Aevum Builder Challenge #1

# Introduction Aevum Builder Challenge #1 is a free, online hackathon for developers worldwide. Builders are challenged to ship practical stablecoin payment related applications on the Aevum testnet (the official testnet for QDay.io) using tUSD8. Participants deliver one end-to-end flow - including a smart contract, a simple interface or script, verified source code, and a short demo. Participants earns a fast track into the mainnet builder program ahead of QDay's mainnet launch in February. # Timeline - **16 Nov, 14:00 HKT (06:00 UTC)**: Registration opens; starter kit released. - **16 Nov – 11 Dec**: Build period - **11 Dec, 16:00 HKT (08:00 UTC)**: Submissions close - **12 – 14 Dec**: Judging period. - **15 Dec, 14:00 HKT (06:00 UTC)**: Demo Day: Top 5 finalist presentations and winner announcements. # Prizes A total prize pool of $1,500 paid in USDT: - **1st Place**: $800 USDT - **2nd Place**: $500 USDT - **3rd Place**: $200 USDT # Starter Guide Download our starter kit and start building [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v8zU_OIk4jwmqo9_yzqZDIEylTxzZYnf/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v8zU_OIk4jwmqo9_yzqZDIEylTxzZYnf/view?usp=sharing) # How to submit To successfully submit your project, teams must provide a comprehensive delivery package through the submission page. A standard submission requires the following components: **1. Technical Deliverables** - **Open Source Codebase:** A public **GitHub repository** link containing your clean, readable code. - **Aevum Blockhain Integration:** Evidence that your application utilizes the QDay infrastructure (such as smart contracts, ERC-8004, QDay dapps). - **Live Deployment:** A functional demo, prototype interface, or access to the packaged Docker image executing the application logic. **2. Documentation & Presentation** - **Video Pitch & Demo:** Top 5 projects will be invited to a **3 to 5-minute video call presentation** demonstrating the live, operational workflow of the application. - **Project Documentation:** A brief overview explaining the problem your application solves, its system architecture, the core workflows, and a list of technologies used. **3. No malicious code** No malicious code and no attempts to attack the platform or other participants. # Eligibility - **Who Can Join**: Solidity and EVM developers, payment and fintech engineers, Web2 developers exploring Web3, and hackathon veterans. - **Team Structure**: Solo developers or teams of 2 to 4 members formed prior to the event. - **Build Constraints**: All code must be developed during the build window. All smart contracts must run on the Aevum testnet with test tokens only (no tokens are issued or promised). - **Compliance**: Submission deadlines are firm, and prize distributions are subject to eligibility checks. # Judging criteria ### 1. User experience and presentation - **Intuitive interface and onboarding:** A clean, accessible, and responsive design (desktop/mobile) that enables first-time users to complete actions quickly with clear status feedback and plain-language error handling. - **Compelling narrative and delivery:** A concise, confident pitch that clearly articulates the problem statement, user journey, and product value. ### 2. Demo clear and well-structured - **Reliable end-to-end execution:** A well-paced, reproducible walkthrough showing the core flow, agent actions, and edge cases working reliably on testnet. - **Verifiable on-chain activity:** Transparent proof of live execution, including visible transaction hashes, explorer links, and verifiable state changes. ### 3. Comprehensive documentation - **Turnkey setup and architecture:** A clear README with architectural flowcharts, environment variable specifications, testnet addresses, and working step-by-step reproduction instructions. - **Integration depth and specifications:** Detailed documentation explaining how each platform technology is integrated, complete with API examples, known constraints, and future roadmap items. ### 4. Innovation and originality - **Fresh problem-solving:** A distinct, non-derivative approach that goes beyond standard templates, sample tracks, and existing hackathon submissions. - **Creative agentic mechanics:** Novel implementations of autonomous agents, agentic payment primitives, or emerging on-chain business models. ### 5. Technical quality and platform integration - **Idiomatic platform integration:** Deep, correct adoption of native platform tooling, including smart accounts, scoped session keys, spending limits, and identity primitives. - **Resilience and code excellence:** Clean, well-structured, and tested code that robustly handles retries, asynchronous confirmations, edge cases, and smart contract security best practices. ### 6. Real-world utility and market potential - **Workflow fit and user demand:** A practical solution targeting a well-defined audience with genuine demand, designed to slot smoothly into real merchant or automated agent operations. - **Path to scale and monetization:** A viable business model supported by a sensible distribution plan and a realistic roadmap toward production and mainnet adoption. ### 7. Safety, trust and controls - **Proactive risk parameters:** Strict adherence to least-privilege permissions, session expiration, and spend caps to guard against compromised keys, runaway spending, or prompt injection. - **Auditability and user sovereignty:** Clear transaction review and approval steps, instant revocation mechanisms, full user data privacy, and verifiable on-chain audit trails. ### 8. Ecosystem contribution (reusable, open source) - **Modular, open-source code:** Cleanly licensed, extensible codebases featuring reusable SDKs, component libraries, or scaffolding templates that other builders can easily adopt. - **Community and developer value:** High potential to serve as an ecosystem infrastructure building block alongside actionable developer feedback, bug reports, and platform contributions. # About Us QDay is a post-quantum, EVM-compatible network built for the next generation of decentralized applicaitons, autonomous agents, and programmable payments. QDay provides fast, low-cost infrastructure for applications that need frequent, programmable onchain transactions. It is EVM-compatible today and designed for sub-second settlement at mainnet, with SDKs, APIs and agent-ready payment capabilities — built for both human and machine-driven commerce.