Fuel is excited to partner with OnlyDust for ODHack, an open-source competition where developers can contribute to Fuel’s growing ecosystem, with $15,000 in grants available for top contributors across ODHack 12 and 13.

This marks a significant milestone as Fuel opens its doors to public contributions for the first time, encouraging developers to enhance Sway and Fuel Station while shaping the future of Fuel.

The competition will feature two hackathon events:

• ODHack12: March 20 to March 30, 2025

• ODHack13: Late April 2025

Participants will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge blockchain projects, gain visibility in the developer community, and earn a share of the $15K in rewards.

Key Projects Open for Contributions

Sway: The Next-Gen Blockchain Language

Sway is a performant, secure-by-design language that's purpose-built for the next generation of blockchain applications. We built Sway from the ground up to solve common Solidity problems such as slow performance and security vulnerabilities. Sway catches exploits at compile time, and handles native assets without overhead, all with a Rust-inspired syntax that feels natural to write.

• Contributor Guidelines: Read the official guidelines.

• Documentation

• Required Skills: Intermediate Rust; experience with compiler/language tooling is a plus.

• Good Starting Issues:

  • Issue #5905

  • Issue #4993

  • Issue #5456

  • More “good first issues” here.

Standards: Contributions must include tests for quality assurance.

Fuel Station

Station is a non-custodial gas paymaster that works with all Fuel wallets and requires no user upgrades. This project is currently in its prototype phase, and contributors can play a critical role in stabilizing it and making it production-ready.

Prerequisites:

• Familiarity with Fuel, Sway, and the UTXO model.

• Experience with Fuel’s ts-sdk.

• Review Fuel’s documentation before contributing.

Issues for contributions will be opened soon, get a head start by exploring the project now.

How to Participate

1. Register for ODHack: Sign up here.

2. Explore Fuel Projects: Browse all Fuel projects.

3. Participate in Issues:

   1. Select an issue from the list provided, including those marked as "good first issues".

   2. Add a comment to the issue and submit your application.

   3. You can submit up to 10 applications during the ODHack12 period.

4. Stay Updated: Follow @BuildOnFuel & @SwayLang on X to stay in the loop.

Watch this Loom tutorial by Emilie from Onlydust to know more. Join discussions on builders-chat on Fuel Discord for Sway or join the Fuel Station telegram group.

Rewards and Recognition

Fuel values meaningful contributions to the projects, with $15,000 in grants available for top contributors across ODHack 12 and 13. While not all contributions will be monetarily rewarded, exceptional work will be recognized and showcased. A great opportunity to gain visibility in the blockchain space.