Crack Open Your Next Big Idea With the MNT Buildathon!

Ready to take your building skills to the next level? The MNT Buildathon is your chance to go nuts and build something amazing! With $150K in prizes and more amazing perks on offer, there's nut-thing stopping you from making your mark in the blockchain space. As early champions of this Buildathon, we're thrilled to introduce this initiative and embark on this journey with you.

Go Nuts

Event Timeline:

• Applications open: Oct. 9, 2024 - Nov. 12, 2024.
• Access to 1:1 office hours & Mantle resources: From Oct. 16, 2024.
• Demo day at DevCon: Nov. 12, 2024 - Nov. 15, 2024.
• Growth & adoption: Nov. 18, 2024 - Dec. 7, 2024.

Important things to note:

• Applications are open on a rolling basis across the first 5 weeks.
• The earlier you apply, the easier it is to stand out and gain access to Mantle resources.

Jump In and Apply Now

The Nutshell Guide: Get the Lowdown on the MNT Buildathon

The MNT Buildathon splits into two tracks designed to let your creativity run wild:

• ConInfra (Consumer-Infra): Build the infrastructure or middleware that powers the next generation of consumer apps. Think of it as the nutty magic behind the scenes — social infrastructure protocols, social graphs, and AIGC/LLMs/AI Verification are great examples.
• ConCon (Consumer-Consumer): Build front-facing applications that your friends can easily get started without all the hassle! Whether it's social apps, games, or health and accountability tools, this track focuses on creating user-friendly experiences that make onboarding smooth as peanut butter.

It’s not just about the prizes — you’ll also get access to dev tooling credits from thirdweb, including 3 months of the thirdweb Growth Plan (valued at $300) and 3 months of the thirdweb Standard Engine (valued at $300).

Please note that the coupons are valid until Nov. 13, 7pm UTC. Coupon codes are available to first-time buyers only — existing accounts are not eligible. Finally, there is only one redemption available per account.

If that wasn't enough, applicants will also benefit from tailored workshops and mentorship from top experts like:

• Nader Dabit, Director of Developer Relations at Eigen Labs.
• Jordi Alexander, Chief Alchemist at Mantle and Founder of Selini Capital.
• 0xVEER, Head of Business Development at Mantle.
• Ivan Li, Founding Partner of Comma3 Ventures.

If that’s not something to go nuts about, I don’t know what is.

To help you get a solid grasp on what you’ll be judged on, here’s the criteria that applications will be cracked open and evaluated on.

The Nuts and Bolts Behind the MNT Buildathon

To help the MNT Buildathon reach its full potential, Mantle will be joined by incredible support from EigenLayer, thirdweb, and DeveloperDao, cracking open the resources to ensure you have everything needed to build, create, and innovate.

Don’t Go Nuts Waiting — Apply Now!

The only thing standing between you and the next big idea is the first step! Nut-thing should hold you back from cracking into the MNT Buildathon. Apply today and get ready to build, shine, and win big!

Simply follow these steps to get started:

• Complete the form with your team details and project information.
• You’ll then be invited to join the exclusive MNT Buildathon Telegram group.
• In the group, you’ll be able to submit all the nuts and bolts of your project that we need to review.

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