Igniting South East Asia!

Let's Build! Your Opportunity Awaits

Lisk and BlockDevId are thrilled to bring you the Lisk Builders Challenge! This is your chance to turn your innovative blockchain ideas into reality. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting your blockchain journey, this hackathon provides the platform and resources you need to succeed. This time, in Round 2, we'll be covering Southeast Asia.

Your Journey to Demo Day

The challenge will run for 3 months, giving you ample time to develop your project. During this period, we'll host online workshops and provide mentorship to guide you through our education partners Pelita Bangsa Academy and DevWeb3Jogja from Indonesia. We will select the 10 best projects to compete in the final round. The final Demo Day will be held in Bali (hybrid), featuring live project presentations, judging, and networking opportunities.

• Open Submission: June 10, 2025

• Kickoff Event (AMA): June 11, 2025

• Workshop: June 18 - July 23, 2025

• Submission Deadline: August 3, 2025

• Judging: August 4 - 8, 2025

• Announcement of Finalists: August 9, 2025

• Finalists Coaching: August 11-15, 2025

• SocMed Challenge Cutoff Time: August 17, 2025 | 18:00 (GMT+7)

• Most Fav Project Voting Cutoff Time: August 17, 2025 | 18:00 (GMT+7)

• Demo Day (Bali - Hybrid): August 19, 2025

Building the Blockchain Ecosystem in South East Asia

Our mission is to foster the growth of the blockchain ecosystem in South East Asia. We aim to empower developers and builders to create impactful projects that leverage blockchain technology's potential. By encouraging innovation and collaboration, we strive to igniting South East Asia's blockchain development.

Unlock Prizes, Mentorship, and Opportunities

• Compete for a total prize pool of up to USD 5,000 in development challenges!
• Gain knowledge and enhance your skills from workshops led by industry professionals and experts.
• Showcase your project to a wide audience through social media and partner promotions.

Building Tomorrow's Fun: User-Friendly Web3 & Localized DeFi for Everyone!

Here are the two main themes for this round of the hackathon:
1. Consumer Apps: Web3 for Everyone!
This track is all about making Web3 awesome and super easy for everyday users. Think outside the box and create apps that bring the magic of decentralized tech right to people's fingertips.

• DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks): Imagine building apps that connect the real world
• Real-World Assets (RWAs): Imagine turning everyday stuff into digital treasures on the blockchain. What cool apps can you dream up?
• SocialFi (Social Finance): Ready to mix social media with decentralized finance? Dream up apps where communities can connect, create, and even earn together in new, exciting ways.
• Web3 Gaming: Let's build the next big game where players truly own their digital worlds!
• Collectibles: Beyond NFTs! How can we make digital collecting even more exciting and accessible for everyone?
• And so much more!

2. Localized Decentralized Finance: DeFi, But Local and Loved!
Ready to make finance fun, fair, and totally seamless for your community? It challenges you to build super secure and stable DeFi solutions. We're talking easy transactions for daily life and smooth sailing for money moving across borders. Let's make finance friendly for everyone!

Feeling a little lost on what to build?

No worries! You may find some inspiration through this Idea Bank to spark your imagination! Now, while it's packed with cool suggestions, don't feel like you have to stick to it. If you've got a brilliant idea in your mind, we absolutely want to see it! We are open to any creative dApp Ideas that align with the builders challenge's theme to be submitted for the Lisk Builders Challenge. 😄

Project Submission Guidelines

All submissions must meet the following requirements:

1. Smart Contract(s) deployed on Lisk Sepolia Testnet or Lisk Mainnet and verified on Blockscout Explorer.
2. Integrate your dApp on Lisk Mainnet (0x18Bc5bcC660cf2B9cE3cd51a404aFe1a0cBD3C22) or Lisk Sepolia Testnet (0xD63029C1a3dA68b51c67c6D1DeC3DEe50D681661)
3. Project Name
4. Live Project URL
5. Detailed Project Description
6. Public Project Repository on GitHub
7. Instructions on how to interact with your application
8. Pitch Deck (PDF)
9. Presentation Video (YouTube Unlisted Video URL)
10. Project Screenshot (PNG)

Complete these steps to submit your project

This is an online hackathon on Devfolio

1. Begin by ensuring you have registered an account on Devfolio.
2. Proceed to apply for the hackathon. Here's the guidance link.
3. Whether you are participating individually or as a team, you may create a new team or join an existing one. Please refer to this flow.
4. Finally, submit your project. Please refer to the submission guidance for further information.

Judging Criteria

To ensure a fair and comprehensive evaluation, please see the following evaluation metrics:

• DApp Use Case Impact towards the Lisk Ecosystem (30pts)
• Innovation & Uniqueness (20pts)
• Technical Implementation (20pts)
• UI/UX & Usability (10pts)
• Project Documentation & Code Quality (10pts)
• Pitch & Presentation Quality (10pts)

Commitment to launch the project on Lisk Mainnet will be a huge plus and become a consideration when selecting the winners.

Get Ready for the Challenge

1. Join the BlockDevId social media channels for the latest updates, announcements, and community discussions.
2. Participate in our series of preparatory sessions, where we'll cover essential topics, provide technical guidance, and answer your questions. Don't miss the Kickoff AMA session on ID BUIDL Twitter Space!

Get to know Lisk

Lisk is a growing Ethereum L2 built for high-growth markets with near-zero fees. Follow our Indonesian Social Media Channels - Instagram and TikTok to stay connected. Also, check out our docs for in-depth technical information and helpful guides about the Lisk blockchain.

Get to know BlockDevId

BlockDevId is a community that helps developers in Indonesia to learn and develop web3 and blockchain technology through collaboration and experience sharing. Its goal is to build a new blockchain-based economy in Indonesia by facilitating faster adoption of web3 technology. This community is open to anyone who wants to be involved in the development of web3 and blockchain technology in Indonesia. Find us on social media to stay connected.

Get to know Pelita Bangsa Academy

Pelita Bangsa Academy is an EduTech Startup with a mission to Upskill and Reskill Indonesian Tech Talents in Blockchain Technology so we can compete globally. We provide intensive Blockchain Developer Bootcamp. We are chosen as the Education Partner for Lisk Builders Challenge Round One where we will provide 6-session workshop and mentoring guiding your web3 development journey! Find us on social media to stay connected.

What is DevWeb3Jogja?

A dynamic and thriving blockchain learning community based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Dedicated to fostering talent and innovation in the decentralized technology space, DevWeb3Jogja serves as a crucial hub for developers, enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the Web3 ecosystem.

DevWeb3Jogja is particularly known for its strong presence and success in hackathons. Members frequently participate in and achieve notable wins in various blockchain hackathons, both local and international.