We would like to share our success with Solide as participants in hackathons and explain why we are applying to Gitcoin. In the four months of building Solide, we participated in three hackathons and managed to showcase the potential of building with and around the Solide IDE and smart contract hub by winning the events. Through these hackathons, we explored expanding Solide's capabilities by not just being an IDE and smart contract platform for Solidity but potentially other languages like Aspect and leveraging additional ecosystems and AI to enhance user learning experiences. *You can view our achievements on our X and the Solide page.* Another aspect of Solide is its ability to encompass the entire blockchain space, (*or at least the EVM space*), enabling it to cater to smart contracts across various ecosystems and protocols. An example of this is our modular library with web3.js, which allows Solide to obtain smart contract source code and information for seamless integration into the IDE. This integration enhances the Solide knowledge hub, making it interactive and user-friendly for developers of all skill levels.

So with the success of Solide, we aim to evolve beyond a hackathon project into a more impactful development tool and an open-source, community-driven platform where users and developers can share knowledge and collaborate on smart contract development. Our participation in hackathons and ongoing development efforts is what motivates us to build and apply to Gitcoin, advancing Web3 and fostering innovation within the blockchain community.