📢 July 10, 2025 Update: Thanks to the overwhelming number of submissions, winners will be announced on Wednesday, July 16. Stay tuned — we’ll notify all participants by email once the results are live!<hr><h2 class="heading-node">The Mission</h2>This bounty is part of the Firehose 🔥 Content Hackathon – a two-week community-powered push to generate top-tier video content around projects in the NEAR ecosystem.<hr><h2 class="heading-node">What We're Looking For</h2>Create original video content that explains, promotes, or demos NEAR Ecosystem projects and apps built on top of it.<h2 class="heading-node">Content Types for Inspiration. Project Walkthroughs</h2>Format: Screen recordings with voiceover Purpose: Demonstrate user interactions with NEAR ecosystem projects Examples:<ul class="list-node"><li>Rhea Finance: Showcase how to provide liquidity or borrow assets</li><li>Meme Cooking: Guide on launching a meme token</li><li>Meteor Wallet, HOT wallet, NEAR wallet: Tutorial on setting up and using the wallet</li></ul><h3 class="heading-node">Explainer Videos</h3>Format: Narrated animations, motion graphics, or on-camera explanations Purpose: Break down the functionality and significance of NEAR ecosystem projects Examples:<ul class="list-node"><li>Wallets: A master video comparing all the wallets!</li><li>Liquid Staking: Discuss how LiNEAR Protocol and Meta Pool offer staking solutions</li></ul><h3 class="heading-node">Project Spotlights</h3>Format: Founder interviews, demo highlights, or quick overviews Purpose: Showcase specific ecosystem projects Examples:<ul class="list-node"><li>DeltaTrade: Break it down and how to use it.</li><li>NEAR Treasury Overview of setting up your project treasury</li></ul><h3 class="heading-node">Creative Shorts</h3>Format: Vertical videos, 60 seconds or less Purpose: Engage audiences quickly using humor or trends Examples:<ul class="list-node"><li>SWEAT: lifestyle videos using the SWEAT app</li><li>Onboarding Meme: A humorous take on introducing a friend to Meme Cooking</li><li>Before vs. After: trying to organize your posts before <a class="link" href="http://Curate.fun">Curate.fun</a> and Crosspost and after.<hr></li></ul><h3 class="heading-node">Community Focused&nbsp;Ideas</h3><ul class="list-node"><li>Shitzu<ul class="list-node"><li>Showcase and explain how to use all of the features of the Shitzu app (NFTs, Shitstars, Validator)</li><li>Break down and amplify content from the Shitzu blog</li><li>Tutorial on&nbsp;<ul class="list-node"><li>how to launch a token on <a class="link" href="http://meme.cooking">meme.cooking</a>&nbsp;</li><li>how to stake with the Shitzu validator and how it’s different (emits memecoin rewards on top of wNEAR)</li></ul></li></ul></li><li>Intear<ul class="list-node"><li>Do a side by side comparison of Intear tools and similar tools on SOL/Other Chains<ul class="list-node"><li>Tools:<ul class="list-node"><li>Intear Wallet</li><li>Bettear Bot</li><li>Pump it Betty</li></ul></li></ul></li><li>Create a tutorial on how to send memecoins on NEAR/SOL to anyone using teardrops (type “@bettearbot drop 1 shitzu” in tg)</li></ul></li><li>Crosspost &nbsp;<ul class="list-node"><li>Show how to use Open Crosspost<ul class="list-node"><li>Video should include the following<ul class="list-node"><li>Creating NEAR Social Account</li><li>Connecting X Account</li><li>Posting on Crosspost</li><li>Showcase other features (Quote, Reply, Leaderboard)</li></ul></li></ul></li><li>Creative freedom on video content that represents open crosspost as "open", "welcoming", "fast", "powerful", "inter connected"</li><li>Requirements:<ul class="list-node"><li>&nbsp;Post to crosspost</li><li>Curate with <a class="link" href="http://curate.fun">curate.fun</a></li></ul></li></ul></li><li>BD Prediction Market<ul class="list-node"><li>Create a video tutorial on how to place a bet on the BlackDragon prediction market.</li></ul></li><li>Aurora showcase how to launch a virtual chain in 1 minHighlight in a catchy animated video format how easy it is to launch a fully integrated Virtual Chain on NEAR using Aurora Cloud Console and the ACC Marketplace. Video should include the following:- how to deploy a chain- how to customize a chain (base token, permissions, gas management, etc)- how to select the integrations- spotlight integrations by partners in the Marketplace Tools:- Aurora Cloud Console: <a class="link" href="http://auroracloud.dev">auroracloud.dev</a>- Aurora Cloud Console Marketplace: <a class="link" href="http://marketplace.auroracloud.dev">marketplace.auroracloud.dev</a></li></ul><h2 class="heading-node">Resources:</h2>Check out NEAR Catalog <a class="link" href="https://nearcatalog.xyz/">https://nearcatalog.xyz/</a>The hub of live projects built on NEAR. Browse the top apps, tools, and platforms in the ecosystem and use them as creative fuel for your content. Whether you're spotlighting a feature, explaining a user flow, or comparing experiences, this is your go-to starting point. Trending projects <a class="link" href="https://nearcatalog.xyz/trending">https://nearcatalog.xyz/trending</a>Explore Chain Abstracted projects on <a class="link" href="https://www.near.org/chain-abstraction">https://www.near.org/chain-abstraction</a><h2 class="heading-node">🏆 Rewards (Paid in $NEAR)</h2><ul class="list-node"><li>🥇 1st Place: 750N</li><li>🥈 2nd Place: 500N</li><li>🥉 3rd Place: 300N</li><li>🏅 4th Place: 200N</li><li>🎖 5th Place: 100N</li><li>10 - 50N Honorable Mentions</li></ul><hr><h2 class="heading-node">✅ Judging Criteria</h2><ul class="list-node"><li>Clarity &amp; Accuracy – Does it explain properly?</li><li>Engagement Potential – Will it spread?</li><li>Alignment – Does it support NEAR’s goals?</li><li>Creativity – Does it stand out?</li></ul>

Firehose Content Hackathon Vertical: NEAR Ecosystem Projects

Firehose Content Hackathon Vertical: NEAR Ecosystem Projects

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2,350NEAR Total Prizes
750 NEAR 1st 500 NEAR 2nd 300 NEAR 3rd 200 NEAR 4th 100 NEAR 5th 50 NEAR 6th - 15th