Weekly Digest: $1,000,000 Pool Prize, Learn AI & Web3, Design Contest, New Job Openings | Issue 41
Hello, amazing person,
Better late than never! This edition is packed with valuable insights, so I appreciate your patience in receiving it a little later than usual.
It’s Glory Praise here, your buddy in the Web3 space.
If you’re new here, welcome to my weekly newsletter curated for Web3 enthusiasts, developers, crypto investors, and industry insiders. This is your go-to source for the latest Web3 events, grants, hackathons, and learning and earning opportunities in the tech ecosystem.
For my returning community members. How have you been?
Alright, let’s dive into what’s going on this week—trust me, there’s a lot of cool stuff you don’t want to miss.
ICYMI - This Week's Highlights
💰 Hot Opportunities
Grants
1. BFG Accelerator Season 7
Details: Supercharge your web3 startup with our protocol-agnostic accelerator BFG Adrenaline. They provide up to €100k in financial support for each startup that we accelerate and invest, both in token or equity. Check it out here.
2. The Seed Grant Program:
Details: Designed to provide teams with grants up to $25,000 in USDC in non-dilutive funding to enhance the growth of the Starknet ecosystem. Check it out here.
3. Questbook Compound Grants
Details: The Compound Grants Program empowers innovative projects by providing funding to builders, researchers, and developers within the Compound ecosystem. It aims to support cutting-edge dapps, security tooling, cross-chain initiatives, and DAO operations, ensuring a transparent, decentralized, and efficient allocation of resources. Check it out here.
Contests
1. Starknet T-shirt design contest
Details: Join the Starknet T-shirt design contest and stand a chance to win $100! Showcase your creativity by designing apparel mockups for event distribution at the upcoming Starknet Builders Workshop in Lagos. Check it out here.
2. 𝗜𝗼𝗧𝗲𝗫 W𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲-𝗮-𝘁𝗵𝗼
Details: The Write-a-thon offers both seasoned and budding writers a platform to display their thread writing prowess. Entrants can compete for a portion of a 20,000 $IOTX prize pool, and they'll also qualify for future perks. Check it out here.
Incubation Programs
1. Aya Incubation Program
Details: The Ayahq_ x LiskHQ Incubation Program is the opportunity every African builder and startup founder has been waiting for! If you’re building in Web3, this is your chance to get the support and funding you need. Check it out here.
2. CV_Labs Incubation Program:
Details: This is a program run by CV Labs & LiskHQ, specifically tailored to African Web3 entrepreneurs, providing mentorship, funding, and resources to help you scale. Check it out here.
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🎓 Learning & Training Programs
1. Valucop Career Accelerator Program
Details: The Valucop Career Accelerator Program is your chance to gain in-demand skills, hands-on experience, and career opportunities in the most transformative industries of the future. Whether you’re a developer, marketer, creator, or AI enthusiast, this program is designed to bridge the skill gap and position you for global opportunities in Web3 & AI. Register today!
2. Web3Ladies Mentorship Cohort V
Details: This cohort has two tracks: web development and blockchain development. This initiative offers various tasks and projects that reward you with cryptocurrency. Enhance your skills, contribute to exciting projects, and get paid in crypto. Register today!
3. FZA Smart Contract Developer Cohort
Details: This is your gateway to mastering smart contract development and breaking into the fast-evolving world of blockchain. This hands-on hybrid program is designed to turn you into a proficient smart contract developer ready to build real-world blockchain solutions. Register today!
4. GIDA’s FREE 8-week intensive Web3 Developer Bootcamp 2.0
Details: GIDA in collaboration with Starknet Foundation, presents an exciting Web3 developer bootcamp opportunity for you to learn everything there is about building Web3 apps on Starknet using Cairo for FREE. Register today!
🌍 Major Events Spotlight
1. Privacy Conference (PrivCon) 2025
Date: February 26th, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: Join in at PrivCon 2025 to learn about the latest trends and strategies in privacy protection!
Link: Reserve Your Spot
2. The Omniverse Summit 2025
Date: February 25th - 28th, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: The Omniverse serves as a platform for diverse stakeholders, including development partners, public sector entities, regulatory agencies, academia, startups, finance and investment professionals, media, entertainment, arts, culture, and the creative industries.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
3. RWA Summit x Community Day
Date: March 5th, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: This summit will help you understand the opportunities and challenges of adopting blockchain technology across key sectors, from tokenization and digital payments to regulatory insights.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
4. Starknet Builders Workshop
Date: March 8th, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: Starknet Builders Workshop is a hands-on event designed to equip developers, Web3 enthusiasts, and entrepreneurs with the tools to build on Starknet. It features expert talks on building sustainable Web3 products, project showcases, insights on securing ecosystem funding, and interactive sessions, making it the perfect space to learn, network, and grow in the ecosystem.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
5. Scroll RWA Summit
Date: March 8th, 2025
Location: Nairobi
Details: This exclusive gathering will bring together innovators, builders, regulators, and investors to explore how East Africa is paving the way for tokenization, payments, and blockchain-based solutions across industries.
Discover the challenges, opportunities, and success stories shaping the adoption of blockchain technology in the region. Whether you're a developer, entrepreneur, or enthusiast, this summit is your opportunity to connect, collaborate, and innovate.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
6. Startup Village - Nigeria
Date: March 17th, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: Join us at the Startup Village for Nigeria's best builders working on Solana projects. Learn, build, and earn together with the best talents in the Nigerian Solana ecosystem.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
7. Tether and The Future of Web3 Finance
Date: March 20th, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: This insightful event will bring together key industry experts, legal minds, and blockchain entrepreneurs to explore the impact of stablecoins, digital asset regulations, and financial inclusion in the Web3 space.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
8. Hacking genAI - Bincom Hackathon
Date: March 21st, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: Build the next big thing with genAI in 24 hours or less. This Bincom Hackathon is focused on using genAI tools like Gemini and GPT). Ensure you read through the website for more information.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
9. Tech Awakening with Stellar Blockchain
Date: March 22nd, 2025
Location: Delta
Details: Tech Awakening with Stellar Blockchain is the first-ever tech event in Sapele, designed to introduce newcomers to blockchain and Web3 while also providing existing techies with deeper insights into decentralized technology. This event offers an engaging, fun, and interactive platform to explore blockchain, financial inclusion, and the opportunities within the Stellar ecosystem.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
10. Africa Blockchain, DeFi and Web 3 Summit (ABDS 2025)
Date: March 27th, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: Join us for the most anticipated gathering of blockchain enthusiasts, DeFi pioneers, and Web 3 innovators in Africa.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
💼 Career Corner
Work & Earn
1. Superteam Earn:
Details: Dive into the world of crypto and blockchain by participating in Superteam Earn's work-to-earn platform. This initiative offers various tasks and projects that reward you with cryptocurrency. Enhance your skills, contribute to exciting projects, and get paid in crypto. Start earning today!
2. OnlyDust:
Details: For developers, join OnlyDust and become part of a community dedicated to forging a legacy in decentralized development. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting, OnlyDust provides resources and projects to help you make your mark in the blockchain world. Forge your developer legacy now!
Remote Job Openings
Open crypto roles for several roles
Nethermind is hiring interns
Succinct is hiring for several roles
🎯 Growth Opportunities
Open Source
1. Celo & Scout Game
Details: Celo is partnering with Scout Game to support developers who contribute to the ecosystem. Celo has a prize pool of 5000 cUSD to distribute to talented developers! This is the chance for you to learn and grow and make connections even if you are new to open source.
Link: Start here
Fellowship
1. The Next Billion Fellowship
Details: The program seeks to enable the flourishing of populations, communities, or individuals underrepresented in the Ethereum ecosystem today. Fellows receive support from the Foundation to complete a small quest inside a big narrative.
Link: Start here
Bounties
1. Ethereum Foundation Bug Bounty
Details: Earn up to 250,000 USD and place on the leaderboard by finding protocol, client, and language compiler bugs affecting the Ethereum network.
Link: Register Now
Hackathon
1. TON Global BTCFi Hackathon
Details: The BTCFi Hackathon, hosted by TONX, TonBit, TON Foundation, TON Society, and TON Core, brings together innovators worldwide to revolutionize how Bitcoin integrates with the TON and Telegram ecosystems with a pool prize of $1,000,000,000.
Link: Register Now
2. EDUChain Hackathon Sem 3
Details: Built on EDU Chain, this hackathon is redefining decentralized education & EduFi! With a $250K prize pool, global recognition, and an opportunity to join OC-I, this is your chance to build, innovate, and make an impact.
Link: Register Now
3. Mammothon
Details: Global hackathon by Encode and the Celestia Foundation, bringing together visionary developers and creators to build powerful, unstoppable applications on modular blockchain technology.
Link: Register Now
4. Cambrian Hack
Details: The Cambrian Hack is an online competition focused on building Node Consensus Networks (NCNs) using the Cambrian SDK and Jito Restaking with a prize of $10,000.
Link: Register Now
5. Future of Work Hackathon
Details: This hackathon is a pan-African event aimed at engaging African Web3 talent to use blockchain technology in addressing present-day challenges. It seeks to foster collaboration among top talent in the African Web3 ecosystem, promoting the development of impactful projects and increasing awareness of stakeholders' products and proprietary Web3 technology frameworks in the African market. Total Prize Pool: $10,000.
Link: Register Now
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🐦 Tweet of the Week
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Glory Praise Emmanuel