Crypto and Web3’s promise has been slowed by clunky UX and complexity. Polkadot Cloud removes those barriers, offering a playground where builders can move fast, experiment, and turn ideas into reality.
The Polkadot Cloud Builder Party is a 6-week hackathon where Web2 and Web3 devs can learn, create real demos and products, meet like-minded peers, grow their portfolios, win prizes, and shape the future of open, useful apps.
With Polkadot Cloud, you finally get plug-and-play services that connect seamlessly and just work — a massive playground of interoperable infrastructure ready for you to test, break, and transform into world-changing apps.
Crypto and Web3’s promise has been slowed by clunky UX and complexity. Polkadot Cloud removes those barriers, offering a playground where builders can move fast, experiment, and turn ideas into reality.
The Polkadot Cloud Builder Party is a 6-week hackathon where Web2 and Web3 devs can learn, create real demos and products, meet like-minded peers, grow their portfolios, win prizes, and shape the future of open, useful apps.
With Polkadot Cloud, you finally get plug-and-play services that connect seamlessly and just work — a massive playground of interoperable infrastructure ready for you to test, break, and transform into world-changing apps.
Crypto and Web3’s promise has been slowed by clunky UX and complexity. Polkadot Cloud removes those barriers, offering a playground where builders can move fast, experiment, and turn ideas into reality.
The Polkadot Cloud Builder Party is a 6-week hackathon where Web2 and Web3 devs can learn, create real demos and products, meet like-minded peers, grow their portfolios, win prizes, and shape the future of open, useful apps.
With Polkadot Cloud, you finally get plug-and-play services that connect seamlessly and just work — a massive playground of interoperable infrastructure ready for you to test, break, and transform into world-changing apps.
Pick your theme.
Pick your theme.
We recommend that you submit your projects under one of three themes:
We recommend that you submit your projects under one of three themes:
We recommend that you submit your projects under one of three themes:
Theme 1
User-centric apps
User-centric apps
User-centric apps
Leverage Polkadot's resilient technology stack to build useful apps that can change the world.
Leverage Polkadot's resilient technology stack to build useful apps that can change the world.
Theme 2
Create a blockchain
Create a blockchain
Create a blockchain
The Polkadot SDK enables you to seamlessly build and deploy custom blockchains to the Polkadot Cloud for use cases that cannot be realized through smart contracts.
Theme 3
Polkadot tinkerers
Polkadot tinkerers
Polkadot tinkerers
We leave this one open to your imagination. Tinker with Polkadot's libraries, apps, privacy tech, on-chain compute, cross-chain magic, and more. The possibilities are endless!
We leave this one open to your imagination. Tinker with Polkadot's libraries, apps, privacy tech, on-chain compute, cross-chain magic, and more. The possibilities are endless!
PRIZES
PRIZES
PRIZES
PRIZES
PRIZES
PRIZES
🎉 $40,000 is up for grabs.
🎉 $40,000 in prizes.
Get ready to launch your project. Top performers will receive awards, prizes, and recognition.
Get ready to launch your project. Top performers will receive awards, prizes, and recognition.
Get ready to launch your project. Top performers will receive awards, prizes, and recognition.
1st place — all themes
$3K in cash
$3K in cash
$3K in cash
3 Winners
2nd place — all Themes
$2K in cash
$2K in cash
$2K in cash
3 Winners
3rd place — all Themes
$1K in cash
$1K in cash
$1K in cash
6 Winners
Certified Polkadot Tinkerer
$500 in cash
$500 in cash
$500 in cash
15 Winners
Roots Community Meetup Prize
$500 in cash
$500 in cash
$500 in cash
20 Winners
Community Vote Prize
$500 in cash
$500 in cash
$500 in cash
3 Winners
Get involved.
Get involved.
Explore and join or create a new local meetup in your area.
Explore and join or create a new local meetup in your area.
Explore and join or create a new local meetup in your area.
Polkadot Roots Bonus Prize
In-person Meetups
Roots community
In-person Meetups
20 in-person Roots meetup attendees are eligible for a $500 cash prize in this special track.
20 in-person Roots meetup attendees are eligible for a $500 cash prize in this special track.
1 Journey, 3 Hackathons
The Road to Sub0
Roots community
The Road to Sub0
Polkadot Cloud Builder Party is just one stop on the road to Sub0! Compete, launch and win cash prizes to keep building on Polkadot.
Polkadot Cloud Builder Party is just one stop on the road to Sub0! Compete, launch and win cash prizes to keep building on Polkadot.
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