$50K Grant | Fhenix* Buildathon Online Kickoff-Workshop
🔐 Fhenix Privacy-by-Design dApp Buildathon
$50,000 Grant Kickoff Workshop
Build the Future of Confidential Compute on any EVM
Join the official kickoff workshop for the Fhenix Privacy-by-Design dApp Buildathon and learn how to build the next generation of encrypted Web3 applications.
👉 Join the Buildathon
https://app.akindo.io/wave-hacks/Nm2qjzEBgCqJD90W/
The window for privacy-native architecture is open.
Most blockchains were built with transparency as the default.
That design unlocked trustless systems — but it also created hard limits on what can be built.
Institutions cannot operate on transparent rails.
Traders lose billions through MEV.
Protocols cannot implement sealed-bid mechanics or confidential state.
Now that Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) is production-ready, this changes.
Fhenix enables smart contracts to compute on encrypted data while remaining verifiable on-chain.
This unlocks entirely new categories of applications:
• Confidential DeFi
• Private payments
• Sealed-bid auctions
• Institutional trading infrastructure
• Privacy-preserving AI
• Hidden-state gaming
The protocols that build privacy into their architecture now will define the next generation of Web3 infrastructure.
In this workshop, you'll learn exactly how to start building.
⚡ Why Join This Workshop
By attending, you will gain:
✓ A practical foundation for building encrypted smart contracts
Start building in days using the Fhenix developer stack.
✓ Direct guidance from the Fhenix team
Understand the architectural decisions that matter for privacy-first protocols.
✓ Access to the $50,000 Buildathon grant pool
Funding designed to reward iteration and real progress.
✓ Opportunity to showcase your project
Top teams may present to ecosystem partners, developers, and investors.
✓ Network with builders exploring confidential compute
If you're building the next MEV-resistant DeFi protocol, private DAO, or institutional Web3 infrastructure, this workshop will give you the technical clarity and support to make it real.
📚 What You’ll Learn
The Opportunity in Privacy-Native Architecture (10 min)
Why transparency-first blockchains limit adoption and why encrypted computation changes the design space.
Topics include:
• institutional adoption barriers
• MEV problems in DeFi
• new application categories enabled by encryption
Fhenix Tech Stack Deep Dive (20 min)
How to build encrypted smart contracts using the CoFHE developer stack.
Overview of:
• Solidity encrypted types
• CoFHE SDK for encryption / decryption
• React hooks for privacy-first UX
• Hardhat plugins for local development
Develop with familiar tooling — days to productivity, not months.
Application Design Inspiration (10 min)
Real examples of what becomes possible with encrypted computation.
• Confidential DeFi
• Private payments
• Confidential governance
• RWA & compliance infrastructure
• Privacy-preserving AI
• Encrypted gaming mechanics
How to Join the Buildathon & Win Grants (10 min)
Learn how the program works and how to secure part of the $50,000 grant pool.
Program structure:
• 10-day build cycles
• 4-day evaluation periods
• milestone-based grant funding
• submissions through AKINDO
This is not a weekend hackathon.
It’s a continuous Buildathon designed to help you launch real protocols.
Live Q&A with the Fhenix Team (10 min)
Bring your questions about:
• FHE architecture
• encrypted smart contracts
• product design
• building privacy-first protocols
👤 Speaker
Lauren Dutton
Developer Relations — Fhenix
Lauren works directly with builders integrating Fully Homomorphic Encryption into smart contract architecture and will guide developers through practical patterns for building privacy-native applications.
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Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurendutton
🎯 Who Should Attend
This workshop is ideal for:
• Web3 founders exploring privacy-native protocols
• DeFi builders designing MEV-resistant infrastructure
• AI developers working with sensitive datasets
• teams exploring confidential governance or payments
• builders interested in encrypted smart contract design
If you’re thinking about how your protocol behaves when sensitive data stays encrypted throughout the stack, this session is for you.
🚀 About the Buildathon
The Fhenix Privacy-by-Design dApp Buildathon is a global program designed to help teams build real encrypted Web3 infrastructure.
Buildathon features:
• $50,000 grant pool
• multiple development waves
• milestone-based funding
• architecture mentorship from Fhenix engineers
• ecosystem showcase opportunities
Start building today.
👉 Join the Buildathon
https://app.akindo.io/wave-hacks/Nm2qjzEBgCqJD90W/
📅 Event Details
Duration: 60 minutes
Location: Online (YouTube)
Register via Luma to receive the livestream link.
🔗 Resources
Buildathon Page
https://app.akindo.io/wave-hacks/Nm2qjzEBgCqJD90W/
Fhenix Website
https://fhenix.io
Documentation
https://docs.fhenix.io
Quick Start
https://cofhe-docs.fhenix.zone/fhe-library/introduction/quick-start
GitHub
https://github.com/FhenixProtocol
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AKINDO – The World’s First & Largest Buildathon Platform
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