Open League Summer Bootcamps: Recap

13 IRL bootcamps for developers by TON Society. How it was?

From May 24 to June 9, over the course of three weeks, TON Society hosted 13 IRL bootcamps in Prague, Berlin, Belgrade, Warsaw, Kyiv, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Minsk, Seoul, Hong Kong, Taipei, Gurugram, and Tbilisi to support The Open League Hackathon organized by TON Foundation.
Over 2,000 hackers from 350 projects attended three-day bootcamps all over the world filled with development, learning, networking, pitching, new friendships, and a lot of fun.

During these days, passionate TON developers mingled, formed teams, absorbed insightful presentations from expert speakers, invested countless hours in creating their products, and finally showcased their work to a jury which selected the top 3 projects in each city to share the prize pool.

Participants tackled developing Telegram Mini Apps across four tracks — the same ones featured in the global TON hackathon: GameFi, SocialFi, DeFi, and eCommerce.
After the winners were announced, it was time to let loose and celebrate at a well-deserved party, capping off the intense and rewarding days of development.

We were absolutely happy to see so many worldwide creative minds united by the idea of Web3 at our bootcamps! Some participants even brought their entire families, including their pets.

During the bootcamps, over 1K applications were submitted for The Open League Hackathon — TON’s largest hackathon with a $2M prize pool.

TON is becoming the hottest ecosystem for project launches. Are you ready for an explosion of new projects?

Let's relive the excitement by diving into the highlights of each bootcamp!

Europe

Prague

94 hackers, 12 projects pitched

Speakers:
Inal Kardan - Head of Gaming @ TON Foundation
Gleb Vorontsov - Head of Mini Apps @ TON Foundation
Alena Shmalko - Head of Ecosystem @ TON Foundation
Valeriy Bukharkov - CBDO @ TONStarter / Notcoin
Alex Sudeikin - Evaa Protocol
Rostislav Rudakov - CBDO @ Tonkeeper

Winners:
1. SettleTON - This platform enables users to benefit from the growth of the TON ecosystem effortlessly, without the need to actively select tokens or time the market.
2. GymTON - A scalable casual game built on the TON blockchain featuring clicker mechanics. Players can engage with a character named Pumpe, enhancing their gameplay experience.
3. Globula - a world-class geolocation-based sci-fi MMORPG game that offers a deep Sci-Fi storyline, a massive array of NFT items, and unique geolocation quest-construction.

Photos here.

Berlin

80 hackers, 20 projects

Speakers:
Valeriy Bukharkov - CBDO @ Notcoin/Tonstarter
Alena Shmalko - Head of Ecosystem @ TF
Vladislav Blizniuk - Evaa Protocol
Inal Kardanov - Head of Gaming @ TF
Gleb Vorontsov - Head of Mini Apps @ TF
Vlad Kamyshov - Evaa Protocol

Winners:
1. FOLK - Developed by a dedicated team from Berlin, this game allows players to influence the rarity of their collectibles through competition.
2. ChatPay - ChatPay, securing second place, utilizes the TON blockchain to empower users to monetize their Telegram chat data.
3. BuzzTrade - BuzzTrade took third place by focusing on transparent and collaborative social trading within the Telegram community. Their comprehensive approach can be seen here.

$NOT Exclusive
Notcoin team rewarded one project selected by Valeriy Bukharkov, Open Builders CBDO, with $2,000.

Photos here.

Belgrade

In Belgrade, TON Society presented a special track for Telegram Mini Apps developers at the largest crypto event in the Balkans — EthBelgrade.

We’ve got 23 projects submitted to the TON track, which is more than 50% of the total EthBelgrade hackathon submissions this year.

Winners:
1. TonTeeTon - an oracle solution enhancing the capabilities of TON dApps by enabling trusted off-chain computations using secure memory enclaves.
2. LOOT BOX - a tool for getting airdrops through executing tasks.
3. DAOgram - a solution consolidating DAOs into Telegram, enhancing UX and eliminating the need for multiple dApps to governance processes.

 Highlights:
- 46 hours of coding
- 15 mentoring sessions
- $10K shared by 3 winners
- Serbian rakija degustation right on the ETH Belgrade stage
- Pitching session with a hive of hundreds of bees

Photos here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3.

Warsaw

183 hackers, 24 projects presented, 3 winners selected — everything because of an amazing builders community we have in Poland.

Speakers:
Inal Kardan - Head of Gaming @ TON Foundation
Gleb Vorontsov - Head of Mini Apps @TON Foundation
Alena Shmalko - Head of Ecosystem @TON Foundation
Roman Krutovoy - Head of Onboarding @ TON Foundation
Vlad Kamyshov - Evaa Protocol
Michal Dabrowski - CEO @ Elympics
Viktor S0meoneuknow - Content Manager @ TON Foundation

Winners:

1. Overleap - a Telegram bot that allows you to receive paid messages from people outside of your contact list.
2. Fiva - a yield management protocol that creates a token representing your future yield, allowing you to trade and use it immediately.
3. Planetor - a cosmic journey P2E game where you manage your very own planet

Photos here.

Kyiv

95 hackers, 19 projects

Speakers:
Falco Pangkey, Co-Founder and CEO @ Xircus
Mikey Molina, Co-Founder and CTO @ Xircus
Peskar, Developer @ bemo and Tonlink
Vlad Alexenko, CMO @ BOLT Foundation, DeDust & Scaleton ambassador

Winners:
1. Parroton - a decentralized, permission-less, open-source yield optimization protocol.
2. Chessio - more than just chess in a Telegram Mini App.
3. LinguoTON - a Telegram Mini App that helps you to learn new languages by engaging in a fun educational process and rewarding active users with tokens.

Highlights:
- 38 hours of travel for speaker Falco Pangkey (CEO and Founder of Xircus) to support and mentor the builders in Kyiv
- The online streams were interrupted twice due to 90% of the Ukrainian electricity being down, but the streaming continued nonetheless
- One workshop "How to create a Telegram Mini App in 5 minutes" by Gleb Vorontsov (Telegram Mini Apps Lead), and dozens of secrets for creating successful apps
- 6 air raid alerts during three days, which did not stop our builders from working on their projects
- 2.5 hours of project pitching with the involvement of a translator
- AMA session with Peskar, where he revealed when Toncoin would reach $10, and where he prefers to keep his money

Photos here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3.

Hong Kong

105 hackers, 12 projects

Speakers:
Anton Trunov, TACT Compiler Lead at TON Foundation
Howard Peng, DevRel Manager in Asia @ TON Foundation
Jessie Yeh, BD Manager @ TON Foundation

Winners:
Boosteam - a Telegram Mini App to boost channels, earn TON, and hire Premium users for channel growth. Features deep customization, stories, and increased visibility in 'Similar Channels'.
Enertime - a Fitness Game Creation STEM Workshop! Unleash your imagination and craft energetic games with us. Get ready for a fusion of fun, fitness, and learning!
AiPets - an exciting game where you can feed and interact with your own AI pets to earn AIPET coins through chatting and playing. Enjoy quality time with your AI pets thanks to a strong AI system.

Photos here.

Taipei

85 hackers, 12 projects

Speakers:
Jessie Yeh, BD Manager @ TON Foundation
Howard Peng, DevRel Manager in Asia @ TON Foundation
Alex Golev, TON Documentation & DevRel Manager @ TON Foundation
Anton Trunov, TACT Compiler Lead @ TON Foundation
Dr. Awesome Doge - TON Core Dev Team Member
Weiyi, Tech lead @ TonFura

Winners:
1. BeaverLand - a lending protocol on TON
2. Fiton - a Telegram smart management app that combines AI and social features.
3. FaFaFa - a Telegram Saving Account providing sustainable income.

Photos here.

Gurugram

100+ hackers, 36 projects

Speakers:
Shyaamal Tripathi, Community Growth Manager at TON Society India
Ankit Jaiswal, TON Society India Lead explaining the participants about 
Shashank Chauhan, DevRel Manager at TON Society India
Anton Trunov, TACT Compiler Lead at TON Foundation

Winners:
1. TONlingo - a Telegram Mini App for learning English and getting incentivized by earning crypto.
2. Mappasaurus - an AI-powered operating system with a bold vision.
3. SuperFunSocial - a platform transforming the way creators are rewarded for their humorous content.

Photos here.

Seoul

90 hackers, 11 projects

Speakers:
Lucy Kang, TON Society Korea Lead
Sean Kim, Community Manager at TON Society Korea
Anton Trunov, TACT Compiler Lead at TON Foundation
Minik, TON Ambassador
Heony, last year’s Korea Dev Event winner

Winners:
1. CookieLabs - a gamified launchpad where anyone can easily issue Jettons, with each token's price determined by a bonding curve.
2. Fistck - a platform that helps users easily understand and use various TON DeFi protocols.
3. Snap X - an AI powered Social-Fi trading TMA, collects investment insights shared by KOLs, allowing investors to trade referred tokens instantly in the same place.

Photos here: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3.

Tbilisi

250 hackers, 55 projects

Speakers:
Vladimir Alefman - DevRel Manager @ TON Foundation
Inal Kardan - Head of Gaming @ TON Foundation
Denis Solovyov @ Slava Borodulin, Co-founders @ DYOR
Ildar Hayretdinov, CEO @ Fanton
Maxim Narizhny, CEO @ Telespace

Winners:
1. Polyton - a go to jetton launchapad on TON
2. Morboy - an online Web-3 integrated battleship game
3. TON Hedge - an on-chain options trading platform.

Here are some of the fantastic presentations from the TON Foundation representatives at The Open League Summer Bootcamps:

Inal Kardan - How to create a game with millions of users?
Alena Shmalko - Life after hackathon: tips on growing fast and getting support from TON Foundation
Gleb Vorontsov - Creating Mini App in 1 hour & TON & Telegram Ecosystem best practices