# Overview **From September 2024 to April 2025,** [The PadTON Hackathon season 1](https://hackathon.padton.com/season-1) is open to all developers.<br><br> A hackathon to discover and support groundbreaking blockchain projects on the TON network. Projects that pass the preliminary round will receive free PadTON IDO listing, incubating, fundraising and community growth support from PadTON. The final prizes will be determined based on ROI evaluation after 2 months.  # ➡️ Key Dates - **Registration Opens and Submission Period:** September 1, 2024 - November 30, 2024 - **Judging Period:** December 1, 2024 - December 15, 2024 - **IDO Period:** January 1, 2025 - January 31, 2025 - **ROI Evaluation:** February 1, 2025 - March 31, 2025 - **Award Ceremony:** April 10, 2025 # 🏆 Prize Pool Allocation and Prize Distribution **Total Prize Pool:** $300,000 **Prize Distribution:** Winners are determined by comprehensive evaluation, not on individual track performance. The following is a breakdown of rewards. Winner Prize Pool ($300,000), $75,000 per track. - **First Place:** $25,000 in USDT and $15,000 in $PAT - **Second Place:** $15,000 in USDT and $10,000 in $PAT - **Third Place:** $10,000 in USDT  # 🛤️ Tracks - **DeFi:** Financial inclusivity, security, transparency, and creating alternatives to traditional financial services. - **NFT:** Ownership, creativity, digital scarcity, and enabling new forms of digital commerce and interaction. - **Infra:** Enhancing the performance, security, and interoperability of blockchain networks, making them more robust and accessible for developers and users. - **Social Impact and Games:** Leveraging blockchain to solve real-world problems, empower communities, and create long-term sustainable impact in various sectors.  # 📋 Submission Requirements - **Project Description:** Vision, detailed description, team information, share GitHub repo, demo, and contact information. - **Introduction Video:** A video of up to 5 minutes introducing the project. - **Technical Documentation:** Detailed documentation of architecture and technical solutions. - **IDO Plan:** A detailed plan for conducting the IDO on PadTON.  # 🏅 Judging Criteria - **Innovation:** The creativity and novelty of the project. - **Technical Complexity:** The technical complexity of the solution. - **Usability:** User-friendliness and ease of use. - **Impact:** The potential impact of the project on the community and market. - **ROI Evaluation:** Evaluation of the project's return on investment (ROI) after 2 months of IDO.  # About PadTON PadTON is a top-tier launchpad protocol on TON, renowned as a premier platform that enables users to invest in many forms such as IDO, INO, and Token launch. We offer a comprehensive suite of tools for automation token creation, launch, and management. - Website: https://padton.com - X: https://x.com/PadTON_launch - Community: https://t.me/PadTONCommunityTopics