Encrypted files, encrypted forms, encrypted notes, Nostr Clients and key management, deadman’s switches, private AI, medical privacy, key derivation and credentials, and privacy for our gamers… We didn’t imagine you’d give us so much!
Announcing the winners
First, thanks to everyone for the consideration and participation. Even if you didn’t manage to submit something this time, we’re really grateful that there are so many interesting ideas and applications floating around. Thanks a lot also for the continued discussion.
Accepted submissions
There were a list of acceptance criteria that projects needed to meet. These included using the proposed vetKeys system API, deploying an app to the IC, and recording a demo video, among other things. There were 9 submissions in total that satisfied the acceptance criteria. We list them below.
| Project Name | Description | Participant |
|---|---|---|
| Kwic | digital document based proof of personhood system. More info in the repo and demo video. | senior.joinu |
| FormThing | End to End Encrypted Forms on the Blockchain | conorseed |
| Rabbit Hole | an encrypted file service that runs fully on-chain | rabbithole |
| Browser-based AI Chatbot Served From The IC | Now With State-of-the-Art Privacy | patnorris |
| Nostric | a simple Nostr client running on the ICP | lukevoz |
| medpx | Keep your electronic medical prescriptions safe, under your control | v1ctor |
| Capsule | A Time Capsule / Deadman Switch for Files | cyberowl |
| B3Note | Revolutionizing Note-Sharing through Witness-Like Encryption on the Internet Computer | b3hr4d |
| GuildNotes | An app for encrypting and sharing role-based content within a gaming community. | timk11 |
There were 4 categories that submissions fell into based on where they best contributed. Submissions were then assessed based on design/UX, functionality, and code quality. Ultimately, all accepted submissions get part of the bounty.
It was not an easy exercise to participate here and given the amount of effort that everyone put in, it was deemed that everybody’s a winner.
Plot twist: we didn’t restrict the submissions to one category, so if a project nailed the functionality in several categories, we allowed it. Below you’ll see the rankings of the submissions and the respective prize amounts in USD.
| IBE | Group Sharing | Timelock | Blue Skies |
|---|---|---|---|
 FormThing ($4000) |
medpx ($2500) |
Capsule ($4000) |
Kwic ($3000) |
 B3Note ($2000) |
FormThing ($2000) |
Rabbithole ($2000) |
Nostric ($2000) |
 Rabbithole ($1000) |
AI Chatbot ($1000) |
||
 Guildnotes ($500) |
Over the coming days we’ll give some feedback and comments that arose when we were reviewing the submissions. We also learned a lot, so we’ll give a summary of that and outline how the next steps will be influenced. @domwoe will reach out the the winners about the $$.
Congratulations to the winners and thanks once again everyone for the participation!