About the Hackathon

Welcome to the Knolix Hackathon, an ongoing series of hackathon seasons where developers worldwide create innovative solutions using Knolix, a UTXO-based cryptocurrency with Proof-of-Stake (PoS). Each new season kicks off once the community donates a total of 60 Knolix to fund the prize pool.

Build a working demo or MVP that solves a real user problem in any field or niche, leveraging Knolix's features. Compete for Knolix prizes, advertising opportunities, and exposure to our vibrant community!

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Challenges

We're looking for projects that integrate with Knolix and solve real user problems in any field or niche. Whether it's finance, gaming, healthcare, education, or beyond, your solution should leverage Knolix's UTXO and PoS features to create value for users. Here are some ideas to inspire you:

  • Finance: Develop a micro-savings app that uses Knolix staking to help users earn passive income.
  • Gaming: Create a decentralized game where players earn Knolix rewards through in-game achievements.
  • Healthcare: Build a privacy-focused app for medical records, using Knolix's UTXO model to ensure secure, potentially anonymous data sharing.
  • Education: Design a platform that rewards students with Knolix for completing courses or achieving milestones.
  • Social Impact: Create a donation platform where Knolix transactions fund charitable causes with transparent tracking.

Key Requirement: Your project must integrate with Knolix (e.g., use Knolix UTXOs for transactions, leverage PoS staking, or interact with the Knolix blockchain).

Prizes (Per Season)

The 60 Knolix prize pool for each season, funded by community donations, is distributed to the top three places as voted by eligible community members:

1st Place

30 Knolix

2nd Place

20 Knolix

3rd Place

10 Knolix

Additional Benefits for All Participants:

  • Advertising on Knolix Ads Platform: Every submitted project will receive a 30-day advertising campaign on ads.knolix.com, reaching our crypto-savvy audience.
  • Community Exposure: Projects will be showcased on knolix.com, increasing visibility and user engagement.

Judging Criteria & Community Voting

Winners for each season are determined by community voting. Following the coding period, a dedicated voting phase allows eligible community members to evaluate submissions based on the criteria below. Voting typically occurs via Devpost's Project Gallery.

Voting Eligibility: Only Knolix addresses holding a balance of 1 Knolix or more at the start of the voting period are eligible to cast votes.

Each project will be evaluated on the following criteria:

Functionality (30%)

Does the demo/MVP work as intended?

Solution Impact (25%)

How well does it solve a user problem?

Demo/MVP Quality (20%)

Is the demo functional and well-presented?

Innovation (15%)

Does the project offer a creative approach?

Code Quality (10%)

Is the implementation technically sound?

How Voting Works: Eligible community members vote on each criterion (e.g., scoring 1-5 via Devpost). The final score is a weighted average based on the percentages above.

Rules

  • Ongoing Event: The Hackathon runs in seasons, triggered by community donations.
  • Season Start: A new season begins once 60 Knolix have been donated to the prize pool. The start date, registration period, and coding period will be announced then.
  • Eligibility: Open to developers worldwide, individually or in teams (max 4 members).
  • Knolix Integration: Projects MUST integrate with Knolix (UTXOs, PoS, blockchain interaction, etc.).
  • Submissions: Must include a working demo (video/hosted app) and source code repository link (e.g., GitHub) submitted before the season's deadline.
  • Original Work: Substantive original code must be written during the announced coding period for that season. Use of pre-existing open-source libraries/frameworks/APIs is permitted.
  • Voting: Winners determined by community vote. Only addresses holding >= 1 Knolix at the start of the voting period can vote.
  • IP Rights: Participants retain full ownership of their intellectual property. Knolix claims no rights over submissions.
  • Season End: A season concludes after the community voting period ends and winners are announced.

Resources

Get started with these Knolix and AI resources to build your project:

How a Season Works

Each Hackathon season follows this general flow once triggered:

  1. Community Donation Goal Reached: 60 Knolix collected for the prize pool.
  2. Season Announced: Official start date, registration window (e.g., 1-2 weeks), and coding dates are published.
  3. Registration Period: Participants sign up individually or as teams.
  4. Hackathon Coding Period: A dedicated time (e.g., 48 hours) for building the projects.
  5. Project Submission Deadline: Final demos and code must be submitted.
  6. Community Voting Period: Eligible Knolix holders evaluate submissions (e.g., 3 days).
  7. Winners Announced & Prizes Distributed: Results published and Knolix prizes sent.

Specific dates and durations for each step will be announced at the start of every season.

Contact Us

Have questions? Reach out to the organizing team at hackathon@knolix.com.