Midnight hackathons

Join a Midnight hackathon

Taking part in a Midnight hackathon gives you a unique opportunity to collaborate with others in the community, take on challenges that support Midnight’s growth, and compete to win prizes for solving problems.

Next Hackathon

MLH Midnight Hackathon

Join us from July 17–19 for 48 hours of building, experimenting, and creating apps that put users back in control of their personal data. Build on an active, privacy-first network designed to solve some of the internet's biggest security and data protection challenges.

Virtual Hackathon

Starts:

July 17 2026

Hosted by:
Major League Hacking

Hack Buenos Aires (In-Person)

Hack Buenos Aires is Midnight's official hackathon: 48 hours, in person, on August 7 and 8, 2026, in the heart of Palermo.

We're bringing together LATAM's best builders to create brand new projects on Midnight's programmable privacy network.

Build an application that can prove compliance, identity, and eligibility without exposing sensitive user data, powered by Midnight's zero-knowledge data protection architecture and Compact smart contracts.


HACKATHON SCHEDULE

Get involved in-person or online

Sign up to a hackathon for the chance to trial new ideas and work with other innovators to bring data protection projects to life.

    • Virtual Hackathon

    MLH Midnight Hackathon

    17 July 2026

    • Dapps
    • Privacy
    Hosted by:
    Major League Hacking

Hilo Hackathon Demo Day

Watch the Hilo Hack Demo Day, where top teams showcased what they’ve built on Midnight. This round features projects across AI, identity, healthcare, and finance, ranging from early prototypes to more complete applications.

Hilo Hack Demo Day

Midnight Developer News

Explore Midnight developer news and updates.

June 03 2026
MidnightMidnight

Hilo hackathon winners keep privacy on track across four categories

Builders solved real-world problems using the Midnight network during the Hilo Hackathon. Teams developed privacy-preserving applications for healthcare, finance, AI, and identity over a two-week period. These winning projects show how zero-knowledge technology secures sensitive data across a range of verticals.
July 08 2025
Lauren LeeLauren Lee

Builders rise to the Ecosystem Tooling Challenge

Meet the winners from the Ecosystem Tooling Challenge. Builders created new CLIs, dashboards, and integrations to make building on the ZK ecosystem faster, more powerful, and more accessible for everyone.