Japan Web3 Hackathon (TWSH) Online Roadshow Highlights

Author: Cryptogram Venture

From September 26 to September 28, the first Web3 hackathon competition in Japan, "TWSH," initiated by Cryptogram Venture (CGV), successfully concluded its online roadshow. A total of 36 project teams from Japan, the United States, Singapore, China, India, and other regions, along with representatives from over 30 professional investment and research institutions in the Web3 and cryptocurrency fields, participated in this roadshow.

As the organizer of this Japan Web3 hackathon, CGV's Executive Director Yuichiro Ito delivered an opening speech during the online roadshow. He stated that more and more entrepreneurs are diving into the Web3.0 wave, and Japan has significant development potential in the cryptocurrency and Web3 fields. CGV hopes to discover, support, and assist outstanding talents and teams in the Web3 field globally, exploring the application potential of popular tracks in Web3 together, and helping teams and projects to start smoothly and achieve sustainable growth and development.

In the subsequent project presentation session, the 36 project teams introduced their respective project situations and business features, focusing on industry highlights related to the Web3 ecosystem panorama, Web3 protocols and infrastructure, Metaverse, Game, NFT, and actively interacted with the judges to discuss practical exploration insights in various Web3 tracks.

On September 30, CGV organized an offline meetup event for the Japan Web3 Hackathon (TWSH) in Tokyo, inviting some judges from the competition's review committee and professionals in the Japanese Web3 and cryptocurrency fields. Judges and guests such as Kazutaka Matsuda, Naoaki Yamanaka, Kazumasa Miyazawa, and Yoshiyuki Yamada engaged in lively discussions on topics such as the prospects of Web3 in Japan and the unique opportunities in the Japanese Web3 market, sharing insights and discussing collaboration visions.

On October 11, after a joint review by the competition's review committee and nearly fifty institutions, 18 outstanding projects successfully advanced. The list is as follows (arranged in alphabetical order):

Assure wallet

BitMetis

Bool Network

Cat Paradise

Connect3

Eigen Network

EstateTrader

GamePhylum

HANGOUT METAVERSE

Mechaverse

MetaJam

Multiverse Play

Passpay(JPYW)

Soda Protocol

StarryNift

SWAGGA

zkPass

Zodiac

According to the unified arrangement of the event organizing committee, the final list of award winners for the competition is expected to be announced in mid-October. The winners will share the prize pool, and some favored projects will also receive investments from investment institutions and support from local resources in Japan. Meanwhile, the TOP 18 projects will be invited to enter the VIP channel of the "Tokyo Web3 Sakura Summit," scheduled to be held in March 2023.

About the Japan Web3 Hackathon "TWSH"

"Tokyo Web3 Summer Hackathon (TWSH)" is initiated by Cryptogram Venture (CGV) and supported and co-initiated by experts from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Keio University, SONY, SoftBank, the Asia Blockchain Game Alliance (ABGA), Cointelegraph Japan (CTJ), and many well-known institutions in the global blockchain industry, including Metis, MetaEstate, Atom Capital, Binance, BAI Capital, Consensus Lab, Gate.io, IOSG Ventures, IPFS infinite Japan, NGC Ventures, OKX, Tokyo Tower, and Tokyo Esports Gate. The event aims to "be based in Japan and look globally," discovering, supporting, and assisting outstanding talents and teams in the Web3 field worldwide, exploring the application potential of popular tracks in Web3, and helping teams and projects to start smoothly and achieve sustainable growth and development.

About Cryptogram Venture (CGV)

Cryptogram Venture (CGV) is a Japan-based, compliant research and investment institution in the cryptocurrency industry. With a business orientation of "research-driven investment," it has participated in early investments in FTX, Republic, CasperLabs, AlchemyPay, The Graph, Bitkeep, Pocket, and Powerpool, as well as the yen stablecoin JPYW regulated by the Japanese government and SONY Tokyo Tower's metaverse REDO. At the same time, CGV FoF is an LP for funds such as Huobi Venture, Rocktree Capital, and Kirin Fund. Currently, CGV has branches in regions such as Singapore, Canada, and China.