EasyA Plans Larger Hackathon Following Record Attendance at Consensus 2025
The EasyA Consensus Hackathon, held May 14-16 in Toronto, was the largest blockchain hackathon in North America. Organizers Phil and Dom Kwok plan to expand next year's event in Miami.
Key details include:
- Over 1,000 vetted developers participated.
- Funding of millions from five blockchain networks: Aptos, Stellar, Polkadot, Bahamut, and Forte.
- ApTap won first place on the Aptos track and will showcase its project to Universal Studios executives.
- Winners were determined by each blockchain's mission statement, focusing on long-term funding for projects.
Other notable winners include:
- CycleBuddy (Stellar) - tracks menstrual cycles while earning tokens.
- Sutanpu (Polkadot) - mints NFTs for travelers.
- NameVault (Bahamut) - a decentralized naming service.
- GASS (Forte) - enhances airdrop allocation.
Additional projects recognized are AptosAI Guard, MMO, FailSafe, Borrowhood, Automated Savings Policy, OrbitSwap, DotStriker, Merge Fund, Proctodot, SmartTrust, Ratezilla, MilkyPay, Fast Credit, VYB, and MLOps.