Convergence, the Crosschain DeFi focused global hackathon aims to attract web2 and web3 developers to build on the Solana blockchain and leverage Serum’s liquidity infrastructure and Wormhole’s cross-chain bridge. The submitted projects will be judged by members of the DeFi and CeFi community including, but not limited to, Sam Bankman-Fried from FTX, Raj Gokal from Solana Labs, Kyle Samani from Multicoin Capital, Matthew Graham from Sino Global, Dan Matuszewski from CMS, Paul Veradittakit from Pantera Capital and Chris McCann from Race Capital.
- Build or create decentralized apps on the Solana blockchain with Serum’s liquidity infrastructure and Wormhole’s cross-chain bridge.
See Resources for project ideas and more
Youtube Workshop Schedule
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| Panels / Workshops | Protocol | Speaker | Date | Time |
| Hackathon kick off & project ideas | Serum & Wormhole | Jhl, Michelle & Rahul | Jan 5 | 10-11 AM EST |
| Wormhole 101: Building the Internet of Blockchains | Wormhole | Evan Gray | Jan 5 | 2-3 PM EST |
| Crypto & Defi Trends in 2022 | FTX | Sam Bankman-Fried | Jan 6 | 10-11 AM EST |
| How to Anchor | Serum | Armani Ferrante | Jan 6 | 2-3 PM EST |
| From Hackathon to Mainnet | Friktion Labs Katana 01 Protocol |
Dima, Ayush & Uddhav | Jan 7 | 10-11 AM EST |
| Basic integrations with Psy American protocol | PsyOptions | Tommy Johnson | Jan 7 | 1-2 PM EST |
| Serum x Wormhole panel | Serum & Wormhole | Jhl , Keone Hon | Jan 10 | 10-11 AM EST |
| Crosschain Panel | Saber, Terra, Wormhole, Sushi | Ian Macalinao, Evan Gray & Rachel Chu |
Jan 10 | 1-2 PM EST |
| Pyth: Under the hood | Pyth | Jayant Krishnamurthy | Jan 11 | 1-2 PM EST |
| Future of DeFi | Frog Nation, Multicoin, Delphi Digital, Race Capital |
Daniele Sesta, Kyle Samani, Yan Liberman, Chris McCann | Jan 12 | 10-10:45 AM EST |
| How to Integrate Pools and Farms to UI on Atrix | Atrix | Kaiba | Jan 12 | 2-3 PM EST |
| Tradfi in Defi Panel | Jump, TwoSigma, Radkl | Andy Kangpan, Michael Cahill, Aaron Lammer | Jan 14 | 10-11 AM EST |
| Building on Serum Core |
Solana |
Jarry Xiao |
Jan 17 |
1-2PM EST |
| Building on Terra Luna Ecosystem |
Terra |
Jason Stallings |
Jan 18 |
10AM-11AM EST |
| Solana Defi Panel | Zeta, Symmetry, Solrise, PsyOptions | Tristan, Bridges, Vidor, Tommy | Jan 19 | 10 AM EST |
| Crypto 2022 Outlook with Jump | Jump Crypto | Peter Johnson, Saurabh Sharma | Jan 19 | 11:30AM-12:15PM EST |
| Solana 2022 Outlook | Solana | Bartosz Lipinski | Jan 19 | 2PM-3PM EST |
Requirements
For Prize Sponsors
(See Resources for project ideas and more)
Serum - Defi projects that build innovative solutions on our decentralized liquidity infrastructure and our newly released Serum Core, to increase volume and provide better liquidity to the Solana ecosystem.
Wormhole - Projects that utilize Wormhole’s bridge to build cross-chain solutions to extend the DeFi use-cases in Solana ecosystem and beyond
PsyOptions - Projects contributing to the PSY DAO & Psy ecosystem.
For this category, projects must actively contribute to the Psy Ecosystem and PsyOptionsDAO. Some project suggestions from the PsyOptions Team include, but are not limited to: a Debug Console for the Psy-Platform, DataDog for PsyOptions, Automated Smoke Test for PsyOptions, an Option Planner Interface, an OptionMarket Generator Script, and a PsyOptions Leaderboard. More information about the specifications of these projects can be found in the PsyOptions Discord. PsyOptionsDAO is building an environment where the best and brightest minds can flourish, and with that in mind, aims to reward all contributors, not just those who win the PsyOptions category.
Pyth - Projects that utilize Pyth’s data infrastructure and build new solutions that solve problems in the defi space for individual traders and institutions.
Atrix - Projects that integrate pools and farms to Atrix UI
Terra - Projects contributing to the adoption and usage of Terra’s UST stablecoin and expand Defi use cases in the TerraLuna ecosystem
Prizes
$585,000 in prizes
Grand Prize Winner
$100,000 USDC
Runner Up (Second Place)
$60,000 USDC
Third Place
$30,000 USDC
Fourth Place
$20,000 USDC
Fifth Place
$15,000 USDC
Community Choice Award
$30,000 USDC
Serum First Place
$50,000 USDC
Serum Second Place
$30,000 USDC
Wormhole First Place
$50,000 USDC
Wormhole Second place
$30,000 USDC
PsyOptions First Place
$50,000 USDC
PsyOptions Second Place
$30,000 USDC
Atrix Award
$30,000 USDC
Pyth Award
$30,000 USDC
Terra Award
$30,000 USDC
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Sam Bankman Fried
CEO of FTX
Raj Gokal
Co-founder of Solana Labs
Kyle Samani
Managing Partner & Cofounder of Multicoin Capital
Matthew Graham
CEO of Sino Global Capital
Dan Matuszewski
Co-founder of CMS Holdings
Evgeny Gaevoy
Founder & CEO at Wintermute
Paul Veradittakit
Partner at Pantera Capital
Chris McCann
Co-founder of Race Capital
Keone Hon
Developer at Jump Crypto
Amy Wu
Partner at Lightspeed Venture
Jhl
Developer at Project Serum
Armani Ferrante
Developer at Project Serum
Hendrik Hofstadt
Core Contributor at Wormhole
Tommy Johnson
Developer at PsyOptions
Jayant Krishnamurthy
Core Contributor at Pyth
Kaiba
Founder of Atrix
Do Kwon
Founder & CEO of Terraform Labs
Jason Stallings
Terraform Labs
Andy Kangpan
Partner at Two Sigma Ventures
Chris Wu
Managing Director at Blue Pool Capital
Brian Lee
Partner at Alameda Research
AlphaRay
Founder of Raydium
Bonfida
Tristan Yver
Head of Strategy at FTX.US
Ian Macalinao
Co-founder of Saber
Vidor Gencel
Founder & CEO of Solrise Finance
Lily Liu
Growth at Solana Foundation
Rachel Chu
Core Contributor at Sushi
Craig Burel
Partner at Reciprocal Ventures
Dario Fischbein
CTO at Radkl
Mike Van Rossum
Founder of Folkvang
Bridges
Developer at Symmetry
Olivier Baurain
Lead Developer at SonarWatch
Bill Cherman
Partner at Solar
Mark Streeter
Cultur3
Tom Shaughnessy
Co-founder and GP of Delphi Digital
Greg Snow
CTC
0xMerlin
Magic Internet Money
Darren Lau
Not3Lau Capital
Peter Johnson
Jump Crypto
Saurabh Sharma
Jump Crypto
Jared Young
Tower Research
Judging Criteria
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Matching to submission track
The solution has to match the submission prize track’s requirements. -
Execution
The solution has to be working, solve one or more business problems and be economically viable -
Code quality, technical documentation
The solution should have a clean code base with documentation. -
Project video
The submission includes a demo video of the solution, covering the vision and user experience and value proposition of the project.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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