Neo is collaborating with OKX to launch a hackathon in the Asia-Pacific region.
On July 5th, 2023, Neo announced a collaboration with OKX to launch a new edition of the Asia-Pacific Hackathon. This hackathon will take place from July to October and will include live events in six cities in Asia. Additionally, the organizers will host a series of online conferences to support individuals and teams who may not be able to participate in person, ensuring that all interested parties have the opportunity to take part. The Neo Foundation will provide a total prize pool of $120,000 for this hackathon, along with post-hackathon funding of $1 million.
This year, participants in the hackathon can explore five categories: Decentralized Finance and Payments; NFTs and Gaming; AI, Social, and DAOs; Infrastructure and Tools; and Miscellaneous. The final prize for each category is $10,000, and the list of winners will be announced during the Hong Kong finals and awarded in the form of NEO tokens.
In recent years, with the popularity of new working methods, the value of Web3 has been recognized around the world. The organization of this hackathon is driven by the vision of combining the digital and physical worlds. Moving forward, OKX and Neo will work together to maximize the impact and participation in the entire Asia-Pacific region. It is worth noting that team registrations for this hackathon will take place from July 5th to September 24th, and project submissions will be accepted from July 22nd to September 24th. The champions will be announced during the October celebration in Hong Kong.
Da Hongfei, the founder of Neo, stated during the launch of the hackathon, "Through this hackathon, we aim to attract and support the most talented Web3 developers and startups, while showcasing the functionality that Neo provides to developers. The prize and funding provided by the event will offer much-needed seed capital to the winning projects. We hope to provide a platform for outstanding Web3 talents in the Asia-Pacific region to showcase their abilities and look forward to seeing their excellent performances."
The collaboration between OKX and Neo will generate strong synergistic effects and have a greater impact. During the collaboration, OKX will empower the hackathon through NFTs. It has been revealed by official sources that NFT teams holding relevant rights may have the opportunity for direct technical exchanges and initiate a series of collaborations with the OKX Web3 team.
OKX Chief Innovation Officer Jason Lau said: "We have always been committed to participating in and promoting industry infrastructure construction. Our vision is to make industry development better through technological progress. This hackathon cooperation with Neo is a practice of OKX's encouragement of Web3 innovation. We look forward to exploring the most potential Web3 innovations in the Asia-Pacific region and enhancing the influence of the developer community in the Asia-Pacific region. In the future, OKX will continue to focus on innovation and funding innovation, and collaborate with builders to build the future of Web3."
Note: Neo will provide travel expenses for the 20 teams selected to participate in the Hong Kong finals.
To sign up for this hackathon, please visit Neo's dedicated website.
