2023 India ETHGlobal Hackathon Finalist Projects Compilation: Decentralized AI Network, Intent-Driven Design, Digital Verification Standards

The ETHGlobal hackathon in India this year concluded on 12/10, with projects selected for the finals covering a diverse range of areas including programming education, AI development, and intent-driven design tools. Most services are tools aimed at teams and developers.

3-Transform

3-Transform provides Web3 programming and teaching tools. It guides and assists engineers in writing smart contracts using the ChatGPT 4 large language model, replacing the process of learning line by line with actual contract writing, and can also automatically integrate business needs for enterprises.

Bet on Balls

Bet on Balls offers a gaming product for cricket matches. Cricket is a popular sport locally, and Bet on Balls uses blockchain technology to provide transparency, addressing the lack of transparency in the Indian gaming industry, utilizing Chainlink as an oracle.

Pixel Police

The Pixel Police protocol allows anyone to verify the authenticity of digital content and edit records, verifying the source of images generated by deepfake technology.

When users capture or edit images through a dedicated application, the device's private key is immediately used to sign it, and proof is submitted on Rollups. Any subsequent edits are also recorded, allowing anyone to verify the authenticity of digital content and trace its source.

Pixel Police complies with the C2PA standard, which is currently adopted by major international vendors, making it compatible with other content authenticity products, expanding the participant ecosystem.

Graphite

Graphite simplifies the difficulty of SNARK encryption application development. SNARK applications require developers to write verification loops, validity circuits, but current tools are not user-friendly for most developers, raising the technical barrier. Therefore, Graphite offers more convenient tools for this task.

PhoenixFi

The decentralized storage project FileCoin has long been criticized for its high hardware and funding requirements for nodes, resulting in only over 1,600 storage node providers in the ecosystem.

Therefore, PhoenixFi attempts to lower the funding threshold for FileCoin ecosystem nodes. It provides funding and lending services, along with an AI model predicting node reputation, creating a lending platform for the FileCoin ecosystem.

zkP2M

Using zero-knowledge proof technology, the zkP2M protocol provides decentralized rupee-to-dollar services. Unlike centralized exchanges requiring KYC or inefficient P2P services, zkP2M resolves the above pain points and supports smart contract composability for more complex operations to meet user transfer needs.

FlockChain

FlockChain is a decentralized machine learning training resource network. By creating a decentralized AI model training network, it reduces the high cost of training AI models while protecting data privacy. It utilizes the Proof of Stake (POS) mechanism to build a decentralized network, confiscating staked tokens if nodes behave maliciously to ensure proper service operation.

hIVM

The hIVM protocol integrates various intent transaction information. Currently, intent-oriented design solutions have two different design approaches:

• Highly complex, all-encompassing general networks such as Anoma.
• Models specifically designed to solve particular problems, such as UniswapX and CowSwap providing token trading services.

The hIVM team indicates the current industry dichotomy indirectly forcing developers to choose between the flexibility of general methods and the simplicity of dedicated solutions, often compromising efficiency and architectural integrity.

hIVM allows developers to use Domain-Specific Languages (DSL) specifically for intent transactions, enabling developers to specify purposes declaratively without needing to dictate how to execute, leaving the operational details to hIVM's complex infrastructure for automatic processing. This makes it easier and more efficient for engineers to develop.

Safe2Link

The Safe2Link protocol provides users with dedicated token retrieval links, reducing users' fraud risks and increasing trust.

KhabriChain

The team states that about 75% of people in India do not report to the police, with only a few willing to report illegal activities around them, and most choose to ignore them.

Therefore, KhabriChain offers a decentralized reporting system, allowing users to anonymously report criminal activities using privacy design.

Masala wallet

Masala wallet provides a user-friendly wallet. Masala wallet focuses on improving the user experience of existing wallets, including password registration and ZK-SNARK password recovery functions.

Multilane

In the past, tokens could not be directly used on different blockchains and required the use of cross-chain bridges, but each cross-chain transfer required paying fees each time, which was disadvantageous for frequent operations and always posed security concerns.

Multilane provides asset transfer without the need for cross-chain bridges. When users need to transfer assets, they call protocol nodes to provide users with funds on the target chain, while the user's original funds are placed on nodes of the original chain for future use. Viewing the entire chain as a large liquidity pool makes asset transfers safer and cheaper.

CrypticCloak

CrypticCloak aims to solve blockchain privacy issues. The protocol uses encrypted computation to shield user wallet addresses and transaction information, supporting all EVM-compatible blockchains.

India Is Truly a Developing Powerhouse

Through the above award-winning projects, it is not difficult to see that most projects are tools for developers, showing the team's observation and participation in the crypto development environment, highlighting India's unique hackathon scene.

For the general user, by observing the trends of these technical projects, it is possible to reflect on the problems that existing frontline operators may face, potentially generating interesting insights and gaining a deeper understanding of the industry.

If you wish to view more competition projects, you can check the official website for information.