ChainCatcher news, the Mantle APAC Hackathon, jointly initiated by Mantle, Hackquest, and OpenBuild, will officially launch on November 15, open for registration to developers and blockchain enthusiasts in the Asia-Pacific region.This hackathon features five major themes: Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Infrastructure (Infra), Game Development (Gaming), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Meme, with a prize pool of up to $30,000. Each participating project can apply for project funding of up to 20,000 MNT. Additionally, outstanding projects will have the opportunity to receive support from the $200 million fund from Mantle Eco Found and AWS Activate Credits. The winning teams will also gain direct interview opportunities with the HackQuest X Mantle Global Accelerator. During the event, participants will receive technical support from the Mantle expert team, as well as professional feedback from the judging teams of Hackquest and OpenBuild. Shortlisted projects will be showcased online during the Demo Day from December 19 to 22.

ChainCatcher news, the Solana Chinese community Solar and the Solana Foundation will host the Solana Hong Kong Startup Village in Hong Kong from October 9 to October 16, 2024. This event is co-hosted by the Web3 education platform HackQuest and supported by Hong Kong Cyberport. The Solana Hong Kong Startup Village will select 30 entrepreneurs from the Solana ecosystem within the Chinese-speaking region for a week-long Co-build, Co-live event.The event is also supported by several local Web3 companies and universities in Hong Kong, including OKX, Gate.io, Metalpha, Animoca Brands, ScalingX, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, SOON, and SONIC. Selected Solana ecosystem entrepreneurs will have face-to-face exchanges with Solana Foundation staff and founders of leading ecosystem projects, visiting local Web3 companies and investment institutions to explore potential collaboration opportunities. This event is part of Solana's ecosystem building for founders in the Asia-Pacific region and marks the first time Solana Startup Village enters the Chinese-speaking region. Solana will also host the Solana Hong Kong Hacker House from October 24 to October 26.

ChainCatcher news, EVM L1 public chain Telos officially announced a partnership with the developer education platform HackQuest to launch the first developer course series in the Telos ecosystem------Telos Learning Track. This course series includes a total of 12 development courses, aimed at helping developers gain a deep understanding and mastery of the core skills needed for development on Telos. Upon completing the courses, developers will receive a developer certification NFT jointly issued by HackQuest and Telos.In addition, Telos plans to collaborate with HackQuest to host a mini hackathon, encouraging developers who complete the courses to continue exploring and building their innovative projects within the Telos ecosystem. Meanwhile, Telos will also sponsor the Web3 Developer Education Conference hosted by HackQuest on September 17 at Nanyang Technological University Innovation Port, further promoting the development of the Web3 developer community.

ChainCatcher news, Vara Network and the developer education platform HackQuest announced the launch of the Vara Learning Track on HackQuest, which includes courses on Rust syntax, an introduction to Substrate & Gear Protocol, and project development and deployment on Vara Network. Developers who complete the courses can receive a learning certificate jointly issued by Vara Network and HackQuest.Learners can earn corresponding rewards after completing challenges at Gear Academy, while Vara Network opens the Varathon hackathon to global developers every month. Vara Network will also support and fund HackQuest's global developer community activities as a strategic partner.