The MAPO Hackathon, strongly supported by Afflux, is coming with a bang!

Author: Seoul Hackathon

The MAPO Seoul Hackathon, co-hosted by MAP Protocol and Waterdrip Capital, with strong support from Afflux, opened for online registration on May 6. So far, over 70 participants and 40 projects have registered, with developers coming from various regions around the world, including South Korea, China, the United States, Japan, and Singapore. After review by technical judges, outstanding projects have emerged. Please follow Afflux's official Twitter for updates. Afflux will hold an online Demo Day on May 27, and the Hackathon will take place offline in Seoul on May 31.

Here are the important details for the Seoul Hackathon and the online Demo Day:

As a full-chain interoperability infrastructure, this MAPO Seoul Hackathon is themed "Break Barrier in Web3," aiming to promote a diverse and open full-chain ecosystem, gathering innovative developers to co-create the full-chain ecosystem and overcome the current interoperability challenges in the Web3 ecosystem.

Evaluation Criteria for the Hackathon:

• Technology: The project's technical uniqueness and specific engineering implementation.
• Innovation: The originality, creativity, novelty, and value of the project, as well as whether it brings something new and unique to the ecosystem.
• Practicality: How practical the project is for target users and whether it addresses real problems or pain points.
• User Experience: How simple and intuitive the project is for industry experts and beginners.
• Impact on the Omnichain Ecosystem: The extent to which the project improves the ecosystem, whether it promotes adoption, provides better tools, or improves architecture.
• Growth Potential: The potential for future growth and development of the project.
• Overall Presentation: The presentation quality of the project during Demo Day (including demo videos and documentation).

Project Categories

The projects in the MAPO Seoul Hackathon cover DeFi, GameFi, payment and tools, Layer 1, Metaverse, and any other innovative Web3 projects.

Projects Participating in the Online Demo Day

• Meta4
• Themis protocol
• Townstory
• Bitpow
• Owlando
• Gameland
• Catddle
• Dogewalk
• Topia
• Playcraft
• Gaaily
• CHOKO WALLET
• AlllBuy
• Communities ID
• Sodium Wallet
• Megaxis

Projects Participating in the Offline Seoul Hackathon

• Beez Finance
• KashSpace
• Neon rabbits
• Daren Market
• METAOASIS
• Soulsaver
• MMMM
• Generation
• BlockGenie
• SuperWalk
• Muverse
• Bio Big Data Business Model
• PLEXUS
• LibertaFnC
• DMGdata
• Gameland
• NKCL
• Worldland

Benefits and Rewards for Participants

Winners of the MAPO Seoul Hackathon will have the opportunity to join the exclusive blockchain technology circle of MAP Protocol and may receive direct investment opportunities and guidance from the MAP Protocol ecosystem fund.

Winning projects will share a prize pool of $50,000 provided by the co-hosts and strategic partners of the MAPO Seoul Hackathon, and will have the opportunity to communicate directly with relevant co-hosts and strategic partners.

There is a possibility of media coverage from MAPO Seoul Hackathon's Korean media partners such as Tokenpost, Coinness, GoldentreeNews, and Seoul Daily, gaining market exposure and promotion for the projects in South Korea.

Hackathon Demo Day Time and Location

Due to some project teams being unable to participate in the offline Demo Day in Seoul, selected projects can choose to participate online on May 27.

• Offline Demo Day: May 31 in Seoul, South Korea
• Offline Demo Day Location: B1, 234 Hyoryeong-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul, South Korea (near Nambu Bus Terminal Station)

Judges

The Hackathon Demo Day will feature over 15 guest judges, including: James XYC, core developer of MAP Protocol; Kevin, head of developer relations at MAP Protocol; Peter Pan, co-founder of Particle Network; Tracy, partner at Waterdrip Capital; Gran Kim, CEO of Seoul Maeil Daily News; Mary Ma, co-founder of MixMarvel; Chris Na, advisor at Alchemy Pay; Maria, head of DoraHacks Korea; Joann, CEO of Afflux; TY, head of BD at MetaTrust Labs; Christine, founder of MEXC BD & Neonrabbits; Johnason, co-founder of LBank; Owen.H, CTO of Credit Scend; Nicolas, CBO of Rangers Protocol; and Harvey Kim, head of DWF Labs.

Participating Guests

This Hackathon has the support of over 45 projects and institutions, including 16 VC firms and 18 leading blockchain media from China and South Korea. Here are all the participating projects and institutions:

Organizers

• MAP Protocol
• Waterdrip Capital

Co-Organizers

• Afflux, Particle Network, Alibaba Cloud, MetaTrust Labs, Daren Market, Seoul Daily

Strategic Partners

• Alchemy Pay, PlatON, Ave.ai, SlowMist, Coinness, KOCODAO, Coworkers, Moledao, Game Mine Alliance, MixMarvel, Rangers, ReadON, NFT Go, Hypelabs, XT.COM, LBank, AWS, Mimic Shhans, Undefined Labs

VC Firms

• DWF Labs, HYPR, Avatar DAO, Arcane, OP Crypto, Susquehanna, Gate.io, Arweave SCP Ventures, Magnet Ventures, Redline DAO, Bing Venture, MiraclePlus, AC Capital, Zonff Partners, Basics Capital, Credit Scend

Media Support

• Foresight News, Cointime, ChainCathcher, 深潮 Tech Flow, 律动 Blockbeats, 金色财经, MarsBit, Blocklike, Coinvoice, Coinlive, Getaverse, Bixiaobai, 快链头条 ChainTimes, 数位时代 Business Next, Web3+, Token Post, Goldentreenews

Demo Day Participation Instructions

Selected projects can choose to participate in the Demo Day online or offline. All online participating projects and judges need to download Zoom in advance to join; offline participating projects and judges should arrive in Seoul, South Korea, before May 31 and reach the Demo Day venue.

Each project will be presented in the order drawn beforehand.

Each team will have at least 8 minutes for presentation and 2 minutes for Q&A with judges.

Schedule for the offline Demo Day in Seoul on May 31 (9:00 AM - 9:00 PM)

The offline Demo Day in Seoul will officially open at 9 AM on May 31, with the host introducing the process and rules. Representatives from MAP Protocol, Afflux, and Seoul Daily will also give opening remarks, and relevant industry leaders will share insights on entrepreneurship and technical security.

The first round of demo presentations will start promptly at 10 AM on May 31; the second round will begin at 2 PM after discussions on Web3 gaming and Particle development; the third round of demo presentations will start at 3:45 PM and continue until 5:15 PM.

The results of the competition will be announced on-site in the afternoon, followed by a banquet. Before the banquet, the organizers of the MAPO Seoul Hackathon and relevant co-hosts will give speeches to conclude the first MAPO Seoul Hackathon successfully.

Important Notes for Participating in the Offline Demo Day in Seoul

When attending the offline Demo Day, please bring your own laptop; power and WiFi will be provided on-site.

All projects successfully selected to participate in the Seoul Demo Day on May 31 will receive an invitation letter from the project team. If you are unable to participate due to unforeseen circumstances, please contact the project team in a timely manner.

What to Expect from Participating in This Hackathon?

On Demo Day, experienced industry leaders will share insights on how to create a pitch deck, design economic models, and build the best products, providing you with valuable industry insights. You will also meet new friends and have the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with core engineers from MAP Protocol, gaining the latest technical insights on full-chain development. We will also provide food, drinks, and swag!