Welcome to HACK-TON-BERFEST 2023! This is a unique event where developers from all around the world come together to contribute to the TON ecosystem.

## 👨‍💻 What is HACK-TON-BERFEST?
HACK-TON-BERFEST is a month dedicated to open source, inspired by the classic Hacktoberfest by DigitalOcean, but with a focus on the TON ecosystem. We bring together developers from all over the world to enhance projects on the TON blockchain, share experiences and knowledge, and of course, receive great bonuses for their contributions.

## 🎁 What will you get? 
**Participant's NFT:** This unique NFT will not only confirm your participation, but also give you access to private TON community chats on Telegram.

**Double merch:** Participants have a chance to get exclusive merchandise from both TON and Hacktoberfest!

**Valuable prizes:** Additional rewards from the TON ecosystem, including access to ton.api and many others!

## 🚀 How to participate?
### Step 1: [Register via bot](http://t.me/hacktonberfest_bot)
All you need to start is GitHub account.

### Step 2: Choose a task to contribute
1. [Explore the repositories](https://github.com/alefmanvladimir/HACK-TON-BERFEST-2023/blob/main/PROJECTS.md) associated with this event and pick one that interests you the most. 
2. Follow the instructions provided in the chosen repository to get started.

### Step 3: Contribute
1. Fork the repository to your GitHub account.
2. Create a new branch in your fork, for example, **`feature/your-feature-name`**.
3. Make your changes or additions and commit them.
4. Create a pull request to the main repository.
5. Mention your Telegram profile in the pull request
6. Contact the team: notify the team of your PR to check the code


## 🎁 How to Get Rewards?
Earning a reward is simple during HACK-TON-BERFEST 2023:

1. **Earn Hacktoberfest reward:** Have 4 of your PRs merged into participating projects.
2. **Earn TON reward:** Just ensure 2 of your PRs get merged.
3. **We'll Reach Out:** Once your contributions are validated, our team will get in touch with you regarding your rewards. Make sure to provide accurate contact information during registration.

## 🌍 Local TON Hubs Participation 📍
Local TON hubs around the world are joining this event. Hubs are hosting both offline and online activities, including pull-request sessions for beginners, training webinars, and workshops.
- [TON Hub Europe](https://t.me/TONSocietyEurope)
- [TON Hub India](https://t.me/TONSocietyIndia)

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## 🎉 Prizes
Apart from the chance to receive double merch, active participants also stand a chance to win additional rewards, including special accesses and bonuses from partners in the TON ecosystem.

## 🤝 How to Join with Your Project
If you wish to join HACK-TON-BERFEST with your project, follow these steps:

1. **Add repository Tags**. Ensure your GitHub repository has the tags `hacktoberfest` and `hack-ton-berfest`.

2. **Include README file**. Your README file should have clear instructions on how other developers can contribute to your project. Outline the steps required to get started, how to test changes, and how to submit a pull request.

3. **Create Issues**. Create various issues in your repository and use the `hacktoberfest` and `hack-ton-berfest` tags, so participants can easily find them. It's a great idea to offer a range of issues of different complexities. This allows participants to pick something that matches their skillset and interests.

4. **Add Helpful Resources**. To make it easier for contributors, consider attaching links to tutorials, documentation, video courses, or any other resources related to the issue. This helps participants understand the task better and allows them to complete it more efficiently.

4. **Communicate well**. Add links to the official [HACK-TON-BERFEST 2023 Telegram Group](https://t.me/hack_ton_berfest_2023) for general discussions and announcements. Additionally, provide a link to your project's specific communication channel, such as a Telegram group or Discord server, so that participants can directly reach out to you for project-specific questions or clarifications.

## 🚀 Join the Community
We're always happy to welcome new members! To become a part of our growing community, [join our group](https://t.me/hack_ton_berfest_2023) on Telegram.

## ❓ FAQ
### What's in it for me?
Meet amazing new people, get more involved with the open-source community and win awesome rewards!

### When is the event happening?
Between 1st - 31st October 2023

### How many people will get a reward?
Everybody who made 2 merged PRs

### Can I register for both Hacktoberfest and Hack-TON-Berfest?
Yes, and even recommended! Each contribution will be counted for both Hacktoberfest and Hack-TON-Berfest

### I want to create a workshop for the event during October
This is awesome! We will be very happy to provide you with a stage, please [contact our organizer](https://t.me/alefman) at Telegram


A month of coding, creativity, and innovation in the TON ecosystem!

Hack-TON-berfest 2023

Event details

TON, in collaboration with DWF Labs and AWS, is pleased to present a hackathon with a total prize pool of $300K TON.

Hack-a-TONx: DeFi & Data Analytics

This is TON Foundation’s first global hackathon with a total prize pool of $300K

Hack-a-TONx DoraHacks

The chance to develop the TON's ecosystem by becoming a maintainer or contributor.

Hack-TON-berfest

Hack-a-TONx is the first TON franchise hackathon, organized by Prague community.

Hack-a-TONx Prague

> The first Hack-a-TON is over! We received 2,463 team registrations and over 80 submits.


## The goal of the contest
The TON Foundation introduced a new technology — [TON Payments](https://telegra.ph/TON-Payments-07-01) or Payment Channels. Teams came up with ideas of how to use Payment Channels in the most useful way and made a prototype in under 48 hours for gaming, streaming, traffic, finance, or any other field.

## Contest results
We received 2,463 team registrations and over 80 submissions. You all did a fascinating job. The TON Foundation team had the pleasure of reviewing them during the week.

### 1st place: OnlyTONs & OnlyGrams
These two projects showed us how TON Payments could revolutionize social media. Imagine a new social network where a user makes a TON deposit and then views photos, posts, and any other content. When a user opens a photo, likes it, or even just looks at one in their feed, a micro reward is sent in the background from the user to the author of that content. Amid decentralization and with no fees, the deposit is completely under the user’s control. 

Two teams made quite similar MVPs. OnlyTONs worked more carefully on the design (a good-looking MVP, clear presentation, and video), while OnlyGrams paid more attention to their idea (pay-per-view, pay-per-reaction in MVP) and technical implementation (they adapted the payment channels code to another library, supported TON chrome extension).

[OnlyTONs](https://github.com/Grejwood/Hack-a-TON)

[OnlyGrams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm5-FPWn1XM)

### 2nd place: TON API & TON API
Here TON Payments was applied in the infrastructure sphere. API (services that programmers use in their work) developers can get a micropayment for each request to their service. The number of requests can be in the billions, and the service’s clients will pay for as many requests as they make. The two teams have also implemented similar solutions in this area. Despite the fact that this is a product for programmers, we wish that a little more attention was paid to the presentation.

[TON API](https://github.com/sevenzing/hack-a-ton)

[TON API by Tetrapak](https://www.canva.com/design/DAFFQnfCztE/tIZK7mn07UC3xmwp82yN1Q/view)

### 3rd place: Diamonds & TON rock-paper-scissors

The Diamonds team suggested using TON Payments to pay for video streaming, specifically for learning platforms. Users pay for how much time they spend on a stream. TON rock-paper-scissors, using the simple rock-paper-scissors game as an example, showed how TON Payments could be applied to any PvP game. In this project, two participants enter the game and make bets. The winner takes the reward. Thanks to payment channels, participants can play all day long without network fees.

[Diamonds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9wmdOjAv1s)

[TON rock-paper-scissors](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOaBuYEbzj8)

## [Contest ideas](https://ton.org/hack-a-ton-1)


## Join the Community
Join a community of developers interested in building on TON, from the general FunC programming language chat group to the TON Contest channel.

1. [TON Contests channel](https://t.me/toncontests)
2. [TON Contests chat](https://t.me/toncontests_chat)
3. [TON Dev chat](https://t.me/tondev_eng)

Total prize fund is 40,000 TON! All you need to participate is JavaScript and fresh ideas.

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