BlockChain&NewTech Hackathon@Boston（$10,000,Free drink&food,More）

Dear Hackers @ Eastern US

If you’re free this weekend and feel like winning prizes by solving actual blockchain problems, feel free to join DoraHacks@Boston! We provide you with a prize pool of $10,000 and a chance to win flight tickets to DoraHacks Global Hackathon Series! Also we'll reimburse travel cost from NYC to Boston!

Highlight of the Event：

• a prize pool of $10,000！

• All food and drinks for free!

• Super cool band!

• meet up with 100 hackers from top universities and cutting-edge technical corporations（MIT Bitcoin Club, Harvard Law School Blockchain Initiatives, Blockchain at Dartmouth, Tufts Blockchain Club, Northeastern Blockchain Association, etc)!

• Meet blockchain influencers from Fenbushi, NGC, Huobi, Block72, BitBlock, Bytom, EximChain, CertiK, and top hackers from not only all Blockchain Education Network chapters( MIT,  Harvard, Dartmouth, Tufts, Northeastern, etc), but also frontier teams in different industries.

[Application takes less than 2mins. Rolling admission. Apply NOW:)!!]

Join us@ our pre-hack party and the BIG HACKATHON on Eventbrite ASAP for limited spots left:

Hacker Party @Boston Free food&drinks, 9.20(THU) 6:30－9:00 PM: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hacker-party-boston-tickets-50376794348

FAQs

Who are the Hackers?

DoraHacks' mission is to connect the most talented hackers around the world to solve the greatest problems we face in different industries.

• iOS/Android/Web development engineer
• iOS/Android/Web front end
• iOS/Android/Web back end
• iOS/Android/Web full stack engineer
• Data Analyst / AI Master
• Blockchain related engineers -decentralized wallet development
• Blockchain related engineers - smart contract development
• Understanding Hacker Economy and Blockchain Business Model Hacker
• Hacker familiar with mainstream blockchain source code (BCH/BTC/ETH, etc.)
• Understand the consensus protocol design of Hacker (POW/POS/PBFT/DPOS/CASPER/DAG/mixed consensus)
• Application layer security and security auditings experts such as wallets and smart contracts
• Expert in blockchain protocol security and security auditing
• Product and UI designer

• Students and academic scholars with relevant skills and experiences

• ... ...

What can hackers gain from this hackathon?

1. $10,000 bonus pool divided according to the number of votes. All the contestants who have received the votes can get the corresponding bonus according to the number of votes.
2. Contestants were qualified by professional selection and shared a surprising prize (TBA). Contestants who have been selected can be awarded the Excellent Hacker Prize of Brainstorm Creative Hacker and get the full/partial reimbursement of travel expenses.
3. Have the opportunity to meet the top hackers and tech pioneer in the industry
4. Work with the top hacker talents to brainstorm solutions for the real problems; engage in a battle with the best Hacker in the world
5. Present in front of Tech giants companies 
6. Excellent hackers will have the opportunity to participate in China's 2019 DoraHacks global hack finals

How much should I pay to participate in this Hackathon?

This Hackathon is completely free for participants. 

We will provide three meals a day, coffee, peripheral gifts and free Wi-Fi so that you have the best Hack experience.

How many are the recruitment numbers?

Only 100 Hacker admittance and then cycle screening (A total of 500 registration quotas, specifically by email notification). According to the order of registration, the title of the competition is continuous. The 100 hackers who past the test will get the qualification.

What rules do I need to follow?

Form of team:3-6 people.(team or on-site team)
Evaluation Criterion: 

1. Practicality, Skill, creativity. 
2. Increments within 24hours.

Hackers who understand the business model of the tokens economy and the blockchain. Familiar with the mainstream blockchain source code. Understanding the consensus protocol design. Application layer security and safety audit experts, such as wallets and smart contracts. Blockchain protocol security and security audit experts. IOS/Android/Web Development Engineer. Blockchain engineer, Products, and UI designers.

What is the schedule?

Sept 22 Saturday 09:30~Sept 23 Sunday16:30 

Here comes our Partners !

➤Co-host

BEN is made up of students and alumni across the world who are creating bitcoin and blockchain clubs on their academic campuses. By exploring this socioeconomic experiment within the safety of their peers, students build new expectations and innovations. In aggregate, the combined effort of all these clubs creates a rich web of interconnected blockchain hubs across the world. Impact global evolution through local your initiatives. BEN chapters include MIT Bitcoin Club, Harvard Law School Blockchain Initiatives, Blockchain at Dartmouth, Blockchain at Columbia, Northeastern Blockchain Association, etc.

BitBlock Capital is a multinational token fund focusing on digital asset investments and providing whole industry chain services such as project incubation, community operation and brand promotion. Based in Beijing, Hangzhou, Boston and Singapore, BitBlock has participated in the investment and operation of multiple blockchain projects, covering cutting-edge industries such as AI, IoT, and financial services.

Founded in 2015, Fenbushi Capital is the first China-based venture capital firm that exclusively invests in Blockchain-enabled companies. Our mission is to accelerate the inevitable future of Blockchain economy by supporting as many companies as possible.

NGC is one of the largest institutional owners of cryptocurrencies and has been a key contributor to a number leading blockchain projects including Zilliqa, Ontology, NKN, Oasis, Mainframe, Certik, Bluzelle, and Iotex.

IoTeX is the auto-scalable and privacy-centric blockchain infrastructure for the Internet of Things (IoT). IoTeX is developing several in-house innovations to push the frontier of blockchain 3.0, including a blockchain-in-blockchain architecture for heterogeneous computing, fast and robust Roll-DPoS consensus scheme, and lightweight privacy-preserving techniques.

Shine Chain is a Global Mutual Insurance Community Based on Blockchain Technology.

TrueChain is a truly fast, permissionless, secure and scalable permissionless blockchain platform which is supported by hybrid consensus technology called Minerva and a global developer community.

BrainCo is a high-tech company that is dedicated to developing Brain Machine Interface technology, and it is the first Chinese team chosen by Harvard Innovation Lab. 

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关于DoraHacks

➤DoraHacks is a global hacker organization.

In 2018 we’re branching out to global hubs including San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Seoul, Boston, Berlin, Oslo and major cities in the world

DoraHacks' mission is to connect the most talented hackers around the world to solve the greatest problems we face in different industries and to overcome practical issues in our diversiform society. In 2018, Hackers Fund was founded by DoraHacks and BA Capital. Since its founding, Hackers Fund has focused on supporting hackers to explore better, prettier and more applicable solutions for current industries and future world.

➤About Hackathon

Hackathon is a technology that originated and became popular in innovative places like Silicon Valley in the US. In the 24-hour hackathon, you are free to solve any problem of your choice or to participate in the prize-winning challenges. These challenges are provided by public chains which are supporting us during this event.