ETHDam III

HACKATHON FAQ

Delighted to welcome you as a hacker for our 3rd edition of ETHDam, taking place this 9-11May, 2025, in Amsterdam at Pakhuis de Zwijger. We’ve put together this guide to help you navigate through the logistics, the events and quirks of this conference and hackathon. 

👉 ETHDam 2025 Hacker Handbook (coming soon)

LOGISTICS

Platform 

Two platforms to answer all your questions, and ensure a smooth hackathon for all. 

• Taikai - where all hackers must register and submit their projects 

• Discord - to chat with the team and ping mentors

Tickets 

• Hackers do not need to purchase a ticket 

• Hacker need to apply via Taikai and will be approved in waves, every 2 weeks 

• Once approved, hackers will be able to redeem their free hacker ticket on Moongate 

• Regular attendees need to purchase tickets via Moongate 

Location address 

Pakhuis de Zwijger: Piet Heinkade 179, 1019 HC Amsterdam 

Sleeping at the venue

Yes, hackers can spend the night at the venue on Friday and Saturday night, don’t expect anything fancy. We will transform the 2nd stage (5th floor) on both nights, into a chill space for you to rest between intense coding sessions. No showers available. Pack a toothbrush, deodorant and a sleeping bag.

On the ground floor, you can find lockers to safekeep your belongings, a 2EUR coin is required (it is returned to you once you are done using it).

P2p housing (coming soon)

You might prefer to have your own crib, and want to couch surf with the locals? Then head to our P2p housing sheet and fill out your details. 

Fooooooooood 😋

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided for the hackers. 

Amsterdam City Guide (coming soon)

We’ve put together this little Amsterdam City Guide to help you make the most of your stay in this city! 

TravelSwap (coming soon)

We’ve  partnered with TravelSwap to offer a 5% discount when booking your trip to Amsterdam using crypto 

Any events? (coming soon)

• ETHDam Bootcamp - 29th April / 8th of May 2025 

• After Party - Sunday May 11th 2025

What about the Conference? 

Recordings, photos and video 

• All talks and panels will be recorded and live streamed. We will also have a dedicated photographer. 

• If you don’t want to be photographed, mark yourself with our “no photography” sticker. 

THE HACKATHON

Rules 

• The hackathon begins at 10:00 on Friday 9th of May and ends at 10:00 sharp on Sunday 11th of May. All projects must be submitted on Taikai.

• Judging will take place on Sunday 11th of May

• ETHDam is taking place IRL - all team members must be hacking in person 

• You can not copy, use or submit another's team’s source code 

• All code must be written during ETHDam, do not submit code previously written 

• The judges decision are final in the determination of the prizes 

• Bounties are in the hands of our partners

• All hackers must hold a valid ticket for ETHDam, to be claimed on Moongate 

• You must comply with all instructions provided by ETHDam organisers and volunteers, and respect our Code of Conduct 

Requirements

• Project / Team name.

• Short description about the project.

• 1 Discord username for the team’s person of contact.

• Repository with project’s code/ link to open source code 

• Video demo (90 seconds) and/or Presentation (5 slides max).

• 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)
  
  

The OtterTrack

The OtterTrack is a special track during the hackathon dedicated to existing projects. 

• Project must sign up via Taikai and fill in a separate form.

• Projects must add at least one feature during the 48 hour hackathon

• Present and pitch on stage a polished product on Sunday 14th of April

• Only 1 member needs to be present in person

• There are no bounties for this track, they are competing for glory and looking for future investments.

Mentors and Judging 

All mentors are present in person and online, via Discord  to support the teams throughout the hackathon

The judging will take place on Sunday 11th of May in the afternoon 

The judges will rate all projects from 1 to 5 on these 5 criterias

1. Technical - "How technical was this to build?"

2. Use Case - "Is this solving a problem?"

3. Value proposition - "How unique and innovative is this project?"

4. Market/business - "Is this interesting for investors? Are the the business model and token economics are appealing?"

5. Wow factor - "This project is completely out of the box, blew your mind"

ETHDam Hackathon Team

Federico @feder_eth 

James @theref_eth

Sterling @SterSchuyler