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Our mission at ZetaChain is to remove the complications of blockchain and enable great products for users across any chain. Keeping in line with that goal, we recently held a hackathon with a difference: it was entirely online.

In partnership with DoraHacks and the global hackathon community, this online hackathon complemented our in-person hackathons by removing all barriers to entry to enable any developer, based anywhere in the world, to build cross-chain apps and services using the ZetaChain platform.

The response was phenomenal with 100 completed submissions from over 500 hackers competing hard for the $30,000 prize pool.

The Winning Projects

Top DeFi Project

• BitSave — a savings protocol that helps users save and earn in cryptocurrency without losing their savings to market volatility

• GitHub: https://github.com/CryptoSmartNow/bitsave_zeta

Top NFTs Project

• ZetaSis — a no-code cross-chain NFT creation platform that’s powered by ZetaChain

• GitHub: https://github.com/0xcarhartt/zetasis

Top DAOs Project

• Omnigovern — a platform built to simplify the management and governance of DAOs across multiple blockchains using ZetaChain’s cross-chain capabilities

• GitHub: https://github.com/legendarykamal/OmniGovern

Top Identity, Social, and Wallets Project

• Sleek Wallet — the first self-custodial ERC4337 omnichain wallet supported by ZetaChain, Sleek Wallet offers features including gasless transactions, doesn’t require seed phrases and more

• GitHub: (coming soon)

Top Games and GameFi Project

• ZetaChain Omniverse — a next-generation shooter game (called AILAND) that integrates cross-chain NFTs and includes a SDK for developers

• GitHub: https://github.com/andreykobal/zetachain-crosschain-nft-game-sdk

Outstanding Project Award

• Desig Labs — a blockchain-agnostic multisig solution that includes two-factor authentication and social recovery. GitHub: https://github.com/Desig-Labs

• Omnichain Autonomous Worlds — a universe of autonomous game worlds that exist on multiple chains but remain connected via ZetaChain. GitHub: https://github.com/0xrhsmt/omni-autonomous-worlds

ZetaChain Developer Experience

Andreas Kobal, CTO of ZetaChain Omniverse

“Participating in the ZetaChain Omniverse hackathon was an amazing experience for our team. We were fascinated by the seamless way we could create and transfer 3D avatars across different blockchains using ZetaChain’s technology. It showed us the incredible potential of blockchain in gaming and how it can revolutionize the way we interact with in-game assets. We’re thrilled to be part of this innovation and can’t wait to see its impact on the gaming community.”

Denis Fadeev, Head of Developer Experience at ZetaChain

“Engagement at the DoraHacks hackathon was impressive, with developers not only showing up in numbers, but also demonstrating a deep commitment to their craft. It was a flurry of coding, debugging, and iterative development that resulted in innovative omnichain dApp projects. The hackathon served as an effective platform for collaboration and practical learning, with developers working through complex problems in real-time.”

Tune into the Demo Day Ceremony

You can find full details of the projects on the DoraHacks website here. Revisit the closing ceremony of the hackathon for more details on the winners and what made them stand out from the crowd. We look forward to seeing you at our next hackathon!

About ZetaChain

ZetaChain is the world’s first and only decentralized EVM-compatible L1 blockchain with built-in cross-chain interoperability, connecting all blockchains, even non-smart contract chains like Bitcoin and Dogecoin. With ZetaChain’s complete Omnichain toolkit, developers can build true omnichain dApps from a single point of logic, and users can access all of their assets, data, and liquidity in a single place, securely.

Follow ZetaChain on Twitter @zetablockchain and join the conversation on Discord and Telegram. Reach out to [email protected] if you’re building on top of ZetaChain.

Any projects mentioned are 3rd party, not ZetaChain.