Africa Bitcoin Conference announces $5K Prize for Building for Africa Hackathon

From October 12th to December 7th, 2022, bitcoiners, technologists, investors, humanitarians, educators, advocates, and artists from across Africa and the world will develop and pitch solutions to problems using bitcoin technology as part of the Building for Africa track in BOLTFUN’s #LegendsOfLightning tournament which is also sponsored by Fulgur Ventures - A bitcoin and lightning focused VC. Project entries open on 12th October and will close on November 24th at 12:00 pm (GMT). The #LegendsOfLightning ‘Building for Africa’ track is sponsored by the Africa Bitcoin Conference. Registrations for the tournament are currently open; makers can begin discussing their ideas and forming teams prior to when e building will begin on October 12th. The Building for Africa track seeks to encourage people to build solutions that solve Africa's challenges and increase bitcoin adoption on the continent. All project entries will be done via the Legends of Lightning tournament portal. In order to register for the event and enter their project, makers must first create their BOLTFUN profile and add their project to BOLTFUN’s directory. Once ready, the hackathon participants can enter their project into the Legends of Lightning tournament and compete for loads of awesome prizes! How to enter the Building For Africa track When entering your project(s), you will be asked to select a specific project track of which ‘Building for Africa’ (sponsored by ABC 22) is part. The tracks format helps makers focus their projects over the course of the event, and to solve crucial challenges in bitcoin adoption either online or in specific regions of the world. The ‘Building for Africa’ track specifically looks to encourage participants to build solutions that solve Africa's challenges and increase bitcoin adoption on the continent. , The #LegendsOfLightning ‘Building for Africa’ track will have 4 prizes available: 1. 1st place: $5k 2. 2nd place: $2.5k 3. 3rd place: $1.5k 4. Best design: $1k #LegendsOfLightning Grand Prizes Every project entered into the ‘Building for Africa’ track will also be eligible for the tournament’s grand prizes. These winners will be the best projects selected across all tracks, and there will be 3 prizes available: 1. Grand Champion (1 BTC) 2. Runners Up x2 (0.5 BTC)

From October 12th to December 7th, 2022, bitcoiners, technologists, investors, humanitarians, educators, advocates, and artists from across Africa and the world will develop and pitch solutions to problems using bitcoin technology as part of the Building for Africa track in BOLTFUN’s #LegendsOfLightning tournament which is also sponsored by Fulgur Ventures - A bitcoin and lightning focused VC. Project entries open on 12th October and will close on November 24th at 12:00 pm (GMT). The #LegendsOfLightning ‘Building for Africa’ track is sponsored by the Africa Bitcoin Conference. Registrations for the tournament are currently open; makers can begin discussing their ideas and forming teams prior to when e building will begin on October 12th. The Building for Africa track seeks to encourage people to build solutions that solve Africa's challenges and increase bitcoin adoption on the continent. All project entries will be done via the Legends of Lightning tournament portal. In order to register for the event and enter their project, makers must first create their BOLTFUN profile and add their project to BOLTFUN’s directory. Once ready, the hackathon participants can enter their project into the Legends of Lightning tournament and compete for loads of awesome prizes! How to enter the Building For Africa track When entering your project(s), you will be asked to select a specific project track of which ‘Building for Africa’ (sponsored by ABC 22) is part. The tracks format helps makers focus their projects over the course of the event, and to solve crucial challenges in bitcoin adoption either online or in specific regions of the world. The ‘Building for Africa’ track specifically looks to encourage participants to build solutions that solve Africa's challenges and increase bitcoin adoption on the continent. , The #LegendsOfLightning ‘Building for Africa’ track will have 4 prizes available: 1. 1st place: $5k 2. 2nd place: $2.5k 3. 3rd place: $1.5k 4. Best design: $1k #LegendsOfLightning Grand Prizes Every project entered into the ‘Building for Africa’ track will also be eligible for the tournament’s grand prizes. These winners will be the best projects selected across all tracks, and there will be 3 prizes available: 1. Grand Champion (1 BTC) 2. Runners Up x2 (0.5 BTC)