EOS Global Hackathon San Francisco 2018: Recap and Winners List

Hundreds of developers converged in San Francisco over the weekend to take part in the EOS Global Hackathon. Blockchain Beach community members from ShEOS, EOS Lynx, and Everipedia attended as participants and mentors. Squirrel Portfolio Tracking App Co-Founder Ben Sigman even put together a ‘tips and tricks’ medium post to help prepare everyone for the big day.

Participants lined up early outside of the venue, The Village, waiting to get to their stations:

#EOSHackathon people mountain people sea. pic.twitter.com/exReeXlUib

— chen li (@chenlinyc) November 10, 2018

Once inside, the challenge was to “Build an EOSIO application that fosters a fundamental competetive advantage by implementing a business model that aligns interests amongst stakeholders and/or drives more value back to users:”

The #EOSHackathon challenge: Build an #EOSIO application that fosters a fundamental competitive advantage by implementing a business model that aligns interests amongst stakeholders and/or drives more value back to users. https://t.co/LgcclYjBIb wishes all participants good luck! pic.twitter.com/vesvFnWKu2

— Block.one (@block_one_) November 10, 2018

After 26 hours of coding, judges such as Block.One’s Dan Larimer and Galaxy Digital’s Mike Novogratz were ready to see the projects and hear the pitches.

All in all, there were six winners, the top three projects;

1. Team Nougit – Prize: $100,000 – Project: used the EOSIO protocol to create a decentralized and incentivized Git repositories.
2. Pollinate – Prize: $25,000 – Project: an app that facilitates last mile deliveries by incentivizing people to pick up and deliver packages for a percentage of the shipping fee.
3. Six Degrees – Prize: $10,000 – Project: an application that helps facilitate need-based personal and professional connections using the EOSIO protocol.

And finally, the moment you've all been waiting for – congratulations to the winners of the #EOSHackathon San Francisco:
– 1st prize: Team NouGit
– 2nd prize: Pollinate
– 3rd prize: Six Degrees pic.twitter.com/qnYQt9pR3Q

— Block.one (@block_one_) November 12, 2018

and three secondary winners:

• Greatest Social Impact – EOS_ebt Food Stamps – Prize: $3,000 – Project: allows people with food stamps to purchase groceries online.

#EOSHackathon
The greatest social impact by EOS_ebt @all_ebt pic.twitter.com/Q3PlhO2IZs

— EOS_Arabia (@EOS_Arabia) November 12, 2018

• Best User Experience – EOS Hive (including members of the EOS Lynx team) – Prize: $3,000

#EOSHackathon
The best UX by EOSHive From @EOSLynx pic.twitter.com/dWQhJFsw0A

— EOS_Arabia (@EOS_Arabia) November 12, 2018

• Best Social Media Post – LA’s Ky Primo – Prize: $3,000

SACRED GEOMETRY. Time traveling inside the #chestahedron at #eoshackathon SF. @block_one_ pic.twitter.com/aAfjUKb3CE

— Ky Primo (@ky_primo) November 11, 2018

Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer, Mike Lempres, was a judge at the event. He commented, “What we’ve seen today reinforces that we’ve only scratched the surface of what Blockchain technology is capable.“