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Published by Afterschool.my on Apr 22, 2024, 04:25 pm
In late March 2024, the Asia Pacific University Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Club (APUBCC) from the Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU) proudly sent five exceptional members to ETHTaipei, an international hackathon held from March 22 to 24. The event featured 40 hours of continuous hacking to develop innovative blockchain applications using Ethereum technologies.
(L-R) - Vanessa Chan Jia Wei, Benjamin Tan Kerk Zheng, Cheong Yee Chian, Yudhishthra Sugumaran, and Viman Vinesh formed Team CrossYield, representing the Asia Pacific University Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Club (APUBCC), at ETHTaipei 2024.
Out of 70 teams and 306 participants from 12 countries, Team CrossYield from APU, composed of blockchain, finance, and marketing whizzes, stood out among the competition. They emerged as a standout team, winning multiple awards across 56 submissions. Their project, "CrossYield," an inter-blockchain self-repaying loan protocol, secured them a total prize of 5,100 USD (approximately RM 24,000) from sponsors like Zircuit, Thundercore, Circle, and Dyson Finance.
Multiple prizes the team won including 1st Place for using dual investment on Dyson Finance (a retail-friendly Decentralized Exchange) as a source of yield, worth $1,500; 1st Place for deploying smart contracts on ThunderCore, earning them $1,100; 2nd Place in the Best Overall Project on Zircuit, bringing them $1,500; and Best Application for Crypto Capital Markets from Circle, with a reward of $1,000.
Professor Dr Vinesh Thiruchelvam (left) sending off Team CrossYield to Taiwan for ETHTaipei 2024.
Under the mentorship of Professor Dr Vinesh Thiruchelvam, Chief Innovation & Enterprise Officer, Team CrossYield developed a groundbreaking decentralised finance (DeFi) protocol, setting new standards for cross-chain borrowing and lending. This platform addresses critical challenges in DeFi, such as collateral flexibility, debt management, and high transaction costs, making DeFi more accessible and efficient.
Team Lead Yudhishthra Sugumaran explained, "CrossYield aims to revolutionise the DeFi landscape by addressing the lack of flexibility in traditional borrowing and lending platforms, the associated high transaction fees, and loan liquidation risks."
Yudhishthra Sugumaran (from right) and Cheong Yee Chian listened to the briefing at the venue holding the ETHTaipei 2024 Hackathon.
Yudhishthra, who heads the APUBCC, Malaysia's first and largest student blockchain club, highlighted CrossYield's advanced technical features and strong market adoption strategy, poised to transform the DeFi ecosystem. Currently pursuing a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science (Cyber Security) degree at APU, Yudhishthra had prior internships in leading global blockchain companies and won up to 20 hackathons which fortified his experience in the ecosystem.
The APU team members at ETHTaipei included Vanessa Chan Jia Wei, a Bachelor of Banking and Finance (Hons) student specialising in Financial Technology, who holds the position of Vice President of APUBCC; Benjamin Tan Kerk Zheng, a Cyber Security student also working as a Frontend Developer and Developer Relations in the blockchain sector; Viman Vinesh, a Software Engineering student overseeing marketing and pitch strategies; and Cheong Yee Chian, a Cyber Security student excelling in trading and market research in the blockchain industry.
In addition to winning multiple awards, Team CrossYield from APU, composed of blockchain, finance, and marketing experts, gained valuable experience in cutting-edge Ethereum technology and applications while participating in the ETHTaipei 2024 Hackathon.
Despite diverse academic backgrounds, the team's expertise in blockchain was rooted in APU's programme modules emphasising web development, project management, and programming fundamentals. The success was further supported by technical workshops and hackathons organised by APU communities like APU Hackthletes, offering a solid foundation in idea generation and blockchain development.
In affirming the achievement of the students he mentored, Prof Dr Vinesh Thiruchelvam remarked, “The development of both hard and soft skills based on multiple intelligences has become a core strength of higher education. As a Premier Digital Tech University, APU is committed to offering top-notch technology courses that enhance students' employability through diverse intelligence training, ensuring our highly-skilled graduates continue to flourish and meet future job demands both locally and globally.”
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