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This hackathon has now finished. Read all about the event and prize winners here!

An 8-week hackathon dedicated to building web3 video creator tools and applications on Livepeer!

Build on Livepeer to answer challenges and compete for fantastic prizes!

Start Date: Tuesday, 8th November 2022
Submission Deadline: Sunday, 8th January 2023
Finale and Prizegiving: Thursday, 19th January 2023

Read more in the official announcement.

How it works

The hackathon is 8 weeks long

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Attend workshops and learn how to build web3 video creator tools and applications on Livepeer

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Answer challenges and compete for fantastic prizes

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Win prizes

 Challenges and prizes

 

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Livepeer Challenge

Top 3 overall Next Video Build winners will get $3000 each.

Examples of submissions Livepeer would love to see:

Social or Creator Applications
Video NFT Applications
Gaming or Metaverse application
eSports or commerce use cases
Video tooling for developers or creators

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Livepeer: Best Design

There will be 2 X $1000 for best designs —
could be either a fully built application or just the wireframe!

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Ceramic ComposeDB Challenge

Best application built with Livepeer and using Ceramic's ComposeDB as a database solution.

Prizes: 🥇 $1500 🥈 $1000 🥉 $500

 

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Filecoin/IPFS Challenge

Best integration of Livepeer’s IPFS playback tool with web3.storage’s w3ui and w3up.

Prizes: 2x $2500

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Huddle Challenge

Use the Huddle web SDKs in some way as part of your dApp!

Prizes: 5x $200

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Lit Access Control Challenge

Best use of access control as part of your dApp.

Prize: 1x $2000

 

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Lit Actions Challenge

Best use of lit actions as part of your dApp.

Prize: 1x $2000

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Streamr Challenge

Use the Streamr protocol in some way as part of your dApp!

Prizes:
1st: $2.5k in DATA
2nd: $1.5k in DATA
3rd: $1k in DATA

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XMTP Challenge

Web3 Video Chat using XMTP and Livepeer.

Prizes: 🥇 1 ETH 🥈.7 ETH 🥉.3 ETH

 

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Lens Challenge

Best web3 social application built with Lens Protocol.

Prizes: 🥇 $2,750 🥈 $1,500 🥉 $750

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Aptos Challenge

Best integration of Livepeer within the Aptos ecosystem.

Prize: 1 x $5000

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The Graph: Best New Subgraph

Best new subgraph on The Graph Explorer.

Prizes: 🥇 $2200 🥈 $800

 

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The Graph: Best Use of Existing Subgraph(s)

Best use of existing subgraph(s) on The Graph Explorer.

Prizes: 🥇 $1500 🥈 $500

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Push Challenge: Building the next-gen video app with Push Protocol

Best use of Push Protocol in a project.

🥇 $1000 PUSH 🥈 $500 PUSH Runner ups: 2x $250 PUSH

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ENS Challenge

Integrate ENS and resolve ENS names and avatars to be eligible for the ENS Integration bounty

Prizes: $3,000 prize pool

 

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NFTPort: Enrich your project with NFTS!

Use NFTPort API in your project in a meaningful way!

Prizes: $1k prize pool

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Polygon: Most innovative video hack on Polygon

Prize: 1x $2500

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Polygon: Best video or creator tool on Polygon

Prize: 1x $2500

 

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Arweave Challenge

Build a video streaming platform using Arweave, Bundlr, and Livepeer.

Bonus: For each successful implementation of Arweave, Bundlr, and Livepeer $100 in AR tokens will be awarded to the team.

Prize: $2000 (in USDC) + 100$ in Ar

 What happens
during the hackathon?

 

Register ▶ Form a team ▶ Attend workshops ▶
Build your project ▶ Get 1-1 mentorship ▶ Submit

Key dates

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Launch on 8th November 2022
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Submission deadline on 8th January 2023
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Finale and Prizegiving on 19th January 2023
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FAQ

Who can take part? Anyone can take part in this hackathon!

Do I need a team? No, you can hack solo. If you’d like to form a team, we will help you connect with other hackers.

Is there technical support? Yes! Livepeer and the Encode team will offer support during this hackathon.

Where does the organisation happen? For updates, announcements and everything else on the organisational side, please keep an eye on Encode’s Discord.

Can I enter an existing project? Yes, you can, but only if your project hasn’t raised significant funding already.

Do I own what I build? Yes, you/your team is the sole owner of your project.

Can I do more than one challenge? Yes! We actively encourage this.

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