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    Prizes on Devfolio and ETHGlobal

    RISC Zero is making it easier-than-ever to use ZK to scale Ethereum itself and apps on Ethereum.

    Prize money awarded
    $46,500
    Prizes
    25
    Winning projects
    24
    Hackathons
    4
    Largest prize
    $10,000
    Active
    2023–2024

    What they reward

    Tech their winners favour

    Share of RISC Zero's winners using it, against all entries at the same hackathons.

    • rust54% of winners · 8% of entries
    • zk54% of winners · 10% of entries
    • foundry21% of winners · 6% of entries
    • python13% of winners · 7% of entries

    Hackathons

    1. Scaling Ethereum 2024 Apr 5–26, 2024$10KGold10$10K
    2. ETHDenver 2024 Feb 23 – Mar 2, 2024$21K–4$21K
    3. ZK Hack Istanbul Nov 10–12, 2023$10K–7$10K
    4. Waterloo Jun 23–25, 2023$5KProvider3$5.5K

    Crunch (it's like curl, but harder) generates Risc0 ZK proofs for Web2 API data delivered over HTTPS with TLS 1.3 by using a scalable MPC notarization ceremony.

    $10,000 · RISC Zero · Build an app using RISC Zero ZKVM/Bonsai

    Enhancing Trust with Transparent On-Chain Audits

    $9,500 · Filecoin Foundation · Most impactful dApp-tooling built with the Filecoin Virtual Machine (FVM) on Filecoin · +2 more

    Provide credible information to law enforcement and share personal experiences related to a hack, phishing attack, or scam in while staying anonymous using ECDSA Groups, RiscZero, and zkML

    $4,400 · ZK Hack · Top Projects at ZK Hack Istanbul · +1 more

    Funding platform for Open Source Project for all contributors. All funded money will be distributed to all contributors in proportion to each member's effort. This is done with Zero knowledge proof

    $4,000 · zkpass · Surprise Us! · +2 more

    Bonfire Wallet is a passwordless burner wallet that leverages WebAuthen to onboard the next 1 million crypto users, with biometrics or a token for authentication, making it accesible to anyone entering the crypto ecosystem.

    $4,000 · Risc Zero · 🥇 Risc Zero — Best Use of Bonsai · +1 more

    RiscZero: First ever? ZK RayTracer circuit attempt on RiscZero. *********** Aleo: FileAuth, prove and verify aspects of the file that user uploads in the WebUI.

    $1,400 · RISC Zero · RISC Zero - ZKVM/Bonsai Track