WCEF Crypto Hackathon: 200K in Prizes
An event for creating and sharing world-changing blockchain apps and crypto projects
It is increasingly difficult to have a conversation on disruptive technology without referencing blockchain and the cryptocurrency industry. The WCEF Crypto Hackathon encourages development of this field by providing talented crypto and blockchain app developers with the opportunity and platform to share their ideas with top entrepreneurs, industry experts, and members of the greater tech community.
Backed by a $~200,000 prize from Propy (50k Propy tokens), this Hackathon offers a unique opportunity for hackers to pursue their wildest ideas to the fullest, developing the next generation of ideas that will transform the crypto industry.
Who Should Attend: Any developer, designer, architect, or even project manager who wishes to roll up their sleeves and dive into an immersive project making use of blockchain and/or cryptocurrency technologies. Come by yourself, come with a friend, or a whole team. We'll work to match you up with teammates to build something to show off to the judges on Sunday. Place in the top 3 teams and you'll get to present at the WCEF Conference before the opening keynote on Tuesday in front of 1000+ attendees.
If you want to help mentor, feel free to swing by the venue for several hours and sign up for a mentor ticket.
What is the WCEF?
The World Crypto Economic Forum in the San Francisco Bay Area is an event centered around supporting the current blockchain community and creating a global network of entrepreneurs and developers in today’s fast-evolving blockchain economy. The two-day conference features best-in-class leaders from the entire blockchain and token ecosystem, including core software development, startups, law, business, and much more.
Sponsors
Propy - 50K Propy tokens - Title Sponsor
Propy aims to solve the problems facing international real estate transactions by creating a novel unified property store and asset transfer platform for the global real estate industry. Initially the Propy Registry will mirror official land registry records in which transfers of real estate are recorded. Ultimately, however, Propy’s vision is that jurisdictions will adopt the Propy Registry as their official ledger of record such that the transfer of a property on the Propy Registry constitutes the legal transfer of the property and the legal registration of that transfer.
Nucypher - 12 Ether
Proxy re-encryption for distributed systems.
Loopring - 2500 in Loopring Tokens
Loopring is not only a protocol but also a decentralized automated execution system that trades across the crypto-token exchanges, shielding users from counterparty risk and reducing the cost of trading. By pooling the liquidity of cryptocurrencies, we are building the financial system of the future.
Amberdata.io - 2000 USD
Amberdata builds SaaS platform for monitoring, searching, analyzing, and securing public and private blockchains. Amberdata enables operational intelligence for blockchain infrastructure, applications, and transactions helping to instrument and operationalize their platforms.
If you want to sponsor the event, reach out to WCEF@blockchain.berkeley.edu
Schedule (Sat - Sun)
9 AM (Sat) doors open
10 AM Intro Key Notes and Workshops
12 PM Hacking starts
12 PM (Sun) Hacking ends
1 PM Judging
3 PM Final Presentations
4 PM Round Up and Close
Judges
MacLane Wilkison - CEO and co-Founder, NuCyher
Natalia Karayaneva - CEO and Founder, Propy
Lily Liu - CFO earn.com
Greg Gopman - Co-Founder, Photon and AngelHack
Jeremy Gardner - Co-Founder Augur
Grant Hummer - SV Ethereum Dev
Zane Witherspoon - CTO, Dispatch Labs
Christian Peel - SV Ethereum
Shawn Douglass - CEO, Amberdata
Benedict Chan - Director of Engineering, BitGo
Taariq Lewis - SF Cryptocurrency Devs
Haseeb Qureshi - Bancor is Flawed co-Author, SWE Earn.com
Transportation
Car/Parking
Driving directions are here: https://www.ssfconf.com/directions-top
With respect to parking, the South San Francisco Conference Center has an agreement to share parking with both neighboring hotels – the Holiday Inn to the south and the CitiGarden Hotel to the north. Additional parking is available diagonally across the street in the lot located between the Travelodge and the BEST WESTERN PLUS Grosvernor Hotel.
Public Transportation
The center is conveniently located near the South San Francisco Bart Station with either bus service (check weekend schedule) or a short Uber/Lyft ride away. Please see this link for details.
https://www.ssfconf.com/public-transportation-top
Thank Yous
Blockchain at Berkeley
SV Ethereum
SV Ethereum Dev
SF Ethereum Dev
BeMyApp
GoSF
AngularSF
SF Cryptocurrency Devs
FAQs
Are there ID or minimum age requirements to enter the event?
18 Years old
Is there a maximum team size?
5 people max
What can I bring into the event?
Computers and chargers and warm clothes and nothing illegal
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Reach out to wcef@blockchain.berkeley.edu
