# NEAR Protocol Releases Hackathon Guide to Help Developers Build Projects

By Simon Yoon

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Published: 2026-11-12T06:03:14.000Z
Updated: 2026-11-12T06:03:14.000Z
Section: Technology

> The guide encourages participants to form teams, share ideas and use resources across the NEAR ecosystem.

NEAR Protocol has published a guide for hackathon developers that encourages team formation, idea sharing and the use of ecosystem resources as participants work on projects.

The guide is intended to help participants collaborate and develop concepts within NEAR’s ecosystem. It points developers to resources across the ecosystem as they work to bring project ideas to life.

NEAR is a blockchain platform designed to support decentralized applications. The guide focuses on how developers can work together and use the platform’s ecosystem during a hackathon.