COMPETITION OVERVIEW FOR THE 2019 INTERNATIONAL BLOCKCHAIN OLYMPIAD

Competition Process

1

Whitepaper

due April 21st
by online submission

2

Interview

due May & June
by teleconference

3

Demo

during July
at Tech Expo

4

Pitch

during July
on Pitch Stage

5

Continuation

after July
via Accelerators

Acceptable Languages for written material:
Arabic (standard), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian

Acceptable Languages for spoken material:
Arabic (Egypt), Arabic (Gulf), Cantonese, English, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian

Awards

5

Gold Medals

1st place winner of a category with 4096 USD prize

5

Silver Medals

2nd place winner of a category with 2048 USD prize

5

Bronze Medals

3rd place winner of a category with 1024 USD prize

15

Nominee Awards

Recognition of team coach for nominating a winning team

10

Finalist Awards

Recognition of teams for being top 5 in a category

50

Merit Awards

Recognition of teams for designing a complete solution

The best prize for students is not financial, but rather experience, guidance, and a chance to make a real impact in the real world.