Build Privacy-First Apps on Midnight

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Build Privacy-First Apps on Midnight
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About this hackathon

A three-month, three-wave online build challenge by the Midnight Foundation on AKINDO: build privacy-first apps with zero-knowledge proofs and Compact contracts; grants are split by judging score. Teams of up to 5; at least one compiling Compact contract, Apache 2.0 open source.

Status
Deadline
2026-10-17
Starts
2026-09-27
Who
Open to all (18+; some sanctioned regions excluded)
Level
Intermediate
Prize
$12.5k · Wave 2 $4,000, Wave 3 $5,000 ($12,500 across three waves), split by score
Size
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Format
Online · International
Location
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Original listing (Chinese)

The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.

一句话简介:Midnight Foundation 在 AKINDO 上的三个月三轮式线上构建赛,⁠‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‍⁠用零知识证明与 Compact 合约做隐私优先应用,按评审打分比例分配 grant。

看点:三轮制:Wave 2(9 月 27 日—10 月 17 日,4,000 美元)与 Wave 3(10 月 27 日—11 月 16 日,5,000 美元)仍可参加,可跨轮迭代同一项目;组队最多 5 人,提交含公开 GitHub(须打 midnightntwrk 标签)、README、幻灯片与 demo 视频;评审权重:工程实现 40%、质量可靠性 15%、产品愿景 15%、UX 15%、表达 10%、BD 可行性 5%;技术门槛:至少一个可编译的 Compact 合约,Midnight 相关代码须 Apache 2.0 开源

奖金:Wave 2 4,000 美元、Wave 3 5,000 美元(全程三轮共 12,500 美元),按评审打分比例分配,官方页面口径

截止日期:10月17日(Wave 2 构建截止;Wave 3 截止 11 月 16 日)(线上,全球)

活动日期:9月27日—11月16日(线上,全球)

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