Tagged: hackathon

December 31, 2020 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Vladimir Zhuravlev, a Gravity Tech and Waves Association developer, notes that for several years, the Odyssey hackathon (held in the Netherlands) had offered opportunities for software engineers to collaborate on various projects. Zhuravlev revealed that this year, Odyssey was hosted online for the very time… Read More

December 6, 2020 @ 5:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

1inch, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange aggregator that recently secured $12 million via an investment round, has announced that it’s sponsoring the Gitcoin Grants Round 8 Hackathon. The 1inch team notes that they’re looking forward to supporting developers who are working on innovative (decentralized finance) DeFi… Read More

September 17, 2020 @ 10:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

BlockArrow Capital, an alternative asset fund focused on investing in the blockchain sector, reveals that there are 463 blockchain or distributed ledger tech (DLT) focused developers that have created 13 new ICON Foundation projects for the ICON ecosystem. The projects have been developed thanks to… Read More

June 29, 2020 @ 1:51 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Public blockchain network Telos announced on Monday it has teamed up with hackathon management platform TAIKAI to replay transparent hackathon voting and token incentives on the blockchain. According to Telos, the Telos network will provide TAIKAI a blockchain-based voting mechanism that enables competition evaluation to be… Read More

April 7, 2020 @ 2:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

New York-based ConsenSys, a leading Ethereum (ETH) development studio, and Gitcoin, a fundraising platform, are supporting a digital hackathon event that aims to find solutions for the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. As noted in a blog post published by ConsenSys, the hackathon event aims to… Read More

May 17, 2019 @ 7:25 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Bitcoin Association, a global organization for Bitcoin business, announced on Thursday it held the first ever Bitcoin SV (BSV) Hackathon. According to the organization, the top 3 finalists will be flown to Toronto to win a prize pool of 400 BSV, which currently valued more than… Read More

February 3, 2019 @ 6:06 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Digital Financial Services Lab (DFS Lab), a fintech accelerator funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, announced last week it has opened applications for its upcoming fintech hackathon, which is set to take place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on April 8th through the 12th. According… Read More

December 19, 2018 @ 1:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

CoinList, one of the most successful digital asset issuance platforms in the US having helped to raise $450 million, has announced a new service: CoinList Build. This new service is designed to assist blockchain startups to engage with developers and grow their community with online hackathons…. Read More

November 5, 2018 @ 1:18 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payments provider Paysafe announced on Monday the winner of its global hackathon. As previously reported, the company hosted its first global hackathon in five of its developer locations, which are Sofia (Bulgaria), Vienna (Austria), Hyderabad (India), Montreal and Calgary (Canada). The event was specifically created to… Read More

October 1, 2018 @ 10:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Global payments provider Paysafe announced on Monday it is set to host its first global hackathon in five of its developer locations, which are Sofia (Bulgaria), Vienna (Austria), Hyderabad (India), Montreal and Calgary (Canada). According to Paysafe, this hackathon is specifically created to identify new ideas,… Read More

June 21, 2018 @ 4:42 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Kenetic Capital, a blockchain investment and tech firm, and Decentraland, an Ethereum-based virtual reality platform powered by blockchain, has put NIFTY, a three-day conference and hackathon for international developers, investors, and entrepreneurs to discuss the future of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), collectibles, and blockchain gaming, on… Read More

April 24, 2018 @ 10:16 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Dutch megabank ABN AMRO announced on Monday it will be hosting a Hackathon during the second Beyond Banking Days to help build the bank of the future. According to the bank, the upcoming Hackathon will offer participants the opportunity to present their ideas for banking in… Read More

November 18, 2017 @ 10:13 am By JD Alois  |  

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is sponsoring a Regtech Hackathon to take place in Vancouver, BC on November 28th. The one-day event is designed to challenge participants to create innovative solutions to help industry meet its regulatory requirements more efficiently and effectively, and improve… Read More

November 3, 2017 @ 11:03 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accenture (NYSE: ACN), in collaboration with Expo 2020 Dubai, announced on Friday it was challenging participants from 11 cities around the world to develop prototypes of human-centered digital solutions that help improve the quality of urban living through its first global digital hackathon. Accenture reported that… Read More

October 19, 2017 @ 3:14 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Thursday, Invest Hong Kong(InvestHK) announced its Hong Kong Fintech Education Week is set to take place on October 30th through November 3rd. According to InvestHK, the Fintech Education Week will follow immediately after the second annual Hong Kong Fintech Week and aims to bring… Read More

March 26, 2017 @ 6:48 pm By Cole Lyons  |  

MIT’s recent fintech hackathon, its first ever, connected the Fintech industry with more traditional financial services. This combination is yet another signal that Fintech is changing. Priscilla Cherie Koepke, the FinTech Practice Leader at MIT’s Martin Trust Center for Entrepreneurship, is tasked with creating an… Read More

October 27, 2016 @ 8:45 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Earlier this week, peer-to-peer lender Zopa announced it will be hosting Zopathon16, which is described as a 24-hour opportunity to developers, product people, and designers to present their fintech ideas.  The lender revealed: “After last year’s success we decided to replicate it this year with a new… Read More

September 14, 2015 @ 11:19 pm By Midori Yoshimura  |  

  PCH, which designs custom product solutions for startups and Fortune 500 companies, today announced that it will host a dedicated Hardware Hackathon at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015. The event will form part of TechCrunch Disrupt’s popular 24-hour hackathon, running from Saturday, Sept. 19 to Sunday, Sept…. Read More

June 16, 2015 @ 7:56 am By Erin Hobey  |  

In the news again, Startupbootcamp, a European accelerator, today announced the launch of the Startupbootcamp Insurance accelerator program. Based in London, the program invites global startups from across different areas within insurance, including retail insurance, corporate risk management, re-insurance, back-office efficiency and new risk models, to… Read More

February 10, 2014 @ 10:21 pm By JD Alois  |  

LAUNCH Festival was started only a few years ago by Jason Calacanis but it has become one of the biggest startup events of its kind.  The concept was actually started as the TechCrunch50 conference when Calacanis and Michael Arrington decided to partner up back in… Read More