The World’s Largest Bitcoin Data Science Tournament

Proof-of-Performance ≻ Social Signals

We propose a series of tournaments for technical talent to prove their value without relying on social proxies.

Our Hyperbitcoinization Mission

  1. Come for the Gains, Stay for the Revolution: Top technical talent initially enter the tournament incentivized by the cash prize, yet need to develop a deep understanding of Bitcoin as a technical, economical, and social system to win.

  2. Don't Trust, Verify: By participating in the tournament, technical talent perform a verifiable proof-of-performance instead of relying on third-party social signals or proxies.

  3. Bitcoin is for Everyone: Our tournament is free, fully remote, accessible, and global; anyone with an internet connection can participate.

Previous Iteration:
Trilemma Beta Global Tournament

Maverick Capital Wins!

Congratulations to Navnoor Bawa (left) and Saksham Verma (right) for winning the Trilemma Beta global data science tournament!

Trilemma Beta was a free data science tournament that ran from July 8th to August 5th 2024.

Each week, for 4 consecutive weeks, participants submitted forecasts predicting Bitcoin's 7-day percentage change.

214 teams participated in the tournament, with representation from 82 universities, including:

  • University of California, Berkeley

  • University of Toronto

  • The University of British Columbia

  • National University of Singapore

  • University of Pennsylvania

  • The University of Hong Kong

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Despite 72 teams having members who have completed graduate school, two 2nd-year undergraduates from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology dominated the tournament.

Top 5 Teams After All Forecasts

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