EDU Chain Hackathon: Semester 3
Build on the 1st blockchain for education and win $250,000 prize pool
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250,000 USDT
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描述
EDU Chain Hackathon: Semester 3
What is EDU Chain?
The EDU Chain Hackathon Semester 3 marks the grand finale of the $1 million hackathon series, bringing together developers, educators, and innovators to shape the future of on-chain education. Built on the EDU Chain—a Layer 3 blockchain on Arbitrum Orbit—this semester challenges participants to push the boundaries of decentralized education and EduFi (education finance) with cutting-edge solutions.
With a $250,000 prize pool, this is your chance to leave a lasting impact on the ecosystem, gain global recognition, and secure a spot in the exclusive Open Campus Incubator Program (OC-I). Whether you're building AI-powered learning tools, scalable infrastructure, or groundbreaking EduFi applications, Semester 3 is your opportunity to redefine education on the blockchain.
Join us for the final chapter of this transformative journey and help build a decentralized future for learners, educators, and institutions worldwide.
Why should I participate?
🏆 $250K prize pool
🪙 Up to $100K additional funding
🌟 Access to OC network
🔑 Entry to OC Incubator (OCI)
🎫 30+ IRL / virtual activations across 20+ cities in 10 countries across the globe: India, Greater China, the United States, Indonesia, Vietnam, Nigeria, Kenya, Brazil, Argentina...
What are the tracks?
Prority Track
AI (Up to $70k)
DeFi (Up to $60k)
Earn (Up to $60k)
*Up to 10 winners
Non-priority Track
DeSci (Up to $20k)
Play (Up to $20k)
Misc. (Up to $20k)
*Up to 5 winners
🛠️ Regional hackathons (Up to $5k in total)
* Refer to Prize & Judge section for more detail
** In the case that insufficient number of submissions meet the quality bar, remaining prize money will be allocated to other tracks
IRL/Virtual Activations
🗺️ Last time, we only had events in a few countries, and you asked us to be more places.
🚚 You ask, we deliver. So, this time, we are coming to 20+ cities in 10 countries, including India, Greater China, the United States, Indonesia, Vietnam, Nigeria, Kenya, Brazil, and Argentina.
👉 What's more? It's not just build station. We will also bring regional hackathon, hacker house, workshop, co-learning camp, and unitour.
👀 Check out Schedule section to review all the confirmed events - we will continue to update the schedule as more get confirmed.
Previous Workshops
Workshop #1: Building DApps on Arbitrum Orbit
Workshop #2: Tech Clinic with Arbitrum
AI Track
70,000 USDT
AI Track
Prize money will be distributed amongst top winners. This track can have up to 10 winners.
AI Track
评委标准
Ecosystem Impact: Contribution to EDU Chain (TVL, users, integration).
Community Engagement: Plans to grow and engage the community.
Innovation: Unique, creative solutions to education challenges.
Technical Execution: Quality, security, and blockchain integration.
Education Impact: Real-world improvements in education.
Feasibility: Practicality and scalability of the solution.
Team Strength: Experience, commitment, and vision alignment.
Traction: Early adoption, user engagement, and community growth.
DeFi Track
60,000 USDT
DeFi Track
Prize money will be distributed amongst top winners. This track can have up to 10 winners.
DeFi Track
评委标准
Ecosystem Impact: Contribution to EDU Chain (TVL, users, integration).
Community Engagement: Plans to grow and engage the community.
Innovation: Unique, creative solutions to education challenges.
Technical Execution: Quality, security, and blockchain integration.
Education Impact: Real-world improvements in education.
Feasibility: Practicality and scalability of the solution.
Team Strength: Experience, commitment, and vision alignment.
Traction: Early adoption, user engagement, and community growth.
Earn Track
60,000 USDT
Earn Track
Prize money will be distributed amongst top winners. This track can have up to 10 winners.
Earn Track
评委标准
Ecosystem Impact: Contribution to EDU Chain (TVL, users, integration).
Community Engagement: Plans to grow and engage the community.
Innovation: Unique, creative solutions to education challenges.
Technical Execution: Quality, security, and blockchain integration.
Education Impact: Real-world improvements in education.
Feasibility: Practicality and scalability of the solution.
Team Strength: Experience, commitment, and vision alignment.
Traction: Early adoption, user engagement, and community growth.
DeSci Track
20,000 USDT
DeSci Track
Prize money will be distributed amongst top winners. This track can have up to 5 winners.
DeSci Track
评委标准
Ecosystem Impact: Contribution to EDU Chain (TVL, users, integration).
Community Engagement: Plans to grow and engage the community.
Innovation: Unique, creative solutions to education challenges.
Technical Execution: Quality, security, and blockchain integration.
Education Impact: Real-world improvements in education.
Feasibility: Practicality and scalability of the solution.
Team Strength: Experience, commitment, and vision alignment.
Traction: Early adoption, user engagement, and community growth.
Play Track
20,000 USDT
Play Track
Prize money will be distributed amongst top winners. This track can have up to 5 winners.
Play Track
评委标准
Ecosystem Impact: Contribution to EDU Chain (TVL, users, integration).
Community Engagement: Plans to grow and engage the community.
Innovation: Unique, creative solutions to education challenges.
Technical Execution: Quality, security, and blockchain integration.
Education Impact: Real-world improvements in education.
Feasibility: Practicality and scalability of the solution.
Team Strength: Experience, commitment, and vision alignment.
Traction: Early adoption, user engagement, and community growth.
Miscellaneous Track
20,000 USDT
Miscellaneous Track
Prize money will be distributed amongst top winners. This track can have up to 5 winners.
Miscellaneous Track
评委标准
Ecosystem Impact: Contribution to EDU Chain (TVL, users, integration).
Community Engagement: Plans to grow and engage the community.
Innovation: Unique, creative solutions to education challenges.
Technical Execution: Quality, security, and blockchain integration.
Education Impact: Real-world improvements in education.
Feasibility: Practicality and scalability of the solution.
Team Strength: Experience, commitment, and vision alignment.
Traction: Early adoption, user engagement, and community growth.
Schedule
资源
What is Open Campus?
Open Campus, also known as EDU Chain, is the first Layer 3 (L3) blockchain built specifically for the education industry. It aims to leverage the traditional educational landscape by bringing it on-chain, creating a secure and transparent ecosystem for all educational activities.
Educational Blockchain: The first of its kind L3 blockchain tailored for educational purposes.
Learn-to-Earn Ecosystem: A vibrant platform that links learning with earning, providing real-world value to educational achievements.
Transparency and Security: Blockchain technology ensures that all educational records and transactions are secure, immutable, and transparent.
Trackable Learning Journey: Every educational milestone and achievement is recorded on the blockchain, making it easy to track and verify progress.
A Layer 3 blockchain for consumer-facing education apps and on-chain education finance (EduFi)
EDU Chain Dev Docs
Learning Track:
EDU Chain, consumer-facing education apps and on-chain education finance (EduFi), is built on the Open Campus platform. Here, you can Learn. Own. Earn.
OCID (Open Campus ID) is a decentralized identity solution at the heart of the Open Campus ecosystem, designed to empower learners with blockchain-based digital identity management.
Faucet:
To acquire testnet tokens for network transactions, we recommend to use the faucet below:
Ecosystem:
Learn about EDU Chain's ecosystem to get ideas for new projects:
Bridge Asset:
Bridging assets to Open Campus is an essential process for users who wish to interact with the Open Campus network.
EDU Chain Mainnet/Testnet Bridge
Sailfish Bridge (bnb -> arb -> edu chain)
Network Details
chainID: 656476
Settlement Layer: Arbitrum Sepolia 421614
RPC Url: https://rpc.open-campus-codex.gelato.digital
Explorer: https://opencampus-codex.blockscout.com/
Public Summary: https://raas.gelato.network/rollups/details/public/open-campus-codex
Learn how to write, deploy and verify smart contracts.
Cohost
Open Campus
HackQuest
Rise In
Animoca Brands
TinyTap
NewCampus
EDU Chain
Community Partner
Hack4Bengal
Hack IT Sapiens
DevXSphere
Dev Learn
Sourcify
Pune DAO
Coding Catalyst
HackCBS
IOSD MAIT
Hyderabad DAO
Web3 Kerala
The Phoenix Guild
EmergeX
Decentraclasses
ActualOne
HackOdisha
Zetech Web3 Clubs
Brave
UmojaVerse
KibokoDAO
Women in Defi
GDGoC UniLag
Web3js Lagos
Lisk Nigeria
Ethereum Nigeria
Superteam Nigeria
BlockDev.id
Dchain.id
Moonshot Commons
706
Rebase
Openbuild
UpchainDAO
LXDAO
ETH Panda
GCC
RPC
CUITBCA
Shenzhen U Blockchain
ZJUBCA
42KL
Sunway Blockchain Club
ScalingX
SGUni
Ludium
NearX
Takshila
Team Sankalp
Web3 Wizards Guild
Media Partner
Odaily
Blockdev.id
Satechain
Favourse
CryptoSRoom
DepoCrypto
Techflow
PANews
ChainCatcher
Techflame
Web3caff
University Partner
TIU Kolkata
GDOC Machakos University
Universitas Gunadarma
Poornima College of Engineering
Emory Blockchain
TTU Web3 Acceleration Association
Mentor
Shan Han
Core Contributor, Open Campus
Will Fan
Core Contributor, Open Campus
Jake Hughes
Core Contributor, Open Campus
Prince
Core Contributor, Open Campus
Harry Zhang
Cofounder, HackQuest
Kevin Li
Cofounder, HackQuest
Cameron Wang
Cofounder, HackQuest
Manish Kumar Barnwal
Dev Rel, HackQuest
Kartikey Garg
Community Manager, HackQuest
Wycliffe Osano Oyieko
Dev Rel, HackQuest
Yan Tirta
Community Manager, HackQuest
Jon
Dev Rel, HackQuest
Ankit Raj
Head of Growth, Rise In
Cann Kaçar
Dev Rel, Rise In
Sahitya Roy
Dev Rel, Rise In
Chintan Vastsa Jha
India Head, Rise In
Megan Miao
Head of Programme, NewCampus
Meghna
Product & Experience Designer, NewCampus
Linh Tran
Learning Experience Designer, NewCampus