Celebrating Innovation: Winners of the BNB Chain 2024 Q3 Hackathon

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the BNB Chain 2024 Q3 Hackathon! Under the theme "Become A Champion Builder," this quarter’s hackathon brought together brilliant minds from around the world, fostering a vibrant environment for creativity and innovation.

With 186 remarkable submissions, the competition was fierce. Ultimately, 10 standout projects advanced to the demo round, competing for the top three spots and a share of $50,000 in prizes.

Check out our demo day video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6uwWrYaYIM 

And learn more from our workshop series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD2Yls_M04XN6O83REd77No2iY4FSaMnl 

Main Challenge Winners 

Here are the top three projects that showcased exceptional potential:

Winner Highlights:

zkGraph
zkGraph leverages a distributed network of prover nodes to generate zero-knowledge proofs for ONNX graphs, particularly in machine learning and NumPy computations.

Siren
Siren is dedicated to promoting healthier cities by aggregating road traffic noise data on BNB Greenfield. Using intelligent insights, Siren aims to mitigate noise pollution, helping city planners and policymakers make informed decisions to create more livable urban environments.

CryptoBed
CryptoBed decentralizes the global rental process, offering a secure platform for digital nomads and crypto users to rent properties worldwide. By removing intermediaries, CryptoBed ensures a seamless and efficient experience for property rentals.

The Witch Credit Card
Combining AI chatbots and coding assistants, The Witch Credit Card enables users to build and improve their credit scores, which directly influences their ability to access higher token credits on the platform’s fully on-chain credit card system. 

GreenPress
GreenPress is a no-code platform for web3 creators and developers to effortlessly launch blogs, dApps, and DeFi platforms on BNB Greenfield. This user-friendly tool fosters rapid development in the Web3 space.

Bakeland
Bakeland transforms cryptocurrency into a gaming experience with its engaging 2D pixel MMORPG, where players can explore a vibrant virtual world driven by crypto mechanics.

Honorable Mentions

$10,000 was distributed among 27 qualifying submissions, including:

• Ordinals Lending Protocol
• GreenfieldPress
• Banana Idle Game powered 
• DexaFi
• L2-Board
• BSC Layer Watch
• Smart Housing
• Linkie
• OpenShop
• briXchange
• BNB Vault
• Dekan Capital
• Cat Battle
• Social3
• Aquari GreenForum
• sAFE
• Dungeon Hunter on opBNB
• DefiGenie
• ZK Liquid Bridge
• opBNB Ball Blast Game
• opBNB Chasing Love Game
• opBNB Memory Match Game
• Dino Run Game on opBNB
• BNB Rocket
• Stakewave
• Fayruz-hub
• BNB Drone

Sponsor Track Winners

Our heartfelt congratulations to the winners of the Sponsor Track Awards, who tackled a variety of specialized challenges:

Sonorous

• GigMint ($5000 in SNS tokens)

Polyhedra

• First Prize (3000 USDT): zkVerify for BSC
• Second Prize (1500 USDT): Tiga Processor
• Third Prize (500 USDT): Cipher Zero Protocol

Dego.Finance

• OpenTaskAI (2000 DEGO tokens)
• Bot3 AI (2000 DEGO tokens)
• TermiX (1000 DEGO tokens)

Hacken

• SafeShield ($3500 USDT)

THENA

• $KING (5000 USDT & 10,000 veTHE)

We extend a big thank you to our sponsors: Polyhedra Network, Dora Factory, DEGO Finance, TUSD, Sonorous, THENA, Stakestone, MyShell, and Hacken.

Opportunities Beyond the Hackathon

The winning teams won’t just walk away with prize money—they’re receiving a comprehensive Kickstart package worth $50,000, including valuable credits from AWS, Google Cloud, and more. On top of that, winners will be considered for a direct interview with BNB Chain’s Most Valuable Builder (MVB) program, offering them a unique opportunity to further grow their projects.

Milestone-driven rewards are also available: if the top six projects achieve additional development goals, each could receive up to $10,000 in further incentives.

Final Thoughts

The BNB Chain 2024 Q3 Hackathon has been an inspiring showcase of global talent and the innovative spirit driving the blockchain space. We extend our gratitude to all participants, mentors, and judges for their dedication and creativity.

Stay tuned for more exciting opportunities! The 2024 Q4 Hackathon is launching in mid-July, and we can't wait to see what new ideas will emerge.

If you have any questions or need support, the BNB Chain team is always here to assist. Don’t hesitate to reach out on Discord, where our 24/7 support team is ready to help.

Past Hackathon Winners Highlights

As we reflect on the success of our past hackathons, and are of the various projects’ incredible achievements:

• CodexField CodexField secured a spot in the top 3 on BNB Greenfield with 659.2GB total storage. It launched the world's first EVM-compatible wallet mini app on Telegram and ranked in the top 3 for the Telegram Mini App, with 84.79K users.
• RIDO Protocol, alongside their BAS Attestation project, has integrated with 12+ partners and nearly 2M total attestation demonstrating their continued growth.
• StoryChain joined the BNB MVB VII Incubation Program, launched their MVP on the BSC Testnet, and initiated a pre-seed funding round, securing investment from Foresight Ventures and CSP DAO. They’ve also achieved an impressive milestone, reaching 375k users with 10k daily active users.
• Memehub.AI launched a Community Ambassador Program with over 300 KOLs, held a successful NFT minting event with 25,000 holders, and completed their first Memecoin collaboration involving 1,000 participants.
• Kiwi Protocol launched on both BSC and opBNB Mainnet in July 2024. They’ve gained 5,000 daily active users and over 3,000 custom tokens deployed from their platform, establishing themselves as one of the fastest-developing Web3 infrastructure tools on Telegram.

All our 2024 Hackathon winners received an exclusive MVB Season 8 interview as one of the benefits. Stay tuned for more updates! 

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Thank you to everyone who participated. We look forward to seeing you in future events!