Ergo Foundation Announces ErgoHack V: Mining and Minting

Ergo Platform

September 1, 2022

ErgoHack V is Co-Presented by the Ergo Foundation, Flux, Alephium and the Djed Alliance

This fall, the Ergo Foundation will host the fifth iteration of the highly successful ErgoHack series. This latest hackathon will take place from October 3-20, 2022, and it will be co-presented with Flux, Alephium and the Djed Alliance. With the much anticipated Ethereum Merge coming this fall, this ErgoHack aims to inspire developers and entrepreneurs to explore projects as they relate to mining and minting with the potential for cross-chain development and deployment (for example, consider the ways your project could take advantage of the tools on these other blockchains). Please note that although the theme of the hackathon deals with mining and minting, any and all project proposals are welcome for submission.

As a Layer 1 blockchain, Ergo is one of the most active platforms in terms of developer activity. Ergo hackathons have become an identifying feature of the platform over the last year, and previous ErgoHacks have yielded some of the most used dApps currently in the ecosystem. With the upcoming Ethereum Merge, there will be countless miners looking for a new crypto to mine, and Ergo is poised to welcome a great deal of those miners. The Ergo Platform is optimally situated to offer miners several technological innovations in the Proof of Work mining industry (ie. Storage Rent, governance responsibilities, etc).

With an eye to the future of Proof of Work mining, ErgoHack V: Mining and Minting will primarily focus on creating dApps, tools, and infrastructure to further attract miners that will be looking for a new crypto to mine after the Ethereum Merge. Those who are interested in participating in this exciting opportunity are encouraged to visit the ErgoHack website for details on how to submit an application. The ErgoHack V prize pool is also the largest to date! Prizes include:

1st Prize - 10k SigUSD
2nd Prize - 6k SigUSD
3rd Prize - 2k SigUSD

Additional prizes from co-presenters will include a variable number of DACAU (Djed Alliance Contribution Accounting Unit), 20k ALPH, and more!

Ergo is setting the new standard in the evolution of Proof of Work blockchains. Together with our partners, participants are invited to help us build the future of blockchain and to explore the potential for cross-chain deployment. Are you ready to help build the future? Visit the Ergo Platform website for more information on Ergo and get your ErgoHack application started today!

Share post

Bene V2 is Here: Multi-Asset Fundraising, Expanded Wallet Support, and Enhanced UI

Bene V2 is Here: Multi-Asset Fundraising, Expanded Wallet Support, and Enhanced UI

The ecosystem of decentralized applications (dApps) on Ergo is constantly evolving.

Ergo Platform

November 28, 2025

Ecosystem Update: Duckpools Rolls Out V2 Site Preview

Ecosystem Update: Duckpools Rolls Out V2 Site Preview

The team behind Duckpools, a prominent lending and borrowing protocol on the Ergo blockchain, has released a comprehensive develop.

Ergo Platform

November 26, 2025

Ecosystem Spotlight: USE, a Universal Stablecoin for Ergo

Ecosystem Spotlight: USE, a Universal Stablecoin for Ergo

With the protocol nearing deployment, the Community Liquidity Bootstrapping (CLB) event is set to begin on November 25th, allowing.

Ergo Platform

November 24, 2025

Rosen Bridge Nears Bitcoin Runes Launch

Rosen Bridge Nears Bitcoin Runes Launch

Rosen Bridge has entered the final phase for its Bitcoin Runes integration. You can now set up your Bitcoin-Runes watcher.

Ergo Platform

November 23, 2025

GitCircles and Ergo: Fair Rewards for Open Source Contributions

GitCircles and Ergo: Fair Rewards for Open Source Contributions

Open source software powers much of the digital world — from the apps on your phone to the infrastructure of the internet itself.

Ergo Platform

October 12, 2025

Bitcoin Runes + Rosen Bridge: A Practical Path for Multi-Chain Fungible Assets

Bitcoin Runes + Rosen Bridge: A Practical Path for Multi-Chain Fungible Assets

The big idea Bitcoin finally has a clean way to represent fungible tokens.

Ergo Platform

September 30, 2025

ChainCash: Money That Carries Its Own Story

ChainCash: Money That Carries Its Own Story

ChainCash records reserves and signatures for each note on Ergo.

Ergo Platform

September 23, 2025

Braiding Lunarpunk and Solarpunk through Merged Mining

Braiding Lunarpunk and Solarpunk through Merged Mining

The question is simple.

Ergo Platform

September 2, 2025

Machina Finance: Off-Chain Execution, On-Chain Trust

Machina Finance: Off-Chain Execution, On-Chain Trust

Machina Finance is an innovative, bot-driven decentralized exchange (DEX) being developed on the Ergo blockchain.

Ergo Platform

September 1, 2025

Ergo Infrastructure DAO: Decentralizing the Backbone of the Ergo Ecosystem

Ergo Infrastructure DAO: Decentralizing the Backbone of the Ergo Ecosystem

Ergo’s mission has always been rooted in decentralization, not just at the consensus layer, but across the entire stack.

Ergo Platform

August 13, 2025

Mew Finance: A Playful DeFi Toolkit for the Ergo Ecosystem

Mew Finance: A Playful DeFi Toolkit for the Ergo Ecosystem

Mew Finance is a decentralized application suite on the Ergo Blockchain.

Ergo Platform

August 12, 2025

Lithos: Decentralizing Mining with On-Chain Pools

Lithos: Decentralizing Mining with On-Chain Pools

Lithos is a new protocol designed to overhaul how mining pools work by moving them on-chain, giving miners full control, and elimi.

Ergo Platform

July 24, 2025

Sigma 6.0: A Smarter, More Flexible Ergo

Sigma 6.0: A Smarter, More Flexible Ergo

Sigma 6.0 is a major proposed upgrade to the Ergo blockchain.

Ergo Platform

July 23, 2025

Shaping Rosen's Future: A Community Call on Five Key Treasury Proposals

Shaping Rosen's Future: A Community Call on Five Key Treasury Proposals

Rosen co-founder, Armeanio, has submitted five new proposals to the Rosen Treasury.

Ergo Platform

July 9, 2025

Ergo's Extended UTXO and the Rise of Artificial Economic Intelligence

Ergo's Extended UTXO and the Rise of Artificial Economic Intelligence

A Practical Vision for Autonomous Economic Agents Autonomous economic agents on the Ergo blockchain perform useful work in a real.

Ergo Platform

May 12, 2025

ErgoHACK X: Artificial Intelligence on the Ergo Blockchain

ErgoHACK X: Artificial Intelligence on the Ergo Blockchain

Celebrating a Decade of Decentralized Innovation Join the 10th anniversary ErgoHACK and be at the forefront of the AI revolution o.

Ergo Platform

April 10, 2025

Ergohack 9: Innovations in UI/UX and Mining – Meet the Visionary Winners!

Ergohack 9: Innovations in UI/UX and Mining – Meet the Visionary Winners!

The latest annual Ergo hackathon, ErgoHack IX, was a six-day event held at the end of October.

Ergo Platform

December 9, 2024

ErgoHack IX: Next Steps Towards Increased Adoption

ErgoHack IX: Next Steps Towards Increased Adoption

We’ve come a long way since the early days of Bitcoin, and cryptocurrencies have boomed into an industry with thousands and thousa.

Ergo Platform

October 20, 2024

Ergo Vs Other Blockchain Platforms: What’s The Difference?

Ergo Vs Other Blockchain Platforms: What’s The Difference?

Ergo offers a series of unique features that set it apart from other blockchain platforms.

Ergo Platform

August 19, 2024

Earning With The Rosen Bridge

Earning With The Rosen Bridge

Bitcoin has officially bridged to the Ergo ecosystem via Rosen Bridge! This newly built, decentralized infrastructure enables trus.

Ergo Platform

August 8, 2024

How Sigma Chains Will Bring Bitcoin To Ergo

How Sigma Chains Will Bring Bitcoin To Ergo

Ergo’s powerful, flexible, and secure smart contract functionality opens the door to a whole host of new use cases for Bitcoin DeF.

Ergo Platform

July 15, 2024