The T Challenge, organized by T-Labs and T-Mobile US, enables teams from all over the world to show and discuss their ideas for future Web3 solutions in telecommunication.
The finalists are now entering the second phase of the competition. The goal for the development phase is to further elaborate the ideas until May 7 and present a tangible solution in an exhibition and on stage. A grand jury will award the best ideas in different award categories.
Besides the prize money of up to €250,000, all teams have the opportunity to discuss further business opportunities with Deutsche Telekom and T-Mobile US in Germany, Europe and the United States. This year’s challenge includes also partnerships with renowned Web3 companies to provide participants with industry knowledge and know-how.
T Challenge Nominees 2022/23
avodaq AG
Germany
W3NS - Web3 Name Service
W3NS – the Web3 Name Service – leverages blockchain technology to save and validate all DNS record entries and track changes in a transparent way. The operators of W3NS get the possibility to be part of a more secure and scalable internet and has the potential to generate more than $1 Billion in revenue each year.
Blockchain HELIX
Germany
helix id - Compliant Smart ID & WEB3 Wallet with Telekom as an identity issuer for WEB3 ecosystem
We are Team Blockchain HELIX for T Challenge, a German Blockchain technology startup with pioneers and experts in the field of Digital Identity, Blockchain and WEB3. Our core values of innovation, creativity, and sustainability drive everything we do to bring efficient decentralized identity management and intuitive access to WEB3 technology to the telecommunications industry with our solution helix id – the verified WEB3 wallet.
BlockChainSentry
United States
Web3-enabled Customer Engagement and Loyalty platform
BlockChainSentry provides a cutting-edge Web3 customer engagement and loyalty platform designed to revolutionize the way businesses interact with their customers. With our platform, businesses can leverage the power of Web3 to create rewards programs that incentivize customer engagement and foster brand loyalty.
Blocksport AG
Switzerland
Web3-ready platform solutions for the professional sports and entertainment industry
Blocksport is a fan engagement company that provides a white-label solution for fan base monetization to sports clubs, leagues, and federations. We help companies to earn new revenue and bring a new level of fan engagement to their fans. Blocksport has 35 clients in different regions and sports like football, basketball, and rugby.
Crystalchain
France
High Quality carbon credits tracked
Building on our traceability experience since 2016, we have developed an innovative way to harness our traceability expertise and make the Voluntary Carbon Market clearer, transparent with fewer middlemen thanks to blockchain technology. Our solution tokenizes certified carbon credits and keeps their link with the project. Our CrystalTrace module is a documentary platform containing a wealth of information concerning the project, and about all the co-benefits it has (biodiversity impact, nature impact).
Datapods
Germany
Datapods - Reclaim Control over your Data
Tech meets Legal meets Business. We are a young and driven startup team with a passion for crypto looking to enable people to reclaim their digital sovereignty.
eyecandylab
Germany
Watch & Earn - Unlocking the next generation of loyalty through rewarding streaming experiences
eyecandylab is a leading company for immersive video streaming in the Metaverse. eyecandylab is backed by Silicon Valley-based investors and has developed a solution for streaming companies to make their platform Metaverse-ready by converging augmented reality, AR headsets, and Non-Fungible tokens (NFTs). The solution has already been used by customers like Verizon, Google, and Red Bull. Recent projects of the company have been honored with a nomination for an Emmy as well as a special mention during Google I/O, the company’s developer conference.
GIANT Protocol
United States
GIANT Protocol - Building a global connectivity economy
GIANT turns bandwidth into a globally tradable digital asset. Through GIANT’s protocols, prepaid mobile data, for example 15GB of cellular data in the USA, is represented as novel, semi-fungible tokens called Data Contract Tokens (DCT). DCTs are the financial primitive to new consumer and enterprise applications with bandwidth as the unit of value, for example bandwidth as a form of payment, bandwidth as collateral, and enterprise financial markets for spot bandwidth contracts and their derivatives.
Naoris Protocol
Portugal
Decentralised CyberSecurity Mesh
Naoris Protocol is the world’s first Decentralised Cybersecurity Mesh Architecture (dCSMA) that brings trust to untrusted environments. By converting centralised devices into cyber-trusted validator nodes that constantly verify the status of every other device, individuals and enterprises can trust their networks and be protected from cyber threats and hacks.
Niftmint
United States
NFTs for all T-Mobile Customers managed on their T-Mobile Device
Niftmint makes it simple for Brands to Mint, Sell, and Custody NFTs directly on their site and channels while abstracting crypto and crypto-wallets from the Brand and their Customers via our embedded Nifmint Wallet. Niftmint has productized all smart contracts, wallet creations, token deployments, and transfers while providing a user experience native to traditional Commerce.
Oveit
United States
NFT ticketing protocol
Oveit delivers a robust NFT ticketing protocol integrated into its complex ecosystem to help secure tickets and transform the secondary market, bundle benefits and goods, and turn tickets into payment instruments and more – the instruments of interaction.
Parley Labs
United States
DT/T-Mobile Blockchain Internet - Web3 Incentivization
The T-Mobile Blockchain Internet Rewards Program offers free internet to non-T-Mobile customers while allowing current customers to earn tokens for discounts. The program creates a mutually beneficial situation & has the potential to increase customer acquisition, reduce network roll-out costs and generate revenue for Deutsche Telekom & T-Mobile, while also providing increased customer engagement. It goes into details and answers the questions of how to win new customers using Web3 based loyalty/ engagement models.
Perfect ID
Germany
GDPR-compliant personal information data platform
Perfect-iD’s idea is to change the digital world and create truly end user centered internet, in contrast to the current status quo of an internet dominated by hyperscalers and intermediaries. The problem is that they generate profits for B2B partners & advertisers, breaching GDPR while the actual users are left with no rewards and no transparency.
Pravica
Egypt
WEB 3.0 Messaging and Blockchain-enabled Conversations
Pravica is positioning itself as the Web 3.0 messaging protocol, an infrastructure that aims to bring wallet-to-wallet messaging functionality to Web 3.0 communities. Our main mission is to empower the user-owned Internet by allowing our users to own and control their data and encryption keys linked to their owned DIDs.
Recykle
Slovakia
A blockchain-based mobile phone recycling service guaranteed traceability and sustainability
Recykle is a service that utilizes blockchain technology to track the recycling life cycle of each phone. It provides transparency for customers and ensures responsible and sustainable recycling for all phones. Upon completion of recycling, the user is presented with a tamper-proof certificate. The service comes with a user-friendly front-end application that visually displays all steps of the recycling process.
RDDL Foundation
Liechtenstein
Hardware Trust Anchor
The hardware trust anchor is the combination of a hierarchical-deterministic hardware wallet, a data logger, & an energy meter inside a compact electronic component approximately 2 x 2cm sized. The trust anchor serves the purpose to attest & marking machines, their products, & their data to a blockchain to build financial products on top.
Shoelace Wireless
United States
EcoBytes – Innovative Web3 Rewards Platform for Customer Engagement, Loyalty & Acquisition
EcoBytes (EB) Web3 Platform offers a new approach for MNOs to reward customers for mobile efficiency. Think of EBs like a carbon credit model for mobile network optimization. Customers can use EBs to direct MNO cause donations or acquire stuff in EB marketplace. Shoelace offers patented/innovative technology and psychology approaches to spectrum optimization.
Token.fm
United States
Musicians and fans need deeper connections made possible through the T-Mobile network
As a singer-songwriter, I have been trying to solve the problem of creating a sustainable career and meaningful connection with my listeners. At the forefront of social media, blockchain, and now Web3, the main thing I have realized is that this is a massive undertaking. I am applying to show what Tokenly and I accomplished with minimal support, and to share how to enhance the T-Mobile customer experience, create loyalty programs, support creators, and offer something unique.
twinu
Germany
Extend product lifetime and enable Circularity through digital twin NFTs of physcial products
twinu is a Munich based startup that enables circularity through digital product twins. By applying blockchain technology, Twinu provides brands with interoperable digital twins of their physical products. The twins close the circularity loop at customer handover, enable strong customer benefits and product lifecycle extension.
Ubirch
Germany
KYC-Token - Web3 Identity Solution
UBIRCH is a data proof solution that brings security into data driven processes and establishes trust between multiple stakeholders. It’s one cloud-based Trust Platform enables everyone involved to verify the authenticity and integrity of data received. Founded and managed by experienced specialists in cryptography, blockchain and data-driven business models, UBIRCH is combining robust cryptography and modern blockchain technology into an innovative, easy to use SaaS product.
