The largest multi-location Web3 hackathon, Decentrathon, has kicked off in Kazakhstan.

For three days, more than 250 teams of talented Web3 enthusiasts from across Kazakhstan will showcase their potential to a wide audience simultaneously in 13 locations throughout the country. Decentrathon represents a significant step toward creating a more advanced technological landscape and a sustainable blockchain ecosystem in Kazakhstan.

The event organizers are the international IT startup park Astana Hub, Blockchain Center, Binance Kazakhstan, and BNB Chain.

The Minister of Digital Development, Innovations, and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Bagdat Musin, opened the event from Semey. Also participating in the opening ceremony, which took place at Maqsut Narikbayev University, were Renat Bekturov, Managing Director of the International Financial Center "Astana," Zhaslan Madiev, General Manager of Binance Kazakhstan, Rumeel Hussain, Blockchain Solution Architect at BNB Chain, and Aidana Kaskyrbek, Director of Blockchain Center in Kazakhstan.

The hackathon will last for three days, and the competition results and winners will be announced at the Decentral Asia blockchain forum, which will take place in Astana on June 16, 2023.

The hackathon's prize pool is $10,000, with winners selected based on their innovative solutions and ideas. First place will receive $5,000, second place $3,500, and third place $1,500, respectively.