​The flagship hackathon of the Paris Blockchain Week is back.

​A unique opportunity for developers from around the world to turn their ideas into real on-chain solutions.

​A 36 hour engineering sprint, backed by leading ecosystems and judged by the highest concentration of tech entrepreneurs and investors in Europe.

​Teams do not just compete. They get discovered.

​Participants regularly walk away with job offers, funding conversations, or pilot integrations, simply by solving real world challenges.

​Hack the Block by XRP Ledger is open to:

• ​Developers, engineers, and technical researchers

• ​Founders and early stage teams in Web3 infrastructure

• ​University teams and independent contributors

• ​Participants from all over the world with any technical background no hackathon experience required

​Teams can register individually or form teams on site recommended 2 to 5 participants.

​Agenda

​Saturday, April 11th

• ​08:30 – 09:00 AM: Doors open & breakfast

• ​09:00 AM: Welcome speeches

• ​09:15 – 09:45 AM: Team constitution

• ​10:00 AM: Let's Hack! (Official start)

• ​10:00 – 11:00 AM: Dive into the XRP Ledger Universe (Workshop)

• ​01:00 – 02:00 PM: Lunch break

• ​04:00 – 05:00 PM: Hack the Mentor (Office hours)

• ​07:00 – 08:00 PM: Dinner break

• ​10:00 – 10:30 PM: Wake-Up! (Hacker activity)

​Sunday, April 12th

• ​08:30 – 09:00 AM: Coffee & breakfast

• ​11:00 – 11:30 AM: Hack the Mentor (Office hours)

• ​01:00 PM: Final project submission

• ​01:00 – 02:00 PM: Lunch break

• ​02:00 – 04:30 PM: Team pitches

• ​04:30 – 05:30 PM: Jury deliberation

• ​05:30 – 06:00 PM: Winner ceremony

• ​06:00 – 07:00 PM: Cocktail

• ​08:00 PM: Closing

​Judging and Prizes

​Judging criteria Innovation, Execution, Impact, Pitch
Prize details total prize pool over 10,000 euros.

​Tracks:

• ​Make Waves

• ​Impact Finance

• ​Secret Track

​Mentors and technical support will be available throughout the hackathon.