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CODECAMP
2026

BUILD ONCE. SCALE EVERYWHERE

Learn about the Polkadot Hub and build your first project on it.

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Workshop Topics

Learn from industry experts through comprehensive workshops covering everything from basics to advanced topics in Polkadot development.

#01

Introduction to Polkadot Hub

Walk through the hackathon information and process that hackers need to follow. Reference Polkadot Builder Playbook. General introduction to Polkadot Hub: developer ecosystem and guidance.

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Understanding of Polkadot ecosystem and hackathon process
#02

Build on Polkadot: Narratives, Resources and Growth

Learn how to maximize community resources to build on Polkadot and narratives to focus on.

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Knowledge of Polkadot narratives and community resources
#03

EVM on Polkadot, Toolings and Development Setup

Walk through dual VM's technical design and step-by-step guidance to set up the local development environment with DevContainer, Foundry, Hardhat and Scaffold DOT.

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Configured development environment with EVM tooling
#04

Cross-chain DeFi Primitives

Introduction to XCM and Hyperbridge SDK. Walk through cross-chain DeFi use cases with the Bifrost team.

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Understanding of XCM and cross-chain DeFi implementations
#05

Walk through Polkadot Grant Ecosystem

Guide the builders about the grant ecosystem and how to write a good proposal. Compares the good / bad proposals and points out tips and tricks to write a good proposals.

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Knowledge of grant writing and proposal best practices
Hands-On Practice

Coding Challenges

Put your skills to the test with hands-on coding challenges. Build real-world applications and deploy them on Polkadot.

Advanced

Cross-chain Solidity Smart Contract with XCM + Hyperbridge

Walk through XCM and Hyperbridge and how to use them on the smart contract side. Learn to build cross-chain applications that communicate across different parachains.

PIC: Dustin Dung
Deploy a cross-chain smart contract using XCM and Hyperbridge on Polkadot testnet
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Intermediate

Building a Polkadot AI app with Polkadot Agent Kit

Using the polkadot-agent-kit tool to build AI-powered cross-chain applications. Integrate AI capabilities with Polkadot blockchain functionality.

PIC: Dustin Dung
Coding challenge repo with tests + template setup. Builders need to deploy a new agent built using the agent kit
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Beginner

Full-stack development with Scaffold DOT

Guide participants to build and deploy a full-stack Polkadot application using Scaffold-DOT and deploy on Polkadot testnet. Build modern web3 interfaces quickly.

PIC: Dustin Dung
Functional application built on top of Scaffold DOT - add new features on top of the boilerplate and deploy
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Advanced

Building a Uniswap V2 DEX on Polkadot Hub

Give reference to the existing Uniswap V2 contracts and guide users to build a Uniswap V2 DEX with UI + contracts. Create a fully functional decentralized exchange.

PIC: Dustin Dung
Coding challenge repo with tests + template setup. Builders need to complete the Uniswap V2 contract and deploy on testnet with UI (can reuse the Scaffold-DOT)
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Polkadot CodeCamp is a comprehensive learning program designed to help developers learn to build on the Polkadot ecosystem through hands-on workshops and coding challenges. Whether you're new to blockchain or an experienced developer, our program provides the resources and guidance you need to build production-ready applications.