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    LayerZero

    LayerZero is an immutable, censorship-resistant, and permissionless smart contract protocol that enables anyone on a blockchain to send, verify, and execute messages on any supported destination network.

    Prize money awarded
    $190,250
    Prizes
    43
    Winning projects
    40
    Hackathons
    11
    Largest prize
    $13,000
    Active
    2023–2025

    What they reward

    Tech their winners favour

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

    • solana10% of winners · 2% of entries
    • arbitrum35% of winners · 7% of entries
    • optimism20% of winners · 6% of entries
    • base18% of winners · 6% of entries
    • polygon18% of winners · 7% of entries
    • express10% of winners · 5% of entries
    • foundry15% of winners · 7% of entries
    • chainlink20% of winners · 10% of entries

    Recurring prizes

    Tracks offered at more than one hackathon.

    • Most Innovative Omnichain Solution3 hackathons · about $16,667 · last 2024
    • Best Omnichain Implementation2 hackathons · about $20,000 · last 2025
    • Best Omnichain DeFi Primitive2 hackathons · about $7,500 · last 2025
    • Best Omnichain Interaction2 hackathons · about $12,500 · last 2025

    Hackathons

    1. Buenos Aires Nov 21–23, 2025$20KPresenter3$20K
    2. New York 2025 Aug 15–17, 2025$20KPresenter4$20K
    3. Cannes Jul 4–6, 2025$20KPresenter5$20K
    4. Prague May 30 – Jun 1, 2025$10KGold6$10K
    5. Bangkok Nov 15–17, 2024$20KPresenter6$20K
    6. San Francisco Oct 18–20, 2024$20KPresenter3$23K
    7. Singapore Sep 20–22, 2024$10KGold3$10K
    8. ETHOnline 2024 Aug 23 – Sep 13, 2024$20KPresenter3$20K
    9. Brussels Jul 12–14, 2024$20KPresenter2$32.3K
    10. London Mar 15–17, 2024$5KRuby2$5K
    11. Superhack Aug 4–18, 2023$10K–3$10K

    Introducing a minimal multisig safe module and guard for seamless multichain operation. Using Layer Zero, it generates a multichain safe and synchronizes states across chains, ensuring state-drifting resistance and enhancing cross-chain multisig reliability.

    $29,711 · LayerZero · Best Omnichain Implementation · +4 more

    At Quark, we revolutionize asset management with omnichain messaging. QuarkVaults lets users deposit assets into managed vaults, each secured by policy-driven smart contracts, ensuring a secure and compliant experience across chains.

    $14,000 · LayerZero · Most Innovative Omnichain Solution · +3 more

    OmniGas is an Smart Wallet that uses Biometric passkeys as private key. It allows users to select their favorite token to pay blockchain fees.

    $13,000 · LayerZero · Most Innovative Omnichain Solution

    liqu1tent allows users to swap cross-chain without significant latency based on an intent-based execution.

    $8,250 · Uniswap Foundation · Research and Experimentation · +1 more

    Unchaining ERC-20 tokens to enable use across all chains with standard function calls, regardless of where they currently reside. Behind the scenes, LayerZero's OFT handles the balance and movement, transferring tokens wherever needed without any extra steps for the user.

    $7,077 · LayerZero · Best Omnichain Solution · +1 more

    PageEth is a decentralized, privacy-preserving, omnichain communication protocol for secure message exchange across IoT devices, hardware-software interfaces, and dApps. It leverages blockchain technology to enable end-to-end encrypted communication in a trustless environment.

    $7,051 · LayerZero · Most Innovative Omnichain Solution · +3 more

    LayerKit lets you deploy LayerZero into rollups like Optimism with just one command in just a few minutes. This helps developers easily test and build cross-chain dApps with full flexibility

    $7,000 · LayerZero · Most Innovative Omnichain Solution · +1 more