- Hackathon dates: June 7 through June 21
- Type: Online and global
- Registration form: Click Here
- More details: Monitor this page as more info is released
The internet is an amazing thing. It connected the world in unimaginable ways. Yet there are core problems that we accept as immutable.
Routing protocols like BGP can’t route traffic based on real-time information because there isn’t a layer to aggregate and deliver that information. This leaves users at the whims of congestion, outages, and even censorship.
Meanwhile, every packet sent over the public internet is unencrypted by default. We push the responsibility of privacy onto users themselves, layering additional services on top of the internet to compensate for foundational flaws.
Yet what if you could build on an automatically-optimized, encrypted by default internet? What if it was all completely compatible with current internet protocols, paving the way for immediate adoption?
The dawn of the DeWeb movement is upon us. Right now, hundreds of teams, projects, and individuals are working to decentralize the internet at its core. Some are focused on content delivery and storage. Others are revolutionizing how we think of security and performance.
When large numbers of dedicated people work in unison, amazing things happen. It’s time we bring these parties together for a multi-week, hyper-focused effort to accelerate the world’s adoption of DeWeb technologies.
Introducing the 2021 DeWeb Hackathon, presented by Syntropy.
You can use Syntropy Stack — a collection of tech and tools — to build on the next-gen internet today. Self-service is available here.
- Syntropy Stack Documentation
- What is the Syntropy Stack?
- What is the Syntropy Agent?
- Get started with Syntropy Stack
- Install Syntropy Agent
- Create a Network
- Jonas Simanavicius (CTO at Syntropy)
- Roman Pacewicz (Former Chief Product Officer at AT&T)
- Meltem Demirors (CSO at CoinShares)
- Joe Weinman (Former Executive at HP, Bell Labs, AT&T)
- William B. Norton (Co-founder at Syntropy)
- Daniel Schwartzkopff (CEO of Invictus Capital)
- Balder Bomans (CIO of Maven Capital)
- Shawn Hakl (Partner at Microsoft, former SVP at Verizon)
Although blockchains are touted as decentralized software, many nodes in most of the blockchains run on the same cloud service providers like Amazon, Azure and others. In order to further decentralization, it is necessary to make the setup of a secure node infrastructure and interoperable blockchains as easy as possible.
- Node infrastructure (staking service)
- Create a Staking-as-a-Service application that can automatically set up nodes for nominators via the Syntropy Network
- Interoperability
- Setup automatically orchestrated infrastructure for blockchain nodes, including monitoring, alerting, etc.
- Tokenization/NFT
- Create a protocol that uses NFTs as digital twins for physical infrastructure (managing, transferring infrastructure, etc.)
- Dapps
- Protocols
- Open-source contribution to Syntropy
- Expand our already existing integrations on our GitHub
The eSports scene is plagued with high ping and malicious attackers. To dwarf attacks and minimize latency, the Syntropy network can be used as an overlay between the players and the game servers.
- Create an app for e-sport
- Make a web application like FaceIT that can organize competitive matches between two teams which would be played over the Syntropy network
- Create something for tournaments
- Create an application that can automatically orchestrate tournament game servers and dispatch connection info to every participating player of the opposing teams
- Create something for server owner.
- Create an application that automatically orchestrates Minecraft servers that communicate by the BungeeCord proxy over the Syntropy network
- Open-source contribution to Syntropy
- Expand our already existing Syntropy gaming integrations on our GitHub
As the number of IoT devices continues to grow at an exponential rate it is getting harder and harder to manage them easily and securely. The Syntropy Stack proposes an easy way to ensure stable and secure connectivity between IoT devices and their controllers without a hassle.
- Create something with Raspberry Pi
- Design a Raspberry Pi image that would have the Syntropy Agent installed by default, controlled via the Cockpit service
- Smart-home
- Create an application for zigbee with Syntropy Agent for communication between different applications
- Create an application for an automated Smart Home system installation
- Create a Zigbee/MQTT/etc. Proxy for communication between IoT devices over the Syntropy Network
- Make use of routers agent
- Port the Syntropy Agent to OpenWRT or any other internet router distribution
- Geeky stuff
- Create a Raspberry Pi Wi-Fi Syntropy gateway
- Open-source contribution to Syntropy
- Secure edge computing
There are many latency-critical applications like video streaming, video chatting, virtual private networks, etc. Show us how you would use the Syntropy Stack and its network in order to minimize latency and ensure the security of your users’ data.
- Secure network
- Next generation VPN
- Create a white-label VPN that uses the Syntropy Stack for connection orchestration
- Bots
- Create a Slack bot that can control your Syntropy Network (endpoint, connection management, status, etc.)
- Infrastructure automation
- Applications
- Open-source contribution to Syntropy
- Port the Syntropy Agent to platforms like FreeBSD
DARP is the decentralized autonomous routing protocol that Syntropy uses to understand and analyze the internet's pathways. DARP nodes constantly share latency information, creating a global intelligence layer for internet pathways.
- Exploratory data analysis of DARP OpenData
- Apply data science techniques, such as machine learning, statistical modeling, and artificial intelligence to find best routing paths over longer period of time
- Examine data from various angles to see hidden trends and/or opportunities
- Create visualisations
At Syntropy we put a great focus on making our applications look great and be user friendly. Show us how you imagine future iterations of Syntropy software. Create Mock-Ups / Wireframes / Designs.
- Make Syntropy Mobile Friendly
- Design Dashboards that would extend user experience and provide valuable information.
- Functionality extensions
We have leaders from crypto, big tech, and more reviewing submissions. More details soon.
Total prize pool amount of $150k. Breakdown of prizes and competitions arriving shortly.
Join our Discord to form a team, ask questions, or submit proposals.
Syntropy Network Limited aims to educate and motivate participants of Hackathon to improve their skills, creativity, critical thinking, and resourcefulness. All of Hackathon’s participants will be provided with code created by the Syntropy Network Limited team and requested to perform specific tasks to create new products and integrate the code alongside other requirements which will be given to the participants on the day of the Hackathon. Afterwards, final products will be evaluated by assigned judges.
By signing up for this Hackathon, participants understand and agree, that any and all tools (including codes and tasks) are intellectual property of Syntropy Network Limited and any further disposal of provided tools without prior written consent from Syntropy Network Limited shall be considered as infringement of Intellectual property rights. Furthermore, participants agree that any and all products created during this Hackathon while using tools provided by Syntropy Network Limited is for educational purposes only. Therefore, products created during the Hackathon (partially finalized and/or fully finalized) shall comply with all applicable legal regulations, laws, and requirements.
Any illegal use of the products is the sole responsibility of the participant, Syntropy Network Limited does not take any responsibility for any and all damages caused by the illegal use of the product.