ForkTheSystem arrives, the first hackathon of the year on Web3, NTFs and blockchain
PRESS RELEASE
ForkTheSystem by Status Network will open the doors of Casa Palma Hub from March 11 to 13 to give rise to the first hackathon of the year that will be 100% free and face-to-face on NFTs and blockchain that will take place in Bogotá, in which it is expected with the participation of more than 60 people specialized in the subject.
In addition, for those who cannot visit the venue in person, some of the conferences will be available via streaming on the event’s official site , including the online launch on March 10.
The hackathon will have a space for creative collaboration and exchange of ideas, open to those who are interested in building in Web3 -be they experts or beginners-. The best individual or collective projects will be awarded with up to $3,000 dollars.
Registrants will have access to online conferences on blockchain for business, Ethereum public goods, and a workshop by The Graph.
Among the guests are personalities such as Johnny Gómez, founder of BloeX, Mateo and JuanK Bell, from Ethereum Caribe and Andrés Fernández from Protofire.io
“During the 3 days in which the event will take place, we will seek to create a community where participants can share their proposal in the same learning and practice environment, where anyone can dream big,” said Juan David Reyes, Community developer for Status Network, organizer of the event.
This is why the hackathon is open to both beginners and veterans of the Web3 world and there will be no profile restriction for any member, which means that they can be made up of attendees of different levels.
Activity calendar (GMT-5)
Day 0 – Thursday, March 10
6:00 p.m. – VIRTUAL EVENT 
– Welcome
6:15 pm – Johny Gómez – Blockchain for business
6:45 pm – Mateo Daza and Juan Bell – Ethereum Public Goods
7:45 p.m. – Andrés aka Sandusky – The Graph Workshop
8:30 p.m. – End of broadcast
Day 1 – Friday, March 11
6:00 p.m. – INAUGURATION 
– Hacker check-in at Casa Palma Hub
18h30 – Welcome by the team – presentation of the event & sponsors
19h00 – Dinner
8:00 p.m. – Rules and codes of conduct
8:30 p.m. – Brainstorming session
9:00 p.m. – Team building
9:30 p.m. – 
THE HACKING BEGINS
Day 2 – Saturday March 12
7h00 – Breakfast
8h00 – Open mentoring (Office hours)
KEEP HACKING
12h00 – Lunch
2:00 p.m. – Open mentoring (Office hours)
KEEP HACKING
18h00 – Price
KEEP HACKING
Day 3 – Sunday March 13
7h00 – Breakfast
TIME TO GO TO EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO VOTE
12:00 p.m. – Raffle for presentation order (pitch) and “pitch deck” feedback
CLOSING OF APPLICATIONS
14h00 – PITCH
4:00 p.m. – Jury decision 5:00
p.m. – Announcement of winners
About ForkTheSystem
ForkTheSystem is a hackathon initiative of Status Network and is sponsored by Road to Devcon, the Ethereum Foundation organization and the support of the specialized media Cointelegraph and be in crypto .
It will be replicated in other cities in Latin America and the Indian subcontinent during 2022 and seeks to promote the immersion of people interested in activism and digital culture through blockchain and Web3.
It is an open, inclusive event, in which young people, women, experts in interactive design and multimedia communication and many other profiles are especially encouraged.
More information at http://forkthesystem.xyz/
About Status Network
Status Network is a technology company that creates blockchain infrastructure for Web3 platforms that offers, among other products, a cryptocurrency wallet and Status.im private messaging. It is open, secure and private, allowing you to take full advantage of technological disruption.
Status Network works in distributed groups around the world to investigate how to combat financial and political oppression, using blockchain and other emerging technologies. It is a global collective that works to create products, tools and infrastructure for resilient, sustainable and inclusive communities, through 3 areas:
1- In the product area, it includes the communication Status App launched in Argentina, a Keycard for an open payment network and other decentralized financial tools.
2- In the area of developer tools, it has Embark and Subspace, two tools to help developers create decentralized applications.
3- In the infrastructure area, The Status Network has Vac, an R&D initiative that creates a modular messaging structure between peers for private, secure and censorship-resistant communication.
It also includes Nimbus, which focuses on Ethereum 2.0 clients for mobile phones and resource-constrained devices.
