Welcome one, welcome all, to the results announcement of the Web3 Development Writing Contest presented by Getblock and HackerNoon!

The contest was launched to incentivize necessary discourse around the gap between Web3’s much-talked-about potential and its current reality. The submission window opened on March 17, 2025, to writers, developers, and Web3 faithful alike, welcoming essays on the foundations of Web3 development—and the structures built on it—for a shot at up to $5,000, awarded as follows:

Category

Prize

Best #blockchain-api story

$2,500

Best #dApp-development story

$1,500

Best #getblock-tutorial story

$1,000

Over the course of three months, and across all categories, the contest spotlighted bold ideas, thoughtful research, and brilliant storytelling. Published stories during that period racked up over 75,000 views and kept readers glued to their screens for more than 48 hours.

After the submission window closed, 15 finalists were painstakingly selected from all valid entries submitted before the contest’s June 17, 2025, deadline.

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Let’s meet our finalists!

Web3 Development Writing Contest Finalists

In no particular order:

These stories pull back the curtain on what it really takes to build in Web3. From setting up private Ethereum nodes to weighing the tradeoffs between custom and public RPC, our finalists explored the theoretical, business, and technical decisions that can make or break a decentralized app. If you’ve ever wondered what’s under the hood of your favorite dApp (or want to build your own), these are the writers to watch. Go give them a read, right here, on HackerNoon!

Now, for the moment you’ve all been waiting for…

Web3 Development Writing Contest Winners

#blockchain-api category

The top-voted #blockchain-api story is @cryptocatt’s Ethereum RPC API Providers Compared: GetBlock vs. Alchemy vs. Infura & More

https://hackernoon.com/ethereum-rpc-api-providers-compared-getblock-vs-alchemy-vs-infura-and-more?embedable=true

A comparison of top Ethereum API providers—GetBlock, Infura, Alchemy, QuickNode & more—covering pricing, performance, features, and multi-chain support.

Congratulations @cryptocatt, you get to take home $2,500 🎉

#dapp-development Category

@defidiver’s Building a Telegram Bot to Monitor BNB Chain Wallet Activity with GetBlock is the top-voted story in the #dapp-development category.

https://hackernoon.com/building-a-telegram-bot-to-monitor-bnb-chain-wallet-activity-with-getblock?embedable=true

Learn to build a Node.js Telegram bot with Telegraf that tracks BNB Chain wallet activity in real-time using WebSockets like GetBlock.

Congratulations @defidiver, you’ve won $1,500 🎉

#getblock-tutorial category

How I Use GetBlock API For Onchain Data Analysis by @ayinketh is the top-voted #getblock-tutorial story.

https://hackernoon.com/how-i-use-getblock-api-for-onchain-data-analysis?embedable=true

Onchain data analysis is a goldmine for understanding what is really going on in a blockchain network (Onchain) As a DeFi trader (and researcher), I use onchain data to spot trends that indicate shifts in market sentiment and liquidity movement on any blockchain. As developers who understand network behaviour, using GetBlock API provides easy access to blockchain data via APIs, eliminating the need to run your own node.

Congratulations @ayinketh, you’ve won $1,000 🎉

Congratulations, once again, to all finalists and winners. Thank you for all your hard work!

How to Claim Your HackerNoon Writing Contest Prize

Please note that you must contact us within 60 days after the winners’ announcement date.

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Learn how you can participate in our ongoing writing contests HERE.

That’s all for today!

-The HackerNoon Team