The first Web3 hackathon in Japan, "TWSH," has successfully concluded, and the official list of the TOP 9 winners has been announced
Summary of the award-winning projects from the Web3 hackathon "TWSH".Author: Cryptogram Venture
Recently, the first Web3 hackathon in Japan, "TWSH," initiated by Cryptogram Venture (CGV) and supported by experts from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, Keio University, Sony, SoftBank, Asia Blockchain Gaming Alliance (ABGA), Cointelegraph Japan (CTJ), and other institutions, has successfully concluded. After a joint evaluation by the competition review committee and nearly fifty institutions, a total of 9 projects from different tracks stood out.
The following are the 9 winning projects of the "Tokyo Web3 Summer Hackathon (TWSH)" (listed in alphabetical order):
1. Cat Paradise
A pet social network created in Web 3.0.
2. EstateTrader
EstateTrader empowers the metaverse around content, ecology, and liquidity, creating a dedicated issuance platform and aggregated trading market in the metaverse.
3. HANGOUT METAVERSE
Hangout is a decentralized multi-chain metaverse platform that provides visual infrastructure, APIs, SDKs, etc., to facilitate the sustainable development of NFTs, DeFi, GameFi, and various protocols in one place.
4. Mechaverse
A strategy game in the metaverse for the Web3 era.
5. Multiverse Play
MVP is a decentralized NFT post-investment management platform that connects users and assets in Web3, including players, NFT holders, guilds, and developers, providing smart matching, task scheduling, asset management, and high liquidity.
6. Passpay(JPYW)
JPYW, launched by PassPay Co., Ltd., is a prepaid token that can be purchased and used on the PassPay official website at a price of 1 yen = 1 JPYW, ensuring a 1:1 peg with the yen through a margin mechanism, classified as a currency-denominated asset.
7. StarryNift
StarryNift is a gamified NFT incubation platform for creating, collecting, auctioning, and trading digital collectibles.
8. SWAGGA
SWAGGA is a physical fashion metaverse centered around Swag-To-Earn (S2E) and F.A.S (Fashion, Entertainment, Social), focusing not only on creating an engaging virtual world but also on providing an immersive e-commerce platform for fashion enthusiasts.
9. zkPass
A privacy-protecting decentralized KYC solution based on MPC (Multi-Party Computation) and ZKP (Zero-Knowledge Proof).
The winning projects of the "Tokyo Web3 Summer Hackathon (TWSH)" will share the prize pool, and some favored projects will also receive investments from investment institutions and support from local resources in Japan.
The "TWSH" competition welcomes traditional internet developers and blockchain developers worldwide who are interested in Web3, as well as innovative and creative developers, engineers, product managers, UI designers, etc., to register. Winners will have the opportunity to receive investments and entrepreneurial guidance from top global VC institutions, as well as support from incubation funds.
In the future, CGV will regularly hold Web3 hackathons to discover, support, and assist outstanding talents and teams in the Web3 field globally. The "Tokyo Web3 Spring Hackathon (TWSH)" is planned to take place in March 2023, in conjunction with the "Tokyo Web3 Sakura Summit" offline conference.
About the Japan Web3 Hackathon "TWSH"
The "Tokyo Web3 Summer Hackathon (TWSH)" is initiated by Cryptogram Venture (CGV) and supported by experts from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, Keio University, SONY, SoftBank, Asia Blockchain Gaming Alliance (ABGA), Cointelegraph Japan (CTJ), and other institutions. It is also supported by dozens of 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 "base itself 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 crypto industry. With a business orientation of "research-driven investment," it has participated in early investments in FTX, Republic, CasperLabs, AlchemyPay, The Graph, Bitkeep, Pocket, Powerpool, and the yen-pegged stablecoin JPYW, which is regulated by the Japanese government. At the same time, CGV FoF is an LP of funds such as Huobi Venture, Rocktree Capital, and Kirin Fund. It has established brand activities such as Web3 hackathons and industry summits. From July to October 2022, it initiated Japan's first Web3 hackathon (TWSH) and received joint support from institutions and experts such as the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, Keio University, SONY, and SoftBank. Currently, CGV has branches in regions such as Singapore, Canada, and China.
