About
Essential is pioneering a transformative shift in web3 with its declarative infrastructure and tooling, designed to move from value extraction to intent satisfaction. Through its innovative declarative blockchain and Pint, a constraint-based language for programmable intents, Essential enables developers to create scalable applications that prioritize optimal user outcomes. This approach aims to reduce extractive behaviors and enhance user satisfaction, positioning Essential at the forefront of the next paradigm shift in blockchain technology.
Prizes
Pint (short for âprogrammable intentsâ) is Essentialâs DSL for declarative smart contracts. The term declarative means that code written in Pint is focused on defining logic and not execution.
This prize will be awarded to the teams that deliver the most polished DeFi primitives using Pint. Projects should feature smart contracts written in Pint, as well as a user-friendly front-end (if relevant to the project). Ideal use cases include, but are not limited to:
- Token contract or NFT contract
- AMM
- Name service
- Lending protocol
- Orderbook DEX
- Perps DEX
- Options protocol
- English or Dutch auction mechanisms
Qualification Requirements
- Use Pint as the primary programming language for smart contract development.
- Submit a video demo to showcase your project.
- Open-source your project on GitHub with a readme explaining what youâve built and how it works.
