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Publish Gitcoin GR9 hackathon recap

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+title: Congrats, Gitcoin Grants Round 9 winners!
+description: Meet the winners of the IPFS, Filecoin, Textile, and Fleek prizes from
+  Gitcoin Grants Round 9.
+author: PL Hackathon Team
+date: 2021-05-10
+permalink: "/2021-05-10-gitcoin-gr9-recap/"
+translationKey: 2021-05-10-gitcoin-gr9-recap
+header_image: "/gitcoin-gr9-recap.png"
+tags:
+- recap
+- hackathon
+
+---
+Gitcoin is [a popular platform](https://gitcoin.co/) for developers to collaborate and monetize their skills ($25 million+ so far) while working on Open Source projects through bounties and hackathons. Protocol Labs recently co-sponsored their [Gitcoin Grants Round 9 Virtual Hackathon](https://gitcoin.co/hackathon/gr9/onboard).
+
+Gitcoin grant rounds are crowdsourcing experiments where open source projects can benefit from QF (Quadratic Funding) in which community contributions are matched using a quadratic formula by Gitcoin grant round sponsors. During Round 8 they added a Hackathon component and it was so successful, that this past March, they did it again, offering \~$500k in pooled prizes.
+
+## Our challenges, the best of IPFS and Filecoin 🏆
+
+For the **Gitcoin GR9 Hackathon**, Protocol Labs matched 100% of our ecosystem partners’ [Textile](https://blog.textile.io/funding-the-community/) and [Fleek’s](https://blog.fleek.co/posts/gitcoin-gr9-hackathon-fleek-winners) bounties.
+
+Our goal is to amplify the ability of our ecosystem partners to be stewards of the IPFS/Filecoin ecosystem and decentralize growth and development. Moreover $23k in bounties for Filecoin and IPFS were offered for a total of $63k in prizes available for this sub-ecosystem in GR9. We wanted to see the best of the best for tools, libraries, APIs, apps, integrations, and more.
+
+Out of 167 projects total, with 36 submissions to our ecosystem bounties, here are the prize winners:
+
+## Textile winners
+
+### Decentralized Media
+
+_Best Video App or Platform_
+
+A decentralized video player where users can configure and upload video to IPFS/Filecoin via Textile’s Powergate.
+
+by sunnyrk
+
+[https://github.com/sunnyRK/decentralized-media](https://github.com/sunnyRK/decentralized-media "https://github.com/sunnyRK/decentralized-media")
+
+### Bradbvry
+
+_Best App using Threads_
+
+Bradbvry allows you to share a photojournal your last trip, built on IPFS using ThreadsDB and Ethereum.
+
+by hugosanchez
+
+[https://bradbvry.now.sh/landing](https://bradbvry.now.sh/landing "https://bradbvry.now.sh/landing")
+
+### OmniAnalytics Miner Index Explorer
+
+_Miner Index Visual Explorer_
+
+Using data from Textile’s new Filecoin Miner Index API, a collection of visualizations to help network enthusiasts get a high level overview of the health and performance of storage miners.
+
+by omnianalytics
+
+[https://github.com/Omni-Analytics-Group/gitcoin-grants-round-9-textile-filecoin-hackathon](https://github.com/Omni-Analytics-Group/gitcoin-grants-round-9-textile-filecoin-hackathon "https://github.com/Omni-Analytics-Group/gitcoin-grants-round-9-textile-filecoin-hackathon")
+
+## Fleek winners
+
+See [Fleek’s blog](https://blog.fleek.co/posts/gitcoin-gr9-hackathon-fleek-winners) for more info
+
+### 1st place: MintBot
+
+A bot that allows creating an NFT directly from the Telegram app. Images are securely stored on IPFS using Fleek Storage JS.
+
+by stevegachau
+
+[https://github.com/stevegachau/MintBot](https://github.com/stevegachau/MintBot "https://github.com/stevegachau/MintBot")
+
+### 2nd place: Stories
+
+A dapp that allows reader to buy stories as NFTs, stored on Fleek Storage.
+
+by ysongh
+
+[https://github.com/ysongh/StoriesNFT](https://github.com/ysongh/StoriesNFT "https://github.com/ysongh/StoriesNFT")
+
+### 2nd place: SpaceCase
+
+Creates and manages Fleek user identities using the Fleek SpaceSDK.
+
+by morganstar
+
+[https://github.com/endowl/space-case](https://github.com/endowl/space-case "https://github.com/endowl/space-case")
+
+### 3rd place: Fleek Chat
+
+Chat service prototype and React template with login/registration for the Fleek SDK.
+
+by belfordz
+
+[https://github.com/xops/fleekchat](https://github.com/xops/fleekchat "https://github.com/xops/fleekchat")
+
+### 3rd place: Bottle
+
+A telegram bot to handle Web3 transactions that works with the Polygon/Matic L2 network and Fleek Storage.
+
+by koder-abc-123
+
+[https://github.com/koder-abc123/Bottle](https://github.com/koder-abc123/Bottle "https://github.com/koder-abc123/Bottle")
+
+## IPFS winners
+
+### Best Framework Support (tie): Kredeum NFTs
+
+🖼 Best helper libraries for easily integrating or using IPFS in ways idiomatic to a given popular framework of any language.
+
+@[youtube](PWYbeLTXTKE)
+
+Created by Alain Papazoglou, [Kredeum NFTs](https://github.com/Kredeum/gr9) archives media on IPFS, mints the archived medias as NFTs on Polygon network, and sells them on Arkane and OpenSea.
+
+### Best Framework Support (tie): PyTorchIPFS
+
+![](../assets/screen-shot-2021-05-03-at-1-53-38-pm.png)
+
+Created by Ken Thorn, [PyTorchIPFS](https://github.com/kenthorn95/PyTorchIPFS) is a utility for integrating IPFS with PyTorch, one of the largest machine learning and big data frameworks.
+
+### Best Developer Integration: PinABI
+
+💻 Best extension for browser developer tools, VS Code or any other developer environment.
+
+Created by jacekv, with [PinABI](https://github.com/jacekv/uploadABIToPinata) you are able to up and download your smart contracts ABI to and from IPFS and pin with Pinata. PinABI is currently written for Hardhat to be used as a task.
+
+Example:
+
+_Upload your Smart Contracts ABI using the following command:_
+
+`npx hardhat upload --name [some pinning name]`
+
+### Best Game on IPFS: Tiny Racing
+
+👾 Best game or tool for building, integrating, publishing or supporting the development of games with IPFS.
+
+@[youtube](rq8CuRoVUZQ)
+
+Created by Leon Do, [Tiny Racing](http://tinyracing.crypto/) is a tiny, decentralized mobile game stored on IPFS with a blockchain domain, and built with Pinata, Unity, and Unstoppable Domains.
+
+### Best Search Hack: IPFS Search
+
+🔍 Best website, app, tool, library or API for searching the IPFS network, or enabling integration of IPFS with existing search platforms.
+
+![](../assets/screen-shot-2021-05-10-at-10-49-05-am.png)
+
+Built by Samuele Marro, [IPFS Search](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ipfs-search/lffnkibaadgoclbhfajpnhlobdoomfeh/related?hl=en-US) is a Chrome integration that allows you to search IPFS directly from the Chrome omnibox.
+
+## Filecoin winners
+
+### Filecoin integration with Duplicity
+
+_Best Backup to Filecoin Integration_
+
+🎯 Integrate an existing backup tool (e.g., duplicity, s3fs, etc.) with Filecoin.
+
+A [Duplicity integration](https://gitlab.com/Shr1ftyy/duplicity/-/tree/filecoin-backend) with Filecoin.
+
+by Shr1ftyy
+
+### Filecoin integration with Restic
+
+_Next Best Backup to Filecoin Integration_
+
+A start to a [Restic integration](https://github.com/riton/restic/tree/feature/filecoin_backend) with Filecoin.
+
+by riton
+
+### Save The Wizard Home
+
+👾 _Best Unity Game added to_ [_Slate_](https://slate.host/) _and stored on IPFS/Filecoin_
+
+@[youtube](PKBaO0aZZKM)
+
+[Save the Wizard Home](https://slate.host/ysongh1/cid:QmQjXrSu1UgvwzC673FSELrWU637SiaRPHQqgtKVxBkZBq) is an entertaining game reminiscent of Pong, built with Unity and now hosted on Slate.
+
+by ysongh
+
+### To The Moon
+
+_Next Best Unity Game on_ [_Slate_](https://slate.host/) _and stored on IPFS/Filecoin_
+
+![](../assets/screen-shot-2021-05-10-at-10-52-10-am.png)
+
+[To The Moon](https://slate.host/lucasespinosa/cid:QmRrqMzQ8VjssmEr4jeUyg9eu6JSJCfqDu2FjZrnzVYxD8) is a fun space-inspired game built with Unity and now hosted on Slate.
+
+by lucasespinosa28
+
+## Other prizes awarded 🏅
+
+**Filecoin Build Tutorial Improvements** to:
+
+* Migrate a Simple Pinning Service to Powergate, by irohnin
+* My Meme Marketplace, by electrone901
+* Pinning service tutorial, by javipus
+
+Congratulations to the many creative builders behind these amazing projects and help with trying out and improving our tutorials!
+
+Thank you all for pushing the boundaries of what the decentralized web can do just a little bit further. 🚀
+
+## Talks + workshops during Gitcoin GR9
+
+Catch up on some of the workshops and code-alongs that took place during the event from teams in our ecosystem!
+
+### Storing all your NFTs, assets, and databases on Filecoin with Andrew W. Hill
+
+@[youtube](VWm9KaL0LkE)
+
+Enjoy storing all your NFTs, assets, and databases on Filecoin: an introduction to clients and APIs to store your data.
+
+Join Textile co-founder and CEO, Andrew W. Hill, for a technical introduction to Filecoin concepts, client options, and storage lifecycle where you’ll store your first data on the network.
+
+### Build with IDX Open Identity on Ceramic with Joel Thorstensson
+
+@[youtube](LvnCiFPK1OE)
+
+IDX, from Ceramic, is a framework for user centric data. It makes it possible to build data rich applications without relying on a central database. In this workshop 3Box Labs co-creator Joel Thorstensson will show you how to get started with storing data in IDX.
+
+## Want to get involved in a future hackathon?
+
+Follow us on Twitter at [@IPFS](https://twitter.com/ipfs) or [@Filecoin](https://twitter.com/filecoin). You can also subscribe to the [IPFS weekly newsletter](https://ipfs.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=25473244c7d18b897f5a1ff6b&id=cad54b2230), or the [Filecoin monthly](https://filecoin.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a1dfb670c4f1fb042e82a1f1d&id=cf409026a0). Or, join us in chat in the [Filecoin Slack](http://filecoin.io/slack) or the [IPFS Discord](https://discord.com/invite/vZTcrFePpt). We’ll see you there! 👋