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Lumos Labs Launches Hackathon To Support Developers On Web3 Journey

#Buidl for Web3 Hackathon is a two-month long program and will be open to solutions from a variety of diverse tracks like DeFi, NFT, Entertainment, Developer Tooling and infrastructure, sustainability-based solutions, governance and DAO

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Lumos Labs has launched a hackathon, the #Buidl for Web3 Hackathon, to support developers who want to start their Web3 journey, build innovative solutions, network with leading Web3 experts. Participants stand to win prizes from the pool of over USD 1,00,000. 

The announced hackathon will look to cater to developers across all levels of proficiency and is set to be the largest global hackathon focused on capturing 10,000 developers globally. 

Being chain-agnostic, it will further equip participating developers and startups with the flexibility to build on chains of their choice and will allow them an opportunity to win additional grants from the sponsors by presenting their solutions on the respective use cases.

The hackathon has onboarded some of the best platforms in the Web3 space as sponsors, including Polygon, Aeternity, Dfinity as Track Sponsors and Tezos, Arcana Network, Fluence Network, Router Protocol, Revise Network, Komet, Assetmantle and Tatum as Associate Sponsors along with Knowledge partners IEEE Blockchain and IEEE Standards Association. 

#Buidl for Web3 Hackathon is a two-month long program and will be open to solutions from a variety of diverse tracks like DeFi, NFT, Entertainment, Developer Tooling and infrastructure, sustainability-based solutions, governance and DAOs. 

To further augment dev-tool support and enhance global reach, #BUIDL for Web3 has also onboarded  several Web3 technology platforms and incubators as partners, including Buildspace, Developer DAO, BuildlersTribe, The Phoenix Guild,  Questbook, Blockchain Nigeria User Group, Webx DAO, Web3 Conf, CryptoDev Hub, Web3learn , Web3 Bharat, The Product House, Truts, Vanderbilt University, Penn Blockchain, Blockchain San Diago, and OGClubDAO. Through these holistic partnerships, #BUIDL for Web3 aims to provide a wholesome and diverse environment to nurture innovations within the vast developer talent it aims to foster.

“The #BUIDL for Web3 Hackathon is going to be a massive step forward in the right direction. We heartily invite the next generation of blockchain builders and leaders to be a part of this revolution,” said Kaavya Prasad, Founder, Lumos Labs.



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