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We’d love to hear about your experience participating in Hedera Origins. Your feedback will help us improve and create better hackathons for you. Please share your thoughts here!

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Disclaimer: To enter the hackathon, you'll need to submit your project on Dorahacks. Please register for your Dorahacks account with the same email address you're using for this application.

Otherwise, your project submission might not be considered for judging.

Introduction

Forge the future through our hackathon tracks — whether you are a seasoned developer or a budding Web3 enthusiast, we welcome you to tackle your preferred challenge. Prepare to push the boundaries of what's possible and shape the future of Web3 with Hedera's Hashgraph technology.

For more information, visit the Hedera Hello Future: Origins Website!

Key Dates

Opening Ceremony:

21 JULY 2025 | 10AM ET

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Hacking Period:

21 JULY 2025 | 10AM ET to 8 AUGUST 2025 | 11:59PM ET

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Submission Deadline:

8 AUGUST 2025 | 11:59PM ET

Submission Password: HederaOrigins2025

Tracks

⚠️ Please note that you can only:

• Be part of ONE (1) team
• Submit for ONE (1) Main Track OR
• Submit for ONE (1) Main Track + Dev Experience (Additional) Track

✋🏼 Non-compliance will result in the organizing team contacting you personally after submissions close to obtain your selection.

Main Tracks:

AI and Agents

Build applications, agents, tooling, or infrastructure that combine AI/ML (including LLMs and autonomous agents) with Hedera network services. The focus is on demonstrating novel AI‑blockchain integrations that create real utility for developers or end‑users.

DeFi / Tokenization

Design solutions that reimagine finance and asset ownership through Hedera’s Token Service and Smart Contracts. Projects may span decentralized exchanges, lending protocols, tokenized real-world assets, or new financial primitives.

Sustainability

Create applications that drive environmental or social impact by leveraging the Hedera Guardian and Hedera’s energy-efficient infrastructure. Use cases can include carbon tracking, regenerative finance, ethical supply chains, and beyond.

Legacy Builders

For returning participants from past Hedera Hackathons to continue building on previous ideas or apply their experience to new concepts. A space for deeper exploration, refinement, or reinvention. To be eligible you must have participated in a previous Hedera Hackathon

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Additional Track/ Bounty:

Dev Experience

The goal of this track/bounty is to contribute changes and improvements in areas such as documentation, code repositories, tutorial videos, and other related resources, with the aim of significantly improving the developer experience within the Hedera ecosystem.

Note: This is an optional track/bounty and must be submitted in addition to your chosen main track: AI and Agents, DeFi / Tokenization, Sustainability, or Legacy Builders.

Submission guidelines:

• Submit for this track using this form.
  • Note: You must be registered for the hackathon to login to the form.
• Your first submission should be for one of the main tracks (e.g., AI and Agents).
• Your second submission should be for the Dev Experience track using this form.
• Both submissions must come from the same team to be eligible for prizes.

Prizes

Each Main Track:

Total: $30,000

1st Place: $15,000

2nd Place: $10,000

3rd Place: $5,000

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Additional Track (Dev Experience):

Total: $15,000

10 best submissions will win $1,500 each

Side Quests

1. Certificate of Completion | Total: $5,000

First 100 participants to submit the certificate of completion for building on Hedera course will receive USD$50

• Submit your Certificate of Completion here!
  • Alternatively, you may submit your Certificate of Completion via the BUIDL Submission Form on Dorahacks. However, as the Certificate of Completion is meant to be submitted individually, it is recommended to instead submit via the provided link above.

Note: Submission of the certificate is optional and does not impact your eligibility to participate in or win the hackathon.

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2. Proof of on-chain Activities | Total: $5,000

First 200 Teams to submit a proof of on-chain activities will receive USD$25

Team are to submit the Link to their Playground Code, Hedera account ID along with a HashScan link to your account and at least one transaction link as proof of on-chain activity along with project submission.

Hedera Playground → Hedera Portal How to verify a smart contract on HashScan? → How to Verify a Smart Contract on HashScan | Hedera

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3. Checkpoint | Total: $5,000

First 50 Teams to submit their project with all eligible artefacts by August 6, 11:59PM ET will receive USD$100

Note: Submission portal will be ready to receive submissions from July 21, the Opening Ceremony day

Eligibility

Above 18 years of age.

Please see the Hackathon Rules for a list of restricted countries.

Submission Artefacts (Main Track)

1. Project’s GitHub Repo Link

• Team leader to create the project's GitHub Repo and share the access with the rest of the team to collaborate on.
• The team will save all submission items onto this Github Repo where the judges may access the items during the judging period.
• GitHub repo should host the application’s code, a README file, any other deployment files and testing instructions.

2. Project Details

• Project Description (max 100 words)
• Selected hackathon track
• A list of tech stack (Linux, java, Ruby, Python, MySQL etc.) used by the team to build your project
• In the “Details” section of your submission form, include the link to a publicly-accessible Google Drive folder containing your pitch deck in PDF format.

3. Pitch Deck (in pdf)

❗️Upload this PDF file into your publicly-accessible Google Drive folder to be submitted under the "Details” section of your submission form.

Here’s a potential structure you can adapt for your pitch deck :

1. Team and Project Introduction
2. Project Summary : Provide a comprehensive overview of your solution, keeping in mind that the 5 judging criteria will form the basis of judges’ assessment.
3. Future Roadmap : Any key learnings and room from improvements? Outline the next steps for your project if you were to continue developing it.
4. Demo : Showcase the technical strengths, usability and performance of your solution here! You must pre-record your demo, upload it to Youtube, and insert the link in your deck.

Note: Submissions without a demo video link in the deck will not be scored

4. Project Demo Link

This is the URL to the live working environment of the solution the team has developed.

5. [Optional] Certificate of completion for “Building on Hedera” Course

The "Building on Hedera" course offers valuable benefits for hackathon participants:

• Comprehensive Learning: 11 modules covering Hedera Hashgraph architecture and development fundamentals.
• Official Training: Created by The Hashgraph Association and Swirlds Labs.
• Recognised Certification: Earn an official Certificate of Completion minted on Hedera and a developer knowledge badge upon passing the final assessment.

Bonus Reward Opportunity:

- First 100 participants to submit the certificate of completion for building on Hedera course will receive USD$50. 
- Note : Submission of the certificate is optional and does not impact your eligibility to participate in or win the hackathon.

Submission Artefacts (Dev Experience) *Optional

Submit for the Dev Experience Track by using this form.

1. Project Name

2. Project Description

3. Attachment(s)

• Either a Demo video, tutorial video, Google doc, README file, presentation slides, etc.

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