BattleHack (or Battle Hack in the 2013 series) was a series of global hackathon contests organised by PayPal. Competitors were required to solve a local problem by coding. Winners of the first prize of each contest got an axe as the trophy, and admission to the world finals where competitors competed for the $100,000 grand prize. Competitors retain the ownership of their applications made in the contests.
In 2016 PayPal/Braintree shut down the developer relations program along with all related programs such as BattleHack.
It was announced that BattleHack would be returning however as of Jan 16, 2018 the domain name lapsed and has since moved into new ownership.
See also
External links gsh
References
Ronald Barba (October 18, 2013). "Battle Hack DC: How PayPal is Redefining the Hackathon Space". Tech Cocktail. http://tech.co/battle-hack-dc-2013-10 ↩
"BattleHack - Become the Ultimate Hacker For Good". PayPal. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140207233426/https://2014.battlehack.org/ ↩
"BattleHack - Become the Ultimate Hacker For Good". PayPal. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140207233426/https://2014.battlehack.org/ ↩
"Battle Hack 2013". PayPal. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140221095740/https://2013.battlehack.org/ ↩
"BattleHack - Become the Ultimate Hacker For Good". PayPal. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140207233426/https://2014.battlehack.org/ ↩
"PayPal brings Battle Hack competition to Canada". CBC News. January 30, 2014. http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/paypal-brings-battle-hack-competition-to-canada-1.2517156 ↩
"PayPal Awards $100,000 Battle Hack Prize to Team Moscow for Donate Now App". Business Wire. November 18, 2013. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131117005098/en/PayPal-Awards-100000-Battle-Hack-Prize-Team ↩
Ronald Barba (October 18, 2013). "Battle Hack DC: How PayPal is Redefining the Hackathon Space". Tech Cocktail. http://tech.co/battle-hack-dc-2013-10 ↩
"BattleHack - Become the Ultimate Hacker For Good". PayPal. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140207233426/https://2014.battlehack.org/ ↩
Styles, Kirsty (2016-03-10). "PayPal's Braintree calls off its $100,000 hackathon and lays off staff". The Next Web. Retrieved 2018-01-30. https://thenextweb.com/us/2016/03/10/global-marketing-splurge-braintree-pulls-hack-battle/ ↩
Styles, Kirsty (2016-03-10). "PayPal's Braintree calls off its $100,000 hackathon and lays off staff". The Next Web. Retrieved 2018-01-30. https://thenextweb.com/us/2016/03/10/global-marketing-splurge-braintree-pulls-hack-battle/ ↩