HAPathon 2023
- Application opens from January to April 2023
- 3 Main Categories of Web 3.0 Infrastructure and Application
- Global Challenge with USD400,000+ in prizes
- Across four global cities: Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo and Hong Kong
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. All award-winning teams from each division will gather at the 2023 Hong Kong Web3 Festival (Grand Final: April 15, 2023) to present their projects.
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(e.g. Innovative Dapp, NFT, Game-Fi, Social-Fi, etc.) 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 March 2023
Registration deadline: 12 March 2023
Venue: Vanguard Building, 71 Stamford Rd, Singapore 178895 -
Bangkok: 25 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: 2 April 2023
Registration deadline: 26 March 2023
Venue: Alibaba Cloud Japan Services Corporation ；2-2-1 Kyobashi, Chuoku, Tokyo 104-0031 -
Hong Kong: 11 April 2023
Registration deadline: 2 April 2023
Venue: Deloitte Digital, 5/F, Cityplaza 4,12 Taikoo Wan Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Competition Prizes and Benefits
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Prize Pool: 200,000 USDC
Grand Finals - Grand Champion x 1
> 20,000 USDC
The team that receives the most votes during the 2023 Hong Kong Web3 Festival will be the World Champion.
Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo, and Hong Kong (Three awards for each division).
For Hong Kong :
First Place x 1
> 15,000 USDC
> A 10-min speaking slot at the sub-stage of the 2023 Hong Kong Web3 Festival
> 6 tickets to the 2023 Hong Kong Web3 Festival
> USD10,000 Alibaba Cloud voucher (valid for one year)
> Travel subsidy (3,000 USDC, to attend the awards presentation on 15 April in Hong Kong, exclude Team Hong Kong)
Second Place x 1
> 10,000 USDC
> USD10,000 Alibaba Cloud credits (valid for one year)
> 6 tickets to the 2023 Hong Kong Web3 Festival
Third Place x 1
> 5,000 USDC
> USD10,000 Alibaba Cloud credits (valid for one year)
> 6 tickets to the 2023 Hong Kong Web3 Festival
Alibaba Cloud credits
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
> 4,000 USDC for Hong Kong
The award will be given to the best project for promoting the development of innovative Web3 tools and platforms by providing professional services for global developers in fields covering middleware and developer toolkits.
· Security bug bounty
> 4,000 USDC for Hong Kong
An incentive for submitting effective bug reports on Alibaba Cloud's NodeAPI service.
· DID applicability and compatibility
> 4,000 USDC for Hong Kong
The award will be given to the best DeFi project (dex lending) that requires KYC and uses DID or the best DID-based socialFi project, such as a lens-based Dapp
Sponsor Rewards
All award-winning teams in the four divisions will receive a $10,000 Alibaba Cloud voucher (valid for one year).
All participating teams can apply for a $1,000 Alibaba Cloud voucher.
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