Coinbase Offers $10k Prize in New Hackathon Competition

Coinbase Offers $10k Prize in New Hackathon Competition

San Francisco-based bitcoin wallet Coinbase has launched a hackathon contest for developers who want to "create something great" with bitcoin. The BitHack competition winner will receive a $10,000 prize, while runners up will take home $5,000 and $3,000 respectively. These amounts will then converted into their bitcoin equivalent once the winners have been decided. Coinbase co-founder Fred Ehrsam said: "Bitcoin is the world's most used alternative currency, and we want to inspire developers to build exciting solutions around it." The company is conducting the contest via its Bithackathon....


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