Announcing the first-ever IBC Ideathon: Ideahacker's Guide to #IBC 🌎An online event for builders, entrepreneurs, and big thinkers powered by Interchain Foundation 🗓️October 7 - 27 ✅$30,000 prize pool 🇹🇷 Best ideahackers win an all-expenses-paid trip to IBC Incubator Istanbul 2025!

You don't need to be a coder or software engineer to join. Anyone with a background in blockchain can participate! It just requires a willingness to learn and experiment. Enter to kick off the next wave of development in cross-chain innovation.

There are five tracks for idea submissions: - Solana - DeFi Apps - Chain Abstraction - Intents & Incentives - Wild Card

Each track has 5 winners for the best ideas. - First place: One winner gets $3,000 - Second place: One winner gets $1,500 - Third place: Three winners get $500/each.

First-prize winners will get a chance to participate in the IBC Incubator Istanbul, all-expenses-paid, where they will work alongside interchain builders on bringing their ideas to life. The Incubator will take place in 2025.

The judges are among the leaders in the interchain—more info will come soon. This week, we will share a guide on the judging criteria, the tracks, and how to create a winning idea to prepare you for success. Check it out and enter now 👇

You can find more details about the event, prizes, and what to expect in the announcement post below. Happy ideahacking 💡 Register now ⬇️

@interchain_io Great one from the ICF would be cool if the ideahackers can also get support to execute

@cosmos @interchain_io This is a next step. For this Ideathon, the first-place winners will get the chance to attend an idea incubator in Istanbul that aims to provide them with education and support for bringing their idea to life.

@interchain_io #Ideahackers +IBC = novel use-cases and breakthrough ideas 🔥

@interchain_io Nice work ICF! Excellent