Building On Zircuit, A Hackathon Introduction I Jan Gorzny

Thu, Oct 2, 2025, 12:00 AM

Jan Gorzny, co-founder and technical lead at Zircuit, introduces building on Zircuit for hackathon participants. He emphasizes that winning hackathon projects solve real problems, address untapped markets, or demonstrate technical innovation, and advises against overengineering or using buzzwords without purpose. Zircuit is a fast, cheap, EVM-compatible blockchain with unique AI-based security in its sequencer to prevent hacks. Jan outlines Zircuit’s developer resources, including documentation, testnet (Garfield), mainnet, custom block explorer, and bridging tools. He details prize categories: Best Project ($3,500), Best Use of Account Abstraction (EIP-7702, $2,000), and Best App Idea ($1,500 each for top three). Submissions should include a GitHub repo, documentation, and optionally, demos or mockups. Jan encourages focusing on impactful, memorable solutions, leveraging Zircuit’s features, and engaging with the community for support. He answers questions on judging criteria, technical depth vs. idea impact, ZK-EVM (Halo 2), and the AI security system. 00:00 Introduction 00:10 About Jan Gorzny and Zircuit 00:44 What Makes a Great Hackathon Project 03:01 Motivations for Participating in a Hackathon 04:31 Building Memorable and Impactful Projects 05:20 Avoiding Overengineering and Buzzwords 06:34 Listening to Feedback and Collaborating 07:26 Focusing on a Single Use Case 07:56 Why Build on Zircuit? Features and Advantages 08:54 Getting Started: Documentation and Quick Start 10:36 Block Explorer and Bridging Assets 11:23 Faucets and Getting Testnet/Mainnet ETH 12:01 Prize Categories and Submission Requirements 13:39 Best Project Prize 14:24 Best Use of Account Abstraction (EIP-7702) 15:36 Best App Idea Prize 16:54 Future Grants and Community Support 17:10 Q&A: Submission Materials and Judging Criteria 18:52 Q&A: Technical Complexity vs. Idea Impact 20:08 Q&A: ZK-EVM and AI Security System 21:44 Q&A: AI Filter and Security Testing 22:13 Closing Remarks and Booth Information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 🇫🇷 *ETHGlobal Cannes* This workshop is specifically for ETHGlobal Cannes, a 3-day hackathon held July 4-6, bringing together the most skilled web3 developers, designers and product builders from all around the globe for a weekend-long adventure to advance the Ethereum ecosystem! Watch the full ETHGlobal Cannes 2025 playlist here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXzKMXK2aHh5N2DCwhcEshNW9C8knZ1T-&si=Lc-WOyfkAVP2--R4 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ✅ *Follow Zircuit* X: https://x.com/ZircuitL2 ✅ *Follow ETHGlobal* X: https://x.com/ETHGlobal​ Warpcast: https://warpcast.com/ethglobal Website: https://ethglobal.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ETHGlobal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _Are you interested in Ethereum development and entrepreneurship?_ 👉 Sign up for the next ETHGlobal event: https://ethglobal.com/events 🎁 Get exclusive access and perks with ETHGlobal Plus! https://ethglobal.com/plus 📣 Want us to throw an event in your city? Tell us where! https://ethglobal.com/city _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _