Geneva, Switzerland / May 15, 2023 / – The TRON DAO team, community representatives of the TRON blockchain platform, revealed the results for the fourth season of their popular HackaTRON competition. 500,000 USDD, a TRON-based decentralized, overcollateralized, multi-chain stablecoin, will be shared among the top projects. Judge-selected qualifiers will also be given application accessibility to TRON DAO Ventures and Huobi Ventures for potential capital funding.
There were over 625 participants from 172 projects across six tracks, including DeFi, Web3, NFT, and GameFi, alongside the new Builder and Eco-Friendly categories.
“Our thriving community’s incredible talent and innovation were on full display for this season’s HackaTRON,” said Ejaz Merchant, Developer Lead with TRON DAO. “I want to express my gratitude to all the outstanding projects who submitted, all the partners, and the committed community members who made this event a success. Together, we are expanding blockchain technology’s potential and promoting a cooperative, self-maintained ecosystem.”
Judge-Selected Top Fives
First place in each of the judge-selected categories receives 20,000 USDD, with second place entries receiving 15,000 USDD, third place 10,000 USDD, and fourth and fifth places 8,000 and 6,000 USDD, respectively.
The new Builder category recognized teams returning to the hackathon that have made significant updates to their projects. First place this season went to the “Farming-as-a-Service” project by Elk Finance. This update to Elk Finance’s customer offerings will “allow everyone to harness the most advanced farming contracts in DeFi.” The projects that placed second through fifth in the Builder track were:
- Galaxy Throne by Galaxy Throne
- JustMoney Spot by JustMoney
- TronNRG by TronNinjas
- TronQL by TronQL
In the Eco-Friendly track, which showcased projects working towards sustainability and environmental stewardship via the TRON Climate Initiative, first place went to Ecomarket, an open marketplace for procuring used and recycled plastics. EcoMarket wants to build a platform that incentivizes recycling and clean storage of used plastics, while providing companies with reliable and transparent sources of recycled materials. The projects that placed second through fifth in the Eco-Friendly category were:
- MusiCoinCity by ElfWeb
- CarboEx by CarboEx
- ForGreen by ForGreen
- BlockForest by BlockForest
The DeFi category was topped by Ergon. This project’s goal is to simplify user access to TRON Stake 2.0, providing savings on transaction fees by renting energy while earning by staking TRX. The projects that placed second through fifth in the DeFi track were:
- Cloak by Cloak
- MyFend by Fend Group
- Sorrel Banq by Paracosm Labs
- Swirl Ads by Team Sudo
In the NFT track, judges selected BobbyBot.Trade for first place. This decentralized application will allow users and players to trade their virtual assets (NFTs) on Steam-based games, such as Team Fortress and Counter Strike, for TRX, USDT, and USDD on TRON. The projects that placed second through fifth in the NFT category were:
- Evoie by Evoie
- Samhita DAO by HeritageSpeak
- SealKey by TRONNuggetz
- Wine Vault by Wine Vault
The GameFi category was led by Duelers from TRONJoy. Players can choose “duel” or “tournament” mode to engage, create, and conquer the TRON community in the ultimate GameFi showdown! The remaining top five included:
- RevoluTRON by Irruption Lab
- theRevolt by Spirit-Tower
- Cukies: Rush & Run by Cukies World
- METASENS by METASENS
In the Web3 track, first place went to TrustSight by The TRONacles. Their project’s goal is to increase decentralized trust on the TRON blockchain via user reviews. It is essentially a crowdsourced reputation platform for on-chain actors, enabling TRON users to navigate the ecosystem securely and confidently. The projects that placed second through fifth in the Web3 category were:
- Daren Market by Daren Market
- TronSave by TRONSAVE
- ProvyLens by LensCrafters
- Yinbox by Jeffrey Lewis
The judge-selected qualifiers received 30% of their allocated prize for placing in the top five of their respective category on May 15, 2023. They have until June 1, 2023 to deliver a functional, decentralized application onto either the TRON or BitTorrent Chain MainNets in order to receive the remainder of their prize.
Feroz Lakhani, Enterprise Lead with TRON DAO, commented:
“This season has been the best yet! I’m really looking forward to connecting more deeply with some of the projects focused on environmental sustainability, as it aligns with our focus on being as eco-friendly as possible. For fun, I also love ‘quality testing’ all of the GameFi projects. That’s what my next few weekends will be dedicated to, and I can’t wait!”
Community Forum Top Fives
The HackaTRON Community Forum voted to select “community” winners, as well. Here are the top five from each category:
Web3
- CryptoDo by CryptoDo
- ProvyLens by LensCrafters
- ZkTickets by ZKP Tech Solutions
- BlockMenu by BlockMenu
- Yinbox by Jeffrey Lewis
DeFi
- Ergon by USTX
- Swirl Ads by Team Sudo
- Sorrel Banq by Paracosm Labs
- UpDawg by uDawgDAO
- Cloak by Cloak
GameFi
- Cukies: Rush & Run by Cukies World
- Duelers by Tronjoy
- RevoluTRON by Irruption Lab
- Worlds Hardest Maze by WHM
- theRevolt by Spirit-Tower
NFT
- TNS Domains by SolidityGods
- TNFT Maker by Cubie
- Wine Vault by Wine Vault
- TronGallery by TronGallery
- EnergyNFTs by TRONArmy
Builder
- JustMoney Spot by JustMoney
- TuruVerse by TuruGlobal
- TronNRG by TronNinjas
- Deba’s Wulf Pack by The Pack
- Cukies World Metaverse by Cukies World
Eco-Friendly
- TronPower by Lomotey Josephine
- AurorAqua by Aurora
- MusiCoinCity by ElfWeb
- CarboEx by CarboEx
- EcoDAO by EcoDAO
This season, there were also three bonus prizes for the best performances in project engagement, determination, and community contribution. The project engagement and determination prizes will be announced on June 1, 2023. The community contribution prize recipients included Akainuu, antonio, fabsltsa, Gordian, HODL, manfred_jr, Nana66419, nweke-nature1, Prince-Onscolo, and Youngyuppie. Each selected community contributor will receive 500 USDD.
The TRON DAO team is thrilled with the quality of projects from Season 4 of the HackaTRON. Hackathons are just one of the ways developers are welcomed to #BUIDLtheFUTURE with TRON. If you’re building a blockchain-based project and looking for a network or even exploring how to expand your reach, consider building the future with us, as we aim to empower decentralized commerce and community for every person on the planet.