Geneva, Switzerland, October 9, 2024 – TRON DAO was proud to host the TRON Builder Tour at Columbia University with Blockchain at Columbia and Boston University Blockchain on October 5. The TRON Builder Tour merges hands-on workshops with enriching discussions, connecting students, developers and mentors.
Previously, TRON DAO has organized successful TRON Builder Tour events at prestigious institutions like MIT , Cornell, Princeton, and Harvard, fostering deeper connections and advancing blockchain knowledge within academic communities.
TRON Builder Tour: Columbia Stop
The TRON Builder Tour hosted a hackathon at Columbia University on October 5, co-hosted by Blockchain at Columbia and Boston University Blockchain. The 12-hour event attracted over 120 sign-ups from students all eager to build on the TRON blockchain. Attendees included individuals from prestigious institutions such as Harvard, Boston University, NYU, Berkeley, Columbia, University of Waterloo, and Princeton. Longtime developers and early builders in the TRON community flew in from all over the U.S. to help students with their projects. Among the mentors were Dwayne Gordon, founder of a TRON community project, Eder Teixeira, a TRON Super Representative and Wes Jorgensen from Boston University Blockchain.Their collective experience provided students with invaluable insights and guidance, reinforcing TRON's commitment to fostering innovation and education within the blockchain space.
Throughout the hackathon, students developed decentralized applications (dApps) across four tracks: DeFi, Artistry, Integration, and Web3. The top three projects from each track were awarded their respective share of the grand prize pool.
Judge-Selected Winners
DeFi Track
Showcasing projects that transform finance through decentralization, empowering individuals with transparent, accessible, and inclusive protocols for asset management. The winners of the DeFi track are as follows:
1. Stakecess by Stakecess
2. TEAMDR by Team D-POK
3. PrisonCoin by TeamPC
Artistry Track
Where entertainment meets blockchain technology. The artistry track spotlights creative prowess in visual projects that embrace GameFi, NFTs, assets, and ventures related to the Metaverse. The winners of the Artistry track are as follows:
1. Monkey Lotto by Monkey Lotto
2. NoCapMaps by NoCapMaps
3. MetaForge by MetaForge Team
Integration Track
The Integration track prompts participants to integrate advanced protocols into the TRON ecosystem, urging them to incorporate existing protocols, dApps, or services on TRON/BTTC into their applications. Participants create impactful features/tools for enhancing applications within the TRON/BTTC ecosystems. The winners of the Integration track are as follows:
1. TRONFundYou by NYBO
2. Swap Squad by BU Blockchain RKJ
Web3 Track
The Web3 category aims to honor teams that usher along the transition of Web 2.0 to Web 3.0 by introducing next-gen DAO tools, SocialFi, blockchain/web infrastructure, SDKs, and other Dapps. The winner of the Web3 track is below:
1. AI Bot by TRON Support AI
HackaTRON Season 7
In tandem with the TRON Builder Tour , TRON DAO continues to push the envelope with HackaTRON Season 7, a competition that challenges innovators across multiple tracks to create solutions that leverage the TRON blockchain.
Stay updated and get involved by following TRON DAO on X and visiting the HackaTRON official page for the latest news and participation opportunities!
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