Build on Bitcoin
Build on Bitcoin.
We're gathering top-tier student developers to accelerate Bitcoin's technical frontier.
Format: Hybrid (asynchronous + in-person)
Duration: January 14 – February 28 (EXTENDED)!!
Top entries that submit by the original due date (February 8) will receive automatic final-round interviews for Draper Associates' BitcoinFi Accelerator ($150,000 in funding).
All submissions due February 28, 11:59 PM ET.
Demo Day: March (TBD)
Build on the following tracks:
BTCFi: Build next-generation BTCFi applications + infrastructure that unlock Bitcoin’s potential as programmable, peer-to-peer electronic cash. Leverage Bitcoin’s $1T+ liquidity and battle-tested security to create sophisticated DeFi protocols that rival or exceed traditional DeFi capabilities.
Bitcoin + Stablecoins: Revolutionize payments with Bitcoin-backed stablecoins. Focus on everyday finance, cross-border payments (for the underbanked), and agent-to-agent payments (e.g., “L402”), bringing Bitcoin’s “dollar layer” cross-chain.
Surprise Us! Extend Bitcoin’s technical frontier—proof-of-useful-work, PoW-native preconfirmations, etc. We also welcome experimentation at the application layer—surprise us with novel concepts that aim to hyperbitcoinize the world!
We’re backed by Bitcoin ecosystem's best, and continuing to add sponsors. Join us for Demo Day and networking in mid-March at Yale.
Top projects will receive automatic final-round interviews for Draper Associates + Supernormal Foundation's BitcoinFi Accelerator ($150,000 in funding).
More details incoming.