Encode x Polygon Hackathon: Announcing Unstoppable Domains

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3 min readMay 23, 2022

We are delighted to announce that Unstoppable Domains is joining us as a Polygon Hackathon partner!

Hackers will be able to answer Unstoppable Domains’ challenge and compete to win a prize, as well as compete in our general hackathon challenges.

About the Polygon Hack

The 4-week Polygon Hackathon is part of our Polygon-dedicated programme alongside an accelerator, as well as eight special Polygon-dedicated workshops as part of our Solidity Bootcamps. It’s a great opportunity to learn, build and get onboarded into the Polygon ecosystem, as well as win great prizes!

Read more about the hack in our Polygon Hack Notion, where you’ll find challenges, registration and submission guides, as well as our handy Hacker Pack!

About Unstoppable Domains

Unstoppable Domains is Building decentralized digital identities for the world

Use NFT domains as your:

Universal username across apps and websites
Website URL
Payment address for wallets
and much more!

Login with Unstoppable is the first layer in digital identity, allowing users to log in to Web3 apps using their unique NFT domain as a username. Users can verify their identity and share information (including KYC) that sits encrypted on a server by signing in with a private key, all while maintaining 100% ownership and control of their digital identity.

Login with Unstoppable is the first Single Sign On linked to NFT domains, enabling proof of humanity and frictionless onboarding. Integration is lightweight and can be accomplished in just a few minutes. Users can access free domains, and purchase premium domains with a revenue share for our partners.

🏆 Unstoppable Domains Challenge 🏆

Integrate the “Login with Unstoppable” feature as a login option on your dApp OR submit a PR to merge this feature as a login option on an existing DeFi/NFT dApp.

Useful resources:

Check out this onboarding guide to understand more about the “Login with Unstoppable” feature for Unstoppable Domains NFT domains.
Join the Developer Discord channel!
Login feature
Auth library

Prizes

Unstoppable Domains will be awarding their Prizes as follows:

Total prizes of $8,000 (all payable in USDC)

Main prizes — Best use of Login with Unstoppable

1st — $2,000 USDC + $10,000 free domain credits
2nd — $1,500 + $7,500 free domain credits
3rd — $1,000 + $5,000 free domain credits

$3,500 Prize Pool

Split between all non-winning, but qualifying teams that submit for a prize
Qualifying teams will also receive $3,000 in free domain credits

Judging Criteria

Design
Novelty/Originality
Technical Accomplishment
Potential Impact
Creativity/Fun

How the Polygon Hack works:

Over the course of four weeks, teams of 1–6 can:

Build basic dApps to get started with your web3 development journey for the Beginner’s Track challenge
Build an NFT minter dApp with a fully functional front-end to mint NFTs (both ERC 721 and ERC 1155) on Polygon for the Web3 Full Stack Challenge
Or make a new innovation and show creativity in the Open Track Challenge

Hackathon Schedule:

The hackathon will run over four weeks and include several exciting events, all kicking off at 5:30pm GMT+1.

Check out our hackathon schedule below and take note of the most important dates:

Monday, 23rd May — Launch Event
Tuesday, 24th May — Introduction and Web3 and Polygon
Wednesday, 25th May — Unstoppable Domains Workshop
Thursday, 26th May — Minting Multimedia NFTs on Polygon
Thursday, 2nd June — Building your own DAO on Polygon
Monday, 6th June — Getting Multi-chain Web3 data with One Unified API
Sunday 19th, June — Submission Deadline
Tuesday, 12th July — Finale and Prizegiving

Hackathon Registration