WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Rubix Blockchain Pte Ltd (Rubix), an innovative green blockchain protocol, is pleased to announce its Next Top Rubix Start-up Hackathon 2022. The first virtual of its kind Next Top Rubix Start-up Hackathon gives innovators the opportunity to develop new technologies and sustainable solutions. Finalists will compete for the $52,500 RBT prize pool to develop their ideas, as well as coaching and support to scale their innovations.
Taking place from October 14 to December 5, the hackathon will host hundreds of top international entrepreneurs, engineers and developers working to solve some of the world’s most pressing problems with the Rubix green blockchain. Up and coming leaders will be able to build, pitch and test ideas for the continued development of the Rubix platform, and join the community using their collective intellect to change the world.
“With a unique decentralized architecture, Rubix is not only secure and fully scalable, but is the L1 blockchain of the future. We are eager for the global developer community to engage with Rubix to demonstrate the potential and capabilities of Web3 and its applications to solve problems such as climate change and income inequality, says KC Reddy, founder and chief architect at Rubix.
Sustainability goals will be a key focus of the event, including efforts to support ESG, Net Zero and the UN SDGs. Technological innovations in consumer apps, enterprise apps, NFT tokens and smart contracts will also be in the spotlight.
The international judging panel includes KC Reddy, founder of Rubix; Michael Gord, co-founder of GDA Capital; Jean-Luc Gustave, managing partner GDA Capital and Rubix project manager architects and developers. Next Top Rubix Start-up Hackathon is organized by GDA Group and Rubix, with help from partners and key organizations contributing to the event.
About Rubix Blockchain Pte Ltd: Rubix is a Layer 1 blockchain protocol for peer-to-peer data transfer and transactions. With operations in Singapore, India, the UK, the UAE and the US, Rubix is a web-scale protocol with zero transaction fees, minimal infrastructure costs, high security and privacy. With less than 1 kWh per transaction, Rubix has one of the lowest energy consumptions of all computer networks. Rubix software can be freely downloaded on any PC or virtual machine. The Rubix community has more than 15,000 validators.
About GDA Capital: GDA Group is one of the first and most established blockchain companies in North America. Originally founded in Toronto and New York City, the group has expanded globally and is comprised of multiple firms focused on various areas of the blockchain and digital asset industries, including capital markets, offerings and capital formation, wealth management, trading and liquidity, advisory, development and other related services.
To date, the GDA Group has consulted Fortune 500 companies and global governments, worked on over 20 digital asset launches representing over $500 million worth of raised capital and now total over $1 billion in market capitalization, and processed over two billion dollar value of commercial transactions involving digital assets. GDA Group continues to lead the industry in capital markets, advisory and trading.
