Overview
HAPathon 2023 is a joint initiative of Alibaba Cloud, HashKey Group and PlatON. The competition features four global divisions: Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo, and Hong Kong, and contestants may choose the division nearest to them.
Focusing on the most prominent demands of the Web3 industry, the 2023 Web3 Global Startup Competition consists of three categories, including Technical Infrastructure, Financial Infrastructure, and Innovative Web3 Application.
Financial infrastructure
Financial infrastructure provides essential support for the financial system of the Web3 world. You are required to develop secure, efficient, and creative projects based on blockchain and related technologies, thereby contributing to the sustainable development of the Web3 financial ecosystem.
Technical Infrastructure
We invite outstanding developers around the world to explore underlying technologies in fields including Layer 2, decentralized data storage, computation, indexing, analysis, smart contracts, developer tools, and blockchain security and build creative, practical solutions.
Innovative Web3 Application
Focusing on popular Web3 applications, we will invite outstanding developers around the world to tap into their ingenuity and build creative applications to improve user experiences and bring more dynamics to the Web3 world. Contestants can build native Web2 applications or transform Web3 apps into more valuable Web3 apps using the tech features of blockchain.
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Competition Schedule
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Singapore: 18 - 19 March 2023
Registration deadline: 12 March 2023
Venue: Mellower Coffee Singapore, 108 Middle Rd, #01-01 Bernhard Schulte House, Singapore 188967 -
Bangkok: 25 - 26 March 2023
Registration deadline: 19 March 2023
Venue: True Digital Park Academy, 101 ถนน สุขุมวิท 101/1 Bang Chak, Phra Khanong, Bangkok 10260, Thailand -
Tokyo: 1 - 2 April 2023
Registration deadline: 26 March 2023
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Hong Kong: 8 - 9 April 2023
Awards Presentation: 15 April 2023
Registration deadline: 2 April 2023
Competition Prizes and Benefits
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Prize Pool: 200,000 USDC
Grand Finals
World Champion *1-20,000 USDC
Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo, and Hong Kong(three awards for each division)
First Place * 1-15,000 USDC
A $10,000 Alibaba Cloud voucher (valid for one year)
Travel subsidy (3,000 USDC, to attend the awards presentation on 15 April in Hong Kong)
100% off audit fee by Beosin
Second Place * 1-10,000 USDC
USD10,000 Alibaba Cloud credits (valid for one year)
Beosin accepts 50% of audit fees offset by project tokens
Third Place * 1-5,000 USDC
USD10,000 Alibaba Cloud credits (valid for one year)
Beosin accepts 30% of audit fees offset by project tokens
Every team that has passed the review and is shortlisted can apply for USD1,000 Alibaba Cloud credits for event preparation.
Special Awards
Web3 Middleware Service Award (15,000 USDC))
Security bug bounty (15,000 USDC)
DID applicability and compatibility (15,000 USDC)
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