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    Mina Protocol

    Mina is the world’s lightest blockchain, powered by participants. Rather than apply brute computing force, Mina uses advanced cryptography and recursive zk-SNARKs to design an entire blockchain that is about 22kb, the size of a couple of tweets. It is the first layer-1 to enable efficient implementation and easy programmability of zero knowledge smart contracts (zkApps). With its unique privacy features and ability to connect to any website, Mina is building a private gateway between the real world and crypto—and the secure, democratic future we all deserve. Mina is stewarded by the Mina Foundation, a public benefit corporation headquartered in the United States.

    Prize money awarded
    $119,995
    Prizes
    76
    Winning projects
    76
    Hackathons
    12
    Largest prize
    $8,000
    Active
    2022–2024

    What they reward

    Tech their winners favour

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

    • zk45% of winners · 8% of entries
    • typescript18% of winners · 8% of entries

    Recurring prizes

    Tracks offered at more than one hackathon.

    • Best Mina application or library built using Protokit3 hackathons · about $14,000 · last 2024
    • zkGaming on Mina3 hackathons · about $6,000 · last 2024
    • Mina Protocol2 hackathons · about $20,000 · last 2023

    Hackathons

    1. Bangkok Nov 15–17, 2024$20KPresenter7$20K
    2. Singapore Sep 20–22, 2024$20KPresenter6$20K
    3. ETHOnline 2024 Aug 23 – Sep 13, 2024$20KPresenter7$20K
    4. Istanbul Nov 17–19, 2023$20KPresenter7$20K
    5. Paris Jul 21–23, 2023$20KPresenter8$20K
    6. Tokyo Apr 14–16, 2023$20K–11$20K
    7. ETHIndia 2022 Dec 2–4, 2022––3–
    8. ETHSanFrancisco 2022 Nov 4–6, 2022––11–
    9. ETHBogotá Oct 7–9, 2022––7–
    10. ETHMexico Aug 19–21, 2022––4–
    11. ETHNewYork 2022 Jun 24–26, 2022––1–
    12. ETHAmsterdam Apr 22–24, 2022––4–

    Empowering the Future of Perpetual Markets with Unmatched Trust, Transparent Solvency Proofs, and Decentralized Governance. Harnessing the Power of Cross-Chain Technology to Redefine Trading, Ensure Privacy, and Restore Confidence in a Truly Open and Secure Financial Ecosystem.

    $9,000 · Mina Protocol · Best Mina application or library built using Protokit · +1 more

    A Library that provides developers with Trustless Verifiable Randomness proven by Recursive ZK Technology

    $8,610 · Mina Protocol · 🥈 Mina — Best Use · +3 more

    A Mina-based ZK-rollup ensuring private transactions by mixing them 🌪️

    $8,000 · Mina Protocol · zkApps built on Mina Protocol or Protokit

    By the power of recursive proofs and parallelizations, Turnip is a ZK-Rollup for Mina that uses Filecoin as the data layer towards the goal of a faster & improved system.

    $8,000 · Mina Protocol · 🥇 Mina Protocol — Best Use

    Protokit is a block explorer for developers building on Protokit app chain and MINA.

    $7,000 · Mina Protocol · Best Mina application or library built using Protokit

    LimitLeSwap is a DEX-appchain where users can leverage Mina to make the most efficient use of AMM and Order book exchanges at the same time.

    $7,000 · Mina Protocol · Best Mina application or library built using Protokit

    🚀 ZKnoid revolutionizes onchain gaming: slash costs and fortify privacy. Share only a ZKproof of game completion, reducing gas fees, protecting from cheaters and bots. Keep your strategies private, safeguarding your unique gameplay(especialy usefull for speedrunners).

    $6,000 · Mina Protocol · zkApps built on Mina Protocol or Protokit

    Vesting protocol enabling secure, decentralized and smooth experience over Mina blockchain. Vesting contracts are secured using schnorr multi-signatures and prepared for completely autonomous deployments through the smooth UI.

    $6,000 · Mina Protocol · 🥈 Mina Protocol — Best Use

    Our project enables fast post-disaster financial assistance via cryptocurrency, ensuring end-to-end privacy with zero knowledge proof. By focusing on scalability, digital and financial inclusion, we are leveraging web3 technologies to support those who have lost everything.

    $5,000 · UNICEF Innovation · Most novel solution solving for cryptocurrencies in cash assistance · +1 more

    A privacy-focused shielded pool implementation using Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs). It enables private transactions with verifiable commitments and nullifiers in a blockchain ecosystem.

    $4,000 · Mina Protocol · Best Mina application or library built using Protokit

    ZkCredit is a way to borrow crypto assets using traditional models of credit scoring (assets and income). Leveraging Mina's protokit SDK and zkSNARK's our project enables lenders to lend to borrowers who meet certain credit criteria without learning anything about them!

    $4,000 · Mina Protocol · Best Mina application or library built using Protokit