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Hosting a hackathon on Boundless means creating the event, setting the rules and prizes, configuring judging, and optionally adding post-event milestones. Prize funds are locked in on-chain escrow when you publish, and released to winners when you select them.
Hosting is self-serve, but some organizer screens are still rolling out. If you’d like to run an event before the full UI ships, reach out via support@boundlessfi.xyz.

Before you start

What the setup covers

The creation flow walks you through the event in sections:
  • Information: name, description, and rules.
  • Timeline: registration, build, and judging dates.
  • Participation: who can join, and team rules.
  • Rewards: the prize pool, tracks, and prize tiers.
  • Resources: links and materials for participants.
  • Judging: your rubric of weighted criteria and the judges you invite.
  • Collaboration: sponsors or partners who help fund or run the event.

How it runs

1

Publish and fund

When you publish, the prize pool is locked in escrow. Registration opens.
2

Build window

Participants build and submit their projects before the submission deadline.
3

Judging

Judges score submissions against your rubric. See How judging works.
4

Select winners

You select the winners, and escrow releases the prizes to them, usually within about a minute.
5

Optional: post-event milestones

If you want follow-up work (for example, a mainnet deployment or docs), set up post-event milestones for winners to continue.