# June 2024 Updates and Announcements

*Hackathons, bounties, product updates, galore!*

By [buidlbox](https://paragraph.com/@buidlbox) · 2024-06-06

web3, hackathons, events, bounties

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**Hackathons and Bounties**
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### **Just Announced:** [**Permissionless III Hackathon**](https://app.buidlbox.io/blockworks/permissionless-iii) 🏔

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[**Permissionless III**](https://blockworks.co/event/permissionless-iii-hackathon)**: October 7–8; Salt Lake City, Utah**

We are excited to announce our upcoming collaboration with [Blockworks](https://blockworks.co/) and [Bankless](https://www.bankless.com/) as the official hackathon partner for the second installment of the Permissionless Hackathon! With the theme, “A Multichain Future,” the Permissionless III hackathon is a call to builders to improve the on-chain user experience.

Space is limited, so [register](https://app.buidlbox.io/blockworks/permissionless-iii/signup) today!

### **Happening now:** [**HackMeter**](https://app.buidlbox.io/guidl/meter) ⚡**️**

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[**HackMeter**](https://app.buidlbox.io/guidl/meter)**: May 29 — June 30; Virtual Hackathon**

Organized by [Meter.io](http://Meter.io), HackMeter invites developers to build on a consensus-based EVM chain. With three different tracks and 25,000 $MTRG in prizes, technical and nontechnical buidlers can showcase skills and collaborate with others.

It’s not too late to [sign up](https://app.buidlbox.io/meter/hack-meter/signup)!

_Meter leads the blockchain revolution with its HotStuff-2 consensus-based EVM chain, delivering exceptional performance and instant finality. Unique features include front running/MEV resistance, stable/low gas fees with flatcoin MTR, interoperability with multiple blockchains, highly decentralized validators, and robust security and liveliness through its PoW + PoS design._

### **New Bounty Alert** 🚨

[1inch Network](https://medium.com/u/2c9a654f35d?source=post_page-----130478b36fd9--------------------------------) is seeking a skilled translator to localize Help Center articles, blog posts, and a Wikipedia article into Korean. Earn $1000 USDT! Help us streamline the experience for Korean-speaking users.

Get more info and apply [here](https://app.buidlbox.io/bounty/dc7c5322-ebd5-49c1-86d2-75d05c8f8ed2).

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**Product Updates**
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### **Referrals/Leaderboards** 🏆

Hackathons are more fun with friends! Invite fellow builders to join a hackathon using your custom link, and you could be featured at the top of the leaderboard and earn potential rewards!

### **Guest sign in** 👤

As of this week, new buidlers have the ability to create a **buidlbox** account within the hackathon registration flow. This means signing up for a hackathon has never been easier!

### **Better discord functionality & buidlbot updates** 👾

Have questions about an upcoming hackathon? Need to form a team? With our recent Discord and buidlbot updates, users are able to more easily find the Discord channels they need to succeed.

### **Avatar builder** 🎨

Our team is beyond excited to share this product feature: our new avatar builder, built by [@atenyun](https://app.buidlbox.io/buidler/atenyun) during our 2023 [buidlHACKS](https://app.buidlbox.io/buidlbox/buidlhacks) open hackathon. Check out his full project [here](https://app.buidlbox.io/projects/avatar-bu).

To update you **buidlbox** avatar: Go to [settings](https://app.buidlbox.io/settings), scroll down, click “update avatar”, and have fun! 🤩 If you don’t yet have a buidlbox account, [sign up today](https://app.buidlbox.io/signup) and build your avatar during the account creation process.

> _“It was super fun working on the avatar builder because it’s been something that users want and it allows people to showcase who they are on our platform.” –_ [_@easonchaiii_](https://x.com/easonchaiii)_, buidlbox Full-stack developer_

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More News
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### **buidlbox CEO Irina Marinescu Featured on Hackernoon: Insights into Buidlbox and Web3 Innovation** 📰

We are thrilled to share that our CEO, [Irina Marinescu](https://x.com/irinamarinescu), was featured in an insightful [Hackernoon interview](https://hackernoon.com/an-interview-with-irina-marinescu-on-web3-ecosystem-building-and-the-mission-of-buidlbox) by [@TerezaBizkova](https://x.com/TerezaBizkova)! Irina discussed her inspiring journey from Wall Street to web3, and her vision for buidlbox as a hub for developer engagement and growth. Learn more about her thoughts on the future of web3 and the transformative power of hackathons in the full interview [here](https://hackernoon.com/an-interview-with-irina-marinescu-on-web3-ecosystem-building-and-the-mission-of-buidlbox).

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*Originally published on [buidlbox](https://paragraph.com/@buidlbox/june-2024-updates-and-announcements)*