August 20 2026
Jay Albert
Jay AlbertCelebrating seven winners from MLH x Midnight July hack
Explore key zero-knowledge design patterns from the MLH x Midnight hackathon winners, featuring functional privacy infrastructure and on-chain gaming.
Midnight hackathons
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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.
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The Midnight Buildathon
The Midnight Buildathon is a three-month online builder program hosted on AKINDO for teams creating privacy-first applications. Instead of treating the experience as a one-shot competition, the program is designed around three connected Waves. Teams are expected to build, submit, learn, improve, and return with stronger work each time. The core idea is simple: progress, iteration, and sustained participation matter more than one-time polish. This is a progress-driven Buildathon for builders who want to turn an early concept into a stronger product direction, stronger implementation, and stronger ecosystem fit over time.
Virtual Hackathon
Starts:
August 26 2026
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MLH Midnight Hackathon: August 28-30
Welcome to the Midnight Hackathon! Join us from August 28-30 for a weekend of creating solutions that put users back in control of their personal data.
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Sign up to a hackathon for the chance to trial new ideas and work with other innovators to bring data protection projects to life.
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.
Midnight Developer News
Explore Midnight developer news and updates.
June 03 2026
Midnight
MidnightHilo 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.
September 10 2025Midnight
MidnightBuilders unleashed max impact with mini DApp hackathon
Get a glimpse of the future of private DApps from the mini DApp hackathon, where builders created powerful prototypes for ZK identity, finance and more.
July 08 2025
Lauren Lee
Lauren LeeBuilders 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.
March 26 2025
Ahmed El-Mahdey
Ahmed El-MahdeyMidnight Confidential: ZK Identity hackathon teams showcase decentralized identity
From age-restricted purchases to AML-compliant auctions, see how top teams leverage Midnight to push the limits of decentralized identity.
February 07 2025Lauren Lee
Lauren LeeDevelopers navigate public and private states in the Midnight Sea Battle Challenge
Midnight’s Sea Battle Hackathon challenged developers to build zero-knowledge-powered games. Learn from winning submissions, innovative features, and discover what’s next, including the upcoming ZK Identity Challenge.