Arbitrum APAC Mini Hackathon
A Four-Week Sprint to Explore Stylus, Orbit, and Open Innovation
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4,000 USD
Available in Prizes
Description
Arbitrum invites developers, researchers, and builders from around the world to participate in this four-week online Mini Hackathon. Whether you're exploring Rust-based smart contracts with Stylus, building on Orbit, or experimenting with new use cases on Arbitrum, this event is designed to give you the space to move fast, try bold ideas, and ship something real.
This hackathon is beginner-friendly and flexible. You can work solo or in a team, submit in any supported language, and choose a track that fits your interest. From quick prototypes to simple dApps or technical demos, every submission is welcome as long as it showcases creativity and technical insight.
✅ Submission Guidelines
Projects must be submitted via HackQuest before the deadline
GitHub repo and brief README required (demo links or screenshots encouraged)
Solo or team submissions allowed (max 4 people/team)
You can submit to only one track per project
You can use code you've previously written, but new work should be clearly documented
🧑⚖️ Judging Criteria
All submissions will be judged on the following:
Technical Completeness – Is it functional? How much is implemented?
User Experience – Is the UI/UX intuitive? Is onboarding smooth?
Creativity – Is the idea fresh, clever, or uniquely applied to Arbitrum?
"Wow" Factor – Does it surprise, impress, or feel fun to use?
🌍 Who Should Join?
This mini hackathon is open to anyone interested in building with Arbitrum’s growing tech stack—students, indie hackers, researchers, protocol devs, or early-stage builders. No matter where you're based, if you have an idea and the will to build it, you're welcome.
Arbitrum Open Track
4,000 USD
Arbitrum Open Track
🏆 Prize Pool: $4,000 USD
🥇 1st Place: $2,000
🥈 2nd & 3rd Place: $500 each
🏅 Honorable Mentions: 10 teams will receive $50–100
No theme limitations — we welcome anything built on or for the Arbitrum ecosystem:
Stylus-based contracts and tools
Orbit chain design or experiments
Dashboards, SDKs, developer tools
On-chain social, identity, or education products
Creative prototypes or technical tutorials
Arbitrum Open Track
Judging Criteria
All submissions will be judged on the following:
Technical Completeness – Is it functional? How much is implemented?
User Experience – Is the UI/UX intuitive? Is onboarding smooth?
Creativity – Is the idea fresh, clever, or uniquely applied to Arbitrum?
"Wow" Factor – Does it surprise, impress, or feel fun to use?
Orbit Chain Mini-Builds
1,500 USD
Orbit Chain Mini-Builds
💰 1,500 USD Prize Pool
🥇 First Place: 800 USD
🥈 Second Place: 500 USD
🥉 Third Place: 200 USD
Design or prototype an app-specific chain using Orbit. You can propose a concept, share a system design, or build a functioning prototype on an Orbit chain.
What you could build:
An app-specific use case for a custom L3
Orbit module integration
A dApp that makes use of Orbit’s flexibility
Chain architecture with tooling
Orbit Chain Mini-Builds
Judging Criteria
All submissions will be judged on the following:
Technical Completeness – Is it functional? How much is implemented?
User Experience – Is the UI/UX intuitive? Is onboarding smooth?
Creativity – Is the idea fresh, clever, or uniquely applied to Arbitrum?
"Wow" Factor – Does it surprise, impress, or feel fun to use?
Arbitrum Open Innovation
1,000 USD
Arbitrum Open Innovation
💰 1,000 USD Prize Pool
🥇 First Place: 600 USD
🥈 Second Place: 300 USD
🥉 Third Place: 100 USD
Any idea built on Arbitrum is welcome—tools, infra, games, research-backed experiments, or education-focused projects. If it fits the Arbitrum stack and solves a problem, it fits this track.
What you could build:
Chain-native social features
Developer tools and SDKs
Identity, licensing, or privacy tools
On-chain data dashboards
Technical tutorials or learning games
Arbitrum Open Innovation
Judging Criteria
All submissions will be judged on the following:
Technical Completeness – Is it functional? How much is implemented?
User Experience – Is the UI/UX intuitive? Is onboarding smooth?
Creativity – Is the idea fresh, clever, or uniquely applied to Arbitrum?
"Wow" Factor – Does it surprise, impress, or feel fun to use?
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