Terms and Conditions

1. Event Overview

VeChain Global Hackathon - Event name and branding is being considered.

  • Goals:

    • Developer Growth: Increase the number of independent developers building in our ecosystem.

    • Reputation Growth: Increase the number of followers of VeChain Builders.

    • Sustainability Impact: Grow the number of VeBetter sustainability-focused dApps deployed.

    • Tooling Feedback: Collect structured feedback to improve developer tools.

  • Event format: online

  • Timeline: 

    • Start date: 22.09.25 

    • Submission deadline: 05.10.25 (23:59 UTC)

    • Judging date: 06.10.25 & 13.10.25

    • Results announcement date: 13.10.25

2. Eligibility & Registration

All participants must be over the age of 18 at the time of registration.

  • No geographic restrictions (unless any issues with crypto or bank transfers from the Foundation)

  • Participation requirement: teams of 2-4 people

  • KYC after the announcement will be required for teams to receive the hackathon rewards

  • By registering and submitting a project participants automatically accept these Terms and Conditions.

3. Submission Requirements

Submission channel: academy.vechain.org/hackathon 

  • Required deliverables:

    • Team submission

    • Idea submission

    • Functional Prototype

    • Code repo

    • Video Presentation (optional but preferred)

    • Pitch deck

  • File formats and maximum file size:

    • Video: unlisted on Youtube or public link on Google Drive or Dropbox

    • Pitch Deck: Link to PDF 

  • Using pre-existing code is allowed unless the code is owned by a third party or its commercial use is protected by license

4. Judging Rules

Evaluation criteria and weighting:

  • Innovation and Creativity (25%):

    • Your idea shows novel use of VeChain features to solve real-world problems.

    • You have used AI to provide added value to the user. 

    • You have a clear idea of why blockchain is needed for your use-case.

  • Technical Skills (25%):

    • The design of your dapp is demonstrating ability to write code meant to be maintained 

    • Your dapp has Smooth UX and functionality

    • You have integrated B3TR as a reward mechanism within the app 

    • You have integrated VeWorld wallet support for seamless B3TR transactions 

  • Impact and Feasibility (25%):

    • Your dapp shows potential to onboard hundreds of thousands of users.

    • You have been effective in addressing the targeted problem.

    • Your dapp is viable in the real-world.

  • Business model  and Research (25%):

    • Your documentation explaining problem, solution, and impact is complete and compelling.

    • Your value proposition is agreeable.

    • You have a good idea of the roadmap, and of how to turn the idea in a sustainable business.

  • Decision method (scoring system, voting, organizer’s final decision)

    • Each project will receive a score per each category by at least 2 judges. 

    • For each category above, a judge will assign a mark between 0 and 25. The score of a single judge will be the sum of the 4 marks.

    • The final score will be the average of all judges’ scores.

    • If multiple projects share the same score, all judges will have to vote to define which one ranks up.

  • Appeal or review process for judging results

    • The process above will be documented and will be available in case of appeal.

    • The candidate can ask for the procedure after no more than 7 days from the results announcement.

    • Two more different judges will attribute the new score.

5. Prizes

Prize pool: $30,000 in total 

  • $10,000 per track divided into

    • 1st Prize: $5,000

    • 2nd Prize: $3,000

    • 3rd Prize: $2,000

  • An additional $2,000 worth of rewards have been set aside for valuable feedback that's submitted during the judging week (06.10.25 to 12.10.25).

  • Prizes can be paid via VeWorld wallet or Bank Transfer

  • Prize distribution timeline: Rewards will be distributed within 10 working days after announcement

  • Participants are solely responsible for complying with all applicable tax obligations.