ETHGlobal Cannes 2025 Hackathon Announces Top Ten Finalists

At the ETHGlobal 2025 hackathon held in Cannes, France, after fierce competition, 10 outstanding projects emerged from 334 entries. These shortlisted projects involve cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence, decentralized finance, non-fungible tokens, and showcase the innovative applications of blockchain technology. Below is a brief introduction to these shortlisted projects:

1. BeamPay

BeamPay is an innovative payment solution that utilizes the EIP-7702 protocol, allowing wallets to complete ERC20 token payments with metadata in a single transaction. The project supports multi-chain deployment, enhancing the convenience of cross-chain transactions.

2. OnlyDanks

OnlyDanks provides users with an end-to-end encrypted communication system based on Ethereum. This system uses blockchain technology, eliminating the need for applications, servers, or any intermediaries, ensuring a high level of privacy and security in communications.

3. PolyBet

PolyBet is a smart routing protocol that combines artificial intelligence and privacy-enhancing technologies. It can aggregate various prediction markets, unify liquidity, optimize betting configurations, and help users maximize their returns.

4. Livestakes

Livestakes created a parallel betting pool for the hackathon event, which not only increases the potential earnings for participants but also allows fans to profit by supporting the winners of multiple tracks, enhancing the engagement and fun of the event.

5. Pace Club

Pace Club is a privacy-first running app designed specifically for women's communities. It transforms the daily "let's run together" invitations into actual offline activities, equipped with a reward mechanism and trust system to encourage users to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

6. POAPrivacy

POAPrivacy allows users to mint Proof of Attendance Protocol (POAP) to privacy addresses. This innovative approach proves that users participated in specific events without revealing personal identity or specific location information, effectively protecting user privacy.

7. PrivyCycle

PrivyCycle is a secure AI menstrual tracking tool. It offers encrypted records and private sharing features, allowing users to have complete control over their sensitive health data and protect their personal privacy.

8. ChromaMind

ChromaMind helps users enter a state of focus or meditation through a personalized audio-visual experience. Each experience is transformed into a non-fungible token (NFT) collectible, creating a unique sensory art gallery for users.

9. PrivacyLinks

PrivacyLinks is an innovative browser wallet that combines privacy pools, stealth addresses, and cross-chain session isolation technology to provide users with a private Web3 browsing experience.

10. Hashlocked

Hashlocked enables trustless bi-directional atomic swaps between the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) and Bitcoin. This solution is secure, reliable, and cost-effective, utilizing native scripting technology to provide new possibilities for cross-chain asset exchanges.

These ten shortlisted projects showcase the innovative applications of blockchain technology across various fields, from privacy protection to cross-chain interaction, from health tracking to immersive experiences, covering a wide range of application scenarios. It is worth mentioning that these projects are only a small part of the 334 entries in this hackathon. In just 36 hours, developers demonstrated astonishing creativity and technical strength, driving the further development of the blockchain ecosystem.