Summoning all hackers! 🧙⚡️
Hackers! You are being summoned to take part in #LegendsOfLightning and compete for 3 BTC in prizes!
#LegendsOfLightning is BOLT🔩FUN's first ever online global tournament for makers to learn, connect, collaborate, and build innovative applications and tools with bitcoin and lightning. Forming teams to accelerate new or existing projects, makers can show off their progress, activity, and updates as they #BuildInPublic - competing for up to ~$60,000 (3 BTC) in prizes.
But that's not all...
We’ve also partnered up with funding specialists, including VCs firms like Fulgur Ventures, Hivemind, Stillmark, and Lightning Ventures, plus grant platforms like Geyser and Open Sats to help you figure out your project’s next steps. Are you ready to take your project to the next level? Wait are you waiting for, come take part and become the first ever legend of lightning! Find out more here.
What can you win?
There are ~$60,000 (3 BTC) in prizes up for grabs, sponsored by Fulgur Ventures and African Bitcoin Conference. These include awards from two individual tracks (Global Adoption 🧡 & Building for Africa 🌍) + some huge grand prizes, with 1 BTC to the overall winner (a.k.a The Legend)!
Grand prizes 🏆
The Legend: 1 BTC
Runners Up x2: 0.5 BTC
Track Prizes x2 🧡 🌍
🥇 1st Place: $5k
🥈 2nd Place: $2.5k
🥉 3rd Place: $1.5k
🎨 Best Design: $1k
How can you take part?
Makers can enter their projects anytime between 12th October - 24th November. Projects will then be evaluated and each track will produce a shortlist of finalists who will pitch their projects live on Dec 6th and battle it out for their individual track awards + the grand prizes. All you have to do is:
1️⃣ Go to BOLT🔩FUN and create your maker profile
To be part of the Tournament, you will need to create a profile. To sign in to BOLT🔩FUN you'll need to have a lightning wallet which supports LNURL-Auth. Find out more here. Once you’ve signed in, fill out your maker profile and show off your roles, skills + stats.
2️⃣ Register for the #LegendsOfLightning
Now that you have a maker profile you can register for Legends of Lightning ⚡!
3️⃣ Enter your project and select your track
Once you're registered, you'll be able to enter your project and select your track. Tracks help makers focus their projects on solving specific local or global challenges for extra prizes. Each track has $10k in prizes!
3️⃣ #BuildInPublic with stories ✍️
Show off your project’s progress by publishing weekly activity reports to our maker community! Find out more here.
Need assistance?
Don’t have a project? 👾
Don’t have a new or existing project to work on at #LegendsOfLightning? No problem, you can team up with other makers or explore projects that are looking to recruit talent! Non-technical makers can also enter no-code projects and get rewarded for awesome designs!
First time building on lightning? ⚡️
We’ve got some awesome video workshops for first time (and experienced) makers to explore on BOLT🔩FUN’s YouTube channel.
Jump in Discord 👾
Want to know more about #LegendsOfLightning, or need help with your project? Jump in BOLT🔩FUN’s community Discord and connect with the maker community.
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