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Fresh TLDs get exposure at Launch Hackathon

Fresh TLDs get exposure at Launch Hackathon

Winner uses .tech domain; others use .Club and other Radix domains.

Fresh top level domain name firms counting Radix and .Club got exposure for their top level domain names at the recently concluded Launch Hackathon in San Francisco.

The registries offered domain names to participants to use for their projects. 220 Radix domain names, such as .online, .tech and .space were registered during the hackathon.

Using the domain name Betagig.tech, Betagig won the best startup at the event and received a $250,000 investment. The firm will enable people to “beta test” careers.

Two other participants won cash prizes from Radix. Qscode.space, which lets people share information via QR codes, took home a $5,000 prize. PublicAd.space, a directory of outdoor advertising spaces, won $2,500.

Above: PublicAd.Space, a service to find outdoor advertising opportunities.

I know that .Club has done a lot of hackathons in the past, and I think it’s one of the smartest promotions fresh TLDs can do.

Here are some pictures from Launch Hackathon and Launch Festival, provided by Radix:

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