​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 11th of April

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08:30 AM: Doors open & Breakfast Networking
9.30 - 10:00 AM: Welcome Speeches
10:00 AM: Official hackathon launch
10:00 - 11:00 AM: Team leads revolving pitch
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Workshops
12:00 PM: Team Constitution deadline
01:00 - 02:00 PM: Lunch break
04:00 - 05:00 PM: Hack the Mentor: office hours 
07:00 - 08:00 PM: Dinner break
21:00 - 21:30 PM: Wake-up  the Hacker Activity
10:30 PM: Overnight Coding Fun & Doors close, No re-entry

​Sunday 12th of April

​08:30 - 10:00 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
2:00 - 3:30 PM: First Round Team Pitches 
3:30 - 3:40 PM:  Group Photo
3:40 - 4:30 PM:  Snack time (surprise) + Jury Deliberation
4:30 - 5:30 PM:  Winner Pitches and Closing Ceremony
5:30 - 7:30 PM:  Cocktail
8:00 PM: Closing

​Judging and Prizes

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

​Themes:

• ​Make Waves

• ​Impact Finance

• ​Secrets

​Detailed explanations of the tracks will be provided on the day of the hackathon.

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

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