From 9669ff908a5de023cab2d8711a39f44ede147224 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jen-sei <101796507+jen-sei@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2025 19:27:25 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Update stats for Ethereum hackathons in 2025 --- .../resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md | 127 ++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 85 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-) diff --git a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md index f4b9358..8872cb5 100644 --- a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md +++ b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md @@ -14,36 +14,36 @@ | **Organizer** | **Number of Hackathons** | | ------------------------- | ------------------------ | | ETHGlobal | 10 | -| ETHKyiv | 2 | | ETHWarsaw Foundation | 4 | +| ETHKyiv | 2 | | Others | 19 | ## Ethereum Ecosystem: Hackathon Organizer Submissions -| **Organizer** | **Total Submissions** | **Number of Hackathons** | **Average Submissions per Hackathon** | -| -------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------- | -| ETHGlobal | 3,312 | 10 | 331.2 | -| ETHKyiv | 49 | 2 | 24.5 | -| ETH Oxford | 142 | 1 | 142 | -| BAM | 38 | 1 | 38 | -| ETHDenver LLC. | 227 | 1 | 227 | -| ETH Hangzhou | 0 | 1 | 0 | -| ETHWarsaw Foundation | 50 | 2 | 25 | -| Dots N' Bits | 35 | 1 | 35 | -| ETH Cinco de Mayo | 62 | 1 | 62 | -| CryptoCanal | 33 | 1 | 33 | -| ETHBratislava | 11 | 1 | 11 | -| ETHIreland | 31 | 1 | 31 | -| ETHBelgrade | 20 | 1 | 20 | -| NapulETH | 11 | 1 | 11 | -| ETH Bolivia | 26 | 1 | 26 | -| Ethereum TGU | 12 | 1 | 12 | -| ETH Accra | 39 | 1 | 39 | -| ETH Istanbul | 42 | 1 | 42 | -| ETH Uruguay | 8 | 1 | 8 | -| ETHTokyo | 41 | 1 | 41 | -| Urbe.eth | 65 | 1 | 65 | -| ETH Bishkek | 38 | 1 | 38 | +| **Organizer** | **Total Submissions** | **Number of Hackathons** | +| -------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------ | +| ETHGlobal | 3,312 | 10 | +| ETHKyiv | 49 | 2 | +| ETH Oxford | 142 | 1 | +| BAM | 38 | 1 | +| ETHDenver LLC. | 227 | 1 | +| ETH Hangzhou | 0 | 1 | +| ETHWarsaw Foundation | 50 | 2 | +| Dots N' Bits | 35 | 1 | +| ETH Cinco de Mayo | 62 | 1 | +| CryptoCanal | 33 | 1 | +| ETHBratislava | 11 | 1 | +| ETHIreland | 31 | 1 | +| ETHBelgrade | 20 | 1 | +| NapulETH | 11 | 1 | +| ETH Bolivia | 26 | 1 | +| Ethereum TGU | 12 | 1 | +| ETH Accra | 39 | 1 | +| ETH Istanbul | 42 | 1 | +| ETH Uruguay | 8 | 1 | +| ETHTokyo | 41 | 1 | +| Urbe.eth | 65 | 1 | +| ETH Bishkek | 38 | 1 | ## Ethereum Ecosystem: Hackathon Prize Distribution @@ -55,27 +55,70 @@ | Max Prize | $1,029,833 | | Min Prize | $2,000 | +## Ethereum Ecosystem: Hackathon Locations + +MapChart_Map + +--- + +## Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem: Hackathon Organizer Privacy Submissions + +| **Event** | **Total Submissions** | **Privacy Submissions** | +| ------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------ | +| [Agentic Ethereum](https://ethglobal.com/events/agents) | [530](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=agents) | 16 | +| [ETHKyiv Impulse](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethkyivimpulse4) | [26](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethkyivimpulse4/buidl) | 0 | +| [ETHOxford](https://ethoxford.io/) | [142](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/eth-oxford-2025/buidl) | `private` | +| [ETHiopia](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethiopiabamhackathon) | [38](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethiopiabamhackathon/buidl) | 0 | +| [ETHDenver](https://www.ethdenver.com/) | [227](https://ethdenver2025.devfolio.co/projects) | 6 | +| [ETHHangzhou](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethhangzhou2025) | [0](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethhangzhou2025/buidl) | 0 | +| [ETHWarsaw Spring Hack](https://www.ethwarsaw.dev/) | [8](https://taikai.network/en/ethwarsaw/hackathons/spring-hack-2025/projects) | 0 | +| [ETHBucharest](https://ethbucharest.ro/) | [35](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethbucharest2025/buidl) | 1 | +| [ETHGlobal Taipei](https://ethglobal.com/events/taipei) | [233](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=taipei) | 15 | +| [ETH Cinco de Mayo](https://ethcincodemayo.com) | [62](https://taikai.network/en/ethcdm/hackathons/ethcdm-2/projects) | 1 | +| [ETHDam](https://www.ethdam.com/hackathon) | [33](https://taikai.network/cryptocanal/hackathons/ethdam2025/projects) | 13 | +| [ETHBratislava](https://ethbratislava.com/) | [11](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethbratislava/buidl) | 0 | +| [ETHDublin](https://www.ethdublin.io/) | [31](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethdublin2025/buidl) | 3 | +| [ETHGlobal Prague](https://ethglobal.com/events/prague) | [223](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=prague) | 29 | +| [ETHBelgrade](https://ethbelgrade.rs/) | [20](https://taikai.network/ethbelgrade/hackathons/eth-belgrade-hackathon-3/projects) | 10 | +| [ETHKyiv](https://ethkyiv.com/) | [23](https://taikai.network/en/ethkyiv/hackathons/ethkyiv/projects) | 1 | +| [ETHGlobal Cannes](https://ethglobal.com/events/cannes) | [343](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=cannes) | 35 | +| [NapulETH](https://www.napuleth.org/) | [11](https://taikai.network/en/napulETH/hackathons/napuleth2025/projects) | 1 | +| [Unite Defi](https://ethglobal.com/events/unite) | [412](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=unite) | 9 | +| [ETHBolivia](https://ethbolivia.com/) | [26](https://taikai.network/en/ethbolivia/hackathons/EthBolivia2025/projects) | 0 | +| [ETHGlobal New York](https://ethglobal.com/events/newyork2025) | [283](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=newyork2025) | 14 | +| [ETHJaguar](https://taikai.network/ethereumTGU/hackathons/eth-jaguar) | [12](https://taikai.network/en/ethereumTGU/hackathons/eth-jaguar/projects) | 1 | +| [ETHAccra](https://ethaccra.xyz/) | [39](https://taikai.network/en/ethaccra/hackathons/Hackathon2025/projects) | 5 | +| [ETHWarsaw](https://www.ethwarsaw.dev/) | [42](https://taikai.network/en/ethwarsaw/hackathons/ethwarsaw-2025/projects) | 8 | +| [ETHIstanbul](https://ethistanbul.io/) | [42](https://taikai.network/en/ethistanbul/hackathons/ethistanbul-2025/projects) | 4 | +| [ETHUruguay](https://www.ethereumuruguay.org/) | [8](https://taikai.network/en/ethuruguay/hackathons/hackathon-2025/projects) | 0 | +| [ETHTokyo](https://ethtokyo.org/) | [41](https://taikai.network/ethtokyo/hackathons/hackathon-2025/projects) | 19 | +| [ETHGlobal New Delhi](https://ethglobal.com/events/newdelhi) | [633](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=newdelhi) | 42 | +| [ETHGlobal ETHOnline](https://ethglobal.com/events/ethonline2025) | [653](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=ethonline2025) | 51 | +| [ETHRome](https://www.ethrome.org/) | [65](https://taikai.network/ethrome/hackathons/2025/projects) | 23 | +| [ETHBishkek](https://www.ethbishkek.xyz/) | [38](https://taikai.network/en/ethbishkek/hackathons/ethbishkek-2025/projects) | 3 | + ## Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem: Project Categories | Category | Count | % of Total Projects | | ---------- | ----- | ------------------- | -| Finance | X | Y% | -| Social | X | Y% | -| Gaming | X | Y% | -| DAO | X | Y% | -| Infra | X | Y% | -| Interop | X | Y% | -| Security | X | Y% | -| Healthcare | X | Y% | -| Auth | X | Y% | -| Moderation | X | Y% | -| Governance | X | Y% | -| Storage | X | Y% | -| AI | X | Y% | -| Wallet | X | Y% | -| Browser | X | Y% | -| Identity | X | Y% | +| Finance | 101 | Y% | +| Social | 76 | Y% | +| Gaming | 11 | Y% | +| DAO | 8 | Y% | +| Infra | 4 | Y% | +| Interop | 2 | Y% | +| Security | 4 | Y% | +| Healthcare | 10 | Y% | +| Auth | 19 | Y% | +| Moderation | 1 | Y% | +| Governance | 2 | Y% | +| Storage | 6 | Y% | +| AI | 37 | Y% | +| Wallet | 7 | Y% | +| Browser | 1 | Y% | +| Identity | 9 | Y% | -## Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem: Hackathon Organizer Privacy Submissions +## Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem: TBC + From 8d89b02b13b60fc64673bc2b137c72301efea797 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jen-sei <101796507+jen-sei@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2025 21:27:54 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] Update stats.md --- .../resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md | 55 ++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) diff --git a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md index 8872cb5..91284ed 100644 --- a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md +++ b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md @@ -65,37 +65,29 @@ | **Event** | **Total Submissions** | **Privacy Submissions** | | ------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------ | +| [ETHGlobal ETHOnline](https://ethglobal.com/events/ethonline2025) | [653](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=ethonline2025) | 51 | +| [ETHGlobal New Delhi](https://ethglobal.com/events/newdelhi) | [633](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=newdelhi) | 42 | +| [ETHGlobal Cannes](https://ethglobal.com/events/cannes) | [343](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=cannes) | 35 | +| [ETHGlobal Prague](https://ethglobal.com/events/prague) | [223](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=prague) | 29 | +| [ETHRome](https://www.ethrome.org/) | [65](https://taikai.network/ethrome/hackathons/2025/projects) | 23 | +| [ETHTokyo](https://ethtokyo.org/) | [41](https://taikai.network/ethtokyo/hackathons/hackathon-2025/projects) | 19 | | [Agentic Ethereum](https://ethglobal.com/events/agents) | [530](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=agents) | 16 | -| [ETHKyiv Impulse](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethkyivimpulse4) | [26](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethkyivimpulse4/buidl) | 0 | -| [ETHOxford](https://ethoxford.io/) | [142](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/eth-oxford-2025/buidl) | `private` | -| [ETHiopia](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethiopiabamhackathon) | [38](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethiopiabamhackathon/buidl) | 0 | -| [ETHDenver](https://www.ethdenver.com/) | [227](https://ethdenver2025.devfolio.co/projects) | 6 | -| [ETHHangzhou](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethhangzhou2025) | [0](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethhangzhou2025/buidl) | 0 | -| [ETHWarsaw Spring Hack](https://www.ethwarsaw.dev/) | [8](https://taikai.network/en/ethwarsaw/hackathons/spring-hack-2025/projects) | 0 | -| [ETHBucharest](https://ethbucharest.ro/) | [35](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethbucharest2025/buidl) | 1 | | [ETHGlobal Taipei](https://ethglobal.com/events/taipei) | [233](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=taipei) | 15 | -| [ETH Cinco de Mayo](https://ethcincodemayo.com) | [62](https://taikai.network/en/ethcdm/hackathons/ethcdm-2/projects) | 1 | +| [ETHGlobal New York](https://ethglobal.com/events/newyork2025) | [283](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=newyork2025) | 14 | | [ETHDam](https://www.ethdam.com/hackathon) | [33](https://taikai.network/cryptocanal/hackathons/ethdam2025/projects) | 13 | -| [ETHBratislava](https://ethbratislava.com/) | [11](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethbratislava/buidl) | 0 | -| [ETHDublin](https://www.ethdublin.io/) | [31](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethdublin2025/buidl) | 3 | -| [ETHGlobal Prague](https://ethglobal.com/events/prague) | [223](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=prague) | 29 | | [ETHBelgrade](https://ethbelgrade.rs/) | [20](https://taikai.network/ethbelgrade/hackathons/eth-belgrade-hackathon-3/projects) | 10 | -| [ETHKyiv](https://ethkyiv.com/) | [23](https://taikai.network/en/ethkyiv/hackathons/ethkyiv/projects) | 1 | -| [ETHGlobal Cannes](https://ethglobal.com/events/cannes) | [343](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=cannes) | 35 | -| [NapulETH](https://www.napuleth.org/) | [11](https://taikai.network/en/napulETH/hackathons/napuleth2025/projects) | 1 | | [Unite Defi](https://ethglobal.com/events/unite) | [412](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=unite) | 9 | -| [ETHBolivia](https://ethbolivia.com/) | [26](https://taikai.network/en/ethbolivia/hackathons/EthBolivia2025/projects) | 0 | -| [ETHGlobal New York](https://ethglobal.com/events/newyork2025) | [283](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=newyork2025) | 14 | -| [ETHJaguar](https://taikai.network/ethereumTGU/hackathons/eth-jaguar) | [12](https://taikai.network/en/ethereumTGU/hackathons/eth-jaguar/projects) | 1 | -| [ETHAccra](https://ethaccra.xyz/) | [39](https://taikai.network/en/ethaccra/hackathons/Hackathon2025/projects) | 5 | | [ETHWarsaw](https://www.ethwarsaw.dev/) | [42](https://taikai.network/en/ethwarsaw/hackathons/ethwarsaw-2025/projects) | 8 | +| [ETHDenver](https://www.ethdenver.com/) | [227](https://ethdenver2025.devfolio.co/projects) | 6 | +| [ETHAccra](https://ethaccra.xyz/) | [39](https://taikai.network/en/ethaccra/hackathons/Hackathon2025/projects) | 5 | | [ETHIstanbul](https://ethistanbul.io/) | [42](https://taikai.network/en/ethistanbul/hackathons/ethistanbul-2025/projects) | 4 | -| [ETHUruguay](https://www.ethereumuruguay.org/) | [8](https://taikai.network/en/ethuruguay/hackathons/hackathon-2025/projects) | 0 | -| [ETHTokyo](https://ethtokyo.org/) | [41](https://taikai.network/ethtokyo/hackathons/hackathon-2025/projects) | 19 | -| [ETHGlobal New Delhi](https://ethglobal.com/events/newdelhi) | [633](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=newdelhi) | 42 | -| [ETHGlobal ETHOnline](https://ethglobal.com/events/ethonline2025) | [653](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=ethonline2025) | 51 | -| [ETHRome](https://www.ethrome.org/) | [65](https://taikai.network/ethrome/hackathons/2025/projects) | 23 | | [ETHBishkek](https://www.ethbishkek.xyz/) | [38](https://taikai.network/en/ethbishkek/hackathons/ethbishkek-2025/projects) | 3 | +| [ETHDublin](https://www.ethdublin.io/) | [31](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethdublin2025/buidl) | 3 | +| [ETHBucharest](https://ethbucharest.ro/) | [35](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethbucharest2025/buidl) | 1 | +| [ETHKyiv](https://ethkyiv.com/) | [23](https://taikai.network/en/ethkyiv/hackathons/ethkyiv/projects) | 1 | +| [ETH Cinco de Mayo](https://ethcincodemayo.com) | [62](https://taikai.network/en/ethcdm/hackathons/ethcdm-2/projects) | 1 | +| [NapulETH](https://www.napuleth.org/) | [11](https://taikai.network/en/napulETH/hackathons/napuleth2025/projects) | 1 | +| [ETHJaguar](https://taikai.network/ethereumTGU/hackathons/eth-jaguar) | [12](https://taikai.network/en/ethereumTGU/hackathons/eth-jaguar/projects) | 1 | ## Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem: Project Categories @@ -103,22 +95,23 @@ | ---------- | ----- | ------------------- | | Finance | 101 | Y% | | Social | 76 | Y% | +| AI | 37 | Y% | +| Auth | 19 | Y% | | Gaming | 11 | Y% | +| Healthcare | 10 | Y% | +| Identity | 9 | Y% | | DAO | 8 | Y% | +| Wallet | 7 | Y% | +| Storage | 6 | Y% | | Infra | 4 | Y% | -| Interop | 2 | Y% | | Security | 4 | Y% | -| Healthcare | 10 | Y% | -| Auth | 19 | Y% | -| Moderation | 1 | Y% | +| Interop | 2 | Y% | | Governance | 2 | Y% | -| Storage | 6 | Y% | -| AI | 37 | Y% | -| Wallet | 7 | Y% | +| Moderation | 1 | Y% | | Browser | 1 | Y% | -| Identity | 9 | Y% | ## Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem: TBC + From c9503e69e08f26b50ff4b83d105f6b71e76f1da9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jen-sei <101796507+jen-sei@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 02:28:40 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Revise Ethereum hackathon stats and analysis for 2025 Updated statistics and analysis for Ethereum hackathons in 2025, including organizer submissions, prize distribution, and privacy project categories. --- .../resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md | 181 +++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 115 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-) diff --git a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md index 91284ed..84c717c 100644 --- a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md +++ b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md @@ -1,15 +1,7 @@ # 2025 - -## Ethereum Ecosystem: Hackathons - -| Metric | Value | -| ------------------ | ---------- | -| Total Hackathons | 31 | -| Total Participants | 10,357 | -| Total Projects | 4,290 | -| Total Prize Money | $3,601,683 | - -## Ethereum Ecosystem: Hackathon Organizers + +## Ethereum Ecosystem: Hackathon Organizers (Jan.-Oct.) +### Hackathons Overview | **Organizer** | **Number of Hackathons** | | ------------------------- | ------------------------ | @@ -18,7 +10,7 @@ | ETHKyiv | 2 | | Others | 19 | -## Ethereum Ecosystem: Hackathon Organizer Submissions +### Hackathon Submissions Overview | **Organizer** | **Total Submissions** | **Number of Hackathons** | | -------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------ | @@ -45,7 +37,7 @@ | Urbe.eth | 65 | 1 | | ETH Bishkek | 38 | 1 | -## Ethereum Ecosystem: Hackathon Prize Distribution +### Hackathon Prize Distribution | Metric | Value | | --------------------------- | ---------- | @@ -55,63 +47,120 @@ | Max Prize | $1,029,833 | | Min Prize | $2,000 | -## Ethereum Ecosystem: Hackathon Locations +> **NOTE:** *Prize distribution is skewed: mean prize ≈ $120k but median ≈ $40k. A few large prize pools (ETHDenver, Unite DeFi, ETHGlobal flagship events) drive the mean upwards. Expect heavy right skew in a prize-pool distribution plot.* + +### IRL vs. Virtual Hackathon Comparison + +| Type | Hackathons | Total Prize ($) | Total Submissions | Privacy Submissions | % Privacy Submissions | Avg. Prize Pool | Avg. Hackers (non-missing) | +| ------- | ---------- | --------------- | ----------------- | ------------------- | --------------------- | ----------------- | -------------------------- | +| IRL | 28 | $2,776,683 | 2,695 | 234 | **8.68%** | $102,840.11 | 258.41 | +| Virtual | 3 | $825,000 | 1,595 | 76 | **4.76%** | $275,000.00 | 1,690.00 | + +> **NOTE:** *IRL hackathons have a higher proportion of privacy submissions (8.68%) than Virtual events (4.76%) in this dataset.* + +hackathons +IRL hackathons +virtual hackathons + + +### Hackathon Locations MapChart_Map --- -## Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem: Hackathon Organizer Privacy Submissions - -| **Event** | **Total Submissions** | **Privacy Submissions** | -| ------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------------ | -| [ETHGlobal ETHOnline](https://ethglobal.com/events/ethonline2025) | [653](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=ethonline2025) | 51 | -| [ETHGlobal New Delhi](https://ethglobal.com/events/newdelhi) | [633](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=newdelhi) | 42 | -| [ETHGlobal Cannes](https://ethglobal.com/events/cannes) | [343](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=cannes) | 35 | -| [ETHGlobal Prague](https://ethglobal.com/events/prague) | [223](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=prague) | 29 | -| [ETHRome](https://www.ethrome.org/) | [65](https://taikai.network/ethrome/hackathons/2025/projects) | 23 | -| [ETHTokyo](https://ethtokyo.org/) | [41](https://taikai.network/ethtokyo/hackathons/hackathon-2025/projects) | 19 | -| [Agentic Ethereum](https://ethglobal.com/events/agents) | [530](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=agents) | 16 | -| [ETHGlobal Taipei](https://ethglobal.com/events/taipei) | [233](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=taipei) | 15 | -| [ETHGlobal New York](https://ethglobal.com/events/newyork2025) | [283](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=newyork2025) | 14 | -| [ETHDam](https://www.ethdam.com/hackathon) | [33](https://taikai.network/cryptocanal/hackathons/ethdam2025/projects) | 13 | -| [ETHBelgrade](https://ethbelgrade.rs/) | [20](https://taikai.network/ethbelgrade/hackathons/eth-belgrade-hackathon-3/projects) | 10 | -| [Unite Defi](https://ethglobal.com/events/unite) | [412](https://ethglobal.com/showcase?events=unite) | 9 | -| [ETHWarsaw](https://www.ethwarsaw.dev/) | [42](https://taikai.network/en/ethwarsaw/hackathons/ethwarsaw-2025/projects) | 8 | -| [ETHDenver](https://www.ethdenver.com/) | [227](https://ethdenver2025.devfolio.co/projects) | 6 | -| [ETHAccra](https://ethaccra.xyz/) | [39](https://taikai.network/en/ethaccra/hackathons/Hackathon2025/projects) | 5 | -| [ETHIstanbul](https://ethistanbul.io/) | [42](https://taikai.network/en/ethistanbul/hackathons/ethistanbul-2025/projects) | 4 | -| [ETHBishkek](https://www.ethbishkek.xyz/) | [38](https://taikai.network/en/ethbishkek/hackathons/ethbishkek-2025/projects) | 3 | -| [ETHDublin](https://www.ethdublin.io/) | [31](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethdublin2025/buidl) | 3 | -| [ETHBucharest](https://ethbucharest.ro/) | [35](https://dorahacks.io/hackathon/ethbucharest2025/buidl) | 1 | -| [ETHKyiv](https://ethkyiv.com/) | [23](https://taikai.network/en/ethkyiv/hackathons/ethkyiv/projects) | 1 | -| [ETH Cinco de Mayo](https://ethcincodemayo.com) | [62](https://taikai.network/en/ethcdm/hackathons/ethcdm-2/projects) | 1 | -| [NapulETH](https://www.napuleth.org/) | [11](https://taikai.network/en/napulETH/hackathons/napuleth2025/projects) | 1 | -| [ETHJaguar](https://taikai.network/ethereumTGU/hackathons/eth-jaguar) | [12](https://taikai.network/en/ethereumTGU/hackathons/eth-jaguar/projects) | 1 | - -## Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem: Project Categories - -| Category | Count | % of Total Projects | -| ---------- | ----- | ------------------- | -| Finance | 101 | Y% | -| Social | 76 | Y% | -| AI | 37 | Y% | -| Auth | 19 | Y% | -| Gaming | 11 | Y% | -| Healthcare | 10 | Y% | -| Identity | 9 | Y% | -| DAO | 8 | Y% | -| Wallet | 7 | Y% | -| Storage | 6 | Y% | -| Infra | 4 | Y% | -| Security | 4 | Y% | -| Interop | 2 | Y% | -| Governance | 2 | Y% | -| Moderation | 1 | Y% | -| Browser | 1 | Y% | - -## Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem: - -TBC +## Ethereum Privacy Ecosystem: Hackathons +### Quick Headline Numbers & Averages (Jan.-Oct.) + +| Metric | Value | +| ----------------------------------------- | ---------- | +| Total Hackathons | 31 | +| Total Hackers | 10,357 | +| Average Hackers per Hackahton | 357 | +| Total Projects | 4,290 | +| Average Submission per Hackathon | 138 | +| Total Privacy Projects | 310 | +| Privacy Submission Ratio | 7.23% | +| Average Privacy Submissions per Hackathon | 10 | +| Average Price Pool | $120,056 | +| Median Prize Pool | $40,425 | +| Total Prize Money | $3,601,683 | + +### Correlation Chart Between Submissions and Prize Pool + +top10privacy submissions vs prize pools + +> **NOTE:** *Events with $200K–$275K prize pools (ETHGlobal New Delhi, ETHGlobal Cannes, ETHGlobal New York) have 14–42 submissions with moderate correlation in mid-range. Very small prize pools ($2K–$10K) almost always have 0–1 submissions. Extremely large prize pools do not guarantee high privacy participation. Prize size alone is not a strong driver for privacy submissions. + +### TOP 10 Hackathons Ranked by Privacy Intensity + +| Rank | Event | Privacy Subms. | Total Subms. | Privacy intensity (%) | +| ---- | -------------------- | -------------- | ------------ | --------------------- | +| 1 | **ETHBelgrade** | 10 | 20 | **50.00%** | +| 2 | **ETHTokyo** | 19 | 41 | **46.34%** | +| 3 | **ETHDam** | 13 | 33 | **39.39%** | +| 4 | **ETHRome** | 23 | 65 | **35.38%** | +| 5 | **ETHWarsaw** | 8 | 42 | **19.05%** | +| 6 | **ETHGlobal Prague** | 29 | 223 | **13.00%** | +| 7 | **ETHAccra** | 5 | 39 | **12.82%** | +| 8 | **ETHGlobal Cannes** | 35 | 343 | **10.20%** | +| 9 | **ETHDublin** | 3 | 31 | **9.68%** | +| 10 | **ETHIstanbul** | 4 | 42 | **9.52%** | + +> **NOTE:** *A few events (notably ETHBelgrade and ETHTokyo) show extremely high privacy intensity — in Belgrade 50% of submissions were privacy-related (though total submissions there was only 20). Larger hackathons (e.g.: ETHGlobal Prague, ETHGlobal Cannes, ETHGlobal New Delhi, and ETHGlobal ETHOnline) produce many privacy projects in absolute numbers but are lower on intensity % because they have many non-privacy projects too.* + +### Absolute Contributions Chart + +TotalSubmissionsVSPrivacySubmissions + +### Hackathon Organizer Privacy Submissions + +| **Event** | **Total Submissions** | **Privacy Submissions** | +| ----------------------------- | --------------------- | ----------------------- | +| ETHGlobal ETHOnline | 653 | 51 | +| ETHGlobal New Delhi | 633 | 42 | +| ETHGlobal Cannes | 343 | 35 | +| ETHGlobal Prague | 223 | 29 | +| ETHRome | 65 | 23 | +| ETHTokyo | 41 | 19 | +| ETHGlobal Agentic Ethereum | 530 | 16 | +| ETHGlobal Taipei | 233 | 15 | +| ETHGlobal New York | 283 | 14 | +| ETHDam | 33 | 13 | +| ETHBelgrade | 20 | 10 | +| ETHGlobal Unite Defi | 412 | 9 | +| ETHWarsaw | 42 | 8 | +| ETHDenver | 227 | 6 | +| ETHAccra | 39 | 5 | +| ETHIstanbul | 42 | 4 | +| ETHBishkek | 38 | 3 | +| ETHDublin | 31 | 3 | +| ETHBucharest | 35 | 1 | +| ETHKyiv | 23 | 1 | +| ETH Cinco de Mayo | 62 | 1 | +| NapulETH | 11 | 1 | +| ETHJaguar | 12 | 1 | +--- + +## WIP +### Privacy Project Categories {TBC} +| Category | Count | % of Total Projects | +| ---------- | ------- | ------------------- | +| Finance | 101 | Y% | +| Social | 76 | Y% | +| AI | 37 | Y% | +| Auth | 19 | Y% | +| Gaming | 11 | Y% | +| Healthcare | 10 | Y% | +| Identity | 9 | Y% | +| DAO | 8 | Y% | +| Wallet | 7 | Y% | +| Storage | 6 | Y% | +| Infra | 4 | Y% | +| Security | 4 | Y% | +| Interop | 2 | Y% | +| Governance | 2 | Y% | +| Moderation | 1 | Y% | +| Browser | 1 | Y% | From 8a0ba466458d76983e728769719b0ffcfc057f87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jen-sei <101796507+jen-sei@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 02:35:47 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Update hackathon statistics and analysis for 2025 --- .../resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md | 61 +++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-) diff --git a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md index 84c717c..de1c448 100644 --- a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md +++ b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # 2025 -## Ethereum Ecosystem: Hackathon Organizers (Jan.-Oct.) -### Hackathons Overview +## Ethereum Ecosystem: Hackathon Overview (Jan.-Oct.) +### Hackathon Organizers | **Organizer** | **Number of Hackathons** | | ------------------------- | ------------------------ | @@ -10,32 +10,32 @@ | ETHKyiv | 2 | | Others | 19 | -### Hackathon Submissions Overview +### Hackathon Submissions | **Organizer** | **Total Submissions** | **Number of Hackathons** | | -------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------ | | ETHGlobal | 3,312 | 10 | | ETHKyiv | 49 | 2 | +| ETHWarsaw Foundation | 50 | 2 | +| ETHDenver LLC. | 227 | 1 | | ETH Oxford | 142 | 1 | +| Urbe.eth | 65 | 1 | +| ETH Cinco de Mayo | 62 | 1 | +| ETH Istanbul | 42 | 1 | +| ETHTokyo | 41 | 1 | +| ETH Accra | 39 | 1 | | BAM | 38 | 1 | -| ETHDenver LLC. | 227 | 1 | -| ETH Hangzhou | 0 | 1 | -| ETHWarsaw Foundation | 50 | 2 | +| ETH Bishkek | 38 | 1 | | Dots N' Bits | 35 | 1 | -| ETH Cinco de Mayo | 62 | 1 | | CryptoCanal | 33 | 1 | -| ETHBratislava | 11 | 1 | | ETHIreland | 31 | 1 | -| ETHBelgrade | 20 | 1 | -| NapulETH | 11 | 1 | | ETH Bolivia | 26 | 1 | +| ETHBelgrade | 20 | 1 | | Ethereum TGU | 12 | 1 | -| ETH Accra | 39 | 1 | -| ETH Istanbul | 42 | 1 | +| ETHBratislava | 11 | 1 | +| NapulETH | 11 | 1 | | ETH Uruguay | 8 | 1 | -| ETHTokyo | 41 | 1 | -| Urbe.eth | 65 | 1 | -| ETH Bishkek | 38 | 1 | +| ETH Hangzhou | 0 | 1 | ### Hackathon Prize Distribution @@ -47,21 +47,7 @@ | Max Prize | $1,029,833 | | Min Prize | $2,000 | -> **NOTE:** *Prize distribution is skewed: mean prize ≈ $120k but median ≈ $40k. A few large prize pools (ETHDenver, Unite DeFi, ETHGlobal flagship events) drive the mean upwards. Expect heavy right skew in a prize-pool distribution plot.* - -### IRL vs. Virtual Hackathon Comparison - -| Type | Hackathons | Total Prize ($) | Total Submissions | Privacy Submissions | % Privacy Submissions | Avg. Prize Pool | Avg. Hackers (non-missing) | -| ------- | ---------- | --------------- | ----------------- | ------------------- | --------------------- | ----------------- | -------------------------- | -| IRL | 28 | $2,776,683 | 2,695 | 234 | **8.68%** | $102,840.11 | 258.41 | -| Virtual | 3 | $825,000 | 1,595 | 76 | **4.76%** | $275,000.00 | 1,690.00 | - -> **NOTE:** *IRL hackathons have a higher proportion of privacy submissions (8.68%) than Virtual events (4.76%) in this dataset.* - -hackathons -IRL hackathons -virtual hackathons - +> **NOTE:** *Prize distribution is skewed: mean prize ≈ $120k but median ≈ $40k. A few large prize pools (ETHDenver, and ETHGlobal flagship events) drive the mean upwards.* ### Hackathon Locations @@ -92,6 +78,19 @@ > **NOTE:** *Events with $200K–$275K prize pools (ETHGlobal New Delhi, ETHGlobal Cannes, ETHGlobal New York) have 14–42 submissions with moderate correlation in mid-range. Very small prize pools ($2K–$10K) almost always have 0–1 submissions. Extremely large prize pools do not guarantee high privacy participation. Prize size alone is not a strong driver for privacy submissions. +### IRL vs. Virtual Hackathon Comparison + +| Type | Hackathons | Total Prize ($) | Total Submissions | Privacy Submissions | % Privacy Submissions | Avg. Prize Pool | Avg. Hackers (non-missing) | +| ------- | ---------- | --------------- | ----------------- | ------------------- | --------------------- | ----------------- | -------------------------- | +| IRL | 28 | $2,776,683 | 2,695 | 234 | **8.68%** | $102,840.11 | 258.41 | +| Virtual | 3 | $825,000 | 1,595 | 76 | **4.76%** | $275,000.00 | 1,690.00 | + +> **NOTE:** *IRL hackathons have a higher proportion of privacy submissions (8.68%) than Virtual events (4.76%) in this dataset.* + +hackathons +IRL hackathons +virtual hackathons + ### TOP 10 Hackathons Ranked by Privacy Intensity | Rank | Event | Privacy Subms. | Total Subms. | Privacy intensity (%) | @@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ | 9 | **ETHDublin** | 3 | 31 | **9.68%** | | 10 | **ETHIstanbul** | 4 | 42 | **9.52%** | -> **NOTE:** *A few events (notably ETHBelgrade and ETHTokyo) show extremely high privacy intensity — in Belgrade 50% of submissions were privacy-related (though total submissions there was only 20). Larger hackathons (e.g.: ETHGlobal Prague, ETHGlobal Cannes, ETHGlobal New Delhi, and ETHGlobal ETHOnline) produce many privacy projects in absolute numbers but are lower on intensity % because they have many non-privacy projects too.* +> **NOTE:** *A few events (notably ETHBelgrade and ETHTokyo) show extremely high privacy intensity — in Belgrade 50% of submissions were privacy-related (though total submissions there was only 20). Larger hackathons (e.g.: ETHGlobal Prague, ETHGlobal Cannes, ETHGlobal New Delhi, and ETHGlobal ETHOnline) produce many privacy projects in absolute numbers but are lower on intensity % because they have many non-privacy projects.* ### Absolute Contributions Chart From 3fcc3cb8a9381c7327495e1b1abbaec796b116ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jen-sei <101796507+jen-sei@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2025 03:28:00 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Update hackathon statistics for 2025 --- .../resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md | 63 +++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) diff --git a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md index de1c448..e154923 100644 --- a/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md +++ b/initiatives/ethereum-privacy-ecosystem/resources/hackathons/analysis/stats.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # 2025 ## Ethereum Ecosystem: Hackathon Overview (Jan.-Oct.) -### Hackathon Organizers +### Most Active Hackathon Organizers | **Organizer** | **Number of Hackathons** | | ------------------------- | ------------------------ | @@ -12,30 +12,30 @@ ### Hackathon Submissions -| **Organizer** | **Total Submissions** | **Number of Hackathons** | -| -------------------- | --------------------- | ------------------------ | -| ETHGlobal | 3,312 | 10 | -| ETHKyiv | 49 | 2 | -| ETHWarsaw Foundation | 50 | 2 | -| ETHDenver LLC. | 227 | 1 | -| ETH Oxford | 142 | 1 | -| Urbe.eth | 65 | 1 | -| ETH Cinco de Mayo | 62 | 1 | -| ETH Istanbul | 42 | 1 | -| ETHTokyo | 41 | 1 | -| ETH Accra | 39 | 1 | -| BAM | 38 | 1 | -| ETH Bishkek | 38 | 1 | -| Dots N' Bits | 35 | 1 | -| CryptoCanal | 33 | 1 | -| ETHIreland | 31 | 1 | -| ETH Bolivia | 26 | 1 | -| ETHBelgrade | 20 | 1 | -| Ethereum TGU | 12 | 1 | -| ETHBratislava | 11 | 1 | -| NapulETH | 11 | 1 | -| ETH Uruguay | 8 | 1 | -| ETH Hangzhou | 0 | 1 | +| Organizer | Total Submissions | # Hackathons | +| -------------------- | ----------------- | ------------ | +| ETHGlobal | 3,457 | 8 | +| ETHDenver LLC. | 227 | 1 | +| ETH Oxford | 142 | 1 | +| Urbe.eth | 65 | 1 | +| ETH Cinco de Mayo | 62 | 1 | +| ETHWarsaw Foundation | 50 | 2 | +| ETHKyiv | 49 | 2 | +| ETH Istanbul | 42 | 1 | +| ETHTokyo | 41 | 1 | +| ETH Accra | 39 | 1 | +| ETH Bishkek | 38 | 1 | +| BAM | 38 | 1 | +| Dots N' Bits | 35 | 1 | +| ETH Ireland | 31 | 1 | +| CryptoCanal | 33 | 1 | +| ETHBelgrade | 20 | 1 | +| ETH Oxford | 142 | 1 | +| NapulETH | 11 | 1 | +| ETHBratislava | 11 | 1 | +| Ethereum TGU | 12 | 1 | +| ETH Bolivia | 26 | 1 | +| ETH Uruguay | 8 | 1 | ### Hackathon Prize Distribution @@ -49,7 +49,18 @@ > **NOTE:** *Prize distribution is skewed: mean prize ≈ $120k but median ≈ $40k. A few large prize pools (ETHDenver, and ETHGlobal flagship events) drive the mean upwards.* -### Hackathon Locations +### Hackathon Locations Chart + +| Region / Continent | Hackathons | +| ------------------ | ---------- | +| Europe | 16 | +| Asia | 5 | +| North America | 3 | +| South America | 3 | +| Africa | 2 | +| Virtual | 2 | + +### Hackathon Locations Map MapChart_Map