Movement Lab Sydney: Hackathon Kickoff & Move Programming Demo

Event Rundown

1. Introduce the Move programming language and Movement Rollups as the backbone of innovation. Highlight the $555,555 Prize Pool, tracks, and special awards. The grants available (up to $100,000 per track in MOVE tokens) for long-term development.

Hackathon Deep Dive: Tracks, Awards, and Participation

Hackathon Tracks:

DEFAI: Revolutionizing decentralized finance with Move.
Consumer AI dApps: AI-driven blockchain applications.
Gaming: Scalable Web3 gaming solutions.
Social Intelligence: Building smarter, decentralized social platforms.
Smart Contract Security: Enhancing safety in Web3 ecosystems.

Prizes (Paid in USDC):
🥇 First Place: $5,000
🥈 Second Place: $3,000
🥉 Third Place: $2,000

Special Awards:
🧪 Research Innovation Award: $2,500
💡 Most Creative Idea Award: $2,500
🗿 Most [Redacted] Idea Award: $555

Grant Funding (Paid in MOVE tokens):
Up to $100,000 in grants per track.

Conditions: milestones, token lockup, and ongoing development.

2. Lightning Demos: Move Programming
Presenter: Kai Ye
CTO of EdenX，Author of "Go language Blockchain Application Development from entry to mastery" and "Python Blockchain Application Development from entry to mastery"

Quick Overview of Move: Highlight its security features and advantages for hackathon projects.
Demo of Movement Rollups: Showcase how to deploy scalable and interoperable dApps.
Interactive Component: Walkthrough of deploying a basic dApp with Move.

3. Panel Discussion, Q&A