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July 13th, 2023, Chainwire

BNB Chain, the worlds largest smart contract blockchain in terms ofdaily active users, has today announcedHackvolution, its global 7-week Hackathon, starting on July 13th and running until September 1st. Hackvolution gets support from COMBO, Google Cloud, CyberConnect, Hooked Protocol, and Ultiverse as key partners with mentors joining from leading universities. Interested participants can registerhereto take part in the upcoming hackathon.

The hackathon aims to bring the Web3 community, developers, researchers and scientists together to contribute to the advancement of blockchain technology. The core focus will be onopBNBandBNB Greenfieldwithin the BNB Chain ecosystem, whereby developers will have the opportunity to build decentralized applications (dApps) that leverage the functionality and modularity of these platforms. To bolster innovation across a diverse set of sectors, dApps will be categorized into four domains including, Infra, DeFi, Gaming, and AI. In addition, this event also opens up potential opportunities to access grants and the Most Valuable Builder (MVB) program under Binance Labs incubation.

All applicants can expect four days of online workshops and an opportunity to engage with the BNB Chain developer community of 10,000+ developers. They will also receive 24/7 tech support, early access to BNB Chain updates and and exclusive access to the BNB Chain team

A panel of judges made up of experts from the Web3 media, community and education sector will evaluate projects based on five key aspects:Technical innovation,Business modelandTeam configuration. The best 12 projects s from four domains will be selected to participate in the demo day and be eligible for rewards including:

There will also be a separate $7500 prize pool for winners of the Local Hacker Stars awards. The hackathon will have a global reach, with offline meet-ups planned across different regions, including Asia-Pacific, CIS, Europe, Middle East & North Africa and Latin America.

We are thrilled to invite participants from all over the world to join us in the BNB Chain Hackvolution, said Victor Genin, Senior Solution Architect at BNB Chain. This hackathon is a fantastic opportunity to not only benefit from the rewards on offer but to play a part in shaping the future of blockchain technology and contribute to the growth of the BNB Chain ecosystem.

The key dates for the BNB Chain Hackvolution are as follows:

To learn more about the hackathon and to register to take part, please visithere.

Join us for the BNB Chain Hackvolution and let your ideas, skills, and passion ignite while leveraging the potential of opBNB and BNB Greenfield to create meaningful dApps.

About BNB Chain

BNB Chainis a community-driven and decentralized blockchain, powered by BNB. It consists of BNB Beacon Chain, its staking and governance layer, BNB Smart Chain (BSC), which is EVM compatible and facilitates a multi-chain ecosystem with its Layer-2 solutions, and BNB Greenfield, its decentralized data storage network. It is the worlds largest smart contract blockchain bydaily active users.It has processed 3 billion transactions to date from232 Million unique addressesmaking it the largest layer 1 blockchain globally and bringing developers massive user access with ultra-low gas fees, higher transactions per second and has experienced zero crashes since its inception. The ecosystem has more than 1,500 estimated active dApps at any given time across multiple categories such as DeFi, Metaverse, Blockchain Gaming, SocialFi, NFT, Infrastructure, and more. There are numerous programs available to support the Web3 ecosystem including theGas Grant,Builder Grant,Kickstart,Most Valuable Builder (MVB)andAvengerDAO.

Rebecca Reidrebecca.reid@bnbchain.org

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