# **A 12-hours Hackathon to Learn, Buidl, and Earn on Aptos** ​Aptos x Spheron x IBW brings you dAppathon, a series of 12-hour hackathons for students, where you can learn, build, and ship a project on Aptos with a prize pool of $1000+! ​At dAppathon TIET, you can expect a 12-hour-long experience of coding, learning, networking, and having fun. ​While you work towards building any project you want to, you will be complemented with informative workshops, enjoyable mini-games, cool prizes, and pizzas to eat. 😎 ​The hackathon is open to all kinds of projects across themes, but here are a few things we’re actively thinking about these days in case you’re looking for some inspiration: ​Promote Decentralization. Create developer tooling and community projects focussed on promoting and bringing more decentralization to Aptos as well as the world at large. ​DAO Tooling: Create coordination, communication, and payment tools for communities using Aptos as the backbone of their infrastructure. ​Developer Tooling: Create tools, programs, and hacks, making it easier and faster for engineers to build the next generation of dApps on Aptos. ​Consumer Payments: Build payments apps for consumers and businesses, making P2P payments, as well as commerce better integrated with the crypto ecosystem using Petra Wallet and MoonPay. ​Streaming Payments: Make apps using Streamflow or similar protocols to make payroll, commerce, content, and subscription management platforms that make users feel the full magic of streaming payments. ​Cause-driven building: We’re also looking to fund projects and research around using crypto to create a more inclusive financial system and innovative solutions towards climate change.