TRON DAO Reveals HackaTRON Season 6 Qualifiers, Highlighting Innovations in Blockchain

With HackaTRON Season 6 drawing to a close, the TRON DAO team, in collaboration with HTX DAO, BitTorrent Chain (BTTC), and JustLend DAO, has announced the winners of this influential hackathon. This season saw participants pushing the boundaries of the digital landscape across multiple tracks, including Web3, DeFi, Artistry, Builder, and Integration.

HackaTRON Season 6 attracted over 1,100 participants, each developing unique projects on TRON’s interface. The prize pool offered up to $650,000, including $500,000 in TRX, TRON network’s native utility token, and $150,000 in energy to subsidize transactions and smart contract interactions on the TRON network.

The event was supported by a prestigious lineup of sponsors: ChainGPT, Solidus AI Tech, and Ankr as diamond sponsors; Kima Finance as the platinum sponsor; GT-Protocol as the gold sponsor; and Router Protocol as the silver sponsor.

This season’s hackathon inspired productive competition and innovation, with winners selected by both judges and the community.

Judge-Selected Winners

In the Web3 track, which honors teams advancing the transition from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0, the winners were BlinkAI by Blink, Transatron by Transatron, Toqen Factory by Decentra, CIROTRX by Brutus Finance, and SaveWallet by TronSave.

The DeFi track, showcasing projects that transform finance through decentralization, saw winners such as HandShake by HandShakers, GuessThePrice by GuessThePrice, ChickenSwap/Bot by Coconut Chicken, Staqe Protocol by Decentra, and TronEnergize by TronEnergize.

In the Artistry track, which highlights creative blockchain projects, winners included Unclaimed: Fall of Mankind by Unclaimed, TOBA by TOBA Projects, STAR-EX by Theras-Labs, Decentralised Character AI by PixelCrafter, and Tronquility by Arcane Oracle.

The Builder track, recognizing teams improving upon previous projects, awarded Block Fabric by BlockFabric, Solide by Solide Project, USTX BOND by USTX, Monetizado by Monetizado, and Pravahini by Pravahini.

The Integration track, encouraging participants to integrate advanced protocols into the TRON ecosystem, saw JustMoney Explorer by JustMoney, CodeHive by HiveTeam, AnkerPay Tron by AnkerPay, File-Wallet by AmphibianDev, and BttTipBot by onchaindev as winners.

Community Forum Selected Winners

Community-selected winners in the Web3 track included SaveWallet by TronSave, ClaimFreeTRX by Stian, uDawgBot by uDawgDAO, CIROTRX by Brutus Finance, and Promptron by 0xmad. In the DeFi track, winners were TronEnergize by TronEnergize, GuessThePrice by GuessThePrice, ChickenSwap/Bot by Coconut Chicken, HandShake by HandShakers, and Nobles by Nobles.

The Artistry track community winners were Unclaimed: Fall of Mankind by Unclaimed, Decentralised Character AI by PixelCrafter, STAR-EX by Theras-Labs, Strongcoin by Strongteam, and Cricket Clash by Cricket Clash. Builder track winners included JustMoney Swap by JustMoney, Pravahini by Pravahini, World Craft by World Craft’ers, OnChainVision by onchaindev, and AwpSwap by AwpSwap. In the Integration track, the winners were JustMoney Explorer by JustMoney, BttTipBot by onchaindev, IntegraTRON by Decon, File-Wallet by AmphibianDev, and CodeHive by HiveTeam.

Spotlight on Community Champions

The hackathon also recognized the 'Top 10 Community Contributors', rewarding individuals who demonstrated exceptional commitment. These contributors include Andreaxino, Chukseucharia, Fabsltsa, Gordian, HODL, Ines_valerie, Manfred_jr, Nweke-nature1, Prince-Onscolo, and Youngyuppie.

Qualifiers selected by judges will initially receive 30% of their prize amounts, with the remaining 70% distributed upon their projects' launch on the TRON mainnet by June 28th. Meanwhile, community-selected qualifiers will receive 100% of their prize amounts upfront.

As HackaTRON Season 6 wraps up, anticipation for Season 7 is already building. Stay tuned for more updates on the HackaTRON competition and other initiatives within the TRON ecosystem.

TRON DAO continues to accelerate the decentralization of the internet via blockchain technology and dApps. Founded by H.E. Justin Sun in September 2017, the TRON network boasts over 233.71 million total user accounts, more than 7.75 billion transactions, and over $21.82 billion in total value locked (TVL) as of June 2024.

Most notably, TRON hosts the largest circulating supply of USD Tether (USDT) stablecoin globally and achieved full decentralization in December 2021. The network's integration with the Commonwealth of Dominica marks a significant milestone, further solidifying its role in the blockchain ecosystem.

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