# Shido Global Hackathon Shido Hackathon is both virtual and physical events occurring throughout the year. We are hosting both traditional Hackathon’s and global online events where the most prominent developers, entrepreneurs and builders comes together to compete to launch their crypto startup on Shido Network. Seed rounds are raised from prominent investors and Shido community to provide prizes and grants for the best builders on Shido Network. Shido Hackathon provides a global platform for ambitious builders, a launchpad to create projects that keeps pushing Shido Ecosystem forward to the future. It’s a unique opportunity for builders to showcase their creativity and innovation. We welcome applications from all over the globe across all sectors in crypto. Shido will be providing technical guidance, support, mentorship and incentives to help entrepreneurs accelerate their projects into the next stages of growth. We encourage builders to participate regardless of your project stage. Shido encourages all developers to create native projects on Shido Network which is one of the fastest blockchains on the market leveraging both EVM and WASM. Builders can create projects in areas such as DeFi, GameFi, AI, NFT’s, RWA, SocialFi and more. Only your team’s minds sets the limit. Shido will also publicly support prominent projects building on Shido Network through our official channels. # Overview Please review the sections below for relevant information about the next Shido Forge Hackathon. # What to Expect Shido will offer a variety of different workshops, mentorships and Q&A with panels to support the builders in the hackathon. In addition we will provide resources for developers to aid them in the journey of building on Shido Network. Shido will unlock the potential for your project to take it to the next steps of growth. You will be able to showcase what you have created to prominent investors, industry experts, venture capitalists and more. Expanding your existing network and get the chance to be in the spotlight of crypto. # How to get started? Register for Shido Forge Hackathon right here on DoraHacks. Get involved, we encourage you to join the Shido Community. Join Shido Discord channel and Shido Telegram group. Follow Shido’s X profile to stay up-to-date with the latest. At the bottom of the page you can sign up for Shido Newsletter. Find and interact with other developers, get advice from our advisors and directly from Shido Team and Shido Labs developers. # Key Dates and Events **Kick-off event:** 16th February **Submissions open:** 16th February **Submissions close:** 28th February **Hackathon results:** 8th March **Note:** You can already now start to build on Shido Network Testnet. **Registration:** DoraHacks # Participation Guidelines Head over to the Shido Forge Hackathon DoraHacks event page for the latest and register with yourself or your team. Submit your project before the submissions deadline is closed. # Judging Criteria Shido Labs and partners will thoroughly review your project and submission. Please note, you must have an open source repo (with commits) available for the Judges at hand. # Prizes The top 5 projects will win the following prizes, along with the chance to receive much higher grants afterwards from Shido Grant Program. **First prize:** $5,000 USD worth SHIDO **Second prize:** $2,000 USD worth SHIDO **Third prize:** $1,000 USD worth SHIDO **Fourth prize:** $1,000 USD worth SHIDO **Fifth prize:** $1,000 USD worth SHIDO # Learning Resources Shido Network: [shido.io/blockchain](https://shido.io/blockchain) Shido Network: [docs.shido.io](https://docs.shido.io) # Rules Developers and builders can participate in teams or by themselves. We do not make a distinction. You are allowed to have up to 10 developers in one team. Shido Forge Hackathon is worldwide, all developers, innovators and tech enthusiasts can participate. Once the hackathon has started, you will have the option to submit your project. You can only make 1 submission per participating team. You are expected to come up with new and innovative ideas. Any idea or code that has been copied from somewhere else will be disqualified. You may use open source libraries and other freely available systems/services such as Google Maps, Facebook Connect, X feeds etc. The intellectual property of your code belongs to your team. By participating in Shido Forge Hackathon you agree to the terms and conditions of Shido Global. # Official Sponsors Shido Forge Hackathon is sponsored and made possible by Shido Labs, Hasu Capital, Baboons, Covey Network, Zeeve and Antier Solutions. Extra contributions to the prize pool is also made by notable investors behind Shido Global. # Other useful links Please visit [Shido.io](https://shido.io)