Solana announces DeFi hackathon offering $200k in seed funding

Solana announces DeFi hackathon offering $200k in seed funding

Solana will host a DeFi hackathon offering a $200,000 prize pool and $200,000 in seed funding to aspiring developers. Solana has announced an upcoming DeFi hackathon offering $200,000 in seed funding from the Solana Foundation.The hackathon, which is scheduled to take place from Feb. 15 through March 1st, will be hosted in partnership with Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX’s Project Serum. Bankman-Fried will also offer mentorship to hackathon participants alongside Solana CEO Anatoly Takovenko. Bankman-Fried stated:“A lot of an ecosystem's success depends on how much the community builds on it.....


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