# Overview 🌸 Welcome to Kaia Init Spring! We are joining hands with DoraHacks to celebrate our developer communities and their contributions to the mission of bringing more people onchain ⛓️ We will be using Dorahacks as a submission platform for the code contributions and showcase of achievements of our global developer communities. > Note: this is not a hackathon. This is a small grant program for builders and developers. # About Kaia The Open Blockchain Platform for ALL - Kaia is the fastest EVM L1 with 1s finality and high throughput. - Fully compatible with the Ethereum ecosystem and toolings. - Integrated with major bridges like Wormhole and Stargate. # Tracks ## DeFi Build DApps or tools related to DeFi. Some ideas: - DeFi yield calculator/manager - LP management vault - Crowdfunding - Arbitraging bots - Telegram bots - Testnet forks ## NFT Launch NFT collections, innovative use case with NFTs. Some ideas: - Collections - Community revolving around NFTs - Interesting NFT use cases - OpenSea bots, calculator, aggregator, etc. - Onchain art ## Developer tool Build toolings for developers to improve developer experience on Kaia. Some ideas: - Development boilerplate - Explainer docs for integration - Integration kit ## Education Create platforms, tools, contents to educate developers about going onchain, DeFi, nfts, or Kaia ecosystem - Blog/articles - Education platforms - Bootcamps - Cool activities ## Surf Szn (Consumer)  Build DApps targeting consumers, bringing day-to-day activities onchain - Payments - Prediction markets - Onchain arbitration - Voting - Treasure hunts ## Cultural Feast (Community)  Organize activities and initiatives for the communities on Kaia - Meetups - Workshops (technical or non technical) - Livestreams/community calls ## Other Anything that might not fit the above tracks. You can freely propose and we will assign a fair KLAY compensation for your proposal. # Submission guidelines 1. Go to the Issue section for this GItHub repo: [https://github.com/kaiachain/kaia-dapp-mono/issues](https://github.com/kaiachain/kaia-dapp-mono/issues) 2. Use the proposal template to create a proposal describing your idea. 3. Our team will discuss with you to assign a bounty amount according to your description. 4. Upon receiving the `approved` tag for your issue, you can start working on the submission. 5. Once you are done with your submission, submit the open source GitHub repo links and deployed links for your submission in the previously created Issue. At the same time, create a BUIDL on Dorahacks and submit in this Kaia Onchain Summer campaign. Make sure to include the following section at the end of your BUIDL description: ```javascript ---- Acknowledgement: I confirm the below address is my bounty payout address. Payout address: [insert your address] ``` 1. We will communicate with your further on your submission to ensure quality control and provide final bounty status. 2. **IMPORTANT:** a 50% penalty on first project submission. Then if our team sees the projects being active on X (actively posting, showing off what they have built, getting involved with the Kaia communities), we will add a 50% bonus to the next project submission. 3. If you have received the status: `cleared`, we will process your payout to the linked address in your BUIDL submission. Your issue will be marked `paid` after payout has been completed. # Submission requirements - Fully open source is a requirement so please include all the relevant repos in your submission. - You can submit multiple times for the same BUIDL but each submission should have a key improvement to core features. - You can submit multiple BUIDLs. - No KYC is required for prize payout. But make sure to verify your GitHub on Dorahacks for us to link your activities. - Your BUIDL should be deployed on Kaia Testnet or Mainnet (currently Klaytn Mainnet). - If you submit smart contract codebase, we will not pass any submissions using `.env` to manage deployment keys. # Prize pool Prizes will come out from a prize pool of 70,000 KLAY (worth about $10,000 at the time of writing). # Developer resources Always check these 2 sites first when you need any information - [Kaia Docs](https://docs.kaia.io) - [kaia-dapp-mono](https://github.com/kaiachain/kaia-dapp-mono) If you need more information, join our Discord and link your GitHub to get the developer role, then post your questions in `dev-discussions` channel -> [https://discord.gg/kaiachain](https://discord.gg/kaiachain) or raise a question on GitHub Discussion tab -> [https://github.com/kaiachain/kaia-dapp-mono/discussions](https://github.com/kaiachain/kaia-dapp-mono/discussions) # Fun stuffs - Besides getting paid for contributions, your BUIDLs will be posted on our official social accounts - You will be invited to our community and get involved with more initiatives plus grant opportunities - Share your experiences and skills with fellow builders and developers on Kaia