Blockchain software publisher, Block.one, appear on April 24 that the EOSIO Virtual Hackathon "Coding for Change" will officially launch on May 1, 2022.

The main purpose of the virtual hackathon, which will final until June 1, 2022, is to collect blockchain-based solutions that help solve new challenges in the postal service-pandemic earth.

The organizing company highlights that these types of initiatives are intended to serve as back up for those communities that take been affected by the COVID-xix crisis. The belief is that blockchain engineering will play an essential role in providing these solutions.

Blockchain solutions in a post-coronavirus era

Speaking with Cointelegraph, Serg Metelin, head of developer relations at Cake.one, stated that the earth is facing "unprecedented challenges" and that is why they entreatment to the collective wisdom of order.

Metelin adds that the hackathon could help lead innovative solutions which help people and companies emerge even stronger on the other side of the pandemic.

Block.one'south head of developer relations highlighted that they had hosted many in-person hackathons around the world. As an all-digital upshot, this represents a new challenge for the company:

"This will not exist the last crisis nosotros face, so our goal is to solve for the time to come by focusing on what nosotros're learning now. Although this is a competition, we expect a loftier level of cooperation between participants united under the same goal of tackling the almost pressing challenges at hand. We've seen it previously at the EOSIO Global Hackathon series and expect even more so at this Virtual Hackathon."

Creating awareness in the midst of the pandemic

On how initiatives similar "Coding for Change" could strengthen blockchain adoption, Metelin commented the following:

"The blockchain customs is passionate about using engineering science to make the world a more safe, productive and enjoyable place. We share in the conventionalities that blockchain is a disquisitional component in solving many of the new problems that we're facing during the COVID-19 crisis, and we hope the EOSIO Virtual Hackathon will inspire increased ingenuity and lead to novel new solutions."

Metelin believes that an increased understanding of blockchain's potential volition help developers solve problems across more industries worldwide.

That includes providing more robust digital infrastructures, greater transparency on data, and improved accessibility of all the users, Metelin said.

According to the company, the winner of the "Coding for Change" Virtual Hackathon will receive $100,000.

Latest moves past the blockchain software company

Block.one has been active in contempo months regarding hosting contests. Cointelegraph reported on February five that the company released a smart contract blockchain puzzle which touted a $200,000 prize.

The company besides appear on March 30 that Cake.one has hired the team backside EOS New York.