🧠 Bitcoin 2025 Hackathon – Build the Future of Bitcoin!

Step into the biggest open-source building fest in Bitcoin! The Bitcoin 2025 Hackathon invites developers, designers, protocol engineers, and startups from around the globe to build, ship, and disrupt with new tools that move the Bitcoin ecosystem forward. Whether you're working on wallets, AI-powered tools, Lightning solutions, or privacy tech — this is your playground.

📅 Key Dates

🟢 Submission Opens: April 7, 2025
🛑 Submission Deadline: May 20, 2025
🏁 Winners Announced: May 27–29, 2025 (at Bitcoin 2025 Conference)

⚙️ How It Works

Form a Team or Join Solo
Work individually or with up to 4 teammates (team matching available).
Pick a Challenge
Build for the core tracks or take on sponsor-led challenges with expert mentorship.
Submit Your Project
All development must happen during the hackathon. Submit:
- A 3–5 minute demo video
- Code repo (GitHub, etc.)
- (Optional) Live preview link
Win Big
Projects judged on innovation, execution, and relevance to Bitcoin's future.

⚠️ No pre-hackathon dev allowed. All prior code must be declared.

💡 Why Participate?

🎯 Gain Exposure – Showcase your skills to blockchain enthusiasts, developers, and VCs
🏆 Win Exciting Prizes – Compete for $40,000+ in Bitcoin, grants, and partnerships
🤝 Network with Experts – Meet global Bitcoin developers, investors, and builders
🪙 Earn Festival Access – All eligible submissions get a free pass to the Bitcoin 2025 Festival

🧪 Judging Criteria

🔍 Routine Difficulty – Originality, potential impact, and ambition of the idea
⚒️ Routine Execution – What you actually built; does it work?
🌟 General Effect – Wow factor, presentation, and Bitcoin applicability

💰 Prize Pool – $40,000+

🏆 Overall Prizes

1st Place – $8,000 in Bitcoin + Trophy + "Winner of B25 Hackathon" title
2nd Place – $3,000 in Bitcoin + Bragging Rights
3rd Place – $1,500 in Bitcoin + Bragging Rights

🔹 Track-Specific Awards

Best Use of exSat – $20,000

$10,000 in Bitcoin during hackathon + $10,000 post-hackathon grant
Sponsored by exSat
Use UTXO data for apps like asset indexing, Lightning integration, proof of reserves, and more.

Best Use of sBTC – $8,000

1st – $4,000 | 2nd – $2,500 | 3rd – $1,500
Build DeFi on Bitcoin using sBTC on the Stacks blockchain
Sponsored by Stacks
Challenge Details

Best Design – $1,500 in Bitcoin

1.5M sats for best UI/UX and accessibility
Sponsored by Bitcoin Design Foundation

Quirkiest Hack – 🎟️ Bitcoin++ Event Ticket

For the build that made the judges smile 😄

Most Educational – 🎟️ Bitcoin++ Event Ticket

For the project most likely to educate & inspire Bitcoin adoption

Best Student Hack – 🎟️ Bitcoin++ Event Ticket

Only for high school or undergrad student teams

🔗 More Details

Devpost: https://b25.devpost.com/
Website: https://b.tc/conference/2025/hackathon

Code for change. Build for freedom.

Bitcoin 2025 Official Hackathon