The Coding for Change Online Hackathon has just ended.
Hosted by Block.one, it was announced on April 24th and ran for the whole month of May. Plenty of creators and developers signed up to compete in solving the following challenge: “Apply blockchain technology to address the problems and/or expected societal changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.”
While we’re waiting for the winners to be announced on June 12th, we want to introduce you to a couple of teams that made their pitch public.
A Bartender is usually getting in touch with a lot of people, and therefore in times of an epidemic, there’s a certain risk attached. The Crypto Bartender makes it easy to get an order, get a refill, and pay for your drinks while still maintaining social distancing. It accepts EOS, EOS-based tokens, and works with QR-Codes. The inventor even created a token of his own for his customers to participate in promotions, while the smart contract automatically distributes profits to the bar owners.
Piña, another EOSIO Solution for the hospitality businesses, is a point of sale system with lots of social features, so that customers, staff, managers and owners can interact while keeping their distance. It comes with a Smart Wallet and an option to create promotional activities. Customers can browse, order, and rate businesses, while the managers of a business can organize working shifts and inventory. All that comes with a simple and fun interface, running on the EOS blockchain and the DAPP Network.
The Lifebank project put the difficult situations that blood banks currently are facing on our radar and also presented a solution. Due to uncertainties caused by the virus, blood donations in New York dropped 50%, and even 80% in Argentina. Meanwhile, small businesses are also struggling.
And this is where Lifebank comes in, as it helps local communities to create a virtuous cycle of value exchange, by connecting blood donation centers, blood donors and local businesses via the Lifebank dApp. Lifebank was developed by EOS Costa Rica, who’ve now made it to the EOS Hot Sauce for the 4th time in a row with a variety of initiatives.
Some very interesting projects already. What’s your guess? Will any of the above teams win the first prize of $100,000 USD?