Case
✔️ Prompts:
Build a project based around one of the following:
1) Best Interoperability solution
2) Best DAO tooling
3) Best leverage of Harmony Blockchain
4) Best Government Use Case
✔️ Prize: Four $2500 prizes for best submission in each category
✔️ Payment Method: Crypto
Winners $2500 each:
1) Best Interoperability - Void
2) Best DAO tooling - DoDao
3) Best leverage of Harmony Blockchain - DG
4) Best Government Use Case - Void
Submit a Catalyst Proposal for Best Social Impact or Environmental Impact - Sponsored by ADA Makerspace ($1,000)
✔️ Challenge description:
ADA Makerspace will award 1000 ADA and 10,000 ADM to the best Social Impact or Environmental Impact project. Project must be launched on Cardano main net to qualify.
✔️ Prompts:
The best Social Impact or Environmental Impact project!
✔️ Catalyst Campaigns to submit your proposal to (REQUIRED):
Accelerate Decentralized Identity - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/383978-48088
Lobbying for favorable legislation - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/381094-48088
Self-Sovereign Identity - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/380986-48088
If you can't find a campaign to fit your project, you can submit it to this campaign:
Miscellaneous Challenge - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/381326-48088
✔️ Prize: 1000 ADA and 10,000 ADM
✔️ Payment Method: Crypto
Winner - Affordable Real Estate Investments
Submit a Catalyst Proposal for a Blockchain/Web3 Startup - Sponsored by Techstars
✔️ Challenge description:
The best web3 startup idea, plan, and pitch will win an interview with the Program Manager of Techstars for the for inclusion in one of their upcoming cohorts – this is a huge deal and a fast track to get noticed, and funded with your startup idea generated at the Hack The Inevitable!
✔️ Prompts:
The best web3 startup idea, plan, and pitch!
✔️ Catalyst Campaigns to submit your proposal to (REQUIRED):
Choose any Catalyst campaign that you feel your project applies to. If your project applies to none, then pick the miscellaneous campaign to submit to.
Miscellaneous Challenge - https://cardano.ideascale.com/a/dtd/381326-48088
✔️ Prize:
Interview with the Program Manager of Techstars for the for inclusion in one of their upcoming cohorts – this is a huge deal and a fast track to get noticed, and funded with your startup idea generated at the Hack The Inevitable!
✔️ Payment Method:
interview time
Winner - NFT3D Live 3D Interactive Metaverse
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Dmytro Budym
Software Development Engineer

VIachaslau Matsukevich
Cloud Solutions Architect

Avrora Shuhalii
UX Architect

Raghav Poddar
Founder - Stealth Startup

Pete Townsend
Managing Director - Techstars

Romain Vidal
IPRally Technologies

Chris Snook
CEO - SDKco

Rich Kopcho
President - SDKco

Alexander Kozhenkov
Team Lead at GridGain

Kyle Custis
Project Manager - SDKco
Judging Criteria
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Execution
Is the entry complete with a project title, tagline, project description, and supporting documentation? No Credit:0 points; Developing:1-2 points; Effective:3-4 points: Excellent:5 points. -
Design
Is the product or plan aesthetically pleasing? Does the design of the product or plan elevate its message? No Credit:0 points; Developing:1-2 points; Effective:3-4 points: Excellent:5 points. -
Creativity
Does the product introduce a new approach or perspective, technical, analytical, or visual? No Credit:0 points; Developing:1-2 points; Effective:3-4 points: Excellent:5 points. -
Utility
Does the product address the challenge? No Credit:0 points; Developing:1-2 points; Effective:3-4 points: Excellent:5 points. -
Impact
Can the project make a significant impact? No Credit:0 points; Developing:1-2 points; Effective:3-4 points: Excellent:5 points.
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