About the Hackathon
## 🎃 Halloween ChaincKathon: *Night of the Living Locks*
**Stop the Boogeyman. Ship real cybersecurity fixes using blockchain.**
Welcome to a 48-hour global hackathon where developers, students, and security builders unite to build *real* blockchain-powered defenses against *real* cyber threats.
This Halloween, we’re challenging you to **think like a hacker—but build like a hero.**
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### 🧩 What It’s About
The Halloween ChaincKathon is focused on **secure-by-design innovation**. You’ll develop tools that protect users, strengthen authentication, or detect and mitigate security risks using decentralized technologies.
Your mission:
- Reduce real-world security risks through creative, working solutions.
- Apply blockchain to improve **trust, transparency, and verification**.
- Ship a demo that could make the internet a little safer.
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### 🛠 Suggested Project Ideas
💡 Phishing or scam-prevention tools
🔐 Secure authentication systems
🧰 Incident response or threat-monitoring dashboards
📦 Supply-chain verification or smart-contract security tools
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### 🗓 Event Timeline
- **Signup Deadline:** October 22, 2025 (23:59 UK)
- **Hackathon Weekend:** October 25 – 27, 2025
- **Winner Announcement:** October 31, 2025 🎃 (Livestream @ 17:00 UK)
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### 🏆 Prizes
- **Best Overall – $100 + 1 Year Chaincademy Access**
- **Most Impactful – $50 + 3 Months Chaincademy Access**
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### ⚙️ How to Join
1. **Register here on DoraHacks** to reserve your spot.
2. **Join our Discord** to access mentor rooms, updates, and submission channels.
3. **Submit your project via GitHub** (include README, threat model, and ≤ 3-min demo video).
🔗 **Official Event Page:** [thechaincademy.com/hackathons/halloween-chainckathon-2025]()
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### 🕸️ Rules & Guidelines
- Team Size: 1 – 4 members
- Original work only (you may use open-source libraries with credit)
- Code must be public on GitHub at submission
- Include: README + Threat Model + Setup Steps + Demo Video (≤ 3 min)
- Safe, sandboxed demos only — no malware or live exploits
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### 🧠 Why Join?
Because *cybersecurity needs creativity*.
Because *blockchain can do more than tokens*.
And because *the Boogeyman doesn’t rest — but neither do we.*