Imagine a world where corporations, start-ups, public institutions and people are able to share data freely and securely to solve the world’s most pressing problems.
A world where proprietary data can be shared in a secure environment without compromising data security and privacy, where data is no longer locked up in silos and individuals retain ownership & control of their data.
We can build this world together.
Learn more about the three tracks at https://oceanprotocol.com/challenge/.
Eligibility
Everyone is welcomed to take part in the hackathon. You're encouraged to work on a team, with a maximum of 6 people.
Requirements
Each track has different submission requirements.
Data Marketplace Track
To qualify for prizes and challenge rewards, participants must abide by all of the rules and minimum submission requirements:
- Your POC must demonstrate a successful use of Ocean Protocol.
- Ocean Protocol team must be able to view your POC and run the code.
- You must submit a video showcasing your POC.
- Marketplace POC must show transactions on the Pacific network.
- Marketplace POC must show end-to-end user experience.
Find out more about this track.
Network Integrations Track
To qualify for prizes and challenge rewards, participants must abide by all of the rules and minimum submission requirements:
- Your POC must demonstrate a successful use of Ocean Protocol.
- Ocean Protocol team must be able to view your POC and run the code.
- You must submit a video showcasing your POC.
- Integration challenge POCs must happen on the Pacific network.
- Integration challenge POCs must show how to incorporate or consume data from Ocean; the more popular the tool the higher the POC will score.
Get inspiration for this track.
Wild Card Track
To qualify for prizes and challenge rewards, participants must abide by all of the rules and minimum submission requirements:
- Your POC must demonstrate a successful use of Ocean Protocol.
- Ocean Protocol team must be able to view your POC and run the code.
- You must submit a video showcasing your POC.
Get more information about this track.
Prizes
€116,111 in prizes
1st Place
(3)
The first place winner of each track will be rewarded with 333,000 OCEAN tokens (valued at 9,990 EUR as of November 6th, 2019) and 2,000 EUR.
2nd Place
(3)
The second place winner of each track will be rewarded with 270,000 OCEAN tokens (valued at 8,100 EUR as of November 6th, 2019).
3rd Place
(3)
The third place winner of each track will be rewarded with 165,000 OCEAN tokens (valued at 4,950 EUR as of November 6th, 2019).
Community Choice Award
The best overall POC as voted by the community from the winning track projects will be rewarded with 170,000 OCEAN tokens (valued at 5,100 EUR as of November 6th, 2019).
Speedy Submission Bonus
(20)
The first 20 teams who successfully submit an entry that fulfills the minimum submission requirements will be rewarded with 33,000 OCEAN tokens (valued at 990 EUR as of November 6th, 2019).
Ocean Data Bonus
(20)
Any winning team that uses data found on the Ocean Commons Marketplace for their POC receives an extra “Data Bonus” will be rewarded with 7,000 OCEAN tokens (valued at 210 EUR as of November 6th, 2019).
CommOcean Bonus
(11)
Teams that create weekly blog posts and social media posts documenting the progress of their submission throughout the competition will be rewarded with 17,000 OCEAN tokens (valued at 1081 EUR as of February 24th, 2020).
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Bruce Pon
Founder, Ocean Protocol
Trent McConaghy
Founder, Ocean Protocol
Franz Pfister
Board Member, Ocean Protocol | Chief Medical Officer, ConnectedLife
Irene Lopez De Vallejo
Head of Partnerships, Ocean Protocol
Marcus Jones
Lead Data Scientist, Ocean Protocol
Kiran Karkera
Juanjiangmeng Du
Ocean Protocol Ambassador
Judging Criteria
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Innovativeness
How unique is this solution in solving the stated problem? How innovative is the execution? How difficult was the technical challenge that was solved? -
Potential
Is there a clear path to ensure large-scale adoption? -
Sustainability
Can this solution be financially sustainable? Has the team thought through how to best reach & engage target users? -
Effectiveness
How effective is this solution in meeting the target user’s needs? Does this solution adequately address the problem or opportunity identified?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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