Registration is now open for the world's first TON developer competition, "TON Hacker House"! With a prize pool of $1 million, build mini-programs for Telegram.
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Registration is now open for the world's first TON developer competition, "TON Hacker House"! With a prize pool of $1 million, build mini-programs for Telegram.
A global prize pool of up to $1 million, plus opportunities for fast-track access to the TON ecosystem fund valued at $250 million.
Navigating Web3 tides with focused insights
Backed by Telegram, the renowned messaging app with 800 million active users worldwide, TON—the fast-rising blockchain ranked as the 16th largest cryptocurrency with a market cap nearing $1 billion—has been making headlines recently.
In addition to launching ecosystem incentive funds, hackathons, and integrating Telegram ad payments, the TON Foundation has partnered with its key strategic ecosystem partner TonX Studio to jointly host six workshops and two Demo Days across Taiwan and Hong Kong from February through March.
Over a thousand developers participated, culminating in TON’s largest global developer event—“TON HackerHouse”—set to take place on April 4 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong.
Three Key Reasons Not to Miss TON HackerHouse:
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A global prize pool of up to $1 million, plus opportunities to rapidly connect with the $250 million TON Ecosystem Fund.
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Potential incubation and investment from the TON Foundation and top-tier VC partners.
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Hands-on sessions: Live demonstrations of Telegram Mini Apps to help developers learn how to build mini-programs.
Four Key Themes Driving TON Ecosystem Growth:
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Applications around native stablecoins
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TON will launch its native stablecoin this year, enabling Telegram users to easily use it across various scenarios.
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Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
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Building DeFi infrastructure such as Swap, DEX, and AMM.
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Gaming and gamified applications
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Developing Mini App games for Telegram.
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Innovative applications
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Innovative uses within the TON ecosystem such as SocialFi elements, inscriptions, NFTs, and Meme Coins.
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Note: In addition to practicality and creativity, submissions will be evaluated on their integration with native TON features such as TON Space and TON Connect.
TON HackerHouse Schedule & Registration:
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Date: April 4, 2024
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Location: JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong
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Registration link: Official TON HackerHouse Registration Page.
Prize Pool Details:
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$300,000 in TonFura usage credits
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$300,000 in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) cloud credits
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$100,000 worth of TonBit security audit services
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$200,000 in grants from the TON Foundation
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$100,000 in investment fund allocations
TON HackerHouse Partners:
Organizers: TonX Studio, TON Foundation
Title Sponsors: TonFura, Google Cloud Platform, TonBit
Partners: Andromeda Capital, EVG, Existential Capital, Find Satoshi Lab, Foresight Ventures, GBV, Gotbit, GSR Markets, LBank Labs, MEXC Ventures, OKX Ventures, PAKA Fund, TempoX, TONcoin.Fund, Waterdrip Capital
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About the TON Foundation
The TON blockchain boasts exceptional scalability, infinite sharding technology, and Turing-complete smart contracts, achieving transaction speeds (TPS) at the million-transaction-per-second level. Successfully transitioned in 2021 to be developed and maintained by the community-driven TON Foundation.
Under the foundation's leadership, the TON ecosystem continues to thrive. In 2022, major launches included the TON Wallet bot, allowing users to send, receive, and trade TON and Bitcoin directly within Telegram, and Fragment, a decentralized NFT marketplace auctioning popular items such as Telegram usernames and virtual phone numbers.
About TonX Studio
TonX Studio is formed by multiple early contributors to TON, dedicated to building diverse core infrastructure to propel TON as a next-generation Web3 leader.
To date, TonX Studio has launched several popular products, including TonDaddy (a Web3 domain auction platform), Ton.How (an ecosystem forum), and Ton.Run (an HTTP gateway server), serving tens of thousands of active users.
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