Our goal is to motivate designers and builders to get together and collaboratively explore ideas and concepts in and around the bitcoin ecosystem. For updates, join us on Discord, and on Nostr.
Major thanks to our amazing sponsors for making these prizes possible. To learn more about how they will be awarded, see the FAQ below. Interested in sponsoring?
The first prize for the best overall effort and outcome.
Prize: 5,000,000 sats
Sponsor
Best effort at improving accessibility of an open-source bitcoin project.
Prize: TBD
Sponsor
Best use of open-source design tools and working in public.
Prize: Penpot swag
Best design for Ecash paper note templates.
Prize: 300,000 sats
Sponsor
Projects are how we organize and collaborate during the designathon. Anyone can form a project with an idea they would like to work on, independently or with others. More info here.
Start a projectCreating graphic and web media art designs for Nostr & Ecash projects. Character designs (NUTs,...
More infoIt all starts with ideas. In the time leading up to the Designathon, we invited you to submit your ideas. They serve as inspiration for everyone to form teams and collaborate on during the event. Got questions?
I call my idea proof of brush, 🖌️ Seeing so many AI generated Ghibli posts trending everywhere,...
More infoA public donation directory for on-chain donations with silent payments. The directory or...
More infoA marketplace to LICENSE bitcoin designs. There are many great designers of Bitcoin merchandise....
More infoLet’s build accessible Bitcoin tools—together. We'll (we as in the team we gather) kick things...
Looking for design improvements and ideas (not a complete redesign of the entire app) Bitcoin...
More infoThis has been brought up in the Bitcoin Design Discord. As more organization (governments,...
More infoThis idea leverages a common social situation (splitting dinner bills) to drive bitcoin adoption...
More infoArk is a layer 2 that can complement bitcoin & lightning with convenient onboarding of new users....
More info🎉 Bitcoin Housie: A Game of Sats, Blocks, and Fun! Bitcoin Housie is a fun, educational twist...
More infoThe Designathon generally had a loose schedule, with projects deciding their own pace. Important, but still optional, were the kick-off, mid-event check-in, and wrap-up calls.
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There are several other events around the time of the Designathon. Those are great opportunities to meet others, find interesting projects, help out, etc.
If you're in Austin, stop by this in-person hackathon focused on the mempool, organized by BTC++. There will also be a special design price. May 7 to 9.
Enter your project into this 1.5-month online global tournament and compete for a prize pool of ~$30,000 in bitcoin. Or if you are already part of the hackathon, use the Designathon to get design support. April 7 to May 20.
Let's truly design bitcoin for everyone. We will have a special workshop and prize for this year's accessibility day. May 15.