Hackathon

Calorie Hackathon Sponsored by CalorieToken

A 3-month hackathon centred around building innovative solutions for health and nutrition using the Calorie platform.

Start Date: Saturday, 1st July 2023

Intermediate product: Monday, 14th August 2023

Submission deadline: Saturday, 23th September 2023

Finale and Prizegiving: Saturday, 14th October 2023

How it works

This hackathon is hosted by CalorieToken.

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The hackathon is 3 months long.

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Pass the knowledge test with a pass score to participate in the hackathon and access the calorie development discord.

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Attend online workshops, learn, and take your Calorie project to the next level.

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Answer challenges.

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Win prizes.

Challenges and prizes

CalorieToken Challenge: Build innovative health and nutrition solutions using the Calorie platform!

Build a cool, innovative, and useful project on the Calorie platform and win a prize from the 5,000,000,000 $CAL total prize pool.

Total Prize Pool: 5B $CAL

Knowledge test prize pool: 1B $CAL

The prize pool for our hackathon’s knowledge test is 1B Calorie, which will be distributed among the participants.

The price per participant is determined by the calculation: 

Total prize amount divided by the number of participants. 

This amount represents the prize for achieving a perfect score of 100%.

However, the final amount you receive will be determined by your score on the test.

The remaining portion of the prize pool will be distributed among the group that achieves a score ranging from 80% to 100%. 

Example:

If you score 60%, you will receive 60% of the initial amount in Calories.

On the other hand, if you achieve a perfect score of 100%, congratulations!

You will receive 100% of the initial amount and an additional portion from the remaining prize pool.

Challenges prizepool: 4B $CAL

Main challenges

Encryption Cracking (1B $CAL):

Analyze login encryption, propose improvements.

Food Track App Integration (1B $CAL):

Develop a Food Tracker System (FTS). Integrate food products, implement QR/Barcode scanning, database logging.

DEX (1B $CAL):

Build Calorie-customized DEX on XRPL. Implement orders, customizable pairs, orderbook, chart, history, security.

Participants are expected to deliver functional solutions, accompanied by documentation.

Evaluation criteria include functionality, user experience, technical implementation, innovation, and documentation.

The winning team or individual will receive a prize from the hackathon’s prize pool.

Sub challenges (1B $CAL):

1. Create a test account.

2. Set up a trustline for CalorieTest/Lipisa.

3. Send CalorieTest to specific addresses.

4. Execute queries on the XRP Ledger.

5. Upload an NFT following the provided guidelines.

The price per participant is determined by the calculation:

Total prize amount divided by the number of participants.

This amount represents the prize for achieving a perfect score of 100%, or completing 5 out of 5 sub challenges.

The remaining portion of the prize pool will be distributed among the group that completed 4 or 5 sub challenges.

Example:

If you completed 3 challenges, you will receive 60% of the price amount in Calories.

On the other hand, if you achieve a perfect score of 100%, congratulations!

You will receive 100% of the initial amount and an additional portion from the remaining prize pool.

What happens during the hackathon?

Register ▶Pass the hackthon test ▶ Join Calorie Dev Discord Server ▶ Attend workshops ▶

Build your project ▶ Get 1-1 mentorship ▶ Submit

Key dates

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Launch on 1st July 2023

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Submission deadline on 23th September 2023

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Finale and Prizegiving on 14th October2023

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FAQ

Who can take part?

Anyone can take part in this hackathon!

Do I need a team?

No, you can hack solo. If you’d like to form a team, we will help you connect with other hackers.

Is there technical support?

Yes! The Calorie team will offer support during this hackathon.

Where does the organization happen?

For updates, announcements, and everything else on the organizational side, please keep an eye on the hackathon’s Discord.

Can I enter an existing project?

Yes, you can, but only if your project hasn’t raised significant funding already.

Do I own what I build?

Yes, you/your team is the sole owner of your project.

Can I do more than one challenge?

Yes! We actively encourage this.