<p>Squads is sponsoring a side track with a total prize pool of $10,000 for the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="css-175oi2r r-1i6wzkk r-lrvibr r-1loqt21 r-1otgn73 r-1471scf" href="https://solana.com/hyperdrive">Solana Hyperdrive Hackathon</a>. This offers builders an additional incentive alongside the main rewards available in the Hyperdrive Hackathon.</p><p>This side track also serves as a launchpad for our new program, v4, enabling teams to leverage the new features it offers.</p><h3>Prize Pool</h3><p>We have a prize pool that totals to $10,000. It will be distributed across 3 winners*:</p><ul><li><p>1st place: $5,000</p></li><li><p>2nd place: $3,000</p></li><li><p>3rd place: $2,000</p></li></ul><h3>Idea Bank</h3><p>We have prepared an Idea Bank which can be found under the following link: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hyperdrive.squads.so/introduction/hyperdrive-hackathon">https://hyperdrive.squads.so/introduction/hyperdrive-hackathon</a></p><h3>Requirements</h3><ul><li><p>Your project has to be built on top of Squads v4, making use of the Squads v4 SDK or Crate.</p></li><li><p>Your project must have been started at a maximum of 3 months before the Hyperdrive Hackathon submission deadline.</p></li></ul><h3>How to get started ?</h3><p>For more information on how to get started, visit the Squads V4 Hyperdrive docs: </p><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hyperdrive.squads.so/introduction/quickstart">https://hyperdrive.squads.so/introduction/quickstart</a><br><br>If you need any kind of help, join us on Discord and the team will be happy to assist you: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://discord.gg/HF43WR37Xu">https://discord.gg/HF43WR37Xu</a></p><p></p><p>If you have any individual questions, you can also reach out to Valentin on Telegram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://t.me/valentinmadrid">https://t.me/valentinmadrid</a> </p><p></p><p></p><p>*<em>Squads reserves the right to deem a submission as invalid if the built project is non-functional, underutilizes Squads Protocol, or if there are too few submissions making it difficult to determine clear winners.</em></p>


10kUSDC		Total Prizes
1st 5k USDC		First Prize
2nd 3k USDC		Second Prize
3rd 2k USDC		Third Prize

Squads Protocol Hackathon Side Track

Squads Protocol Hackathon Side Track