Build Better on Stellar: Smart Contract Challenge Winners

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After 6 weeks hard at work it’s a wrap on the Build Better on Stellar: Smart Contract Challenge, and wow – projects knocked it out of the park! We saw gamified recycling dApps, epic video tutorial series and even anonymous reporting platforms. With $50k+ up for grabs, projects brought their A-game.

If you want to dive into the winning projects keep scrolling, if you want to hear Stellar Development Foundation (SDF)’s Elliot Voris, our Developer Advocate, hype the projects himself check out his video message.

Create a Tutorial Winners

Overall Create a Tutorial Prompt Winner

Soroban by Example by Andrew Miracle

"Wonderfully Written" Category Winner

The Ultimate Stellar Supreme Tutorial by Morpheus

"Vivid Video" Category Winner

100 Seconds of Stellar: A Quick Guide to Smart Contracts with Rust by Cyril Kurmann

Build a dApp Winners

Overall Build a dApp Prompt Winner Entry•X | Decentralized Ticketing Platform by Jose Carlos Toscano

"Super Sustainable" Category Winner

DVILLA E-Commerce Project: A dApp that promotes healthy living by Chieloka Madubugwu

"Glorious Game" Category Winner

Snake Game Build Better on Stellar: Smart Contract Challenge by Dhokai Raj B

The Prizes

Overall prompt winners will receive the following prizes:

Overall Prompt Winners (2)

$13,000 USD Gift Card or Equivalent
An invitation to Meridian, Stellar’s annual conference in London (October 15-17, 2024 all travel expenses paid for)
Exclusive DEV Badge
A gift from the DEV Shop

Additional Category Winners (4)

$6,000 USD Gift Card or Equivalent
Exclusive DEV Badge
A gift from the DEV Shop

All Participants with a valid submission will receive a completion badge on their DEV profile.

What’s next?

Take your project to the next level by exploring the Stellar Ecosystem.

Step 1: SCF Kickstart turn your idea into a Proof of Concept in just 5 days. Up to US $15K worth of XLM awarded to help fund your project. Apply by September 15 for the next cohort.
Step 2: The Stellar Community Fund (SCF) an open-application awards program that leverages community input to fund and support Web3 projects. Get up to US $150K worth of XLM to launch your project on Stellar, plus expert advice and post-funding support.
Step 3: Join us for Hack Meridian a 48 hour hackathon happening in London, UK from October 12-13, 2024. Hack, learn, and win from a $50,000 USD prize pool.

Step 4: Hang out and join us for Meridian (link), Oct 15-17, 2024, at Church House, London, UK.