Cryptocurrency Investing Platform CoinSwitch and Startup Karnataka Launches Blockchain Hackathon Building Future Cities; Register here
New Delhi, July 15: Crypto investment platform CoinSwitch announced on Friday a Blockchain hackathon in collaboration with Startup Karnataka, a government initiative, along with BJP MP Tejasvi Surya.
�Building Future Cities’ hackathon, also supported by Sequoia India, is aimed at recognizing and stimulating Blockchain-based solutions to everyday problems that billions of people in the country face. Visa Hackathon, Singaporean teens sweep the board of the Global Finance Competition
Centered on the themes of smart city, digital governance and supply chain, Building Future Cities aims to kick-start a Web3 innovation cycle tailored and tailored to India, the company said in a statement.
“This hackathon enables Karnataka to bring this success story to the next frontier of technology – Blockchain – and allows young innovators to harness the power of Blockchain for the public good,” said CN Ashwathnarayan, Minister of Higher Education and IT-BT.
The hackathon will challenge participants to envision a Blockchain-driven India, focusing on smart mobility, energy credits and trade, decentralized waste management, secure digital identity and certificate management, efficient and transparent vaccine distribution, and farm supplies and supply chain management.
“We are now ready for the next big technological leap, to build a Blockchain-driven India. I am pleased to partner with CoinSwitch for a first of its kind Blockchain hackathon and sow the seeds of India’s future in Bengaluru,” Surya said. .
The hackathon is held in Bengaluru 5.-6. August.
The winners will be rewarded with Rs 3 lakh, with the total prize pool for the hackathon set at Rs 6 lakh. Participants can participate in the competition individually or in a team of up to four members.
“At CoinSwitch, we have always believed that India will be the start of a Web3 world. The hackathon is a step towards realizing this goal. I am excited to see what the young and smart minds in India bring to the table,” said Ashish Singhal. , co-founder and CEO, CoinSwitch.
Registrations for the hackathon are open at
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