Contest Period: The contest will start on August 31st and end on September 6th at 12 PM UTC. All entries must be submitted during this period.
How to Enter: Participants must create a website with a countdown timer to the block from which the non-incentivized testnet will become incentivized. The block number will be provided later, for now, feel free to use any block in the future. To submit your entry, complete the submission form and share a message in the general Discord chat with the hashtag #incentivizedtestnetcountdown.
Entry Requirements: Each submission must meet the following requirements:
The website must have a countdown timer to the specified block.
The website must be publicly accessible.
Only one entry is allowed per participant.
Judging Criteria: Submissions will be judged based on the following criteria:
Creativity: How original and creative is the design of the website?
Design: How visually appealing is the design of the website?
Functionality: Does the countdown timer work correctly?
Winner Selection: We will share the list of the countdown project in a public announcement with the community and hold a public vote for the most creative and beautiful website. The vote will end at 4:00 PM UTC, September 6, 2023.
Prizes: The winner will receive a prize of 250 USDC!
Hey countdown developers! We are seeing an unprecedented ramp up in storage being pledged to the network in anticipation of rewards being activated tomorrow. This is great!
But, it also makes our jobs a bit harder. As lots of space is being added it can cause block production timing to fluctuate. This has made it very difficult for us to predict exactly which block will be produced at 2023-09-06 17:00 UTC.
With that in mind, we’d like to see if any of the talented developers within our community would like to try and either predict the block based on current block production speed or switch their entries to use the date above for their countdown. Ingenious solutions to this problem will definitely attract extra points when we are judging.
Big Reveal, Subspacers!
The long-anticipated moment is here: we’re announcing the exact block when our testnet becomes incentivized: Block #???.
Special Hint for Forum Users: You can derive information about the current block height from our RPC endpoint: https://rpc-0.gemini-3f.subspace.network/ws. Use the chain_getHeader function. Here’s a glimpse of what the resulting JSON file should look like:
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"method": "chain_getHeader",
"id": 1
}
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"result": {
"parentHash": "0xb122de4807c3ea71c0b3f6f401e539b4addad2c7f38fcc8f51e28df94f0eb3bd",
"number": "0x38f7c",
//... (For brevity, not all details are shown here)
},
"id": 1
}
Note: The details provided are an example. Ensure you follow the structure accurately.
Subspacers, this signifies the dawn of a thrilling new chapter in our journey! If your countdown timer isn’t set yet, please do so now.
The countdown is LIVE! Buckle up and brace for REWARDS!
A massive shout out to all of our entrants to this community initiative. You dealt with short timeframes and implementation complexities admirably! We thank each and every one of you for taking the time to participate
After the countdown achieves the target block, a smooth animation will appear. It hides the block, lowers the main text, and changes it to “GEMINI 3F IS INCENTIVIZED”.
I made this countdown website with the help of your api which will be called and i can see that block being changed in every 15-20seconds so i used this strategy to make it.
We really enjoyed looking through your creative solutions to the problem but, of course, there has to be a winner. Judging is currently underway over on Discord, please do go and check on progress and cast a vote!
Judging was undertaken by the community based on the criteria listed above in the original announcement. So, without further ado, the winner of our $250 USDC prize is… (drum roll please)
The team were really impressed with all the entries and feel that a special shoutout should go to those who managed to integrate with our RPC to get block details. We apologize for the mid-contest pivot.
Congratulations to our winner and commiserations to our runner-ups. You’re all stars in our eyes and we hope you will continue to contribute to our community. Subscribe to our socials and our announcement channels to be the first to hear about exciting upcoming initiatives designed to intrigue, delight and reward our wonderful community members.
Farmers are flooding into the network! 
Big Reveal, Subspacers! 
The countdown is LIVE! Buckle up and brace for REWARDS! 
