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Seasons greetings, Hackers!
\ Welcome to the third and final winners announcement, for the #bitcoin Writing Contest, presented by Rootstock and HackerNoon.
\ What a ride it’s been! Since launching in May, the contest has seen developers, writers, Bitcoin maximalists, blockchain enthusiasts, and everyone in between tackle a range of creative and technical challenges centered around the leading cryptocurrency–bitcoin–in a year where it cracked a historic $100k milestone.
\ In the process, we’ve published over 200 #bitcoin stories, racking up more than 400,000 pageviews and well over 300 hours of reading time.
\ Round 1 wrapped up on July 31st, rewarding 5 talented HackerNoon authors for their standout contributions. The winner was @nikku876, who took home $2,000 for his entry, How to Build DApp on Rootstock with Next.js, Typescript, and Solidity. Read the Results announcement for Round 1 here.
\ The second round closed on September 30th, seeing 5 additional winners take home cash prizes. @tomaszs won the top prize of $2,000 for his entry, RootStock - First Impression Through The Eyes Of A Front-end Developer And A Web 3 Layman. came in a close second, winning $1,500 for How to Build a Telegram Bot That Queries Rootstock Data Using Rootstock RPC API. Read the results announcement for Round 2 here.
\ For the just-concluded round, we had the difficult job of combing through 40 entries to select 25 finalists for the final voting round. Only entries submitted between Oct 1 & Nov 30 were eligible.
\ Let’s meet our finalists.
The #bitcoin Writing Contest: Round 3 Finalists
Near-Zero: Using Rootstock To Build The Stablecoin Satoshi Wanted by @walo
\ Understanding Runes: A Breakthrough for Fungible Tokens on Bitcoin by @miprox
\ Building Hybrid Smart Contracts: Integrating Rootstock and Chainlink with Hardhat by @edwinliavaa
\ $42 Billion and a Trustless Donation Platform by @ibukun8717
\ How to Build an On-Chain Pay-Per-View Protocol on Rootstock by @nescampos
\ Can Bitcoin Hold Politicians to Their Promises? by @javiermateos
\ Deploying Hybrid Smart Contracts on Rootstock by @edwinliavaa
\ Donald Trump, $80k Bitcoin and the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve by @thavash
\ How To Build And Deploy Real World Assets (RWA) Tokenized Real Estate DApp On Rootstock by @diamondolmd
\ Nature + Biomimicry + Bitcoin: Mutually Beneficial Partnership by @alexbiojs
\ Launch a Token on Rootstock: Leverage Bitcoin's Security with Smart Contracts by @ibukun8717
\ Bitcoin Has A Purpose by @correspondentone
\ How to Bridge a Rootstock Token to BNB Smart Chain Using Hyperlane Warp Routes by @induction
\ God, Bitcoin, and Proof-of-Work: How Ancient Wisdom Powers the Blockchain by @edwinliavaa
\ How to Deploy Smart Contracts on Rootstock in 5 Minutes with Thirdweb by @ileolami
\ The Bitcoin Blockchain in Five Hundred Years is Reputation DNA by @maken8
\ Build a Receipt Generator with Just the Rootstock API and RPC Method by @ileolami
\ Can Bitcoin Put an End to Forever War? by @nebojsaneshatodorovic
\ How to Contribute to Rootstock Code by @legosi
\ Is the Nonce in Bitcoin Really Random? Analyzing Over 860,000 Blocks by @javiermateos
\ How to Set Up a Trustless Escrow Smart Contract on Rootstock for Secure Transactions by @braham
\ Stop Thinking You’ll Get Rich With Bitcoin by @markhelfman
\ Donald Trump Returns to the White House — Here's What It Means for Bitcoin by @ssaurel
\ A Brief History of Money: From the Economy of Favors to Bitcoin by @thebojda
\ The Toxicity of Bitcoin Maximalist Thinking by @maken8
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Whether you're exploring practical applications like tokenizing real estate or pondering Bitcoin's role in shaping the future, these contributors have something for everyone. Don’t miss out—check them out and follow their work on HackerNoon!
:::info After a thorough review by HackerNoon’s editors, we’re excited to share the top 3 entries for the final round of the #bitcoin writing contest, along with bonus prizes for 2 additional writers!
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The Winners Are…
3rd Place 🏆
Is the nonce in Bitcoin truly random? This analysis of over 860,000 blocks uncovers patterns, potential biases, and their implications for decentralization.
:::info Congratulations @javiermateos, you’ve won $1000!
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2nd Place 🏆🏆
This guide explains how to create and deploy a Bitcoin-based token on the Rootstock (RSK) network. We'll write a simple ERC-20 contract in Solidity that adheres to the standard of fungible tokens on Ethereum-like networks. The smart contract can be interacted with via a decentralized application (DApp)
:::info Congratulations @ibukun8717, you’ve won $1500
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1st Place 🏆🏆🏆
Implications of a stable, decentralized, non-fiat-pegged cryptocurrency on global trade and local governments. While Sat never sat to discuss stablecoins explicitly, what does building one on the BTC blockchain through Rootstock mean for web3?
:::info Congratulations @walo, you’ve won the contest’s top prize of $2000
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Let’s give it up for our winners!
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Now for the Bonus Prizes
https://hackernoon.com/stop-thinking-youll-get-rich-with-bitcoin?embedable=true
One Bitcoin is worth more than the average US worker’s annual salary. Most people can’t afford to buy enough Bitcoin to get rich. Some tell you “banana zone will send prices to the moon’ and “S2F” predicts a $500,000 bitcoin in 2025.
:::info Congratulations @markhelfman, you’ve won yourself $650
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https://hackernoon.com/the-bitcoin-blockchain-in-five-hundred-years-is-reputation-dna?embedable=true
Reputation networks on Blockchain will evolve into Reputation DNA. Because blockchain is a self-correcting system running on a fail-quick-learn-quick model, eventually, only the best and most trustworthy records will shine through. And our children and grandchildren will be the better for it.
:::info Congratulations @maken8, you’ve won $650
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Congratulations once again to all our winners. Thank you for your hard work!
How to Claim Your HackerNoon Writing Contest Prize
- Contact yes-reply@hackernoon.com and sidra@hackernoon.com from the email address linked to your winning HackerNoon account.
- We will validate your claim and share a form requesting your details for reward distribution.
- You’ll receive your winnings in 2-4 weeks after completing the form.
:::warning Note: You must contact us within 60 days of the winners’ announcement to claim your reward.
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Ready to be a winner?
:::tip We’ve got plenty of contests waiting for you!
Head over to contests.hackernoon.com to see what's up for grabs and maybe snag a spot on our next winners' list!
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