Blockchain-Hackathon and ICO-pitching at the Malta Blockchain Summit

November 12th, 2018 at 11:03 am UTC · 3 min read

The global blockchain community met again in Malta for the ​Malta Blockchain Summit​ between November 1st and 2nd. The summit brought together 7,000 delegates, more than 100 speakers and 150 partners from all around the world. Speakers and guests at the event were leaders in the fields of finance, technology and innovation and included individuals like ​John Mcafee, Brandon Synth, Charles Hoskinson, Scott Stornetta, John Matonis​ to name a few.

The summit has been organized with the support of the Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat​ who opened the Malta Blockchain Summit with a speech:

“​In Malta we are building the necessary quarter’s and channels in order to make good use of the force of nature that this technology is going to provide, and that is why I believe that Malta has become one of the centres of these new technolgoies”.

In partnership with ​CryptoFriends​, the ​Malta Blockchain Summit​ hosted ​Blockchain Hackathon ​and​ two-day ICO pitchingn session​. At the ​Malta Blockchain Hackathon​ up to 200 participants took their chance to impress some of the best in the business and to win a 50k prize. ​A number of teams of developers gathered at the Summit to produce a dApp, or other smart contract implementation on the chosen platform using both decentralised and distributed solutions. The winners were selected by Hackathon judges, including ​Scott Stornetta, Charles Hokinson, Ilya Smagin, ​and​ Lucas Park​. ​Here are the results:

  • 1st place – Team: Blockchain Charity Lottery
  • 2nd place – Team: TPass
  • 3rd place – Team: Tensegrity

CEO of Malta Blockchain Summit, ​Eman Pulis​ presented the winning teams with the illustrious €50,000 prize at the main stage of the Summit. First place won €25,000, second prize won €15,000 and third prize won €10,000. The Blockchain Hackathon was sponsored by ​Etoro​, ​DAO.Casino​ and ​tZERO​.

The ​ICO-pitching​ session was held on November 1st and 2nd and featured 30 ICO projects. ​The first day​ of the ICO-pitching session ended with gorgeous results. Some really solid projects were presented. ​Rise Token​ startup took the 1st place. AE Token​ company took the 2nd place.​ ​Day 2​ of the ICO pitching was great as well! Congratulations to projects ​Tatau​ and ​GoMama​ for achieving the 1st and 2nd places. Top level business and networking events are one of ​Cryptofriends specialities, get in contact with our team if you would like to take part in our future events in 2019 – ​http://cryptofriends.io​.

CryptoFriends​ is a global group of well-connected professionals who are building smart connections in the blockchain space. Every time they organise an event, they search for cool locations, new topics and top speakers. Their events have a unique dynamic and are aimed at creating an ideal environment for networking. Click ​here​ to check out their website to learn about their future events.

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