<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.zkcompression.com/">ZK Compression</a> is a new primitive built on Solana that enables you to build applications at scale.Developers and users can opt to compress their on-chain state, reducing state costs by orders of magnitude while preserving the security, performance, and composability of the Solana L1.<h2>Track Description</h2><img style="align-item:center; width: 418px; height: 313.33px; cursor: pointer; margin: 0px auto;" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/dgvnuwspr/image/upload/v1725354284/listing-description/gkze3sempc6miwklwcvt.png" draggable="true">This ZK Compression track, brought to you by Light Protocol, Helius and the Solana Foundation, challenges participants to build innovative projects on the Solana that using zero-knowledge compression to achieve new levels of scalability, privacy, and security.Projects must use compressed tokens or compressed accounts in some capacity to be eligible, in addition to the following requirements.<h2>Eligibility Requirements:</h2><ul><li>The <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="underline underline-offset-2 text-primary hover:text-primary-700 transition-colors " href="https://www.colosseum.org/_app/immutable/assets/Solana%20Radar%20Hackathon%20Official%20Rules%202024.8c044e21.pdf">Solana Foundation Rules</a> apply for qualification.</li><li>Use compressed tokens or compressed accounts in some capacity.</li><li>Each participant can have a maximum of 1 project submission count towards scoring in this side track.</li><li>Please note that the $100 participation bounty is awarded at our sole discretion, particularly as a measure to prevent Sybil attacks.</li></ul><h2>Judging</h2>The Radar Hackathon's <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="underline underline-offset-2 text-primary hover:text-primary-700 transition-colors " href="https://www.colosseum.org/_app/immutable/assets/Solana%20Radar%20Hackathon%20Official%20Rules%202024.8c044e21.pdf">submission rules</a> apply. Once all submissions are collected, we will distribute a list to the side-track judges for evaluation.Teams and individuals are evaluated on the following criteria:<ul><li>Functionality</li><li>Potential impact</li><li>Novelty</li><li>Design</li><li>Extensibility</li></ul>After the judges complete individual evaluations, they will discuss and choose the winners based on the project's weighted scores.<h2>Rewards</h2><ul><li>First Place: $20,000 USDC + Swag</li><li>Second Place: $10,000 USDC + Swag</li><li>Third Place: $5,000 USDC+ Swag</li><li>Fourth Place: $5,000 USDC+ Swag</li><li>All participants who submit a project that fulfills the eligibility criteria: $100</li></ul>Additionally, all winners will receive personal help with VC intros and Go-to-Market strategy from Mert!<h2>Resources</h2><ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="underline underline-offset-2 text-primary hover:text-primary-700 transition-colors " href="https://www.zkcompression.com/">ZK Compression documentation</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="underline underline-offset-2 text-primary hover:text-primary-700 transition-colors " href="https://github.com/Lightprotocol/light-protocol/tree/main/examples/token-escrow/programs/token-escrow/src/escrow_with_pda">Example token-escrow program</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="underline underline-offset-2 text-primary hover:text-primary-700 transition-colors " href="https://discord.com/invite/qCv4Y7uYmh">Discord chat for the hackathon</a></li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="underline underline-offset-2 text-primary hover:text-primary-700 transition-colors " href="https://github.com/Lightprotocol/zk-compression-summer-hackathon/blob/main/ideas.md">Project ideas</a> </li></ul><h2>Project Ideas</h2>We encourage you to build things that you're excited about building.For inspiration, we have compiled a list of interesting ideas <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="underline underline-offset-2 text-primary hover:text-primary-700 transition-colors " href="https://github.com/Lightprotocol/zk-compression-summer-hackathon/tree/main?tab=readme-ov-file">here</a>.<h2>Where can I ask technical questions?</h2><ol><li>Check out the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="underline underline-offset-2 text-primary hover:text-primary-700 transition-colors " href="https://discord.gg/CYvjBgzRFP">Light</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="underline underline-offset-2 text-primary hover:text-primary-700 transition-colors " href="https://discord.gg/Uzzf6a7zKr">Helius</a> Developer Discord servers!</li><li>We also host <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" class="underline underline-offset-2 text-primary hover:text-primary-700 transition-colors " href="https://calendly.com/swen-sch/30-min-chat?month=2024-09">office hours</a> for teams or individuals participating in the hackathon.</li></ol>

Solana Zero Hackathon

Solana Zero Hackathon

40.5kUSDC Total Prizes
20k USDC 1st 10k USDC 2nd 5,000 USDC 3rd 5,000 USDC 4th 100 USDC 5th - 17th