Hackinequality March 2019 Hackathon

Important - please register in this Google Form: http://gdlr.info/rth319
Check out the hackathon website at http://hack.gooddollar.org :-)

This is a preparation meetup for Hackinequality March 2019 – the first hackathon for reducing global wealth inequality using decentralised technology.

The hackathon is organized by GoodDollar and eToro, and we have our great partners with us - Collider Ventures and ChromaWay.

When and Where

Both the preparation meetup and the hackathon will be held at eToro's offices: Champion Tower, Sheshet Hayamim 30, Bnei Brak.

The hackathon itself will be held between Thursday, March 14th 18:00, and Friday, March 15th, 13:30 - on floor 33.

We strongly encourage all entrants to attend the preparation meetup on Tuesday, March 5th, 17:30 - on floor 37. https://www.facebook.com/events/344780412794253/

All are welcome!

Theme

The 26 richest people on the planet own as much, in terms of assets, as the 3.8 billion people that comprise the poorest half of the globe’s population, according to research presented by Oxfam in January 2019. How can blockchain technology, digital identity and advanced economic models be used to tackle global wealth inequality, one of today’s biggest problems?

Agenda

March 14 (Thursday)
18:00 - Hacking starts
20:00 - Official kick off lecture
20:30 - Food

March 15 (Friday)
8:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - Hacking ends
10:00 - 12:00 - Projects presentations
13:00 - Winners announcement

Snacks and light food will be available during the entire hackathon time.

Hackinequality prize money

1st place: $2500
($1500 from eToro + $1000 from Chromaway)

2nd place: $1500
($1000 from eToro + $500 from Chromaway)

3rd place: $750
(eToro)

Topic suggestions for projects:

Digital identity solutions – identity as a goal

Social impact – promote social causes and fairness

Social identity for UBI – build a distributed identity system without a central database, to prevent users from opening multiple accounts per user, while maintaining privacy, efficiency, accessibility and decentralisation

Social interest (economy) – how to design a sustainable token economy of a UBI-based currency using smart contracts
Direct giving – design an efficient donation system for transferring money to those in need

Decentralised governance – design a community-led system, whose economy and rules are managed decentrally by smart contract code on the blockchain

Please note that preference to participate in the hackathon will be given to applicants who will participate in the preparation meetup. Do you wish to participate but are unable to attend the preparation meetup? If so, please contact us at hello@gooddollar.org.

See you there! :-)