About the challenge

February 22nd - 25th, 2024.

​This 48-hour hackathon is set to ignite the creative sparks of developers, entrepreneurs, and blockchain enthusiasts with a Code / No Code Hack.

​Yes, that is right, you can come hack and not need to code to bring your ideas to life!

Thursday, February 22:

  • Networking Event @ 5PM Location TBA

Friday, February 23: 

  • 4pm to 6pm - Kickoff

Saturday, February 24: 

  • 10am to 12pm - Non Technical ways you can support a team

  • 12pm to 2pm - Office Hours

Sunday, February 25:

  • 10am to 12pm - Intro Workshop to Solana SDK

  • 12pm to 2pm - Office Hours

  • Submissions Due @ 4PM

  • Judging Happens @ 4PM

  • Winners Announced @ 8PM

​Whether you're a seasoned coder or a non-technical innovator, this event is the perfect platform to showcase your skills and contribute to the next wave of consumer blockchain products.

​The Mexico Solana Hack is more than just a competition; it's a collaborative experience where participants can learn from peers, engage with industry experts, and push the boundaries of what's possible in the blockchain space. The event will kick off with IRL and virtual workshops in CDMX, with the submissions completed virtually. (The event invitation is coming soon, but save the date for February 22 in CDMX @ 5:00 PM for a little super meets!)

​Prepare to dive into a week of building, creativity, and community. Whether you're looking to disrupt the market or simply passionate about blockchain's potential, the Mexico Solana Hack is where your ideas can take flight.

​DISCLAIMER: At least one member of your hack team should be in Mexico or from Mexico :)

Sponsors

Decaf

Etherfuse

Grow With Guava
NoFun Labs

 

Community Partners

Femtech Latam

Blank!t

Bountycaster

CryptoConexion

Web3Familia

NerdConf

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Requirements

What to Build

Hackathon Tracks

 

Non-Technical (No Code)

Technical (Code)

What to Submit

Submit the following by the specified deadline (February 25, 2024 @ 4PM CST):

  • Presentation: A slide deck presentation detailing your project's value to Solana, your approach, potential business opportunities, team roles, and contributions. If your project has no code, please detail it on the deck.

  • Video: A 4-minute pitch video explaining your concept. If your project has no code, please detail it.

  • A prototype (MVP) utilizing Solana blockchain technology. (Applies for Code Participants)

  • Your Github link. (Should be public. Applies for Code Participants)

Team Composition

  • Teams should have 1-5 members with diverse skills, including project leadership, design, development, and marketing/communication. 
  • At least one member must be from Mexico or residing in Mexico 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

MEX$52,400 in prizes
Overall 1st Place
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1 winner

2nd Place
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1 winner

3rd Place
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1 winner

Decaf Bounty
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1 winner

Up to $1000 USDC prize to help kickstart the most viable and impactful payments project.

Requirements:
* Have a GitHub with working code
* Video demo
* Steps to reproduce the demo
* Unique use of Solana Pay and/or token extensions
* Works with Decaf Wallet

Ideas to Hack:
* Use of the new Token Extensions, for example:
Permissioned tokens transfers
Reversible transactions
Real World Asset tokenization
Digital identity solutions (on and off-chain KYC)
* A bill-splitting tool (Splitwise)
* Payments request tool (like Revolut).
* Merchant/marketplace payment solutions (like Xero, or Stripe).
* On-chain subscription or streaming payments.
* On and Off ramps (P2P and banking)
* Automatic gas fee-paying solutions
* An on-chain escrow system (like Binance P2P but on-chain)
* Multisig and on-chain security systems (like on-chain 2FA).
* Programmatic wallet creation for websites (sign in with
email/phone number, etc).
* A new way to sign a wallet into a website (other than a browser
ad-on).
* Whatsapp/Telegram chatbot payments

PopHeadz Art Prize
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4 winners

PopHeadz Bounty:
For this bounty you will be able to submit for one or multiple categories. In order for your submission to count you must:
* Mint your image as a token within the hack time frame.
* Once you’ve minted the image you must take a screenshot of the Solana Scan mint proof and that of your art.
* Upload the images to Twitter/X and Tag SuperteamMX & * Pop_headz make sure you use one of the following tier hashtags so we know what category you’re applying for

4 tiers:
* Hand Made
* AI Art
* Digital Art
* Something Creative

To qualify for reimbursement make sure you send us your wallet address to give you $Sol for Gas.

Frames on Farcaster Solana
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2 winners

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Estefania Ochoa

Estefania Ochoa
Guava

Rick Martin

Rick Martin
Decaf

Estuardo Polanco
NoFun Labs

Thiago Monteiro
SuperteamBrazil

Luis Eduardo

Luis Eduardo
Blank!t

Victor

Victor
Blank!t

Mashiat

Mashiat
Guava

Judging Criteria

  • Public Goods
  • Arts & Culture
  • Gaming
  • Code
  • No Code
  • B2B
  • Other

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