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WELCOME

Welcome to the BitVMX 2025 Hackathon!
Launched at BTC++ Berlin (October 2–4), this hackathon extends throughout November 15 2025, giving builders, researchers, and Bitcoin enthusiasts the chance to explore the power of BitVMX.

BitVMX lets you design optimistic protocols on Bitcoin, performing computation off-chain while using Bitcoin L1 only for fraud proofs and settlement. Participants are encouraged to experiment, prototype, and push the boundaries of what’s possible on Bitcoin using BitVMX.

REGISTER
Tell us about yourself and your project

LOGISTICS

Duration: October 2 – November 15, 2025

Submission Deadline: November 15, 2025

Location: Fully Online (global participation welcome)

Tracks: Open track (any use case built with BitVMX)

Eligible Participants: Developers, researchers, and Bitcoin protocol enthusiasts of all levels

Submission: Send an email to hackathon@fairgate.io

Main communication Telegram Channel for Q&A

BitVMX Builders

Participants will have access to community channels, mentors, and technical resources to help bring their ideas to life.

Requeriments

1. Project Submission
All submissions must include:

  • A working prototype, demo, or proof of concept built with BitVMX.

  • A project description outlining what your solution does, what problem it solves, and how BitVMX is used.

  • A link to your GitHub repository (open source preferred).

  • A demo video or presentation (up to 3 minutes).

  • Submission Deadline:
    November 15, 2025, 11:59 PM UTC.

2. Judging Criteria
Judges will use the following criteria when evaluating projects:

  • Routine Difficulty:
    How ambitious and technically challenging is the idea? Does it explore a new use case or improve existing approaches?

  • Routine Execution:
    What did the team actually build? Does it work? How complete or robust is the implementation?

  • General Effect:
    The “wow” factor — overall presentation, creativity, and relevance to the hackathon’s theme.

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PRIZE

The BitVMX Challenge features a 2,000,000 sats prize!

Projects will be judged on their originality, execution, and impact within the Bitcoin ecosystem. Additional honorable mentions or community-voted prizes may also be announced during the hackathon period.

JUDGES

The judging panel will include:

  • Bitcoin protocol researchers and engineers from the BitVMX team.

  • Industry experts working on Bitcoin scalability and interoperability.

  • Community contributors with experience in cryptography, zero-knowledgeproofs, and layer-2 technologies.

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