Dabao Open Hardware Hackathon

CrossBar's Dabao hackathon invites participants to build on the Baochip-1x / Daric development board, including Ethereum signing, open-chip verification and hardware-security projects. The organizer advertises a prize pool of up to USD 5,000, awarded by its judges.

Board pickup in Mumbai runs November 3-6 at the Devcon 8 Impact Space; a separate November 4 pickup is available at the Sovrency launch event. Building continues remotely, with submissions due December 15 at 21:00 US Eastern time (December 16 at 07:30 IST). Results are scheduled for December 18. Registration requires approval. In-person boards are limited; direct shipping has a stated USD 20 shipping charge.