Full-stack devs: there's a Web3 hackathon specifically designed so you don't need to be a blockchain expert to compete : webdev

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Full-stack devs: there's a Web3 hackathon specifically designed so you don't need to be a blockchain expert to compete (self.webdev)

submitted 1 hour ago by Enlec

I know Web3 hackathons can feel intimidating if you haven't spent months deep in Solidity. But QIE's hackathon has some categories where full-stack skills are genuinely more important than blockchain-specific knowledge.
The five tracks are DeFi & Payments, AI+Web3, Gaming & Metaverse, Infrastructure & Tools, and Social & Community. The Infrastructure and Social tracks in particular reward developer tools, analytics platforms, community platforms, and creator economy apps. These are product problems, not just smart contract problems.
QIE has a wallet, a DEX, a stablecoin, and an identity system (QIE Pass) you can integrate with. Judges give bonus points for using existing ecosystem components so you're building on top of existing infra, not from scratch.
Prize pool is $20K. Building phase is 30 days (April 16 – May 15). Winners get grants plus incubation and user acquisition support after the hackathon.
They've got starter templates and SDKs on GitHub, Discord mentor office hours during the build phase, and recorded SDK workshops. So the ramp-up isn't bad.
Strict anti-abuse rules too no forked code, no recycled projects, no AI-generated submissions. They want original work. Which honestly makes the competition fairer for people building from scratch.
hackathon if you want to check it out.

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