Neo Partners with OKX to Launch APAC Hackathon

On July 5, 2023, Neo announced that it will cooperate with OKX to launch a new Asia-Pacific hackathon. This hackathon will be held from July to October and will hold live events in six Asian cities. At the same time, the organizer will also A series of virtual meetings will be held to support those and teams who may not be able to attend in person, ensuring that all interested parties have the opportunity to participate. The Neo Foundation provided a total prize pool of $120,000 for the hackathon, with a post-hackathon grant of $1 million.

Participants of this year’s hackathon can explore five categories: Decentralized Finance and Payments; NFTs and Games; AI, Social and DAOs; Infrastructure and Tools and General, with final prizes of $10,000 in each category , the list of prize winners will be announced in the Hong Kong finals and awarded in the form of NEO tokens.

In recent years, with the popularity of new working methods, the world has gradually realized the value of Web3. This hackathon was held precisely because of the integration of the digital world and the physical world. Next, OKX and Neo will work together to In maximizing reach and engagement across the Asia-Pacific region. It is worth noting that team registration for this hackathon will be carried out from July 5th to September 24th, and project submission will be completed from July 22nd to September 24th. The champion team was announced at the Hong Kong celebration.

Neo founder Da Hongfei said at the launch of the hackathon: "We will attract and support the best Web3 talents and Web3 start-ups through this hackathon, and at the same time formally demonstrate to the outside world the functions that Neo provides for developers. The award and grant funds will provide the winning projects with much-needed start-up capital, and we hope to provide a platform for outstanding Web3 talents in the Asia-Pacific region to showcase themselves and look forward to seeing their outstanding performance."

The cooperation between OKX and Neo will generate powerful synergies and unleash greater influence. During the cooperation period, OKX will empower this hackathon in the form of NFT. According to official sources, the NFT team that holds relevant rights and interests may have direct technical exchanges with the OKX Web3 team in the future and start a series of cooperation.

Jason Lau, chief innovation officer of OKX, said: "We have always been committed to participating in and promoting the construction of industry infrastructure. Our vision is to make the industry develop better through technological advancement. This hackathon with Neo is OKX's encouragement of Web3 innovation. In practice, we look forward to discovering the most potential Web3 innovations in the Asia-Pacific region, and at the same time enhancing the influence of the developer community in the Asia-Pacific region. In the future, OKX will continue to make efforts in innovation and funding innovation, and build the future of Web3 with builders.”

Note: Neo will provide travel subsidies to the Hong Kong finals for the 20 teams selected to participate in the Hong Kong finals.

To register for this hackathon, visit Neo's dedicated website.