ETHDam 2024

Hacking, rules and submission

⚠️ The hackathon starts on Friday May 9th at 10:00 CET

⚠️ The submission deadline through the TAIKAI platform is May 11th at 10:00 CET

ETHDam Hacking Rules 📜

• ETHDam is happening IRL 
• You cannot copy, use or submit another team's source code;
• The decision of judges is final in the determination of prizes and awards;
• Bounties are in the hands of our hackathon partners, which need to reward all hackers max 2 weeks after ETHDam; 
• All code for projects must be written during the event, there can be no previously written code submitted to the judging process;
• All participants must hold a valid hacker ticket for ETHDam for their submission to be considered;
• Please comply with all instructions provided by ETHDam organizers and volunteers, and respect our Code of Conduct

Minimum requirements to be judged   

• A link to the open-source code;
• A short demo video and/or presentation to describe the goal and use case of your project and to be used during the Pitches;
• If applicable, the contract address(es) and/or website urls of your deployed demo/presentation must be provided, either on a testnet of your choice or mainnet of a platform of choice
  
  

The Otter Track  🦦

Otter Track is dedicated to existing projects. During the hackathon, you must add a feature, giving you the chance to present a polished project on the main stage. 

• 1 member needs to be present in person to present on the main stage, Sunday April 14th
• There are no bounties for this track
• Submit project to be selected in the OtterTrack
  
  

Privacy and Security Tracks 🔒💰

• You will also find bounties from our sponsors
• By hacking in this tracks your project is eligible in the Quadratic Funding Round

Submission Guidelines 📝

You have to create your project on TAIKAI for submission before Sunday May 11th at 10:00 ⚠️. Every team should have at least one member present at the venue by submission time in order to present their project.

To create a project in TAIKAI follow this steps:

• Use the "Create Project" button
• Add your team members
• To select the track and bounties you are applying, modify the categories of the project.
• Edit the project. Be sure to follow the Submission Template (scroll to the bottom of this page to see it)
• Publish the project with the "Publish" button

Submission Template 📤

• PROJECT NAME
  <Replace this line with your content here>
  
  
• DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT (2 lines)
  <Replace this line with your content here>
  
  
• DISCORD AND TELEGRAM USER NAME (team contact to share the judging details)
  After submission, this person should be constantly checking discord for updates
  <Replace this line with your content here>
  
  
• REPOSITORY WITH PROJECT'S CODE
  <Replace this line with your content here>
  
  
• VIDEO DEMO (90 seconds max) OR PRESENTATION (5 slides max)
  A video or a presentation to showcase your project.
  <Replace this line with your content here>
  
  If you upload a presentation please link a google drive address - make sure it's public
  
  
• The contract address(es) or website URLs of your deployed application, either on a testnet of your choice or mainnet of a platform of choice. 📂📂 (NOT mandatory)
  <Add your content here>