Running from August to October 2024, the hackathon attracted 23,000 registrants, resulting in 768 participants and 268 project submissions. With a $50,000 prize pool, developers were rewarded for their creativity, technical execution, and ability to enhance Gaia’s decentralized AI ecosystem. The initiative also included community voting, with HackQuest awarding additional prizes to encourage broad participation and grassroots innovation.
AIA Chain, an EVM-compatible payment blockchain, joined forces with Web3 education platform HackQuest to host the AIA Chain Inaugural Hackathon. This global, beginner-friendly event celebrated creativity in blockchain development, awarding a $15,000 USDT prize pool to outstanding projects across Consumer and GameFi tracks.
On November 14, 2024, HackQuest and Gate Ventures, alongside Open Campus and KIP Protocol, hosted the second Web3 Dev Huddle: Gateway to Web3 at Gaysorn Tower, Bangkok. Panelists included Dr. Jennifer Dodgson (Co-Founder & Chief AI Officer at KIP Protocol), Shoaib (Co-Founder at Botanika), Ratish Narayanan (Director of Community Relations at Gaia), Jeff C. (Dev Rel at Open), Luki Song (Head of Ecosystem at Chainbase), and Adam Wozney (Head of Community at Akash Network, Moderator).
On November 14, 2024, HackQuest and Gate Ventures, alongside Open Campus and KIP Protocol, hosted the second Web3 Dev Huddle: Gateway to Web3 at Gaysorn Tower, Bangkok. This panel brought together leading DevRel professionals and builders to discuss how Developer Relations (DevRel) is evolving in the Web3 space. Panelists included Lei Yang (Co-founder and CTO at MegaETH), Nikolay Volf (Founder and CEO of Gear), John Lilic (CEO at Telos), Ash (CTO at XION), Francesco Andreoli (Head of DevRel at ConsenSys), and Mark Veer (Head of BD at Mantle).
On November 14, 2024, HackQuest and Gate Ventures, alongside Open Campus and KIP Protocol, hosted the second Web3 Dev Huddle: Gateway to Web3 at Gaysorn Tower, Bangkok. This panel brought together venture capitalists and founders to explore the evolving landscape of Web3 finance and its intersection with Bitcoin and traditional financial systems. Panelists included Juliet Su (Partner at NewTribe Capital), Jademont (CEO & Managing Partner at WaterDrip Capital), Kevin Williams (Founder & General Partner at Sats Ventures), Arnaud (Co-Founder at BitLight Labs), and Tiffany Chang (Investment VP at Gate Ventures, Moderator).
On November 14, 2024, HackQuest and Gate Ventures, alongside Open Campus and KIP Protocol, hosted the second Web3 Dev Huddle: Gateway to Web3 at Gaysorn Tower, Bangkok. This panel brought together leading DevRel professionals and builders to discuss how Developer Relations (DevRel) is evolving in the Web3 space. Panelists included Matt Hamilton (Senior DevRel at Arbitrum), Anmol Arora (DevRel at Eclipse), Pauline Barnades-Moore (DevRel at Wormhole), Ali Serag (Product at Flow), and Qi Zhou (Founder of EthStorage/QuarkChain).
On November 14, 2024, HackQuest and Gate Ventures, alongside Open Campus and KIP Protocol, hosted the second Web3 Dev Huddle: Gateway to Web3 at Gaysorn Tower, Bangkok. Julian Peh, CEO and Co-Founder of KIP Protocol, delivered a keynote addressing the urgent need to decentralize AI. He explored the dangers of AI monopolies, the role of Web3 in asserting ownership rights, and KIP Protocol's innovative solutions for decentralized AI assets. Read on for key insights from his session.
On November 14, 2024, HackQuest and Gate Ventures, alongside Open Campus and KIP Protocol, hosted the second Web3 Dev Huddle: Gateway to Web3 at Gaysorn Tower, Bangkok. Shan Han, Core Contributor at OpenCampus, delivered a keynote highlighting Web3’s transformative potential, Animoca Brands’ role in driving network effects, and the innovation fueled by OpenCampus and hackathons.
On November 14, 2024, HackQuest and Gate Ventures, alongside Open Campus and KIP Protocol, hosted the second Web3 Dev Huddle: Gateway to Web3 at Gaysorn Tower, Bangkok. this panel brought together venture capitalists to discuss their strategies and outlook for identifying the next big trends in Web3. Panelists included Shan Han (Head of DeFi at Animoca Brands), Ric Pagano (Accelerator Lead at Outlier Ventures), Dinghan (Partner at Jsquare), and Sirada Lorhpipat (Investment VP at Gate Ventures, Moderator).
On November 14, 2024, HackQuest and Gate Ventures, in collaboration with Open Campus and KIP Protocol, hosted the second Web3 Dev Huddle: Gateway to Web3 at Gaysorn Tower, Bangkok. Building on the success of the inaugural event in Singapore, the Bangkok Huddle elevated the series by bringing together developers and founders to spark innovation within the Web3 ecosystem.
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Sophomore IT students Dev, Tanmay, and Ayush embarked on their Web3 journey through university workshops, learning from early hackathon setbacks, and creating an NFT-based ticketing platform that won a $4,000 bounty at Gaia Hackathon, redefining event ticketing with blockchain innovation.