EOS Hackathon (London)
EOS Hackathon (London)
YouTube - EOS Global Hackathon London Closing Ceremony
TheEOS Hackathon in Londonwas one of a series of two day events held on 22 to 23 September 2018 in London, United Kingdom.
It was held at the Science Museum and aimed to bring together developers and entrepreneurs to build innovative solutions on top of theEOS.IO
blockchain software. [0]The
Founders of Everipedia attended to assist the challengers.
London Hackathon Challenge
The Hackathon Challenge was announced on the day of the event.
Participants were encouraged to start getting familiar with documentation on the EOS.IO
Developer Portal and to get involved with the community through their EOS.IO social
channels and Telegram groups.
The challenge released to the participants reads as follows: [2]
Create an applications on the #EOSIO platform that improves the relationship between technology and a user's privacy or security.
The Hackathon
Schedule
Saturday, September 22
8:30 - 10:00Doors Open & Breakfast Served
10:00Opening Ceremony
11:00Coding Begins
12:00 - 13:00Lunch Served
12:00 - 12:30Breakout Session 1 - Technical Breakout (C++)
13:00 - 13:30Breakout Session 2 -Technical Breakout (Web/UX)
14:00 - 14:30Breakout Session 3 - Entrepreneurial
18:00 - 19:00Dinner Served
20:00 - 20:30Breakout Session 4 - Pitch Workshop
24:00Midnight SnackHack Through the Night
The venue will be open and staffed overnight for participants to hack through the night.
Sunday, September 23
7:30 - 8:00Breakfast Served
9:00 - 10:00Breakout Session 5 - Pitch Practice
12:00 - 13:00Lunch Served
13:00Submission Deadline
14:00 - 16:00Round 1 Judging (3 min pitches)
16:00 Doors Open for Individuals with Spectator Tickets
16:3****0Closing Ceremony & Top 10 Teams Announced
16:45Round 2 Judging
18:15Winners Announced
18:30Networking Drinks & Dinner
All event times are in BST/GMT (local time).
London Judges
Brendan Blumer CEO, Block.one
Dan Larimer CTO, Block.one
Christian Angermayer Founder, Apeiron Investment Group
Sharon Henley Director of Marketing and Communications, British Blockchain Association
Nicholas Oliver CEO & Founder, people.io
Michael Alexander CEO, EOS VC
Lee Schneider General Counsel, Block.one
Shane KehoeCo-Founder, SVK Crypto
Winners
First Place: US$100,000 – EoShield
Second Place: US$25,000 -Chestnut
Third Place: US$10,000 - On the Block
Superlative Prizes
Best Social Impact - US$3,000 -GeneOS
Best User Experience - US$3,000 -Chestnut
Best Social Media Post - US$3,000 – CyberCode Twins
Criticism
Following the London Eos Hackathon, Reddit user throwawayeoshack posted their experience of being in a contending team.
The post titled 'The only question I was asked by a juror in the EOS hackathon' details the experiences of the users team and leads them to conclude a significant discord between what team mentors advise and understand and what the Block.one judges and executives envisioned for the hackathon.
The reedit thread associated with the post discusses the reasons why throwawayeoshack may have felt that the judges evaluated winners on the potential profitability of an app over its utility and design.