Marma J Foundation is spreading love and working for social good while using Web3 technology. So what better way to do that than hosting the upcoming Hackathon in January 2023?
First, let’s talk about MARMA J CON! MARMA J CON is the Marma J Foundation’s first-annual Conference and Hackathon happening from January 7-12, 2023 in Antigua.
MARMA J CON offers the possibility to meet possible new partners, learn about Web3, and introduce your project or idea to an audience of Web3 experts. Don’t miss this chance!
Don’t let the word “hack” fool you- even if you are not a developer or technical hacker, you are invited to participate in the MARMA J CON Hackathon! In this post, we’re covering how the Hackathon works, how you can participate, and what you can work on.
Firstly, What Is Hacking?
In common language, hacking can have two meanings- It can describe the act of compromising technical devices or digital networks through unauthorized access to the system. This is not what we will be doing.
The second meaning sounds way better: finding solutions for a technical problem by using or creating new technology, used in the tech and IT business.
And then there is the hacking as we see it: discovering a problem and finding a solution – of technical or non-technical nature.
So, Are You A Hacker? Yes, You Are!
Education and empowering humans are a big part of the Marma J DAO activities. We have been actively onboarding and educating humans who are new to the world of crypto and our global community has been growing ever since.
Therefore we invite you to join, even if you don’t have a developer or IT background. Because hacking does not always require technical knowledge. At MARMA J CON, everyone is a hacker. This Hackathon welcomes computer programmers, graphic designers, project managers, interface designers, and more.
In order to support as many participants as possible, we created different categories and challenges to hack on, as well as bounties that are non-technical. If you are aware of a problem and want actively to find a solution, you have all that it needs to become a hacker!
Here Is Everything You Need To Know About How To Participate!
Learn – Marma J Edu
If the MARMA J CON Hackathon is your first interaction with the world of Web3 and crypto, be sure to have a look at our Resources. We have created a list of resources to get to know more about Web3 and expand your knowledge.
Depending on your level of expertise we have compiled a list with resources, for beginners as well as for experienced devs.
In our resources, you can learn about NEAR in general, Ethereum, coding languages as well as smart contracts. It also includes our easily accessible guides for the basics of Web3, such as NFTs and staking. Pick your interest and start your Web3 journey!
If you don’t have a NEAR wallet yet, join our Telegram Group to receive a link so that you can get started.
Hacking: How-To
The 3-day Hackathon during MARMA J CON will take place in Antigua from January 9-11. On January 8th, Chloe will kick off the Hackathon with an opening panel and a presentation of the challenges and guidelines. From the 9th on, the Hacker Lounge in the Multi-Purpose center will be open for hackers to work on the projects.
The deadline for submissions is January 11, 2023, at 5:00:00 PM AST.
You can hack by yourself, in a team, or even find possible teammates at the conference during the in-person matchmaking session on the 8th of January.
If you are not able to travel there but still would like to participate, we got you covered too!
In order for you to participate, you will need the following:
- A NEAR wallet
- A ticket so we can register the participants: get your free NFT ticket for the Hackathon here
- Pick one of the bounties you would like to work on & register on the bounty page
- Create a forum post here with a min. of 500 words with your submission
- To submit your final project, post a draft proposal on the respective DAO and include your GitHub submission (for technical bounties) as well as all participating NEAR wallets.
For more information about how to submit your Hackathon project, click here.
Resources, Support & Rewards
Please use the Marma J Forum category to post the following steps and send a draft proposal to the respective Sub-DAO that has proposed the challenge with the following rewards:
- Ideation: Write your idea (minimum of 500 words) for a reward of 1 $marmaj
- Pitch Deck: Create a Pitch Deck for your project and include details from start to finish for a reward of 2 $marmaj.
- Video: Create a video which outlines your project idea for a reward of 3 $marmaj.
- GitHub Repo: Combine all previous steps and create an open source GitHub Repo for a reward of 4 $marmaj.
The winning teams will then receive the reward of 81.9 $marmaj from the Sub-DAO they have submitted to.
Hackathon Challenges
General Hackathon Challenges
Earn $marmaj by hacking on problems within the Web3 creative ecosystem. You can complete the challenge in the following ways:
Gaming Challenge
Earn $marmaj by sharing how we can make Marma J Gaming better! You can complete the challenge and submit it to the Marma J Gaming DAO in the following ways:
Social Good Challenge
Earn $marmaj by hacking on how to solve a problem that will result in social good. You can complete the challenge in the following ways:
- Ideation
- Pitch Deck
- Video
- GitHub Repo
mutiDAO Challenge
To participate in the mutiDAO challenge, complete the following task:
- Build a smart contract that enables a DAO to mint utility tokens on demand and sends them out. Minting is proportional to the stablecoin that it receives (ex.: DAO receives 20 Dai from a funding wallet -> DAO mints 20 $muti tokens and sends those 20 fungible $muti tokens back to the funding wallet)
- Tools that can be used for it: https://tkn.farm/ & https://app.astrodao.com/
- Reward for the winning team: 81.9 $mmj
Harmonic Guild Challenge
To participate in the Harmonic Guild challenge, complete the following task:
- Build a dApp which shows NFTs one by one. A “single NFT” display site which takes the NFT contract id (NFT contract NEAR name) as the URL parameter. For more details have a look here.
- Tools: The Mintbase indexer
- Reward for the winning team: 81.9 $marmaj
Office Hours
To support hackers also virtually, Kalakendra DAO will be hosting office hours in the Marma J NEARhub. They are happy to support you during the Hackathon and will be available from the 8th-11th of January at 5pm UTC.
Stay Up To Date
We will keep on sharing updates for the Hackathon through all our channels, so make sure to follow them and also join our Telegram group for more information.
We are looking forward to meeting you (virtually or in person) and using Web3 technology to hack for social good!