2. About
Encode
● Training web3 developers at scale.
● Industry-leading education with the best
protocols.
● Free and global.
● We help developers raise funding and get
jobs.
3.
4. Our community
Over 20,000 developers
worldwide have gone through
Encode programmes.
Strongest clusters in 🇪🇺
West Europe, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇮🇳
India, 🇧🇷 South America
and 🌍 Africa.
5. with our community of over 20,000
trained web2 and web3 developers
What we do
Educate Accelerators
Bootcamps
Hackathons
Recruitment
11. What is the Layer Hack?
A 4 week hackathon to learn and build projects on Layer 2 and
scaling solutions!
Your chance to work with Layer 2s
Great workshops
Unlimited support
Great prizes
13. AltLayer Challenge: Building on Flash Layer
● Building a dApp on Flash layer leveraging its ultra-low transaction
fee, fast block time, and fast finality (~2 seconds).
● The submission ideally should include the following: a smart
contracts component (required), a basic frontend UI (required), and
any backend component (optional) to run your dApp on flash layer.
14. AltLayer Prizes*
1st: $5k stablecoins
2nd: $3k stablecoins
3rd: $2k stablecoins
* All winners will get a AltLayer OG badge NFT + startup support building in AltLayer ecosystem
15. Winning prize: $5k
Boba Network Challenge:
Best Use Case of Hybrid Compute
● Create a gaming dApp (it can be a simple, but fun game) that is
connected with WEB2 and deployed on the Boba Network testnet.
● Hybrid Compute needs to be incorporated within the dApp,
otherwise, the submission will not be considered.
16. zkSync Challenge
● We're asking developers to work with one of the coolest features of
zkSync v2: account abstraction.
● We'll reward the best / most creative uses of this feature and we're
giving you total freedom so you can focus on social recovery,
multicalls, paymasters or whatever you want!
Total prize amount $3,000 for 3 winners!
17. Prize: $1500
Metis Challenge
● Metis L2 Bounty: Build innovative solutions to encourage
collaboration or a tool to bridge the gap between Web2 and Web3.
18. Prize: $1500
* Developers will also be considered for contract or even salaried work
with the DAC team!
Metis Challenge
● DAC Tooling Bounty: Build Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) or
DAO tools to develop the infrastructure for the Decentralized
Autonomous Company (DAC) and improve organizational
operations and functionalities. Read more about DACs. Pro tip: think
about what’s needed for any company to function and apply it to
Web3!
20. Resources
● Hacker Pack
● Discord
● Encode Club Team & 1-1 calls
● Medium
● Events
● YouTube
● Technical Support
21. Submissions
Submission date on Sunday, 13th November 2022
● Codebase
● Video about your project (max length: 3 minutes!)
● Link to online demo*
● Presentation*
● Technical Paper*
*Optional, but recommended. Projects submitted without a codebase and
video will not be considered.
22. FAQs
Who can take part? Anyone can take part in this hackathon!
Do I need a team? No, we can help you find one or build solo! If you’d like to form a team, we will
help you connect with other hackers.
Is there technical support? Yes! Our sponsors and the Encode team will offer support during this
hackathon.
Where does the organisation happen? For updates, announcements and everything else on the
organisational side, please keep an eye on Encode’s Discord.
Can I enter an existing project? Yes! (as long as it hasn’t raised significant funding)
Do I own what I build? Yes, you/your team is the sole owner of your project.
Can I do multiple challenges? Yes! We actively encourage this
Will workshops be recorded? Yes and uploaded on YouTube
24. What’s next?
Join the discord
Find a teammate (Discord)
Join the upcoming workshops!
Build your project
25. Workshop schedule
Workshop Date and Time in GMT+1 Workshop topics:
👋Workshop 1 19 October 2022 5:30pm Building on Metis L2 and for Layer3
📝Workshop 2 20 October 2022 4:00pm Why Flash Layer + What AltLayer Look For in
Hack Submissions
🖌️ Workshop 3 25 October 2022 4:00pm Rollup-as-a-service and Why It Matters to the
Next Gen of dApps
📺Workshop 4 25 October 2022 5:30pm How to make your hackathon great with zkSync
️ Workshop 5 27 October 2022 4:00pm Understanding Hybrid Compute
💡 Workshop 6 27 October 2022 5:30pm Technical Deep Dive of zkSync features and
functions
