Introducing the Boundless Hackathon At Stanford
This hackathon is co-hosted by Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, Zebec Protocol, Nautilus Chain, and Rootz Lab and is now accepting submissions!
Bring Back Boundlessness
In the early days of crypto, blockchain enthusiasts constantly pushed the boundaries and explored new possibilities in Web3. This led to NFTs, “DeFi summer,” and many different metaverses. It also led to billions of dollars of investment, new technology, and the creation of a global community ready and eager to revolutionize the world’s financial systems.
To incubate high-quality developers and projects, Zebec Protocol, the Stanford Blockchain Accelerator, Nautilus Chain, and Rootz Labs are co-hosting the Boundless Hackathon at Stanford. This event brings together top-notch cypher punks to carry on the spirit of pioneering the borders of blockchain technology.
Introducing the Boundless Hackathon @Stanford
Projects from all chains are welcome to apply to the Boundless Hackathon. Participants can choose from a number of tracks, including DeFi, Gaming, and NFTs, and will be able to collaborate with like-minded individuals to bring their vision to life.
With cutting-edge tools and resources, participants can push boundaries and significantly impact the future of the blockchain industry. Don’t miss this chance to join the Web3 revolution and become a Web3 builder!
Boundless will happen at Stanford University from May 16th to June 18th. We will announce the winners during the closing ceremonies on July 1st. More than $50,000 are up for grabs in prizes! To enter and register, apply here.
This Hackathon event is supported by DoraHacks.
About the Co-Hosts:
Stanford Blockchain Accelerator
The Stanford Blockchain Accelerator is a non-profit program run by students and alumni of the Stanford Blockchain Club student group.
We incubate Stanford student and alumni teams in 5-month programs, helping them build, raise, and launch blockchain projects. Over 90% of teams graduating from our program raise from the leading funds (>$80M cumulative raises), and over 60% launch and are post revenue within six months of our program!
Zebec Protocol
Zebec is a tax-compliant payment protocol with over 60 business clients and more than $300 million in TVL. It is a continuous settlement protocol founded by Sam Thapaliya that makes payments more efficient, fair, and decentralized.
Nautilus Chain
Nautilus Chain is the first production-ready modular chain in Web3. Through its modular architecture, Nautilus combines the speed of Solana with the decentralization and security of Ethereum to become the fastest EVM chain available, capable of parallel transaction processing.
Rootz Lab
Rootz Labs is a research-heavy and analytic-centric venture studio crafting blockchain projects that change the game. Our team is led by influential industry leaders with extensive experience in market operations, infrastructure technology, and investment research. The team’s portfolio includes Galxe, Zebec, Partisia Blockchain, Shardeum, Cyberconnect, etc.
Hackathon Details and Schedule
Projects built on all chains can apply for the hackathon, and we currently have five tracks applicants can choose from:
●Defi
●NFT
●Gamefi
●Infra
●Others
Opening/Closing Ceremony Agenda
●[6/4] Virtual Opening Ceremony
○Opening Speech
○Panel Discussion
○Intro of rules of hackathon
●[7/1] Closing Ceremony at Stanford University
○Opening Speech
○Panel Discussion
○Projects selected in the final round would present projects
○Prize assigned
Awards Pool: $50K
● The prize pool amount will be updated with the most recent contributions. Stay tuned for distribution rules as well.
Strategic Partners
Eclipse: Eclipse is a customizable rollup provider allowing developers to “pick and choose” the best aspects of blockchain technology needed to create unique decentralized applications, without making technical trade-offs.
OKX Wallet: OKX wallet is a noncustodial, multichain digital asset storage and management tool available as a browser extension or mobile/web app.
Emurgo: Global leaders in blockchain solutions, empowering developers, startups, and governments.
Huobi Ventures: Huobi Ventures is the global investment division of Huobi, which empowers Huobi’s global presence and boosts the shared growth and benefits with its global partners through capital operation.
Bitmart: Bitmart is a leading global crypto exchange offering diverse, innovative cryptocurrency trading services.
Agallochum Capital: Agallochum Capital is a web3.0-focused investment firm with a long-term, people-centric strategy, noted for backing significant projects.
Tiger VC DAO: Tiger VC DAO was established in 2022 and was jointly initiated by a dozen Web3 VC Core Builders. It is a decentralized VC organization for global Web3 investors.
Shardeum: Shardeum is an EVM-based L1 that uses dynamic state sharding to increase TPS with every new node. Build global scale decentralized applications on Shardeum with low fees forever.
Ecosystem Partners
DoraHack: A global hacker community revolutionizing the blockchain space through innovative solutions.
Footprint Analytics: A data platform blending web2 and web3 data across 26 chains. Builders can quickly build Dapps with the visualization tool and a powerful multi-chain API for NFTs, GameFi, DeFi, and more. They are advocates for sustainability in blockchain, driving impactful projects.
Blockchain Academy: The largest Web3 GenZ community in Asia, dedicated to nurturing and developing the next generation of Web3.0 talent. Educators in blockchain technology, shaping the minds that will lead the industry’s future.
Talentre: Talentre is a blockchain-powered Web3 education and talent network platform.
Coinbase: Coinbase is a secure online platform for buying, selling, transferring, and storing cryptocurrency.
Technology Partners
Aspecta: Aspecta is an AI-enabled protocol for creating self-sovereign digital identities, fostering an interoperable identity ecosystem based on Web2 & Web3.
Community Support
Builderdao: A decentralized hub for blockchain innovation, fostering growth in the blockchain ecosystem.
SUWA: A vibrant blockchain community advancing blockchain technology and applications.
Moledao: Democratic architects in the blockchain space, building a more efficient ecosystem.
WWU: Empowering women in the blockchain space, fostering diversity and inclusion in the Web3 ecosystem.
0xU Hong Kong BlockChain Club: Hong Kong’s hub for blockchain dialogue, educating, and driving discussions.
Tintinland: A dynamic platform in the blockchain world, contributing to the vibrant and innovative blockchain community.
OneBlock: Advocates for blockchain exploration and promotion, shaping the future of blockchain technology.
Meta Era: A leading Web3.0 one-stop resource aggregator based in Hong Kong.
Denet: Is a powerful “Task to Earn”business growth tool to assist our clients to boost their brand awareness，SNS Account followers, community growth, content engagements etc. in a decentralized way.
QuestN: Marketing, Growth and Analysis for Web3.
Debox: DeBox is currently a popular web3 social product, a one-stop web3.0 community management tool, web3 version of Telegram + Discord + Knowledge Planet.
CryptoPhd: Experienced incubator and accelerator for crypto business since 2019.
EduDAO: A BitDAO official initiative supporting the innovators of tomorrow.
Team Z: Team Z is a digital creative group gathered from all over the world. We offer the best solution for our customers from among many options.
MoveFuns: DAO for Move developers, with the main goal of uniting the developer community to build a across multiple Move chains ecosystem.
Buff Network: Buff Network is an innovative decentralized exchange designed for peer-to-pool derivatives trading.
University Partner
Alliance of Venture and Entrepreneurs Organizations for Chinese Students and Alumni at Harvard
