Polkadot Hackathon 2023 Winter

Vara Network was one of the sponsors for the Polkadot Hackathon 2023, boasting a total prize pool of up to $300,000! This exceptional event was open to both individuals and teams and was divided into three main categories:

1. Polkadot's ecological developer tools.

2. Dapp products & smart contracts.

3. Building a blockchain based on the Polkadot SDK.

Vara Network had sponsored a $3000 USDC bounty for this hackathon, encouraging developers to craft innovative projects within the Vara Ecosystem! Teams building the following ecosystem applications on the Vara Network, powered by Gear Protocol, had the chance to earn rewards in the following categories:

1. Ecosystem Support - Analytics, tooling, and sites for Gear awareness.

2. NFTs - Collections that break new ground, and/or include experimental aspects.

3. DeFi - Original work that leverage Gear’s Infrastructure.

4. New Things - The most divergent ideas: DAOs & tooling, decentralized internet, gambling all things weird.

5. Zero-knowledge - The most advanced scaling & privacy contracts.

6. Gaming - 100% onchain or infinite games that utilise WASM VM.

This hackathon presented a fantastic opportunity for developers to showcase their talents and devise innovative solutions to enhance the blockchain ecosystem.