On July 12, 2024, the winners of the Build on ICP Hackathon were announced during an IRL Showcase event in Lisbon, Portugal. Hosted by ICP Hub Portugal, this hackathon brought together talented developers and teams aiming to innovate in the Web3 field. The competition featured two tracks, AI/Infrastructure and Main/Generic, with a prize pool of $15,000. The event highlighted the vast potential of ICP through the presented solutions.
The Build on ICP Hackathon
The Build on ICP Hackathon attracted developers exploring the possibilities of ICP. Participants were challenged to create projects with lasting impact beyond the hackathon, with the opportunity to win significant prizes and project support. The event provided a platform for participants to showcase their talents to a diverse panel of judges, including venture capitalists, renowned builders, and established Web3 founders.
Infrastructure Track Winners 1st Place: mBlinks
mBlinks secured the first-place position in the Infrastructure Track with its innovative no-code toolkit enabling Web3 businesses to initiate crypto transactions from Web2 channels. Serving as a bridge between Web2 and Web3, mBlinks simplifies the process of Web3 actions, reducing churn risk and facilitating parameter-based transactions. Businesses can define transactions using no-code tools and share them via links, QR codes, or web snippets, streamlining the initiation of crypto transactions securely on an IC-hosted page.
2nd Place: DynaNFT Hub
DynaNFT Hub claimed the second-place title in the Infrastructure Track for its NFT creation, storage, and management platform using ICP. Featuring a dual-canister system for performance scalability and user-friendly interfaces, DynaNFT Hub offers seamless management for users of all levels. Future developments include batch collection creation, advanced analytics, and marketplace integration.
3rd Place: Launcher
Launcher took third place in the Infrastructure Track with its comprehensive platform designed to simplify the deployment of decentralized applications (dApps) on the IC Protocol. Through NFID, users can sign in with a Web2-like experience, transfer ICP with a single button press, and create their digital user profile, granting voting power within the Launcher DAO.
Main/Generic Track Winners 1st Place: Homevestors DAO
Homevestors DAO emerged as the winner in the Main/Generic Track, revolutionizing buy-to-let investments by making property investment accessible and rewarding for a broader audience. By fractionalizing property ownership and introducing Loan Non-fungible Tokens and Capital Appreciation Non-fungible Tokens, Homevestors DAO democratizes property investment, offering liquid ownership with smaller upfront costs for greater accessibility.
2nd Place: Receipt Hub
Receipt Hub, the second-place winner in the Main/Generic Track, is a blockchain-based platform on ICP facilitating secure and efficient digital receipt management. The platform offers user-friendly registration, role-based access, and decentralized receipt storage, aiming to reduce paper waste and enhance compliance with financial regulations.
3rd Place: Raygen Protocol
Raygen Protocol secured third place by leveraging fashion and blockchain for sustainable practices through RAVE (Real Asset Virtually Extended) assets. By linking physical items to digital twins via NFC chips embedded in custom shoes, Raygen Protocol ensures asset authenticity and opens up possibilities for integrating with dApps, wallets, and the metaverse.
Conclusion
The Build on ICP Hackathon 2024 exhibited the remarkable talent within the ICP community, with projects like mBlinks and Homevestors DAO showcasing the transformative potential of the IC Protocol in driving innovation and sustainability in the Web3 space.
