About the Hackathon
# Walrus Devnet Hackathon: Breaking the Ice ๐ง
We are breaking the ice by hosting a mini-hackathon for Mysten Labโs brand new product, **Walrus**. **Walrus** is a decentralized storage and data availability protocol. Itโs cheap, robust, and easy to build with!
Walrus official links:
[Homepage](https://www.walrus.xyz/) | [Twitter](https://x.com/WalrusProtocol) | [Docs](https://docs.walrus.site/index.html) | [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/walrusprotocol)
Learn and build with Walrus for the chance to earn community recognition and prizes! Registration and Submission at: https://breakingtheice.walrus.site/
### ๐ Community Driven Prizes
**Community Shortlist**
$500 for each shortlisted team
- The top projects voted on by the community will be shortlisted
- Additional shortlisted teams will be selected by the hackathon organizers
**Peer Approval**
$30,000 distributed to top teams
- Shortlisted teams will be randomly split into 2 groups
- Each team can only vote for teams in the other group
- The top teams will receive an even distribution from the pool
### ๐ How it Works
**All builders are invited to participate!**
- The hackathon kicks off on Aug 13 and will be conducted virtually through early Oct. All [eligible](https://breakingtheice.walrus.site/terms-and-conditions/index.html#eligibility) projects will enter the shortlisting period.
- Teams can be shortlisted in 2 ways: 1. By the hackathon organizers, and 2. Through community voting via an on-chain voting app.
**Shortlisted teams will the move on to a final round of peer voting.**
- These teams will be randomly split into 2 groups, and they can vote for teams in the other group.
- After this peer voting period concludes, the total prize pool will be distributed evenly across the top teams.
### ๐ How to Participate
- [**Register for the hackathon**](https://web.miniextensions.com/IBLbOk7aGfXDAwt8but1)
- **Build your project on Walrus Devnet**
- The project must be integrated with Walrus
- All static content must be stored on Walrus. Remember that all data stored on Walrus is [PUBLIC by default](https://docs.walrus.site/dev-guide/dev-operations.html#store).
- Note Walrus Devnet will eventually be replaced with Walrus Testnet. See more Walrus Devnet disclaimer [here](https://docs.walrus.site/#admonition-disclaimer-about-the-walrus-developer-preview).
- **Submit your final project**
- Include a Walrus site and a video demo/presentation of your project uploaded to Walrus
- Ensure your project has a public repo on Github
- **Community voting: participate in the community voting process and garner community support for your project**
- **If your team is shortlisted, participate in the peer voting process to determine the final top teams**
### ๐ Timeline
๐ข **Right Now**
Start Building!
๐๏ธ **August 13 - September 16**
Registration and Submission Period
๐๏ธ **September 17 - 20**
Shortlisting Period
๐ณ๏ธ **September 23 - 30**
Peer Voting for Shortlisted Teams
๐ **Early October**
Final Winners Announced ๐