Terms of Service

Participation in the hackathon is subject to the following eligibility criteria:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must have a valid QIE wallet address
• Cannot be a current employee of QIE Blockchain or its affiliates
• Must comply with all applicable local laws and regulations
• Only one submission per team is allowed

All project submissions must meet the following requirements:

• Must be built on or integrate with the QIE blockchain
• Must be original work created during the hackathon period
• Must include a working demo or prototype
• Must provide source code via GitHub repository
• Must include comprehensive documentation
• Must not violate any intellectual property rights

Projects will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

• Innovation and creativity (25%)
• Technical implementation and quality (25%)
• Potential impact and real-world applicability (25%)
• Presentation and demonstration quality (25%)

Prizes will be awarded in QIE tokens to the winning teams. Prize distribution is final and at the sole discretion of the judging panel.

The following activities are strictly prohibited:

• Submitting plagiarized or copied work
• Attempting to manipulate the judging process
• Creating multiple accounts or fake submissions
• Violating platform security or attempting unauthorized access
• Harassing other participants or organizers
• Submitting malicious code or security vulnerabilities