# Beyond Monolithic Online Hackathon

**Published by:** [Fuel Labs](https://paragraph.com/@fuel-labs-2/)
**Published on:** 2023-11-27
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@fuel-labs-2/beyond-monolithic-online-hackathon

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Be a part of the next generation of blockchain by building dapps using the Sway smart contract language on Fuel, the Fastest Modular Execution Layer, for a chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes!RegistrationComplete the following form to register**:** Registrations are open until May 26th at 8 pm CET.Discover Fuel: a Powerful, Sleek, and Thoughtful NetworkJoin the Fuel community in our first ever Sway dapp hackathon. Use the FuelVM-optimized Sway Language to build Decentralized Apps. This is your chance to create the next game-changing application on Fuel with up to $100,000 in prizes. The online hackathon will be weekend-long and will take place from May 27 until May 30, 2022.What is Sway?Sway is a refined and expressive domain-specific language (DSL) targeting the Fuel Virtual Machine (FuelVM), a blockchain-optimized VM designed for the Fuel blockchain. It is heavily inspired by Rust and aims to bring modern language development and performance to the blockchain ecosystem. Start learning:the Sway Languagethe Sway Bookthe FuelVM BootcampTechnical questions can be asked in our #💻︱dev-chat channel on Discord.When?May 27th from 8 am CET - May 30th, 2022 at 8 pm CETWhere?The Beyond Monolithic Hackathon will take place online.PrizeUp to $100,000 in prizes, paid in stablecoins.Who can participate?Teams can be composed of 1 to 5 people.Entrants must have submitted a valid entry registration form for the hackathon.RequirementsAccept the terms and conditions.Your project must be a public open-source GitHub repository.A pitch deck summarizing every feature of your project or a detailed readme file must be submitted.A small demo video (max. 5 minutes). Recommended but not required.You must submit your work before the deadline.What are we looking for?For the overall hackathon, we are looking for applications or developer tools that use the Sway language:DeFi PrimitivesAMM/DEX, Lending, Yield Aggregators, Derivatives, Liquid Staking, etc.Tools & AnalyticsDeFi protocols tools, Charting solutions, Dashboards, Analytics, developer toolkits, etc.Critical Infrastructure ProjectsMultisig, MetaMask compatibility predicate, Eth signed data standard handler, Oracles, etc.Social Goods and Community Engagement ProjectsDAO projectsOther Web3 ApplicationsOther dapps must be approved by the team. You can open a ticket on our Discord server and submit your project there for approval.The JudgesNick Alexander: Co-Founder of Fuel Labs. Samuel Borin: Co-Founder of Fuel Labs. Emily Herbert: Computer Scientist and Sway Language Specialist at Fuel Labs. **Eric Wall: **Chief Investment Officer at Arcane Assets. **David Mihal: **Blockchain Engineer.Judging CriteriaTechnological implementation quality: Does the project demonstrate quality Dapp development? Potential Impact: How big an impact could the project have? Innovation: Is the project innovative and demonstrates creativity? Security: Is the protocol secure?Follow usIf you don’t want to miss any update of the Fuel Network, simply follow us and activate the notification bell:TwitterDiscordLinkedInYouTubeAbout usFuel* is the fastest execution layer for the modular blockchain stack. Powerful and sleek, the technology enables parallel transaction execution, empowering developers with the highest flexible throughput and maximum security required to scale. Developers choose the FuelVM for its superior developer experience and the ability to go beyond the limitations of the EVM.*

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