# Genesis Data Contest

**URL:** <https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/genesis-data-contest/4420>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [September 11, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/genesis-data-contest/4420 "2024-09-11T17:18:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ryan-Subspace](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/ryan-subspace/32/500_2.png) [@Ryan-Subspace](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/Ryan-Subspace)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/genesis-data-contest/4420/1 "2024-09-11T17:18:25Z")

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# Genesis Data Competition

Calling our amazing community!!! _The Mainnet Genesis Data Contest_ is a groundbreaking opportunity to collectively shape our blockchain! This isn’t just any data – it’s the seed data that will be forever etched into our network.

Seed data is crucial for jump-starting a robust blockchain ecosystem. By participating in this contest and proposing data to add to the genesis seed data, you’re breathing life into our network and ensuring its vitality from day one! Think of it as a digital time capsule that future generations will look back on.

### **Contest Guidelines**

1. **Data Specifications:**

2. **Submission Process:**

3. **Submission Deadline**

4. **Community Voting:**

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1. **Rewards**

2. **Evaluation Criteria:**

3. **Terms and Conditions**

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**Author:** ![Ryan-Subspace](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.autonomys.xyz/ryan-subspace/32/500_2.png) [@Ryan-Subspace](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/u/Ryan-Subspace)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://forum.autonomys.xyz/t/genesis-data-contest/4420/2 "2024-11-06T22:40:30Z")

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# Genesis Data Competition - Winners Announcement!

We’re thrilled to announce the results of our Genesis Data Contest! This historic competition gave our community the unique opportunity to shape the very foundation of the Autonomys blockchain, creating a digital time capsule that will be eternally preserved in our network’s genesis block.

## 🏆 Our Champions

### Community Favorite

Congratulations to **BingBang** for his submission of a symbolic scene where Frank Rosenblatt, the pioneer of artificial intelligence and creator of the perceptron, a type of artifical neurla network, is seen passing the torch of knowledge to Autonomys.

 ![rert](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/subspace/original/2X/3/38b79291334b565f5ebbace60e655a19292ea1b3.jpeg)

### Staff Favorite

Congratulations to **Inoutik**. This collage includes 100 photos selected from the **⁠** hardware channel. They all represent the most prominent farmers and their various equipment, which together make up the Autonomys Network. The honeycombing symbolizes the common effort and the unifying philosophy, a symbol of commitment to the project and its future.

 ![Autonomys_Cell](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/subspace/original/2X/9/94f5d013c7e5cd634c0c1276d403a9d0416370c2.jpeg)

### Ambassador Favorite

Congratulations to **Tradershort** for his submission representing the quote: “Today, we plant the seed of limitless innovation, where every voice shapes the future—this is the beginning of Autonomys.”

 ![Autonomys_](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/subspace/original/2X/4/42f5a08e4f01f491bdeebef17ff9f2d63d344a59.jpeg)

## Legacy Impact

Every single submission is now permanently etched into the Autonomys blockchain genesis seed data. This unprecedented level of community inclusion means that each participant has helped create the foundation that will influence our network for generations to come.