Google Buildathon

Welcome to the ZetaChain X Google Cloud Buildathon! - Building the Future of Cross-Chain Innovation on ZetaChain!

Join developers worldwide in building innovative cross-chain applications on ZetaChain. This hackathon focuses on creating solutions that leverage ZetaChain's unique Universal Smart Contract capabilities to interact with any Dapp on any and cross-chain messaging infrastructure.

What does this mean to you the builder? It means You can interact with any Dapp on any chain that ZetaChain is connects.

How will you do it? Let Google Gemini AI be your co-pilot and best teammate.

Users are encouraged to showcase how Google Gemini can be leveraged to enhance and accelerate project development.

Event Details

Dates

2nd August - 24th August

Online Only

Prize Pool

$9,000 in stZETA and access to coupons worth $1,000 in Google Cloud credits per person

Tracks

Web3 Applications Track

This is the main course for the Buildathon. Builders are encourage to let your minds run wild with what AI can build for you. If you need some help with inspiration, builders can consider something in the following sections:

- GameFi
- Social platforms
- NFT applications

Cross-Chain Lending Track

This is a uniquely focused track! ZetaChain lends itself to allowing one Dapp to be connected to multiple blockchains instantly. We want builders to develop a lending platform that unites liquidity across multiple blockchains

Prizes

Track: Cross-Chain Lending

1st Place $3,000 stZETA + Google Cloud Credits

Track: Web3 Applications

1st Place $3,000 stZETA + Google Cloud Credits

Special Prizes

• Best Use of ZetaChain Universal Contract: $1,000 stZETA + Google Cloud Credits
• Most Innovative Use of Gateway API: $1,000 stZETA + Google Cloud Credits
• Best AI feature $1,000 stZETA + Google Cloud Credits
• Additional Special Recognition awards will be given Google Cloud Credits.

Note: Special Prizes are given at the discretion of the Judges

Participation Prize to airdrop stZETA to developers we want to bring back for future hackathons.

Schedule

Day 1

• Technical Workshops
  • Our Lead Dev Rel Denis will be hosting a live workshop walking builders through the basics of the Zetachain architecture. Stay tuned for more details

During the Hack

• Live workshops to be listed here when announced
  • Saturday Aug 2nd Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPCw_qomkb8
  • Tuesday Aug 5th Cross Chain Messaging https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrAMdR807JQ
  • Friday Aug 8th Building a Frontend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byLduV8_tVk
• Mentor Office Hours available on Discord
• Technical support sessions when needed by teams

Final Day

Please submit your projects before the submission deadline or your project will not be accepted for judging

Judging Criteria

Here is a breakdown as to how our judges will grade each submission:

• Technical Innovation: How unique and complex (or simple) is the solution? - 20%
• Practical application and potential impact cross-chain Integration: How practical is this application to real world usage and can it be used across multiple chains? - 25%
• Effective use of ZetaChain's cross-chain capabilities How well are Zetachain's capabilities being used? - 35%
• User Experience: Is the Interface clean and easy for someone to use? - 20%

Resources

• Technical Documentation
  • ZetaChain Documentation https://www.zetachain.com/docs/
  • Smart Contract Templates https://www.zetachain.com/docs/reference/
  • API References https://www.zetachain.com/docs/reference/network/api/#public-endpoints
• Support Channels
  • Discord Support Channel: https://discord.gg/zetachain
  • Technical Mentors: Denis Fedeev & Matthew Karsten
  • Office Hours Schedule

Submission Requirements

• Github repository with complete source code
• Comprehensive README.md
• 3-5 minute demo video
• Presentation deck
• Working prototype

Milestones to hit

• Universal Contract implemented on Mainnet
• User interface prototype.
  • Web app demonstrating main interactions
• Community building
  • Create a Discord, Telegram, or other forum for discussion

Rules & Guidelines

• Teams of 1-5 members
• All code must be written during the hackathon
• Open source libraries and APIs are allowed
• Projects must use ZetaChain Cross-chain features. Details on our Universal contracts and Gateway API can be found here: https://www.zetachain.com/docs/developers/
• Code must be original and not previously submitted
• Special Prizes are given at the discretion of the Judges Special Prizes are not guaranteed to be given out

Judges

• Denis Fadeev, Developer Experience at ZetaChain
• Josie Leung, Co-Founder of earn-yield-and-spend protocol MilkyWay

Contact Information

For questions and support:

• Discord: https://discord.gg/zetachain
• Twitter: https://x.com/zetablockchain