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tags: hackathons, tezos
title: Tezos Hackathon NFT me, you can DAO it
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## Tezos Hackathon: NFT me, you can DAO it
To kickstart the integration of tez with Gitcoin, and the beginning of a new era of hackathons targeting the Tezos ecosystem, *NFT me, you can DAO it* a month-long virtual hackathon encourages all talented creators to help expand the NFT and DAO ecosystem on Tezos.
The hackathon features a total of $75,000 in prizes, to be spread among 10 winning submissions.
NFTs are currently a hot topic. On Tezos, NFT marketplaces like Truesy, Kalamint, and hic et nunc (a previous hackathon winner) have succesfully shown how NFTs unlock new possibilities for artists and creators to share their work. As Tezos is a Proof of Stake blockchain, projects built upon Tezos do not have to deal with high gas fees and have a low carbon footprint. This means that Tezos NFTs are #CleanNFTs, so creators can prioritize innovation without compromising on sustainability.
Another focus you can choose to build on for this hackathon is DAOs, an important building block in the blockchain ecosystem. On Tezos, there are several DAO frameworks in existence, but we encourage everyone to expand on it! You can think about DAO frameworks that enable specific use cases, like Curation DAOs or a battleproof Minimal Viable DAO, ready to be forked and built upon over and over again. Additionally, tooling for DAO treasury management or tooling for voting like off-chain token based voting, are welcomed!
**Judging criteria**:
Potential impact: Envisioned impact of your project
Novelty: Innovativeness of the project
Technical: Does the code work? Is it secure?
Design and UX: How is the look and feel and how intuitive is the design?
**Track requirements**:
Submissions must be open source (MIT license)
Submission with a working prototype must be deployed live on the Florence testnet
Submissions must list the addresses of their token contracts
**Prices**
First Prize (1 team)
$15,000 in tez (XTZ)
Second Prize (3 teams)
$10,000 in tez (XTZ)
Third Prize (6 teams)
$5,000 in tez (XTZ)
Winning team members will be added to priority list for future bounties and have the possibility to obtain a follow-up grant by the Tezos Foundation.
### Developer resources
For those who are completely new to Tezos development, the dev portal is a good place to start https://developers.tezos.com/
Tacode, a p2p learning platform for Tezos teaches you how to build a Dapp on Tezos while earning tez
https://tacode.dev
OpenTezos is an open-source wiki on all topics Tezos
https://opentezos.com/
A guide how to mint NFTs on Tezos and how to build a simple NFT platform
https://medium.com/ecad-labs-inc/how-to-mint-nfts-on-tezos-using-taquito-and-pinata-15a407078495
A react provider for Dapps to easily setup connection to Beacon/Taquito wallets
https://github.com/tz-contrib/components-library/tree/develop/packages/react-wallet-provider
Awesomelist for Tezos
https://github.com/tz-contrib/awesome-tezos
Tezos Stack Exchange is a useful resource to where you can see answers to technical questions regarding Tezos
https://tezos.stackexchange.com/
If you do not find answers to your technical questions on the Tezos Stack Exchange, join the Tezos Developers telegram channel and ask away
https://t.me/TezosDevelopers