The xDay Hackathon is a global hackathon that takes place online and lasts for 30 days in total. The hackathon ends with an optional in-person event, the Grand Finale, as part of the xDay event in Bucharest, Romania on 19th-21st of October 2023. 

However, at the conclusion of the online event, we're hosting an optional in-person grand finale in Bucharest, Romania.

While participation in the online hackathon is open for all builders worldwide, attending the in-person part of the hackathon is entirely optional.

We encourage builders to attend the Grand Finale event in Bucharest in October 2023 and we highlight the following reasons to do so:

• Opportunity to attend free-of-charge xDay, the 3-day conference organized by MultiversX using the Hacker Ticket.
• Free-of-charge entry to the xDay Hackathon VIP event on the last day of the conference.
• Access to insightful workshops, keynotes and panels on relevant topics fully dedicated to hackers.
• Opportunity to showcase your project (for winning projects) on the xDay conference stage in front of tech leaders, VCs and other industry professionals.
• Opportunity to network with builders, VCs, community members and MultiversX team members during the xDay hackathon and VIP event.

Participants can obtain free xDay Hacker Tickets by submitting their projects after a minimum of 2 weeks of development. The submitted projects are allowed to be work-in-progress. The submitted projects will be reviewed, and Hacker Tickets will be granted if they align with the event's criteria.

Yes, you are required to register for the hackathon before submitting your project. The registration deadline is October 16th, 2023. For the Future of Technology Journey, please register here. For the Gaming and Metaverse Journey please register here.

You can register for the hackathon as solo coder. However, we recommend finding other builders within the community to form a team and take your project to the next level.

Join the MultiversX Builders Discord server and chat with the other community members and builders, get inspired and find your co-founder or team members for your project. We are going to help you connect with other hackers.

Join the MultiversX Builders Discord server and we will make sure you will connect with the right mentor for you and your team to successfully develop your project.

Join the MultiversX Builders Discord server and our team will offer you support during the xDay Hackathon.

Being technical is not a requirement to join the hackathon, anyone can join the xDay hackathon as long as they register for one of the two journeys.

Yes, we allow pre-existing projects to be submitted to the xDay Hackathon. However, the projects should not have raised significant funding already and should have a variety of feature changes made. The pre-existing projects will only be evaluated on the development work, features, and code produced during this hackathon.

Yes, you are allowed to submit more than one project and do more than one challenge. However, the multiple projects you submit should not be for the same track.

Yes, we put together a variety of project ideas for you as challenges for each hackathon track. Find the xDay Hackathon project ideas here.

For news, updates, or any kind of announcement related to the hackathon, make sure to join the MultiversX Builders Discord server and follow the official X profile for the xDay Hackathon.

Yes! This is a security requirement, given the sensitive nature of the venue where xDay 2023 is held. Any form of valid ID will work (national ID card, passport, driver’s license).

Yes, of course you can use your NFT ticket to check in. We have sent all participants the additional QR code, just in case.

We sent out an email to all participants to verify their information. If you have not received that email (make sure you check the spam folder), please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/5J4FrEjeFzNsNU2d7

The 2023 edition of xDay will be held between the 19th and 21st of October.

The Palace of Parliament is located at Strada Izvor 2-4, București, Romania. You can travel to the event by car, public transportation, or on foot. Please find more details at the following link: http://cic.cdep.ro/en 

Yes, the entire conference will be Livestreamed on YouTube and a detailed overview on the specific steps will be added 2 weeks before the event.

The keynotes and presentations will be held in English, with Romanian subtitles.

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xday.com/hackathon (below each journey)

The hackathon has six tracks under 2 journeys:

• Future of technology: AI, DeFi, Payments, Infrastructure & Dev Tooling, Mobile Apps,
• Gaming & Metaverse

Participants can select any of these based on their expertise and interest.

There will be an online kick-off ceremony on the 21st of September.

After the xDay Hackathon kick-off ceremony on September 21st, there will be a series of engaging workshops organized by MultiversX and its partners. Additionally, there will be 4 AMA sessions tentatively scheduled for the second week, an opportunity to meet mentors and the MultiversX team.

The xDay Hackathon is hosted online (by Encode and Dorahacks), with a grand finale at xDay, consisting of a 24h in-person Hackathon.

Participation in the finale at xDay is optional, it offers participants the chance to take part in one of the biggest tech conferences of the year, with over 3,000 attendees, including government officials, company executives and VCs.

Teams unable to make it to xDay will not face disqualification or point deductions. However, it's crucial that they submit their projects by October 20th, the same deadline set for in-person attendees.