The #bitcoin Writing Contest by Rootstock and HackerNoon: Round 1 Results 🎉

Greetings, Hackers!

Welcome to the first winners' announcement for the #bitcoin writing contest, presented by Rootstock and HackerNoon.

Submissions for Round 1 opened on May 22 and since then, we’ve published over 60 #bitcoin stories, which together racked up over 191k page views and generated more than 3 days of reading time. Kudos to all the participants!

Let’s meet our finalists!

The #bitcoin Writing Contest: Round 1 Finalists

• A Practical Guide to Develop and Deploy Your NFTs on Rootstock by @induction

• How to Build DApp on Rootstock with Next.js, Typescript, and Solidity by @nikku876

• Bitcoin: is the Post-halving Correction Over? by @sergeigorshunov

• Bitcoin Runes: How Do the New Tokens on the Bitcoin Network Differ From BRC-20? by @defidiver

• Is Bitcoin the Goose That Lays the Golden Egg? by @oliveremeka

• Runes: The Next Big Step in Bitcoin's Evolution? by @daniejjimenez

• The Bitcoin Hypocrisy Repository - Keeping Track Of Mainstream Lies & Fake Narratives  by @dok333

• In 2013, A Time Traveler Warned Us About Our Bitcoin Future. How Right Was He? by @eduardoprospero

• Has Satoshi Nakamoto's Identity Finally Been Revealed? by @web3tales

• What are Layer 2 Solutions on Bitcoin and How Do They Work? by @defidiver

• This Is How You Can Develop a Decentralized Email System on the Blockchain by @induction

• From Ethereum to Bitcoin: Smart Contract Development on Rootstock by @adesanoye.samson1

• Bitcoin Adoption & Planetary Sovereignty - One And The Same? by @dok333

• The Hidden Hand: Is Paper Bitcoin Suppressing BTC Prices? by @eduardoprospero

• Don't Get Excited About Those Daily Announcements of Financial Institutions Buying Bitcoin by @ssaurel

Here are the winners of Round 1 of the #bitcoin Writing Contest…

3rd place 🏆

https://hackernoon.com/in-2013-a-time-traveler-warned-us-about-our-bitcoin-future-how-right-was-he?embedable=true

The time-traveler Reddit post is famous for introducing “The Citadel” concept to the ecosystem. In general, it predicts Bitcoin taking over and the unimaginable horrors caused by the population refusing to spend it. Let's analyze his predictions and see what did he get right.

2nd place 🏆

https://hackernoon.com/a-practical-guide-to-develop-and-deploy-your-nfts-on-rootstock?embedable=true

Create your NFTs on the Rootstock network with this simple guide. You might unlock your earning potential off NFTs once you can mint NFTs securely on RSK.

1st place 🏆

https://hackernoon.com/how-to-build-dapp-on-rootstock-with-nextjs-typescript-and-solidity?embedable=true

Learn how to build a decentralized application (DApp) on the Rootstock blockchain using Next.js, TypeScript, and Solidity. This guide covers setting up your development environment, writing smart contracts, and integrating them with a front-end framework.

Now for the Bonus Prizes

Here are the bonus prize winners for round 1 of the #bitcoin writing contest, listed in no particular order:

https://hackernoon.com/is-bitcoin-the-goose-that-lays-the-golden-egg?embedable=true

https://hackernoon.com/has-satoshi-nakamotos-identity-finally-been-revealed?embedable=true

Congratulations once again to all our winners. Thank you for your hard work!

How to Claim Your HackerNoon Writing Contest Prize

• Contact yes-reply@hackernoon.com and sidra@hackernoon.com from the email address linked to your winning HackerNoon account.
• We will validate your claim and share a form requesting your details for reward distribution.
• You’ll receive your winnings in 2-4 weeks after completing the form.

Ready to be a winner?