The Importance of Hackathons in the Crypto Space
Every thriving crypto conference needs a Hackathon to spotlight innovative ideas and projects that promise to propel the next phase of Web3 development. The Consensus Hong Kong event, organized by EasyA—a start-up dedicated to nurturing developers—successfully attracted hundreds of participants eager to showcase their groundbreaking projects that aim to elevate the industry.
EasyA’s founders, Dominic and Phil Kwok, designed this competition not only to highlight brilliant concepts but also to ensure that the winners remain engaged in building the future of Web3. Participants concentrated on specific technologies, focusing on launching their innovations rather than spreading their efforts across various blockchain networks.
A Showcase of Talent and Ambition
Over the course of two days, some of the world’s most talented developers competed for an impressive prize pool exceeding $200,000, along with the opportunity to present their projects to influential venture capitalists and investors. The Hackathon featured several tracks, including Aptos, Ripple, Polkadot, and OriginTrail, with winners emerging from each category showcasing a diverse range of applications such as AI-driven trading, blockchain gaming, payment solutions, social media platforms, and NFT marketplaces.
Aptos Track Winners
1st Place: **ProfitX**
ProfitX is an intelligent AI-powered portfolio manager and trading assistant, seamlessly integrated with Merkle Trade, a decentralized perpetual DEX built on the Aptos blockchain.
2nd Place: **HealthDB**
This project introduces a local-first, Aptos-based AI agent that assists users in managing and enriching their health data through a weighted Monte Carlo Tree Search.
3rd Place: **Grand Theft Aptos**
An open-world game that fuses AI-driven NPCs with blockchain technology, offering players an engaging and immersive gaming experience.
4th Place (tie): **Ai.apt**
Ai.apt is a sophisticated quant trading agent that continuously monitors market prices, sentiment, and on-chain data, executing and adjusting strategies in real-time for optimal profit.
4th Place (tie): **Mixture of Multichain Experts (MoME)**
MoME is a platform utilizing LLM and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technology to automatically parse, verify, and explain blockchain transactions across various networks, including Aptos, Ripple, Polkadot, and OriginTrail.
Ripple Track Winners
1st Place (tie): **Xeno**
Xeno offers a convenient tap-to-pay RLUSD (Ripple USD) solution, designed to help global consumers and businesses avoid 1-3% card fees through low-cost transactions on the XRP Ledger.
1st Place (tie): **FrameUS**
FrameUS provides fans with a platform to donate to their idols’ chosen charities.
2nd Place (tie): **Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT)**
MPT assists DeFi investors in balancing risk and reward, aiming to maximize returns for a specific risk level through diversified investments.
2nd Place (tie): **Playcheck**
This project introduces a secure in-person betting platform that enables players to make fair, real-time wagers, supported by AI-driven verification and XRP Ledger for secure fund management.
3rd Place: **QR RLUSD**
QR RLUSD delivers a QR code-based payment solution, allowing merchants and customers to execute instant cross-border transactions using the RLUSD stablecoin and real-time FX rates from Pyth Oracle.
MozaicNFT Track Winners
1st Place: **MozaicDot**
MozaicDot connects with Polkadot’s AssetHub to provide comprehensive NFT functionalities, facilitating the creation, deployment, viewing, buying, and selling of NFTs within the Polkadot ecosystem while leveraging its security and interoperability features.
2nd Place (tie): **Nemwork**
Nemwork develops a blockchain-based AI Pet platform to help crypto enthusiasts manage assets and connect socially with unique NFT pets powered by Polkadot and Aptos.
2nd Place (tie): **FrameUS**
This project is the same one that won in the Ripple track, showcasing its versatility.
Crust Network Track Winners
1st Place: **Mixture of Multichain Experts (MoME)**
Recognized for its previous achievements, MoME secured the top position in this track as well.
OriginTrail Track Winners
1st Place: **Pix x Origintrail Telegram Bot**
This innovative project integrates Tech-Noir I-Ching divinations with the Origin Trail KnowledgeGraph, allowing users to discover intriguing patterns across different divinations. Future developments will enable incentivized user-generated content by tracking and tracing the authors of engaging divination questions and interpretations.
2nd Place: **Mixture of Multichain Experts (MoME)**
Continuing its success, MoME also placed in this track, showcasing its robust capabilities.
3rd Place: **Prophet.fun**
Prophet.fun is a platform that allows users to make prophecies and stake their own money using Natural Language, adding a unique twist to the prediction space.
In conclusion, the EasyA Hackathon at Consensus Hong Kong not only highlighted innovative projects across various blockchain technologies but also reaffirmed the importance of collaboration and creativity in driving the future of Web3.
