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    Taiko

    Taiko is building a decentralized Ethereum-equivalent ZK-Rollup (Type-1 ZK-EVM). Taiko enables developers and users to experience Ethereum securely, with lower transaction fees, and without needing to consider any changes. Additionally, Taiko empowers a vibrant community of block proposers, provers, and node runners due to its decentralized design.

    Prize money awarded
    $22,000
    Prizes
    14
    Winning projects
    14
    Hackathons
    2
    Largest prize
    $3,000
    Active
    2023

    What they reward

    Tech their winners favour

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

    • zk29% of winners · 8% of entries
    • typescript21% of winners · 8% of entries
    • solidity57% of winners · 25% of entries
    • nextjs36% of winners · 22% of entries
    • optimism21% of winners · 15% of entries
    • ethereum36% of winners · 25% of entries

    Recurring prizes

    Tracks offered at more than one hackathon.

    • Taiko2 hackathons · about $12,500 · last 2023

    Hackathons

    1. Tokyo Apr 14–16, 2023$20K–11$19K
    2. Scaling Ethereum 2023 Mar 10–31, 2023$5K–3$3K

    ZKredentials: Decentralized, trustless resume verification for anon devs. Powered by zk-SNARKs, Ethereum & IPFS. Showcase skills, maintain privacy, & prove expertise in a secure ecosystem. Join our mission to revolutionize talent discovery & validation!

    $13,760 · Gnosis Chain · 🥇 Gnosis Chain — Best Use · +6 more

    An RPC cache for 10x faster requests. Save time, money, and the environment!

    $4,610 · Celo · 🌱 Celo — Climate, ReFi · +4 more

    Shima is a decentralized RPC platform that connects anyone who wants to become an RPC provider by making their blockchain infrastructure available to the world and those who use these APIs access to the blockchain networks every day without having to run their own nodes.

    $4,573 · Taiko · 🧱 Taiko — 🥇 Best Infrastructure · +2 more

    Prompt NFT Tree is a service that makes the prompt to be grown with everyone. Making NFT from AI prompts. Rewards are paid to developers each time the prompt is reused. Tracing the prompt's purchase history with blockchain technology makes us to watch the prompt's growth.

    $3,000 · Taiko · 👷 Taiko — 🥇 Best Dapp

    A zero-knowledge Real World Asset (RWA) lending protocol. Use Credentials and private collaterals to borrow money in web3 world.

    $2,610 · Taiko · 🥷 Taiko — 🥇 ZK Zone · +2 more

    Qi is a transaction auction platform that reduces transaction cost for transactions. The cost reduction comes from three places 1. MEV redistribution 2. transaction exeuction 3. and gas fees

    $2,537 · Taiko · 🤖 Taiko — 🥇 Catch MEEEEEEEEEV! · +1 more

    Introducing a general purpose rate limit contract guardian to detect hacks and minimize losses at the smart contract level!

    $2,310 · Taiko · 👷 Taiko — 🥈 Best Dapp · +3 more

    Ethercard simplifies cryptocurrency payments with NFC technology. Request payments on your phone, and senders can tap their Ethercard linked to their crypto wallet to approve transactions securely. Easy to use, and perfect for individuals and small business owners.

    $2,009 · Taiko · 🥇 Taiko — Best Dapp · +3 more

    DeDeal is a decentralized escrow protocol for off-chain deals without any 3rd-party Intermediaries through self-sovereign sanction. DeDeal prevents fraud by depositing into a smart contract in advance and the other party's deposit can be burned If one frauds the other.

    $1,110 · Taiko · 💃🏽 Taiko — Fun Bounty · +2 more

    It is a web3 platform for patients to communicate with each other, providing a safe and comfortable forum for those with physical and mental illnesses to share experiences and seek help.

    $1,073 · Taiko · 👷 Taiko — 🥉 Best Dapp · +1 more