About the Hackathon
Cornell FinTech Club (CFT), the first all-encompassing fintech club for undergraduates at Cornell University, is hosting a blockchain hackathon (NFTs and more) from April 29 to May 1, 2022. The event is sponsored by Ava Labs, Fintech at Cornell, and The Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts (IC3).
This hackathon aims to inspire participants to create blockchain innovations by introducing fintech concepts and developing on Avalanche, the smart contracts blockchain platform maintained by Ava Labs. Attendees can mentor, judge, or host/speak at a workshop/event. Cornell undergraduate students can hack in teams for prizes.
Please register at https://tinyurl.com/CFThackathon to receive emails on the schedule and information on how top participate.
OFFICIAL WINNERS LIST
Congratulations to the winners of the Cornell FinTech Club Avalanche Hackathon! Feel free to see their projects along with other submissions in the project gallery. Listed below are each of the prizes, the team names, and the team members with their netID.
1st Place ($3,000) — “Avalanche Igloo”
- Ishan Bhatt (ib263)
- Tewodros Mitiku (tbm42)
- Sean Yu (xsy3)
2nd Place ($2,000) — “Clean Labs”
- Braden Smith (bms294)
- Ethan Igel (ei55)
- Karina Popovich (kp443)
- Raghav Inder (rsi7)
- Ashley Cooray (anc73)
3rd Place ($1,000) — “Techtonic Knights”
- Spencer Hurst (shh95)
- David Wolfers (dsw247)
- Jack French (jcf285)
- Adam Nnoli (aon2)
- James Larson (jl3527)
Best Advanced Hack ($750) — “Techtonic Knights”
- Spencer Hurst (shh95)
- David Wolfers (dsw247)
- Jack French (jcf285)
- Adam Nnoli (aon2)
- James Larson (jl3527)
Best Pitch ($500) — “Clean Labs”
- Braden Smith (bms294)
- Ethan Igel (ei55)
- Karina Popovich (kp443)
- Raghav Inder (rsi7)
- Ashley Cooray (anc73)
Best Beginner Hack ($500) — “On-Chain Mutable NFTs”
- Lu Wang (lcw68)
- Jalen Jenkins (jjj85)
- Vipin Gunda (vg245)
Best Design Hack ($500) — “Cask”
- Daniel Wei (dlw266)
- Alex Ni (awn33)
- Sunrise Wu (cw896)
Best Tutorial ($250) — “Asynchronous Blockchain Demo”
- Wayne Chen (zc272)
Requirements
What to Build
- Please reference this document: Bounties, Prompts, Resources
What to Submit
- Project code with a readme to explain what is borrowed code, what modifications they made, and how it works.
- Slide Deck (if being used - highly encouraged)
Prizes
$8,500 in prizes
1st Place Team - $3000
The 1st place best overall project across all teams will receive $3000.
2nd Place Team - $2000
The 2nd place best overall project across all teams will receive $2000.
3rd Place Team - $1000
The 3rd place best overall project across all teams will receive $1000.
Best Advanced Hack - $750
The team that creates the most technically challenging project (based both on the scope of the project and the implementation) will receive $750.
Best Beginner Hack - $500
The team (made up of all first-time hackers) that creates the best overall project will win $500.
Best Design Hack - $500
The team that creates the project with the most outstanding design will win $500.
Best Pitch Proposal - $500
The team that nails the presentation with the best pitch will win $500.
Best Tutorial to Help your Fellow Hackers - $250
The individual hacker or team that creates the best tutorial to accomplish something they initially had a hard time with, will receive $250 for their hard work and dedication to the community.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Sponsors
Judging Criteria
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Overall quality of the project
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Technical feasibility and implementation
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Presentation
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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