Hackathon


Tech

Register by July 7 to Join CoinDesk's Hackathon With CRADL and HackerEarth

Calling on coders, designers, community organizers, policymakers, economists, urban planners and artists worldwide to help realize the potential of crypto and blockchain technology.

CRADL Co-Founder Tricia Wang and the Black Bitcoin Billionaire team (L-R):  Zuberi Daley,  Darrel “Bubba Crypto” Bryan, Courtney “Crypto Cody” Francis, Renaldo “ Naldo “ Watt, Dele "Bam Bam" Owoseni at Web3athon Launch at Consensus 2022 in Austin, TX. (CRADL/Sai S. Karri)

Layer 2

Cell Protocol Wants to 'Democratize' Liquidity in DeFi

The team, finalists during Web 3 Pitch Fest, wants to expand the network "horizontally and vertically" across exchanges and blockchains.

To preserve the anonymity of some of its founding members, Cell Protocol is using non-fungible tokens. (Cell Protocol, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

FTX, Liberty City Lead $20M Raise for Dev Platform DoraHacks

The hackathon startup will use the funds to launch an NFT-focused venture fund, among other things.

Scenes from Solana's Miami Hacker House in April 2022 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Layer 2

Beyond the Bitcoin Conference Hype: Pleb.Fi Builds Inclusivity

The intensive inclusivity-meets-tech hackathon is one Bitcoin developer’s “love letter to the community.”

Pleb.Fi Signage (George Kaloudis/CoinDesk)

Finance

Women-Led DAO Tackles (Lack of) Gender Diversity in Crypto

H.E.R. DAO organized a "Hacker House" at the Avalanche Summit in Barcelona last week, funding 25 women developers to attend.

Hackathon entrance at the Avalanche Summit in Barecelona (Lyllah Ledesma/CoinDesk)

Policy

Israel's Securities Regulatory Chief Lays Out Crypto Plans

The securities regulator is hosting a blockchain hackathon next month as a first step towards establishing broader oversight in the country’s fintech space.

Anat Guetta, chairwoman of the Israeli Securities Authority (Anat Guetta)

Finance

Binance Labs Invests $8M in Hackathon Organizer DoraHacks

As part of the funding, DoraHacks will co-host the latest round of Binance Labs’ startup incubator.

ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 21: Details on the SS Lazio jersey showing the new sponsor Binance during the UEFA Europa League group E match between SS Lazio and Olympique Marseille at Olimpico Stadium on October 21, 2021 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images)

Markets

OKEx Establishes $10M Fund for GameFi Projects

The cash will come from the exchange's $100 million OKEx BlockDream Ventures fund, which invests in blockchain projects.

cash pile

Tech

Valid Points: Why Staking on Eth 2.0 Is Becoming Lucrative for Exchanges

The staking industry is growing. Plus, here's what’s being built for the Web 3 future.

Eth 2 building

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