Dates

Pre register: From Thursday, November 30th, 2023 (12:00 pm Central Time) until Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 (12:00 pm Central Time)

Submissions:  Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 (12:00 pm Central Time) – Friday, December 22nd, 2023 (12:00 pm Central Time).

Judging Period: Friday, December 22nd, 2023 (5:00 pm Central Time) - Friday, December 29th, 2023 (12:00 pm Central Time).

Winners announced: On or around Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024. 

Project and Submission Requirements

To have an accepted submission, you will need to provide:

GitHub Repository: A link to the GitHub repository with all the code. It can be a monorepo or multiple links if your app consists of several parts. We push for open source code, but if it's really necessary to have it private, you will have to include the judges for them to see the repo.

Video Demo: A video recorded with Loom giving a quick demo of the app (please keep it under 5 minutes). The demo should ideally cover the key features and how your app works and leverages Mode's capabilities. Remember: Short but complete is always the goal!

Project Documentation: The GitHub repository must include a README with a brief explanation of the project. This is mandatory for understanding the context and functionality of your app.

 

Optional but Highly Encouraged:

Deployed Frontend: A link to the deployed frontend for us to test/see the dApp in action. This allows for a hands-on evaluation of your project.

 

Additional Guidelines:

Video Demo Tips: Your video should demonstrate the main functionality of your app, how it integrates with Mode, and any unique features or innovations. Keep it concise and focused. Please be mindful about the quality of the video and sound. Loom is a great tool to record demos!

Documentation Best Practices: Apart from the README, detailed documentation of your code and its functionality will be highly appreciated. This helps in thoroughly understanding and evaluating your project. 

Prizes

  • SFS Killer

    • Prize: $5,000 + 1 MILADY MALENCIAGA + co-marketing campaign with Mode
    • Description: For the most degen project that best uses SFS (sequencer fee sharing). Prize will be paid in USDC.

  • Gigabrainz

    • Prize: $2,500 + 1 CRYPTOFICKBUTT
    • Description: For the most innovative and creative project. Prize will be paid in USDC.

  • The Degen Charmer

    • Prize: $1,500 + 1 LOBSTERNFT 
    • Description: For the project with the highest transaction throughput. Prize will be paid in USDC.

  • Most Degen

    • Prize: $2,000 + 1 CRYPTODICKBUTT
    • Description: For the most degen project with the best design. Prize will be paid in USDC.

  • Best Stablecoin

    • Prize: $1,000
    • Description: For the best stablecoin deployed on Mode. $1000 UST

  • Best Exchange

    • Prize: $1,000
    • Description: For the best exchange deployed on Mode. $1000 FTT

  • Go Fork Yourself

    • Prize: $2000
    • Description: For the best fork deployed on Mode.

  • Wildcard

    • Prize: $0
    • Description: ?????????

Eligibility

The Hackathon IS open to: 

  • Individuals who are at least the age of majority where they reside as of the time of entry (“Eligible Individuals”);
  • Teams of Eligible Individuals (“Teams”); and
  • Organizations (including corporations, not-for-profit corporations and other nonprofit organizations, limited liability companies, partnerships, and other legal entities) that exist and have been organized or incorporated at the time of entry.

(the above are collectively, “Entrants”)

An Eligible Individual may join more than one Team or Organization and an Eligible Individual who is part of a Team or Organization may also enter the Hackathon on an individual basis. If a Team or Organization is entering the Hackathon, they must appoint and authorize one individual (the “Representative”) to represent, act, and enter a Submission, on their behalf. By entering a Submission on behalf of a Team or Organization you represent and warrant that you are the Representative authorized to act on behalf of your Team or Organization.

The Hackathon IS NOT open to: 

  • Individuals who are residents of, or Organizations domiciled in, a country, state, province or territory where the laws of the United States or local law prohibits participating or receiving a prize in the Hackathon (including, but not limited to, Brazil, Quebec, Russia, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria and any other country designated by the United States Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control) 
  • Organizations involved with the design, production, paid promotion, execution, or distribution of the Hackathon, including the Sponsor and Administrator (“Promotion Entities”).
  • Employees, representatives and agents** of such Promotion Entities, and all members of their immediate family or household*
  • Any other individual involved with the design, production, promotion, execution, or distribution of the Hackathon, and each member of their immediate family or household*
  • Any Judge (defined below), or company or individual that employs a Judge
  • Any parent company, subsidiary, or other affiliate*** of any organization described above
  • Any other individual or organization whose participation in the Hackathon would create, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor and/or Administrator, a real or apparent conflict of interest 

*The members of an individual’s immediate family include the individual’s spouse, children and stepchildren, parents and stepparents, and siblings and stepsiblings. The members of an individual’s household include any other person that shares the same residence as the individual for at least three (3) months out of the year. 

**Agents include individuals or organizations that in creating a Submission to the Hackathon, are acting on behalf of, and at the direction of, a Promotion Entity through a contractual or similar relationship.

***An affiliate is: (a) an organization that is under common control, sharing a common majority or controlling owner, or common management; or (b) an organization that has a substantial ownership in, or is substantially owned by the other organization.

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

Eligible submissions will be evaluated by a panel of judges selected by Mode and the sponsors. Judges may be employees of the sponsor or third parties, may or may not be listed individually on the Hackathon Website, and may change before or during the Judging Period. Judging may take place in one or more rounds with one or more panels of Judges, at the discretion of the sponsor. 

Stage One) The first stage will determine via pass/fail whether the ideas meet a baseline level of viability, in that the project reasonably fits the theme and uses the relevant technologies to develop a functional solution. 

Stage Two) All submissions that pass Stage One will be evaluated in Stage Two based on the following equally weighted criteria:

Entries will be judged on the following equally weighted criteria, and according to the sole and absolute discretion of the judges:

  1. Innovation and Creativity of the Idea: Creativity and originality of the idea.
  2. Implementation of the idea: How well the idea was executed by the developer or team.
  3. Potential Impact: How big of an impact could the project have on the Network?
  4. Presentation: How well is the project presented with a working product, good documentation and a short and complete demo.
  5. Use of the SFS: Extent to which the solution utilizes the SFS in new and unique ways?

The scores from the Judges will determine the potential winners of the applicable Grand Prizes. The Entrant(s) that are eligible for a Prize, and whose Submissions earn the highest overall scores based on the applicable Judging Criteria, will become potential winners of that Prize.