India sees its first-ever blockchain hackathon as Conduent Inc. is organizing this series of blockchain related application developments. Conduent has teamed up with HackerEarth to initiate this event. It aims to bring together about 2.5 million developers who will create blockchain powered solutions. The first leg of this blockchain hackathon flagged off on April 12th,2019.

Each hackathon will be of two parts. The first part is a six-week virtual event where ideas for blockchain solutions will be pooled. Then in the second phase, shortlisted finalists will participate in a 36-hour onsite event in Bengaluru. It will take place on June 22-23. Here the earlier collected ideas will materialize in action. The winner of the hackathon will get an award of Rs 6,00,000 INR. After the event completes its course in India, the hackathon may also take place in the US.

This event is a great initiative that will encourage new and charismatic developers to propose their ideas and develop them for usage in the public domain. It will also reveal the immense possibilities of blockchain to the common masses.