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Bitcoin++ - Beach Edition

Welcome to the Official Bitcoin++ Hackathon!

This is the hackathon site for the bitcoin++ beach edition conference in Florianopolis, Brasil.

The main hackathon competition will be open ended (overall 1st, 2nd, 3rd). Anything involving bitcoin is fair game.

There are optional challenges that hackers may create projects around. Submitting for a challenge is optional, and ALL projects will be considered for the main competition.

Logistics

Start: Thursday (2/20/25) @ 4:00 PM (Brazil Time - GMT-3)
Submission Deadline: Saturday (2/22/25) @ 10:00 AM - On Devpost
Presentations: Saturday @ 11:30 AM - MAX 3 minutes per team (practice & time yourself)
Awards & Closing: Saturday @ 2:30 PM

15.1M
Prize Pool (satoshis)
Team size
26
Visible projects
10
Awards
§ Welcome

Welcome to the Bitcoin++ Hack+play Edition Hackathon!

This is the hackathon site for the bitcoin++ hack+play edition hackathon in Florianopolis, Brazil.

The main hackathon competition will be open ended (overall 1st, 2nd, 3rd). Anything involving bitcoin is fair game. Bonus points for hack+play related projects.

There are optional challenges that hackers may create projects around. Submitting for a challenge is optional, and ALL projects will be considered for the main competition.

§ Prizes

Prize pool.

Ranked rewards for the top projects. Challenges can stack on top.
+ Additional awards
[ Award ]

Honorable Mentions

4M Satoshis - divided equally amongst up to 5 “honorable mentions”.

Prizes
Honorable Mentions prize 4M satoshis

4M Satoshis - divided equally amongst up to 5 “honorable mentions”.

[ Award ]

Best Beginner Hack

500K Satoshis (Only eligible to teams where EVERY member is a first-time contributor to open-source bitcoin)

Prizes
Best Beginner Hack prize 500k satoshis

500K Satoshis (Only eligible to teams where EVERY member is a first-time contributor to open-source bitcoin)

[ Award ]

Quirkiest Hack

500K Satoshis - You didn‘t win a top prize, but you made the judges smile :D

Prizes
Quirkiest Hack prize 500k satoshis

500K Satoshis - You didn‘t win a top prize, but you made the judges smile :D

[ Award ]

Best integration of NWC connections into an existing Bitcoin wallet

333K Satoshis - Add NWC support into an existing bitcoin wallet. (Blink Wallet, LaCrypta, etc.)

Prizes
Best integration of NWC connections into an existing Bitcoin wallet prize 333k satoshis

333K Satoshis - Add NWC support into an existing bitcoin wallet. (Blink Wallet, LaCrypta, etc.)

[ Award ]

Best integration of NWC to enable Bitcoin payments in a non-wallet application

333K Satoshis - Add NWC support into your favorite messaging app, video game, fiat payment service, etc.

Prizes
Best integration of NWC to enable Bitcoin payments in a non-wallet application prize 333k satoshis

333K Satoshis - Add NWC support into your favorite messaging app, video game, fiat payment service, etc.

[ Award ]

Best new application using NWC in an app, website, or client

333K Satoshis - Build a brand new application that utilizes NWC! Could be an AI agent for optimizing rewards from Bitrefill, An Alby Hub bot to buy lightning channels, an auto verification service for Bitcoin merchants on BTCMap, or anything else!

Prizes
Best new application using NWC in an app, website, or client prize 333k satoshis

333K Satoshis - Build a brand new application that utilizes NWC! Could be an AI agent for optimizing rewards from Bitrefill, An Alby Hub bot to buy lightning channels, an auto verification service for Bitcoin merchants on BTCMap, or anything else!

[ Award ]

Best Design

100k Satoshis - For the project with the most intuitive, polished, and visually appealing user experience.

Prizes
Best Design prize 100k satoshis

100k Satoshis - For the project with the most intuitive, polished, and visually appealing user experience.

§ The judges

4 judges.

Scoring is handled by the assigned hackathon judges and coordinators.
§ Overview

Build in public.

Projects stay private until organizers open the public gallery. Judges and admins can review submissions while the event is running.
Submissions closed

Welcome to the Official Bitcoin++ Hackathon!

This is the hackathon site for the bitcoin++ beach edition conference in Florianopolis, Brasil.

The main hackathon competition will be open ended (overall 1st, 2nd, 3rd). Anything involving bitcoin is fair game.

There are optional challenges that hackers may create projects around. Submitting for a challenge is optional, and ALL projects will be considered for the main competition.

Logistics

Start: Thursday (2/20/25) @ 4:00 PM (Brazil Time - GMT-3)
Submission Deadline: Saturday (2/22/25) @ 10:00 AM - On Devpost
Presentations: Saturday @ 11:30 AM - MAX 3 minutes per team (practice & time yourself)
Awards & Closing: Saturday @ 2:30 PM

Timeline
TBA
View schedule →
Team size
Unlimited