Announcing bounties4bandits 1st Session Winners!

bounties4bandits (b4b) is an extended hackathon/grants program co-hosted by Encode and Saddle for anyone who wants to help build the DeFi ecosystem and get rewarded! π οΈ π€
Saddle believes open-source, interoperability, and cross-chain composability will create more value for everyone, throughout DeFi. Learn more about building with Saddle here.
Without further ado, here are the Session 1 winners on the technical tracks:
Space Cowboy β Fork on Harmony
We are excited to bring a secure pegged value asset AMM to Harmony in partnership with Saddle Finance!
Mune Finance β Fork on Polygon with a badass charity/philanthropic mission!
A sanctioned fork of Saddle Finance on Polygon with a philanthropic twist; 50% of admin fees generated each quarter go to a community elected nonprofit. Join us on the Mune, and Degen For Everyone. Twitter. Medium.
MoneyCapsules β Fork on Avalanche with novel tokenomics (with 3 tokens!) and gamified trading
MoneyCapsules (by George from Greece) helps LPs earn more from their existing liquidity, while facilitating cheap and instant multicurrency transfers. The project is rolling out in 5 phases, fully decentralized and investor-friendly!
πππ Β Each team is awarded 200,000 SDL for their exciting contributions (and to help fund continued development once SDL unlocks) πππ
And here are the Session 1 winners on the non-technical / creative tracks:
Top 10 meme competition winners (receiving 5,000 SDL each):
Bandits... y'all had us DYING with these memes (and meme-analogs) πβ οΈ
— Saddle (@saddlefinance) December 1, 2021
Alright then... **DRUMROLL** The meme competition winners are:@lkay6465 - https://t.co/VVCkDuqBCn @risk22_ - https://t.co/oka9wgW7Ke @Alexisnovaaa - https://t.co/Afa4dxSGwH
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Top 5 swag competition winners (receiving 10,000 SDL each):
Announcing our next competition as part of our #bounties4bandits #b4b program with @encodeclub:
— Saddle (@saddlefinance) December 6, 2021
π Saddle Merch Competition!π We want to see you design amazing merch with our beloved seahorse (and frens https://t.co/yGQlSuwAQm)
Read more below π pic.twitter.com/bpIeZbr7yp
Congrats to all the winners of Session 1 of b4b! πππ Β Thank you for being a part of the Saddle ecosystem, and for helping build DeFi.

π’ Β We'll have a follow-up announcement tomorrow to kick-off b4b Session 2! Join our Discord to find your crew of bandits
π§ Β To learn more about b4b: visit our website here
πΈ Β b4b participants can earn rewards from 100-200,000 SDL tokens. Build on/with Saddle, help grow the DeFi ecosystem, and earn big (get in early while SDL is still locked!)
ππΎ Β Special thanks to this round of judges: Matt Luongo, Scoopy Trooples, and Niraj Pant
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