Neo announces winners of Asia Pacific hackathon, covering AI, social and other hot topics

On October 28, the community-driven open source blockchain platform Neo held the Neo Asia Pacific Hackathon Finals in Hong Kong and announced the five final winning teams, one for each Web3 track. This also marks the official end of the four-month hackathon competition. The five winning teams will join the "Web3.0 Global Acceleration Program" jointly initiated by Neo and Web3 Labs, and officially begin their journey of Web3 entrepreneurship and innovation.
The Neo APAC Hackathon was originally officially launched on Neo's Twitter in July, aiming to provide a grand competitive stage for Web3 entrepreneurs and developers from countries in Asia and other regions. Participants will compete for interim bonuses and final prizes totaling more than $120,000, and have the opportunity to join an incubation program totaling $1 million. This move is closely aligned with the positive regulatory environment of the Web3 industry in the region, and demonstrates Neo's commitment to promoting the prosperity of the Web3 field in Asia. The event initially held city station competitions in five cities in Asia: Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh City, Bangalore, Seoul and Singapore, and finally held the finals in Hong Kong; at the same time, online activities such as online seminars and mentor guidance were held to attract and support Web3 talents in the APAC region.
The five winning teams come from five popular Web3 tracks
On the afternoon of the second day of the two-day Neo Asia Pacific Hackathon finals, all 23 shortlisted teams took the stage to showcase their outstanding performance in their respective Web3 fields. The five tracks are: Decentralized Finance and Payment, NFT and Games, AI, Social and DAO, Infrastructure and General Track. Among these outstanding teams, five stood out and won the final prize. The winning team is:
- Prophet - DeFi and payments;
- magipop - AI, social and DAO;
- NeoCast - Infrastructure;
- RΞSPECT - conventional.
*NFT and gaming prizes are on hold due to potential violations of the terms of the Hackathon by participating teams.
Learn more about each project:
Prophet
Prophet is a decentralized platform that enables users to predict the outcomes of events. By depositing GAS tokens, users earn TRUE and FALSE tokens, which enable them to make predictions about future outcomes. If their predictions are correct, users win rewards. The platform charges a percentage of the cost of operations. It is built on the Neo ecosystem and runs on the N3 Testnet, utilizing the NeoLine wallet, with the test token being Gas. Transactions are transparent and can be viewed on Neotube.
magipop Forge
magipop is a creator-supporting DAO that aims to enable content creators to find a sense of belonging. magipop Forge is a community co-creation platform where fans can work together to participate in and showcase narrative projects. Through its engaging "Creathon" challenges, creators can participate in fun tasks. Magipop Forge integrates the AI ​​technology Magiry.AI to connect creators' ideas into a structured map. It runs on the high TPS Neo blockchain for transparency, keeping key data on-chain. The support of Neo and the introduction of its EVM-compatible sidechain brings new possibilities to magipop, in line with their mission in the "Passion Economy".
"Magipop thanks the Neo APAC Hackathon for its continued support in igniting our creativity. This innovative platform drives us to continuously provide engaging, diverse and socially beneficial co-creations within the creator community. We are excited about the future and look forward to continuing to explore and expand in this vibrant space," said Race Li, co-founder of Magipop.
NeoCast
NeoCast is an open communication middleware built on Neo that provides cross-chain notifications and messages for dapps, wallets, and services. Its protocol allows any smart contract, dApp, or backend service to communicate on and off-chain through the user's wallet address, providing an open, free, multi-chain approach that is not restricted by the platform. Wallets can subscribe to topics and use oracle services or backend services to broadcast or send messages from smart contracts to specific wallets within the topic through the API.
Fabian Ferno, co-founder and CTO of NeoCast, expressed his gratitude to Neo for organizing the global hackathon in 5 countries and the grand finale in Hong Kong. He said, "We thank Neo for organizing this spectacular global hackathon in 5 countries and the grand finale in Hong Kong! The Neo APAC hackathon was amazing and we had a lot of fun building NeoCast, a Web3 messaging and automation service based on the Neo blockchain. We are really looking forward to building and expanding our products together with the Neo ecosystem in the future!"
RΞSPECT
RΞSPECT is a customized crypto trading robot that specializes in on-chain quantitative trading, prioritizing security, multi-chain support, and multi-language capabilities to provide a rich trading experience.
The winner of each category will receive a final prize of $10,000 USD and be included in the Web3.0 global acceleration program initiated by Neo and Web3 Labs, with $1 million in support provided in part by the Neo Foundation. This accelerator program is committed to promoting the growth of Web3, in line with positive regulatory developments in Hong Kong and the Asia Pacific region.
Introducing the Neo Star Award to recognize university student participants
Before the Hong Kong finals, Neo decided to add the Neo Star Award to recognize the significant participation of university development teams as many university teams participated in the competition. This special award is given to the best team that includes at least one university student, and SuperSquad stood out and won the highly coveted Neo Star Award.
Danbee No, Chief Product Officer and Co-founder of SuperSquad, said: “It’s wonderful to see the vibrant atmosphere of Web3 in Hong Kong and how Neo is leading the way. The SuperSquad team will quickly launch products that the Neo community wants to meet expectations!”
Celebrating Talent, Innovation, and the Dawn of Neo EVM-Compatible Sidechains
NEO said: "We are sincerely happy for the success of the Neo APAC Hackathon. We are deeply encouraged to see so many talented teams coming together. This Asia-Pacific-themed event emphasizes Neo's belief in the future development of the region, especially centered in Hong Kong. With the release of Neo's EVM-compatible sidechain in the near future, we expect a large number of Web3 enthusiasts with different development preferences to join our ecosystem. The MEV resistance of the Neo sidechain ensures a safer and more efficient environment, leading us confidently towards the future of the smart economy."