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    Unlock Protocol

    Also appeared as Unlock

    Unlock is an open-source protocol developers, creators, and platforms can use to create and manage time-based memberships and subscriptions using NFTs. Unlock’s goal is to ease implementation and increase conversion from “users” to “members” for your project. Creators can use Unlock's no-code Dashboard to deploy membership NFT smart contracts in minutes from a familiar interface. Developers can dig deep into docs, tutorials, and API and customize Unlock's functionality to create 100% customized user experience flows for memberships, ticketing, certifications, access and more.

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    Prize money awarded
    $10,000
    Prizes
    54
    Winning projects
    49
    Hackathons
    9
    Largest prize
    $3,000
    Active
    2021–2023

    What they reward

    Tech their winners favour

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

    • the-graph18% of winners · 10% of entries
    • ipfs63% of winners · 38% of entries
    • filecoin14% of winners · 9% of entries
    • react27% of winners · 21% of entries

    Recurring prizes

    Tracks offered at more than one hackathon.

    • Unlock Protocol2 hackathons · about $5,000 · last 2023

    Hackathons

    1. New York Sep 22–24, 2023$5KPillar3$5K
    2. Waterloo Jun 23–25, 2023$5K–3$5K
    3. ETHSanFrancisco 2022 Nov 4–6, 2022––3–
    4. ETHOnline 2022 Sep 2–28, 2022––3–
    5. ETHNewYork 2022 Jun 24–26, 2022––3–
    6. DAOHacks Apr 8–10, 2022––13–
    7. NFTHack 2022 Jan 14–16, 2022––10–
    8. Web3Jam Nov 12–24, 2021––2–
    9. HackFS 2021 Jul 30 – Aug 20, 2021––9–

    Winners

    All 49 winning projects →

    UnleashTheLock

    A React library to facilitate integration with Unlock Protocol subscriptions.

    $3,000 · Unlock Protocol · 🥇 Unlock Protocol — Most Inventive Use

    Dutch

    Group Expense Management dApp: Split Expenses. Preserve Friendships. Going Dutch the Socially Acceptable Way.

    $3,000 · Unlock Protocol · 🥇 Unlock — Best Use

    Will3

    With rising digital asset ownership and high cost of administering wills through lawyers, our tool allows one to create a will for their wallet so that after they die, we validate their death and directly distribute their assets to designated beneficiaries according to their will

    $1,833 · Unlock Protocol · 🥈 Unlock — Best Use · +1 more

    Engage

    Engage provides a platform for creators to interact with their audience and track useful analytics

    $1,750 · IPFS / Filecoin · Filecoin, IPFS & more · +1 more

    Fixed Protocol

    Fixed is a subscription based, zero cost trading product on Uniswap for stable swaps designed to increase capital efficiency and limit sandwich attacks. Using Uniswap Hooks, Unbound and Safe, Fixed allows traders to pay subscription to access 0 fee stable pools with no gas fees

    $1,500 · Unlock Protocol · 🥈 Unlock Protocol — Most Inventive Use

    Evy

    Evy to simply and directly create a convenient crypto payment method linking online events platforms in just few clicks. You can also utilize Worldcoin's human authentication to ensure that members who attend are not robots!

    $654 · Unlock Protocol · 🥉 Unlock — Best Use · +1 more

    Alexandria

    Alexandria is an onchain library that allows you to borrow & read books, claim NFTs. If you are an author then say hey to royalties. If you don't return the book in time we'll take it ourselves. So forget paying unnecessary fines & enjoy yourselves at the library of the future.

    Unlock · 🥉 Unlock — Best Use

    Smart Coupons

    Wallet Relationship Management within Salesforce.com - Smart Contract-powered Marketing Campaigns

    Push Protocol · ✨ Push Protocol — Runner Up · +2 more

    HNDSHK

    HNDSHK allows you to instantly connect and nourish irreplaceable relationships through NFT handshake cards which you can create, manage, and shk

    Lens Protocol · 🤝 Lens Protocol — Integration · +1 more

    Impact Self

    Generating an environmental impact score on-chain aka the Impact Self. The score provides a quantifiable way for individuals to communicate their climate-positive actions and contributes to their sovereign web3 identity.

    Unlock · 🥉 Unlock — Best Use

    Raindrop

    Raindrop offers creators a decentralized alternative platform subscriptions site like Patreon or Onlyfans. We help creators access web3 technology to better connect with fans.

    Livepeer · 🥉 Livepeer — Best Use · +3 more

    Homebase

    Homebase is a platform for creators to build deeper relationships with their loyal fans. Users can create or use their existing Lens profile, post public or gated Lens posts, and set up free or paid memberships to unlock gated Lens posts with Unlock Protocol.

    IPFS & Filecoin · 🏊‍♂️ IPFS & Filecoin — Pool Prize · +1 more