APU hackers shine in Seoul

At the top of their game: (from left) Vincent, Yudhishthra, Viman, Brian and Gavin celebrating their win with Wordcoin representatives who presented them with the mock cheque.

THE only team from a Malaysian university to take part in an international blockchain hackathon in Seoul, Korea, five students from Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) were overjoyed when their project was named Best Governance App Winner.

Winning a cash prize worth US$3,000 (RM13,998), Team alphaQuality, who represented the varsity’s Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Club (APUBCC), was among 48 teams comprising 250 Ethereum blockchain hackers from 30 countries who took part in the hackathon at ETH Seoul 2023.