The time has come to reveal the winners of our Grant Factory Hackathon!

First, we want to extend our gratitude to all the incredible projects that participated. Your passion and hard work have been inspiring, and we hope to see you continue building within the Taiko ecosystem.

Our hackathon featured three main tracks: Work Hard, Play Hard, and Do Good. Here are the winners for each category:

Focused on DeFi, AI, RWAs, DAOs, and other cutting-edge innovations.

🏆 Winner:

BrownFi – $5,000

Exploring Gaming, NFTs, Telegram/Discord Bots, Prediction Markets, and SocialFi.

🏆 Winners:

• Token Tails – $5,000

• Buzzify – $3,000

• HEXA PROTOCOL – $2,000

Dedicated to Social Impact, ReFi, Public Goods, and UX improvements.

🏆 Winner:

Nomas Wallet – $5,000

Goldsky put up a bounty for teams that leveraged their technology.

🏆 Winners:

• Tai.Gift – $1,500

• Yooshi – $1,000

• Fluir – $500

Beyond the main prizes, an additional budget was set aside to recognize standout teams across three categories, with $2,000 allocated for each:

🏅 Best Business Idea: Token Tails – Play to Save

🏅 Most Community Support: Buzzify

🏅 Best Pitch Presentation: Nomas Wallet

Congratulations to all the special award winners!

As part of our Grant Factory, we also hosted a community vote using a platform developed by DoraHacks. We’re proud to share that this became one the biggest MACI-powered vote on Ethereum!

The Minimum Anti-Collusion Infrastructure (MACI)—originally introduced by Vitalik Buterin—is a robust protocol designed to safeguard the integrity of voting processes by preventing collusion and bot voting.

We believe in the power of openness and community participation, and we want to thank every voter who contributed to making this event special.

🥇 BrownFi – $2,500

🥈 Nomas Wallet – $1,500

🥉 Token Tails – $1,000

A huge congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to all the participants! Taiko remains open to all builders and thinkers who want to be part of our based ecosystem.

Let’s keep building together!

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