Meet the Legends Of Lightning Finalists!
After 8 weeks of hard work, we're pleased to announce our finalists for the #LegendsOfLightning tournament.
I think we can all agree that the past 8 weeks have been a ride. We’ve seen some amazing projects get built by dedicated makers all over the world, accelerating the pace of Bitcoin and Lightning development and project incubation along the way. But like all great journeys, things must soon come to an end!
We’re pleased to bring you our first ever 18 finalists for BOLT🔩FUN’s #LegendsOfLightning tournament! Yes, you did hear that correct - 18! There was such an amazing turn out for this event. Seriously, the judges really had their work cut out for them. There was some close calls in our Global Adoption track, so given the amount of high-quality entries we only felt it was fair to increase the amount of finalists.
All projects will go on to pitch their products in front of a live global audience on Finals Day (Dec 6th). In no particular order, the finalists are… 🥁
Building for Africa 🌍
Global Adoption 🧡
Watch the finals!
Want to know who will become the first ever Legend of Lightning? We’ll be streaming the project’s final pitches to BOLT🔩FUN’s YouTube live on Dec 6th!
Building for Africa 🌍 Finals (Tue Dec 6 @ 15:00 UTC)
Global Adoption 🧡 Finals (Tue Dec 6 @ 18:00 UTC)
We will then announce the winners from both tracks + the overall champions the following day (Wed, Dec 7th)!
A big thank you to all makers!
It goes without saying that this tournament wouldn’t have been what it was without every project taking part. Whilst we can’t give out prizes to everyone, we can start by saying a huge thank you and congratulations to everyone. The standard of building in this tournament was INSANE, and you’ve all played a huge part in driving forward bitcoin innovation and adoption on the application layer - so for that, we thank you 🤗 but the fun doesn’t stop there…
Keep hacking and get funding for your projects 🚀
This week we have 2 workshops that are designed to help projects sustain themselves through funding. We’ll be chatting to VC and crowd funding experts, so you can decide the funding path that suits your project and team. These workshops will be:
#1: Funding Your Bitcoin Projects Using Open Grants on Geyser (Tue 29 Nov, 12:30 UTC)
#2: Roundtable Discussion with Bitcoin VC Experts (Wed 30 Nov, 18:00 UTC)
For projects which didn't make it to finals, the journey doesn't stop here! You are part of a community of innovators pushing bitcoin adoption. Support your fellow makers by reviewing their pitches, testing out their projects and giving them some feedback.
We’re also putting together something big for all #LegendsOfLightning participants in early 2023, so don't forget to keep building in public and stay tuned 👇