A two-day blockchain hackathon, ‘Building Future Cities’, will be held in Bengaluru from August 5.
The hackathon is organised by crypto investing platform CoinSwitch, in association with ‘Startup Karnataka’, a state government initiative, and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya. It is also supported by Sequoia India.
The hackathon will challenge participants to envision a blockchain-powered India, with a focus on smart mobility, energy credits and trading, decentralised waste management, secure digital identity and certificate management, vaccine distribution among others, said a press release.