Weekly Digest: $1B Hackathon, Web3 Career Boost, Grants & Exciting Events Inside!| Issue 44
Hello, amazing person,
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. Gooddollar Launches $250K Ecosystem Fund on Celo:
Details: The GoodDollar Ecosystem Fund aims to drive innovation and growth with the GoodBuilders Program ($220K) - Year-long support for building dApps, G$ integrations, and platform enhancements, including Gitcoin QF rounds, mentorship, and engagement rewards. $30K for Community Initiatives – Funding for community-driven projects. Check it out here.
2. The Seed Grant Program:
Details: It is 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.
Incubation Programs
1. 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. Web3Bridge Cohort XIII
Details: Be a part of the next cohort of Web3 developers. This cohort has 3 tracks - Solidity (Web3 basics), React, Nodejs (web2 Advanced), HTML, CSS, and javascript (web2 beginner course). Register today!
2. Lisk Africa Builders Bootcamp
Details: The Lisk Africa Builders Bootcamp is an 8-week online program designed to empower developers and enthusiasts across Africa with hands-on experience in Solidity, the programming language for building smart contracts. Register today!
3. 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!
4. 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!
5. 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!
Bootcamps
1. AI Agents Bootcamp: Master Building AI Agents on Celo
Date: April 3rd - 24th, 2025
Details: Join for an immersive 4-week AI Agents Bootcamp designed to equip you with the skills to develop AI-driven blockchain applications. This hands-on Bootcamp focuses on integrating AI agents with the Celo network, leveraging thirdweb's Nebula: One of the leading AI models tailored for the blockchain ecosystem.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
🌍 Major Events Spotlight
1. 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
2. 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
3. Sui Lagos Meetup
Date: March 22nd, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: Learn, Share Alpha, Have Fun.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
4. 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
5. J.U.P Genesis Party - Onboarding Hangout
Date: March 22nd, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: Join us for an Exclusive Meetup where Solana natives and DeFi enthusiasts will connect, learn, and celebrate the future of on-chain trading with Jupiter Mobile.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
6. Africa Blockchain, DeFi, and Web3 Summit (ABDS 2025)
Date: March 27th, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: Join us for the most anticipated gathering of blockchain enthusiasts, DeFi pioneers, and Web3 innovators in Africa.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
7. EDU Chain x HackQuest Regional Hackathon - Lagos
Date: March 27th, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: Join in for EDU Chain Regional Hack - Lagos, a 36-hour hackathon. This event is your chance to showcase your talent, collaborate with like-minded creators, and compete for a regional prize pool of ₦1,500,000 and the $250K main hackathon prize pool.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
8. INNOVATE'25 Conference
Date: March 27th - 29th, 2025
Location: Uyo
Details: This year, they’ll equip attendees with practical strategies for success in the Web3 ecosystem, including securing financial growth, creating strong community foundations, and seizing groundbreaking opportunities in DeFi and Web3.
Link: Reserve Your Spot
9. Accra Lightning Developer Bootcamp
Date: April 9th - 12th, 2025
Location: Accra
Details: This bootcamp is tailored for passionate individuals eager to sharpen their skills and drive innovation within Ghana’s rapidly growing Bitcoin and Lightning Network
Link: Reserve Your Spot
10. Lagos International Crypto Summit
Date: April 26th, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: A grand professional event encompassing the crypto industry chain (cryptocurrency, blockchain, DeFi, NFT, mining, payments)
Link: Reserve Your Spot
11. WOMENINDEFI Summit 2025
Date: April 26th, 2025
Location: Lagos
Details: Join Africa’s largest female-led Web3 event for inspiring talks, powerful connections, and groundbreaking innovation!
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
Chorus One is hiring UI/UX Designer
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
Hackathons
1. Pharos Builder Base Camp
Details: Pharos Builder Base Camp is a global initiative designed to empower developers, startups, and institutions to build the next generation of Real-World Asset (RWA) applications, decentralized payments, and financial innovations on Pharos Network—a modular and full-stack parallel Layer 1 blockchain—$300K prize pool.
Link: Register Now
2. 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
3. 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
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
Builders Camp
1. Divvi Builder Camp
Details: Divvi is a system that automatically and fairly shares earnings between app creators and the blockchain networks they use. What are some apps you can build? Stablecoin earning app (integrating multiple backend protocols), Memecoin app (using Aerodrome), Savings circle app, Fonbnk mobile onramp/offramp app.
Link: Register Now
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