# Introduction In celebration of the cataclysm-1 mainnet launch, Nibiru is hosting the Nibiru Cataclysm Virtual Hackathon from April 20th to June 9th. Nibiru Chain, in collaboration with DoraHacks, invites Web3 enthusiasts to participate in this virtual hackathon. The event encourages participants to showcase their skills and build Web3 applications that could become the next "killer-dApp" within Nibiru’s ecosystem. The hackathon will feature various tracks, such as DeFi, Gaming, RWAs, SocialFi, and Privacy. Participate in one of the five tracks for a chance to win from the $160,000 prize pool and potentially secure seed funding. Nibiru is excited to have sponsors such as Truflation, zkPass, Beosin, Zellic, Zokyo, and Sherlock on board! Nibiru’s investors, Tribe Capital and Arkstream Capital, will also be evaluating projects for seed funding opportunities! # Why should you participate in the Nibiru Cataclysm Virtual Hackathon? - Develop apps that you'd find personally useful! - Acquire new skills and think outside the box - Create products that could gain adoption within Nibiru's ecosystem - Compete for prizes and potential seed investments **Join the [Hackathon Group on Telegram](https://t.me/nibiruhackathon) to ask questions and keep up with hackathon updates.** # About Nibiru Chain Nibiru Chain is at the forefront of Web3 by integrating applications and platforms into a unified experience. Nibiru is a unique and innovative Layer1 blockchain distinguished by its robust smart contract ecosystem offering superior throughput and unparalleled security. Nibiru is architected to bridge the gap between innovators and builders, serving as the conduit for applications that drive real-world utility. # Winners - Prize pool of $20k in NIBI tokens - Prize pool of $40k in auditing credits from Beosin, Zellic, Zokyo, and Sherlock - Up to $20k per project in grants from the Nibiru Builders Grants program ([More info here](https://nibiru.fi/ecosystem/grants)) - Fast track to the [SpringX Accelerator](https://www.springx.net/) initiated by Beosin and BuidlerDAO - Intro’s to partner VCs for possible investments - Acceptance into the Nibiru 0 to 1 Accelerator, where they will get tokenomics, marketing, legal, and biz/ops mentorship and resources. 0 to 1 is a rolling basis year-round Accelerator program embedded within the Nibiru ecosystem, catering to a selected group of founders: builders committed to fostering growth within the Nibiru community and crafting novel building blocks unseen before in web3. The Accelerator's primary objective is to equip ambitious, emerging founders with the essential tools to bootstrap the initial phases of their venture autonomously, minimizing the need for external assistance and advisors. Launching a new venture often poses challenges in navigating foundational aspects such as legal structuring, team building, fundraising, tokenomics design, market positioning, and strategic analysis. Rather than relying heavily on external consultants or early hires across various business functions like product, finance, or legal, 0 to 1 provides comprehensive training and guidance to empower founders with the necessary expertise, thus optimizing both time and resources. Ultimately, the program is dedicated to mentoring founders and fostering enduring relationships within the Nibiru ecosystem. # Hackathon Duration - Opening Ceremony: May 1, 2PM UTC ([RSVP Here >](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv8VwC6qRko)) - Hackathon Runtime: April 20 - June 28th - **Hackathon Submission Deadline: June 28th, 11:59PM UTC (extended)** - Judging Period: Jun 29 - Jul 4 - Closing Ceremony: Jul 5 2PM UTC # Tracks 1. **DeFi (Decentralized Finance)**: Innovate on financial applications that operate without central financial intermediaries. Projects can range from lending platforms and automated strategy vaults to stablecoins and tokenized assets. - **Prize Pool:** $5,000 - Examples: Derivatives, prediction markets, vaults, insurance platforms 1. **Gaming**: Use the Var Meta Unreal SDK to create fun blockchain-powered video games. Consider developments in NFTs, tokenized in-game assets, decentralized gaming economies, or blockchain-based game mechanics. - **Prize Pool:** $5,000 1. **RWAs (Real World Assets)**: Explore tokenizing real-world assets to bridge the physical and digital worlds. Use the [Truflation](https://truflation.com/) API which provides an independent, transparent, and real-time financial data stream, offering a definitive reference point for economic accuracy. - **Prize Pool:** $5,000 (you must use Truflation in your hack) 1. **SocialFi:** Combine social media with finance through blockchain. Projects can develop new models for monetizing content, managing digital identities, or incentivizing community engagement through tokenomics. For example, [Stars Arena](https://starsarena.com/) or [Friend.tech](http://Friend.techhttps://www.friend.tech/) - **Prize Pool:** $5,000 1. **Privacy**: Address privacy issues within the blockchain space. Use [zkPass](https://zkpass.org/) to enhance anonymity in transactions, voting, social networking, background checks, creating private communication channels, or developing secure identity management systems. [See some examples](https://zkpass.gitbook.io/zkpass/introduction/use-cases). - **Prize Pool:** $5,000 (you must use zkPass in your hack) # Judges 1. Unique Divine: Co-founder and CEO at Nibiru Chain - Unique previously led data science initiatives and DeFi trading strategies for Sommelier Protocol, known for its innovative use of cross-chain vaults to generate passive yield. Unique was one of the top students specialized in Machine Learning, Physics, and Computer Science at Columbia University. 1. Kevin Yang: Co-founder and CTO at NIbiru Chain - Kevin is a distinguished graduate from Waterloo University. He was a Senior Software Engineer for Google’s Ad team for three years and previously worked for Web2 companies like Coursera and Headspace. 1. Boris Revsin: Managing Director at Tribe Capital - Boris, CEO and Managing Director of Tribe Capital, is an investor, operator, and entrepreneur.  He joined Tribe in 2022, and oversees the day-to-day management of the firms operations and investments. Prior to joining Tribe, Boris was an Executive Vice President at Republic, and the co-founder and Head of Republic Capital, a $1B AUM RIA, where he led investments into Robinhood, Klarna, Plaid, Relativity Space, Carta, Flipside Crypto, Avalanche, Polygon, and Dapper among many others. 1. Chung Tsz Chung | Investment Partner at ArkStream - Chung Tsz Chung is the investment partner at ArkStream Capital, a 80M alpha-focused fund. Chung spent extensive time in the traditional investment and trade finance space, navigating the banking halls in Egypt and mastering finance in Germany. For the past 3 years Chung has been leading deals like Nibiru, Sei, Manta and io.net. # Judging Criteria - Quality: The team’s overall competence in successfully building the applications - Originality & Creativity: The uniqueness and creativity of the idea/project. - Impact: The potential impact and usefulness of the solution/project. - Difficulty: The technical skills and complexity involved in implementing the project. # Workshops 1. Thu May 2nd, 2pm UTC - Deploying Nibiru Smart Contracts ([RSVP Here >](https://youtube.com/live/a06ykIEmBMg)) 2. Thu May 7th, 2pm UTC - Using Nibiru Dev Tools (NibiJS + Nibiru CLI) ([RSVP Here >](https://youtube.com/live/57Oao51miA4)) 3. Thu May 9th, 2PM UTC - Privacy Workshop by zkPass ([RSVP Here >](https://youtube.com/live/W_JmrA_dvCE)) 4. Thu May 16th, 2PM UTC - RWA Workshop by Truflation ([RSVP Here >](https://youtube.com/live/BK2Ha7Lk9m0)) 5. Tue May 21st, 2PM UTC - Smart Contract Security Workshop by Beosin ([RSVP Here >](https://youtube.com/live/pWViTfcLBks)) # Sponsors ### Truflation Empowered by Coinbase and Chainlink, [Truflation](https://truflation.com/) stands as the foremost DRP (Definite Reference Point) for economic veracity, driving the tokenization of Real World Assets through its independent, transparent, and real-time financial data. With a comprehensive index tracking over 13 million items, Truflation offers censorship-resistant data infrastructure (Truflation Stream Network), fueling systemic advancements in the DeFi economy. This empowers decentralized applications (dApps) such as DEXs to unlock boundless markets. From predicting orange juice and uranium prices, to facilitating BTC-denominated oil, gas, and corn markets, Truflation unlocks a diverse range of financial instruments, heralding a new era in the Web3 landscape. ### zkPass [zkPass](https://zkpass.org/) is a private data protocol leveraging 3party-TLS and hybrid zero knowledge technologies, providing tools and applications for secure, verifiable data sharing with privacy and integrity assurances from any HTTPS-based web sources to the blockchain permissionlessly. ### Beosin [Beosin](https://beosin.com/) is a leading global blockchain security company co-founded by professors from world-renowned universities and there are 40+ PhDs in the team. It has offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan and other 10+ countries and regions. With the mission of "Securing Blockchain Ecosystem", Beosin provides "All-in-One" blockchain security solution covering Smart Contract Audit, On-chain Risk Monitoring & Alert, KYT AML, and Crypto Tracing. Beosin has already audited more than 3000 smart contracts including famous Web3 projects PancakeSwap, DODO, DeBox and Ankr and all of them are monitored by Beosin EagleEye. The KYT AML are serving 100+ institutions including Hashkey, Cobo, OpenBlock, Aegis and Celer. ### Zellic [Zellic](https://www.zellic.io/) is a security research firm with deep expertise in blockchain security and cryptography, led by the best hackers in the world. Zellic specializes in securing emerging technologies. Developers, founders, and investors trust our security assessments to ship quickly, confidently, and without critical vulnerabilities. With our background in real-world offensive security research, we find what others miss. ### Zokyo [Zokyo](https://www.zokyo.io/) empowers Web3 companies with cutting-edge security solutions and expert development services. Their approach includes meticulous smart contract audits, state-of-the-art cryptographic implementations, and strategic development, making them an ally for any blockchain venture aiming for success. ### Sherlock [Sherlock](https://www.sherlock.xyz/) has an innovative model that combines the expertise of [top security professionals](https://audits.sherlock.xyz/leaderboard) with a public contest. This [contest](https://docs.sherlock.xyz/audits/protocols) involves over 200 security researchers who compete to identify bugs, receiving payment only upon successful discovery. This approach has proven remarkably efficient, quickly uncovering three [critical bugs](https://twitter.com/sherlockdefi/status/1642865184762101761) in Optimism that six previous auditors overlooked. Similar results were observed with [Ajna](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zmwnZi30DABkmZoAxxmKvXwb5DbVnIIM/view?usp=sharing), [Tokemak](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nt4epOk6uEYrRlX1XrRw_x2cnx4bxDt0/view?usp=sharing) and other projects.