Pi Network’s first open network hackathon crowned Blind_Lounge and other utility-focused mainnet apps, highlighting growth but with a clear risk disclaimer for users.
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- Pi Network’s core team selected Blind_Lounge as the top mainnet app in the hackathon with 215 submissions, with Starmax and RUN FOR PI taking second and third place.
- Honorable mentions like Kindrek, Workflet For Pi, PallyPay, SimpleJoy, and Agora Pulse demonstrate our commitment to payments, work tools, and social use cases.
- The core team emphasized that these were independent projects, expected bugs, and warned users to use all third-party Pi apps at their own risk.
Pi Network’s core team announced the winners of the first hackathon event held in the open networking era, concluding the competition that ended in mid-October, but the results have been postponed until this week.
The hackathon, which began on August 21, had more than 215 mainnet apps submitted by October that met the ecosystem requirements, according to an announcement by the core team on Thursday.
Pi Network puts privacy first
Blind_Lounge, described as a privacy-first social and dating platform that enables anonymous connections with optional identity disclosure, won first place and 75,000 PI tokens. The platform allows users to connect anonymously and reveal their identity only by mutual choice.
Second place and 45,000 Pi (PI) tokens went to Starmax, a loyalty program application that allows users to spend Pi at participating businesses and earn rewards for engagement. Third place RUN FOR PI, a runner game that incorporates Pi into its in-game economy, received 15,000 tokens.
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According to the announcement, five honorable mentions each received 5,000 PI tokens: Kindrek, Workflet For Pi, PallyPay, SimpleJoy, and Agora Pulse.
The hackathon included an optional interim check-in in mid-September and ended on October 15th. The core team said the submissions demonstrate the developers’ willingness to build utility-oriented, production-ready applications on the Pi mainnet.
The core team has issued a disclaimer noting that some application features remain in development and may contain bugs and limitations as community-built projects continue to evolve after the hackathon. The team clarified that it did not officially develop the application and does not maintain any affiliation with it.
“All decisions, features, and limitations for these apps are determined solely by their respective app teams,” the announcement states. “Use of these apps is at your own discretion and risk, and by using such apps, you acknowledge and agree that Pi Network is not responsible for any issues you may encounter.”
The core team directed users experiencing issues or wanting to provide feedback to use the application reporting channel or associated community space.
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