We wrapped up the weekend with our $1,000 prize pool hackathon in Kolkata, India! 
120+ developers came together, building 40+ projects and hack.
Congratulations to all the teams who participated and to our amazing prize-winning builders! 
First Prize: $500
Team: Tata NANO
Project: CeloRefer
Description: CeloRefer is a complete decentralized referral and reputation infrastructure for the Celo blockchain.
Second Prize: $200
Team: PepSiCola.kulfi
Project: MizuPay
Description: Mizu-Pay is a comprehensive crypto payment platform built on the Celo blockchain that enables users to make payments using cUSD and CELO tokens and receive instant gift card fulfillment. The platform features a modern web interface, real-time transaction indexing, and automated email notifications.
Third Prize: $200
Team: Hackomon
Project: MemeSeer
Description: A comprehensive web3 application for analyzing and monitoring memecoin risks on the Celo blockchain. Protect yourself from rug pulls with real-time AI-powered risk assessment.
Fourth Prize: $150
Team: Glyph
Project: Arx Protocol
Description: Arx is a Layer 3 blockchain built on OP Stack, settling to Celo, that transforms environmental projects into verifiable, tradeable carbon credits through decentralized validation and proof-of-impact consensus.
This is just the start, more hackathons, more builders, more impact coming soon across MENA & APAC!