Hey everyone 👋
ETHGlobal Singapore (September 20–22, 2024) was our biggest event in Southeast Asia so far this year! It was an incredible weekend filled with innovation and the community spirit of local builders! 🚀
Weekend recap here:
The hackathon concluded with incredible energy, highlighting the talent and creativity of over 930 developers from 59 countries, including many builders from Singapore, Malaysia, and Southeast Asia. There were 309 remarkable project submissions, many of which focused on local challenges and use cases — all competing for a share of the $325,000 USD prize pool!
✂️ The tl;dr of ETHGlobal Singapore 2024
- 📣 Total attendees: 1,300+
- 🙋♂️ Hackers: 930
- 🌎 Countries Represented: 59
- ⏰ Timezones: 23
- 👯 Mentors & Partner Representatives: 240
- 🚀 Projects Submitted: 309
- 🏆 Finalists: 10
- 💸 Prizes: $325,000+
🎙 Pragma Singapore & Happy Hour
We hosted Pragma Singapore, a one-day conference on September 19 at the Fullerton Hotel. It gathered thought leaders, builders, and enthusiasts from the Ethereum ecosystem for talks, panels, and insightful conversations.
Attendees connected with founders and discussed web3 innovations and upcoming challenges. Inspiring sessions led by speakers like Stani Kulechov, Sergey Nazarov, Sandeep Nailwal, Sandy Peng and others, provided a unique opportunity for attendees to think about the future of web3.
That evening, hundreds of community members joined us for a lively happy hour to unwind before the hackathon began the next day. 🍻
⚒️ ETHGlobal Singapore 2024 Kick-off & Summit
On September 20, we welcomed 1,300 attendees and 930 hackers to the iconic Marina Bay Sands Hotel. The atmosphere was buzzing as hackers checked in, stored their luggage, and grabbed quick snacks before diving into the hackathon.
The event featured workshops to help hackers craft their project ideas, with support from industry-leading protocols and partners. Some notable workshops include:
- 🎤 Itai Turbahn on Embedding a wallet faster than you can order ☕️
- 🎤 Matthew Krak on Building Omnichain Tokens
- 🎤 Kevin Jones on Building Full Stack dapps with Scaffold-ETH
- 🎤 Ian Dilick on Global Proof of Personhood with World ID
- 🎤 Jenna Teeman on Circle Platform and Resources to help you build
- 🎤 Pranav Maheshwari on Indexing Smart Contract Data
You can find all the workshops on the ETHGlobal Youtube channel!
That evening, ETHGlobal Singapore officially kicked off, with the event streamed live on ethglobal.tv.
This was followed by a team formation session hosted by Kevin Jones of Buidl Guidl which provided hackers with opportunities to find teammates and explore project ideas.
💻 Hackathon Weekend
The hacking began at 9 pm SGT, and for the next 36 hours, builders who had flown in from all over Asia worked tirelessly to bring their ideas to life, all vying for a share of the $325,000 USD prize pool. 🙀
Many local builder groups from Singapore, Malaysia, and other parts of Southeast Asia, along with young builders and students who had traveled great distances, gathered to connect, form epic teams, and hack together.
Here are some pictures from the ETHGlobal Singapore Photo Album, which captures the excitement and spirit of those intense hours.
🎉 ETHGlobal Singapore 2024 Finale
After an intense 36-hour hacking marathon, builders submitted their projects to be evaluated by a curated set of judges. The excitement reached its highest point as the top 10 finalists out of 309 submissions were revealed, and each team got the chance to showcase their work live on stage at the iconic Marina Bay Sands.
Check out the ETHGlobal Singapore finalists and other sponsor prize winners during our Closing Ceremonies:
🏆 The Finalists
Our 24 amazing judges had their work cut out for them. Ultimately, they selected 10 standout finalists to demo their projects live at the Finale!
- 🍚 Hanseek: Hanseek is a blockchain-based verified video review platform for food lovers, ensuring authentic reviews and rewarding real, trusted recommendations.
- 🌎 fheProxies: A decentralized Proxy-as-a-Service using Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) for secure, anonymous web browsing. Clients pay on-chain through Fhenix to access encrypted nodes.
- 🦑 SQUIDL: Offers private static payment links that also work as ENS addresses, where you can easily accept crypto or credit card payments while keeping everything untraceable.
- 😍 Nifi: Nifi provides a Web3-based captive portal for secure WiFi access, using NFTs and tokens to verify digital assets for fair usage in a decentralized and seamless way.
- 💰 Marina Royale: Enables gas-free lotteries using Uniswap V4 hooks, optimized for mobile via Telegram. Users create lottery pools with built-in referrals and liquidity incentives.
- 🔮 Memora: Enables users to manage and preserve their digital footprints securely through blockchain-secured NFT time capsules.
- ⛽ Fill Me Up: Gas cost is annoying! Fill Me Up allows you to approve funds on a single chain and whenever you’re low on gas on any chain, your balance will automatically be filled up using those pre-approved funds.
- 🤖 Geist: Geist is a decentralized website builder for DAOs, enabling trustless zk-proof deployments, private previews, and anti-collusion voting. It supports collaboration and censorship-resistant websites.
- 🧧 Angpao.money: Uses magic links for gas-free crypto transfers, making receiving crypto as simple as gifting cash. No app installations needed.
- 💸 Clarity: A payment gateway that combats fake reviews by enabling verifiable on-chain payments and reviews, ensuring transparency and building trust for merchants and users.
💡 Major Themes at ETHGlobal Singapore 2024
- Local Relevance and Accessibility: Projects like Angpao.money and Hanseek focused on culturally relevant applications, from crypto gifting to authentic food reviews, targeting users in Southeast Asia.
- Privacy and Security Innovations: fheProxies and SQUIDL demonstrated advanced privacy solutions, including encrypted browsing and private payment links, highlighting the growing importance of data security in web3.
- Optimized User Experience: Nifi and Marina Royale brought decentralized technologies closer to everyday life, using web3 tools to provide seamless WiFi access and mobile-friendly lottery experiences.
- AI and Automation: Memora and Geist showcased how AI and automated agents can enhance blockchain functionality, from on-chain analysis to task automation.
⚡ ️ETHGlobal Plus Announcement
We were also thrilled to announce ETHGlobal Plus at ETHGlobal Singapore! This all-access annual membership provides unique perks to empower builders year-round, including guaranteed access to all Pragma conferences across the globe, exclusive City Pack benefits like travel credits and event discounts, and enhanced hackathon experiences such as no signup deadlines, faster prize payouts, and discounted staking deposits.
Members also gain priority access to coworking spaces, meetups, side events, and receive 10x daily limits for faucet tokens across popular networks. Additional perks include gas reimbursements, a free ENS domain, and discounts on partner products like AWS, Quicknode, and Notion, making ETHGlobal Plus an essential tool for builders to innovate, connect, and thrive in the web3 space.
Learn more about Plus and mint your place on the waitlist.
Celebrating the ETHGlobal Community 🎊
A massive thank you to our incredible partners, mentors, volunteers, and of course, the hackers, who made ETHGlobal Singapore 2024 an unforgettable event. We couldn’t have done it without you.
Up Next: San Francisco and Bangkok 🌍
We’re thrilled to announce our upcoming hackathons! Save your spot at:
- 🇺🇸 ETHGlobal San Francisco: October 18–20, 2024
- 🇹🇭 ETHGlobal Bangkok: November 15–17, 2024
See you soon,
The ETHGlobal Team 💙
