Winners Announced — AWS Fantom Hackathon Q2 2023

The AWS Fantom Hackathon Q2 2023 has come to a conclusion with a staggering 1,114 participants, and we are excited to announce the winners of the many prizes!

As part of Fantom’s dedication to supporting creators, the hackathon invited innovative dApps to share a prize pool valued at over $300,000, sponsored by AWS Startups and Covalent! Discover the winners below and scroll further to learn more about the hackathon itself.

1st Place

$10,000

Heroicus is a cloud server rental platform that uses NFTs to represent ownership of a server. It uses the EIP-4907 extension, which adds an expiration date to NFT ownership. This makes it possible for the user to pay for a certain amount of time, and it will expire automatically.

2nd Place

$7,500

Debita is a true P2P lending platform that lets you find a tailor-made solution for your needs by letting you choose collateral, interest rate, duration, installments, and crypto assets of your choosing. It mints a receipt for each party (loan or debt) in the form of a financial NFT. This main functionality allows you to sell your part of the agreement in secondary markets.

3rd Place

$5,500

Fantom Lords: Relic Survival is an immersive platformer action game where you embody the courageous Sir Hopper, a valiant frog knight. Dive into the captivating world of Fantom Lords, seamlessly integrating NFT and ERC20 elements. Engage in thrilling gameplay where timing is crucial, racing against the clock to gather treasures and ascend the competitive leaderboards. Prepare for an addictive adventure that rewards skilled players with enticing crypto prizes.

Honorable Mentions

$3,000 each

CurvX

CurvX is at the forefront of innovation, revolutionizing token management on Fantom. By harnessing the power of blockchain tech, CurvX enables users to create, customize, and manage their own tokens with ease.

AA3 Wallet

AA3 Wallet is the first-ever Chrome extension wallet that supports account abstraction on Fantom, built on top of @aa3/smart-contract-sdk, which is an infrastructure intended to simplify account abstraction development.

MintyGen

MintyGen lets users create and customize NFTs with advanced options, giving them control over adjusting textures and variables. In addition, software creators can sell their license keys as NFTs on Fantom, offering secure verification.

Revenant

Revenant enables experienced and novice developers to build smart contracts quickly, supports browser-based deployment and contract compilation, and encourages console usage for other development purposes.

Bonus Prizes

($2,500 each)

Debita (Best Trading App)

Debita is a P2P lending platform that lets you choose collateral, interest rate, duration, installments, and crypto assets of your choosing.

GPT Warriors (Best GameFi App)

GPT Warriors revolutionizes gaming with AI characters, dynamic skyboxes, NFT integration, and interactive streaming.

Heroicus (Best NFTs App)

Heroicus is a cloud server rental platform that uses NFTs to represent ownership of a server using the EIP-4907 extension.

Fantom Guardian (Best Android Mobile App)

Fantom Guardian offers decentralized crypto wills, ensuring the deceased's wishes are executed without third-party reliance.

AA3 Wallet (Best Tooling and Infrastructure App)

AA3 Wallet is the first-ever Chrome extension wallet that supports account abstraction on Fantom.

Fantom StoryChain (Most Creative App)

Using Fantom StoryChain, users create stories that have unique chapters and art using Web3, AI, NFTs, and IPFS.

AWS Top Projects

$10,000 each in AWS credits

1st Place

Heroicus is a cloud server rental platform that uses NFTs to represent ownership of a server. It uses the EIP-4907 extension, which adds an expiration date to NFT ownership. This makes it possible for the user to pay for a certain amount of time, and it will expire automatically.

2nd Place

Debita is a true P2P lending platform that lets you find a tailor-made solution for your needs by letting you choose collateral, interest rate, duration, installments, and crypto assets of your choosing. It mints a receipt for each party (loan or debt) in the form of a financial NFT. This main functionality allows you to sell your part of the agreement in secondary markets.

3rd Place

Fantom Lords: Relic Survival is an immersive platformer action game where you embody the courageous Sir Hopper, a valiant frog knight. Dive into the captivating world of Fantom Lords, seamlessly integrating NFT and ERC20 elements. Engage in thrilling gameplay where timing is crucial, racing against the clock to gather treasures and ascend the competitive leaderboards. Prepare for an addictive adventure that rewards skilled players with enticing crypto prizes.

4th Place

CurvX stands as a groundbreaking decentralized application at the forefront of innovation, revolutionizing the landscape of token management on the Fantom blockchain. By harnessing the power of blockchain technology, CurvX offers an unparalleled user experience, enabling individuals to create, customize, and manage their own tokens with the utmost ease and flexibility.

5th Place

AA3 Wallet is the first-ever Chrome extension wallet that supports account abstraction on Fantom, built on top of @aa3/smart-contract-sdk, which is an infrastructure intended to simplify account abstraction development.

AWS Honorable Mentions

$5,000 each in AWS credits

Covalent Prizes

1st Place — AA3 Wallet
$3,000 in Covalent API credits

AA3 Wallet is the first-ever Chrome extension wallet that supports account abstraction on Fantom, built on top of @aa3/smart-contract-sdk, which is an infrastructure intended to simplify account abstraction development.

2nd Place — Fantom StoryChain
$2,000 in Covalent API credits

Using Fantom StoryChain, users create stories that have unique chapters and art using Web3, AI, NFTs, and IPFS.

3rd Place — PhraseMint
$1,000 in Covalent API credits

PhraseMint gives you the ability to simply "mint" a new phrase or word as metadata of an NFT into the blockchain.

What is AWS Fantom Hackathon Q2 2023?

The AWS Fantom Hackathon Q2 2023 was our second hackathon this year, sponsored by AWS Startups and Covalent to offer a prize pool of over $300,000 to new innovative projects on the Fantom platform.

This time, we limited submissions to include only new applications on Fantom to encourage fresh ideas and experimentation.

Submission period: May 8 – July 3
Judging period: July 6 – July 20
Winners announced: August 1

Judging Criteria

• Technological Implementation
  Does the interaction with Fantom demonstrate quality software development
• Potential Impact
  How big of an impact could the project have on the blockchain industry?
• Design
  Is the user experience and design of the project well thought out?
• Quality of the Idea
  How creative and unique is the project?
• Fantom Engagement
  Did the team engage with the Fantom community to collect feedback or share progress about their project?

Judges