
"Node Champion" Sponsorship Package
at ETH Bucharest 2025
English Auction + Popcorn Bidding | Hosted by ETH Bucharest | 100% of Auction Proceeds Donated to Dappnode
Every bid must be at least $100 higher than the previous bid. Every bid placed costs a bid fee.
At the end of the auction, the winning bidder will pay their highest bid & claim the prize.
By clicking "BID NOW", you agree to the Rules below & the Paddle Batte Terms & Conditions. You will be redirected pay the bid fee (via yodl payment link) and then place your bid (via an embeeded form).
Prize
Win a one-of-a-kind "Node Champion" sponsorship package for ETH Bucharest 2025, including:
- Branding on Website, Social Media and Print Materials
- Digital roll-ups (Minimum 10 Screens in key areas) (15sec/ loop)
- Shout out during the closing ceremony
- Swag bag insert (distributed to 150 hackers)
- 2x General Tickets
- 2x VIP Tickets
- Access to Speaker's Dinner (for the VIP ticket allocation)
- 50% Discount code tickets (add-ons not included)
ETH Bucharest is the premier blockchain hackathon and conference in Easter Europe, bringing together developers, industry experts, and innovators to explore the latest in decentralized technologies.
The "Node Champion" sponsorship offers significant brand exposure, networking opportunities with key industry leaders, and a platform to showcase your platform/solutions to a highly engaged audience.
Impactful Project
100% of auction proceeds donated to Dappnode.
Dappnode is a Free Open Source Software project with the mission to make web3 infrastructure accessible to anyone - i.e. for everyone to be able to run validators and nodes, and decentralize the networks they use and love, regardless of their technical ability or economic situation.
Dappnode is a public good because it does not only not charge anything for the software, and we keep the values of decentralization, self-sovereignty and privacy as our main design principle: we don’t capture telemetry and we don’t know how many people use dappnode except if they decide to self-identify as validators in EVM chains by putting the word “dappnode” in the graffiti.
Get started with Dappnode Home or Dappnode Core:
- Dappnode Home is the plug-n-play way - an all-in-one magic machine powered by Dappnode Core. It's the easiest way for you to get up and running with just a few clicks. No technical knowledge required.
- Dappnode Core is the DIY way - free open source software that anyone can use to power their own machine. If you have your own machine and you have up a server before, then Core is the one for you.
- Dappnode Home is the plug-n-play way - an all-in-one magic machine powered by Dappnode Core. It's the easiest way for you to get up and running with just a few clicks. No technical knowledge required.
Rules
English Auction + Popcorn Bidding
The '"Node Champion" Sponsorship Package for ETH Bucharest 2025 ' auction is an English Auction with Popcorn Bidding - a type of open, ascending auction with anti-spam and anti-sniping mechanisms. Please read the rules below carefully before bidding.
Bid Nature
Each bid is a legally-binding promise to pay ETH Bucharest the bid amount if the bid is the highest bid at the end of the auction.
Bid Minimum
Bidding starts at $1,000
Bid Increment
Each bid must be at least $100 higher than the previous bid.
Bid Fee
In order to place a bid, the bidder must pay a non-refundable bid fee, paid via the yodl link accessible from the "BID NOW" button above. The bid fee will change over time:
- Before Feb 11: $20
- Feb 11-17: $40
- Feb 18-24: $60
- Feb 25 - March 3: $80
- March 4 - March 11 at 17:00 GMT: $100
- On and after March 11 at 17:00 GMT: $1 (However, see 'Popcorn Bidding' below.)
Bid Placement
All bids must be placed in the form, accessible after paying the bid fee.
Glo Dollar Bid Matching
Glo Dollar will add $100 to any bid for which the bid fee is paid in USDGLO.
Glo Dollar will also add an additional $100 to any bid for which the bidder pledges to pay their bid amount in USDGLO (if their bid is the highest bid).
Open
All bids are publicly visible at all times. You may check the current status on The Paddleboard above, on our Telegram group, and onchain.
Total Raised
'Total Raised' is the sum of highest bid and all bid fees - 100% of the total raised after taxes and platform costs will be donated by ETH Bucharest to Dappnode.
Popcorn Bidding
If one or more bid is placed in the final 5 minutes, then the auction will be extended for an additional 5 minutes.
This will continue until there is no bid in the final 5 minutes.
In order to bid during Popcorn Bidding, the bidder must have placed one or more bids before March 8 at 17:00 GMT.
Buy Now
A bidder may instantly win the auction and claim the auction prize by making a non-refundable payment of $10,000 to ETH Bucharest. If this occurs, the auction is over immediately (even if this occurs during Popcorn Bidding).
End of the Auction
The auction will end ...
- if a bidder exercises the "Buy Now" option
- on Tuesday, March 11 at 17:00 GMT
- at the end of Popcorn Bidding
... whichever is earliest.
Bid Rejection
ETH Bucharest reserves the right to reject bids if it believes the bidder is not aligned with its values. If ETH Bucharest rejects a bid, it will 1) notify the bidder via email, 2) refund the bid fee, 3) remove the rejected bid from The Paddleboard - within 48 hours of the bid placement.
Settlement
At the end of the auction, the winner will complete ETH Bucharest's KYB process, pay the highest bid amount (in crypto or bank transfer), and then receive the auction prize - a one-of-a-kind "Node Champion" sponsorship package for ETH Bucharest 2025.
Cancellation Policy
See here.
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