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    NEAR

    Also appeared as NEAR Foundation, NEAR Protocol

    Prizes on Devfolio and ETHGlobal

    NEAR is a modular, high-speed protocol designed for AI to act on behalf of users. Not just compute, but transact, coordinate, and evolve. On NEAR, AI serves as the front end to interface with users and carry out intent, while our blockchain acts as the backend to handle identity, trust, and data.

    Prize money awarded
    $180,667
    Prizes
    83
    Winning projects
    81
    Hackathons
    19
    Largest prize
    $11,000
    Active
    2021–2025

    What they reward

    Tech their winners favour

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

    • rust25% of winners · 5% of entries
    • llm12% of winners · 7% of entries
    • ipfs20% of winners · 12% of entries
    • typescript17% of winners · 14% of entries

    Recurring prizes

    Tracks offered at more than one hackathon.

    • User owned AI is Near4 hackathons · about $3,750 · last 2024
    • NEAR Protocol3 hackathons · about $7,000 · last 2023
    • Control Accounts on Any EVM through NEAR2 hackathons · about $5,000 · last 2024
    • Chain Signatures: Cross-Chain Without Bridges2 hackathons · about $7,500 · last 2024
    • Boost your startup with NEAR Horizon2 hackathons · about $5,000 · last 2024

    Hackathons

    1. Unite Defi Jul 25 – Aug 8, 2025$6KRuby5$6K
    2. Bangkok Nov 15–17, 2024$10KGold3$6K
    3. San Francisco Oct 18–20, 2024$10KGold2$4K
    4. Singapore Sep 20–22, 2024$10KGold5$10K
    5. Brussels Jul 12–14, 2024$10KGold3$10K
    6. ETHSeoul 2024 Mar 29–31, 2024$20K–3$10K
    7. London Mar 15–17, 2024$10KGold4$9K
    8. ETHDenver 2024 Feb 23 – Mar 2, 2024$25K–4$6.7K
    9. Istanbul Nov 17–19, 2023$10KPillar5$10K
    10. New York Sep 22–24, 2023$10KPillar6$10K
    11. DIGIFI BUILDATHON 2023 Sep 1–11, 2023$1K–0–
    12. Web3 Hackfest Aug 6–28, 2023$61K–7$32K
    13. Paris Jul 21–23, 2023$10KPillar6$10K
    14. Waterloo Jun 23–25, 2023$10KPillar6$10K
    15. ETHPrague 2023 Jun 9–11, 2023$5K–3$5K
    16. ETHSeoul 2023 Jun 2–4, 2023$27K–4$27K
    17. ETHSanFrancisco 2022 Nov 4–6, 2022––2–
    18. Unfold 2022 Aug 26–28, 2022$10K–4$10K
    19. ETHDenver & ColoradoJam 2021 Feb 5–12, 2021$5K–9$5K

    Dapplets provides tools for embedding Web3 applications into any web page. Now we are integrating BOS to deliver BOS-applications to millions of new users on existing sites.

    $16,000 · NEAR Foundation · Native Prizes · +1 more

    P2P swaps market based on onchain wire transfer confirmation

    $13,836 · Lit Protocol · 🥇 Lit Protocol — Best use of PKPs · +6 more

    DeFiBrain is your ultimate DeFi investment AI assistant, harnessing the power of AI technology, NEAR multichain technology, and The Graph to discover DeFi products tailored to your needs.

    $12,500 · ETHSeoul · 1st Prize · +3 more

    POKATIKA is a mobile application that enhances the post-event experience with unique NFT photo cards. Our goal is to provide an exclusive experience to users with zero-barrier onboarding to web3.0.

    $10,000 · NEAR Protocol · Develop Near dApps specialized for Mass Adoption

    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

    dAIp is a website builder for creating composable, IP-protected Dapps, empowering builders' monetization through AI and royalties.

    $8,000 · Story · Best Overall Use of the Proof of Creativity Protocol · +3 more

    Imagine a world were we work with nature rather against it. A world where ai agents work with us to address some of the largest problems facing humanity.

    $7,083 · ETHPrague · Sustainability & Urbanism · +3 more

    Chat GPT use twitter posts and onchain data to trustless manage funds via Intell SGX, XMTP and Smart Contract.

    $7,000 · NounsDAO · Public Infrastructure · +2 more

    Deploy contracts on multiple chains with just a git push. It's like a Vercel but for web3.

    $7,000 · Arbitrum · Best Library / Framework (”Best Use of Arbitrum Library”) · +1 more

    This project is that turns characters and illustrations designed by artists into NFTs, and provides AI training data to NFT holders, allowing them to incorporate characters into newly created AI Imgs

    $7,000 · NEAR Protocol · Develop Near dApps specialized for Mass Adoption