Cape town

South Africa

Cape town

South Africa

06-08
November 2025

06-08
November 2025

Africa's premier Developer conference

Africa's premier Developer conference

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//About

w3node

//About

w3node

//About

w3node

Welcome to Africa’s Premier Web3 Developer Conference and Hackathon

W3Node provides a platform that showcases developers and founding teams, upskills community managers, and provides investors with industry insights. Ultimately, we connect Africa's thriving developer ecosystem with global blockchain companies to accelerate adoption and commercial success.

Become A Sponsor

Become A Sponsor

Become A Sponsor

Become A Sponsor

Become A Sponsor

Become A Sponsor

Apply To Speak

Apply To Speak

Apply To Speak

Apply To Speak

Apply To Speak

Apply To Speak

Apply To Hack

Apply To Hack

Apply To Hack

Apply To Hack

Apply To Hack

Apply To Hack

Become a Community Partner

Become a Community Partner

Become a Community Partner

Become a Community Partner

Community Partner

Community Partner

Who The Conference is For

Developers & Founders
Community Leads
Ecosystem Leads
What To Expect

  • For individuals and teams

  • Keynotes

  • Technical Workshops

  • 3 Day Hackathon with prizes

  • Access to VCs

  • Explore Cape Town

Developers & Founders
Community Leads
Ecosystem Leads
What To Expect

  • For individuals and teams

  • Keynotes

  • Technical Workshops

  • 3 Day Hackathon with prizes

  • Access to VCs

  • Explore Cape Town

Developers & Founders
Community Leads
Ecosystem Leads
What To Expect

  • For individuals and teams

  • Keynotes

  • Technical Workshops

  • 3 Day Hackathon with prizes

  • Access to VCs

  • Explore Cape Town

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//Node Engine

2025

//Node Engine

2025

//Node Engine

2025

Hackathon Tracks

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Payments and Stablecoins

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Identity and Security

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Decentralized AI & DePin

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Gaming and Entertainment

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Payments and Stablecoins

02

Identity and Security

03

Decentralized AI & DePin

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Gaming and Entertainment

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Payments and Stablecoins

02

Identity and Security

03

Decentralized AI & DePin

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Gaming and Entertainment

A Community of Builders

Node Engine is a growing network of developers, designers, and product thinkers shaping the future of tech from the African continent and beyond.

Whether you're building blockchain tools for mass adoption, remittance solutions, or AI-powered platforms, the Node Engine Hackathon is where bright minds come to build in Africa. And this year, when you apply to the Hackathon, you’ll automatically be considered for the Node Engine Travel Grant, designed to bring the most promising talent to Cape Town this November.

💸 Prize pool to be announced soon. — and yes, it's worth the wait.Selected Travel Scholars will receive full travel sponsorship to attend W3Node in person.

One Application. Two Opportunities.

Apply Now

Apply Now

Apply Now

Apply Now

Apply Now

Apply Now

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//Visit Cape Town

2025

//Visit Cape Town

2025

//Visit Cape Town

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Explore & Build
In Cape Town

Cape Town blends rich African heritage with global tech culture.Whether you're hiking Lion's Head at sunrise or jamming with founders at First Thursdays, this city is built for inspiration and connection. Mothore Foundry meets the Mother City.

Book Your Trip

Book Your Trip

Book Your Trip

Book Your Trip

Book Your Trip

Book Your Trip

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green and white mountain beside body of water during daytime

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//Sponsorship

2025

//Sponsorship

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//Sponsorship

2025

Accelerate the BUIDLers, Shape the Future

W3Node is a launchpad for the next generation of African founders shaping the decentralized web. As a sponsor, we’ll curate your experience to align with your goals—whether that’s establishing a local hub, accessing our pipeline of top African founders, or amplifying your brand’s visibility. Let’s BUIDL the future, together.

Become A Sponsor

Become A Sponsor

Become A Sponsor

Become A Sponsor

Become A Sponsor

Become A Sponsor

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//Community

Mothore Foundry

//Community

Mothore Foundry

//Community

Mothore Foundry

We Believe in the
Community Economy

The opportunities are vast and complex across the diaspora. As we innovate and build solutions, we’ve designed this community to honor individual sovereignty, enable creators to capture more of the value that they create, and as a community, for all of our incentives to be aligned.

Andù nìo indo (people are wealth)

Become A Community Partner

Become A Community Partner

Become A Community Partner

Become A Community Partner

Become A Community Partner

Become A Community Partner

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//Stats

Fun Facts

//Stats

Fun Facts

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Fun Facts

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registrations

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Speakers

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Travel Scholars

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Hackaton Winners

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Hackaton Winners

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//Speakers

2025

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//Speakers

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//Speakers

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Meet Our Esteemed Speakers and Industry Thought Leaders

Apply To Be A Speaker

Apply To Be A Speaker

Apply To Be A Speaker

Apply To Be A Speaker

Apply To Be A Speaker

Apply To Be A Speaker

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    Robert Franklin III

    RFS Consulting - Managing Partner

  • Woman Wearing Glass

    Monica Singer

    Consensys - Profesor

  • Woman Wearing Glass

    Brenton Naicker

    CV Labs - Principal & Head of Growth

  • Woman Wearing Glass

    Craig Risi

    Old Mutual - Head of Engineering

  • Woman Wearing Glass

    Eric Annan

    AYAHQ - CEO & Founder

  • Woman Wearing Glass

    Nonkululeko Ntuli

    HER DAO South Africa- Community Manager

  • Woman Wearing Glass

    Allan Mag'eni

    Filecoin - Software Developer

  • Woman Wearing Glass

    Robert Franklin III

    RFS Consulting - Managing Partner

  • Woman Wearing Glass

    Monica Singer

    Consensys - Profesor

  • Woman Wearing Glass

    Brenton Naicker

    CV Labs - Principal & Head of Growth

  • Woman Wearing Glass

    Craig Risi

    Old Mutual - Head of Engineering

  • Woman Wearing Glass

    Eric Annan

    AYAHQ - CEO & Founder

  • Woman Wearing Glass

    Nonkululeko Ntuli

    HER DAO South Africa- Community Manager

  • Woman Wearing Glass

    Allan Mag'eni

    Filecoin - Software Developer

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//Registration

Early Bird

//Registration

Early Bird

//Registration

Early Bird

Get Tickets

Get Tickets

Get Tickets

Local

International

Full Access Pass
$20
R550

Ideal for Developers and Founding Teams. Accessible to all African residents with valid IDs

Full access to 2-day conference

full Access to 3-day Hackathon Stage

Full Access to Expo Floor

Wrap Party

Please verify your Passport or ID using Regula and send us an email with a screenshot of the verification

Verify ID Now

Verify ID Now

Local

International

Full Access Pass
$20
R550

Ideal for Developers and Founding Teams. Accessible to all African residents with valid IDs

Full access to 2-day conference

full Access to 3-day Hackathon Stage

Full Access to Expo Floor

Wrap Party

Please verify your Passport or ID using Regula and send us an email with a screenshot of the verification

Verify ID Now

Verify ID Now

Local

International

Full Access Pass
$20
R550

Ideal for Developers and Founding Teams. Accessible to all African residents with valid IDs

Full access to 2-day conference

full Access to 3-day Hackathon Stage

Full Access to Expo Floor

Wrap Party

Please verify your Passport or ID using Regula and send us an email with a screenshot of the verification

Verify ID Now

Verify ID Now

Single

Gropup of 5

Community Manager Pass
$200
R3500

Ideal for Community Managers, DevRel pros, and Regional Ambassadors

Full access to 2-day conference

Full Access to 3-day Hackathon Stage

Community Manager Track (Workshops)

Free Coworking Lounge

Full Access to Expo Floor

Access to Community Manager Events

Wrap Party

Buy Now

Buy Now

Single

Gropup of 5

Community Manager Pass
$200
R3500

Ideal for Community Managers, DevRel pros, and Regional Ambassadors

Full access to 2-day conference

Full Access to 3-day Hackathon Stage

Community Manager Track (Workshops)

Free Coworking Lounge

Full Access to Expo Floor

Access to Community Manager Events

Wrap Party

Buy Now

Buy Now

Single

Gropup of 5

Community Manager Pass
$200
R3500

Ideal for Community Managers, DevRel pros, and Regional Ambassadors

Full access to 2-day conference

Full Access to 3-day Hackathon Stage

Community Manager Track (Workshops)

Free Coworking Lounge

Full Access to Expo Floor

Access to Community Manager Events

Wrap Party

Buy Now

Buy Now

Apply to hack
Free
(Mahala)

Ideal for Students, Developers, and Founding Teams.

Full access to 2-day conference

Full Access to 3-day Hackathon Stage

Eligible for Hackathon Prizes

Free Coworking Lounge

Full Access to Expo Floor

Wrap Party

Travel Grant winners receive airfare, accommodation, and Meals

Apply Now

Apply Now

Apply to hack
Free
(Mahala)

Ideal for Students, Developers, and Founding Teams.

Full access to 2-day conference

Full Access to 3-day Hackathon Stage

Eligible for Hackathon Prizes

Free Coworking Lounge

Full Access to Expo Floor

Wrap Party

Travel Grant winners receive airfare, accommodation, and Meals

Apply Now

Apply Now

Apply to hack
Free
(Mahala)

Ideal for Students, Developers, and Founding Teams.

Full access to 2-day conference

Full Access to 3-day Hackathon Stage

Eligible for Hackathon Prizes

Free Coworking Lounge

Full Access to Expo Floor

Wrap Party

Travel Grant winners receive airfare, accommodation, and Meals

Apply Now

Apply Now

VIP
$400
R7200

Premium experience with priority access and VIP-only networking opportunities.

Full access to 2-day conference

Full Access to 3-day Hackathon Stage

Community Manager Track (Workshops)

Travel Concierge

Access to VIP Events (Dinners, Networking & Experiences)

Full Access to Expo Floor

Wrap Party

VIP Lounge

Buy Now

Buy Now

VIP
$400
R7200

Premium experience with priority access and VIP-only networking opportunities.

Full access to 2-day conference

Full Access to 3-day Hackathon Stage

Community Manager Track (Workshops)

Travel Concierge

Access to VIP Events (Dinners, Networking & Experiences)

Full Access to Expo Floor

Wrap Party

VIP Lounge

Buy Now

Buy Now

VIP
$400
R7200

Premium experience with priority access and VIP-only networking opportunities.

Full access to 2-day conference

Full Access to 3-day Hackathon Stage

Community Manager Track (Workshops)

Travel Concierge

Access to VIP Events (Dinners, Networking & Experiences)

Full Access to Expo Floor

Wrap Party

VIP Lounge

Buy Now

Buy Now

Day 1

5 Nov, Wed

5 Nov, Wed

Day 2

6 Nov, Thurs

Day 3

7 Nov, Fri

7 Nov, Fri

Day 4

8 Nov, Sat

8 Nov, Sat

Day 5

9 Nov, Sun

8 Nov, Sat

Travel Grant winners arrive

Travel Grant winners arrive

Welcome Reception

Welcome Reception

Registration open

Registration open

All conference Programming begins

All conference Programming begins

Hackathon begins

Hackathon begins

Expo Area

Expo Area

Coworking Lounge

Coworking Lounge

All conference Programming

All conference Programming

Hackathon

Hackathon

Expo Area

Expo Area

Coworking Lounge

Coworking Lounge

community manager track

community manager track

VIP experience

VIP experience

Hackathon Award ceremony

Hackathon Award ceremony

Expo Area

Expo Area

Coworking Lounge

Coworking Lounge

Wrap party

Wrap party

VIP experience

VIP experience

VIP

COMMUNITY MANAGER

HACKERS

FULL ACCESS PASS

  • Communities
  • Zk Roll-ups
  • DevRel
  • Security
  • DePIN
  • Product & Design
  • AI
  • Data & Infrastructure
  • Identity
  • Web3 Africa
  • Venture Capitalism
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import com.google.cloud.recaptchaenterprise.v1.RecaptchaEnterpriseServiceClient; import com.google.recaptchaenterprise.v1.Assessment; import com.google.recaptchaenterprise.v1.CreateAssessmentRequest; import com.google.recaptchaenterprise.v1.Event; import com.google.recaptchaenterprise.v1.ProjectName; import com.google.recaptchaenterprise.v1.RiskAnalysis.ClassificationReason; import java.io.IOException; public class CreateAssessment { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { // TODO: Replace the token and reCAPTCHA action variables before running the sample. String projectID = "my-project-6656-1754912583427"; String recaptchaKey = "6LdBZaIrAAAAAC9yeyuZx_CvxDFJj5cP-Kw27jn7"; String token = "action-token"; String recaptchaAction = "action-name"; createAssessment(projectID, recaptchaKey, token, recaptchaAction); } /** * Create an assessment to analyze the risk of a UI action. * * @param projectID : Your Google Cloud Project ID. * @param recaptchaKey : The reCAPTCHA key associated with the site/app * @param token : The generated token obtained from the client. * @param recaptchaAction : Action name corresponding to the token. */ public static void createAssessment( String projectID, String recaptchaKey, String token, String recaptchaAction) throws IOException { // Create the reCAPTCHA client. // TODO: Cache the client generation code (recommended) or call client.close() before exiting the method. try (RecaptchaEnterpriseServiceClient client = RecaptchaEnterpriseServiceClient.create()) { // Set the properties of the event to be tracked. Event event = Event.newBuilder().setSiteKey(recaptchaKey).setToken(token).build(); // Build the assessment request. CreateAssessmentRequest createAssessmentRequest = CreateAssessmentRequest.newBuilder() .setParent(ProjectName.of(projectID).toString()) .setAssessment(Assessment.newBuilder().setEvent(event).build()) .build(); Assessment response = client.createAssessment(createAssessmentRequest); // Check if the token is valid. if (!response.getTokenProperties().getValid()) { System.out.println( "The CreateAssessment call failed because the token was: " + response.getTokenProperties().getInvalidReason().name()); return; } // Check if the expected action was executed. if (!response.getTokenProperties().getAction().equals(recaptchaAction)) { System.out.println( "The action attribute in reCAPTCHA tag is: " + response.getTokenProperties().getAction()); System.out.println( "The action attribute in the reCAPTCHA tag " + "does not match the action (" + recaptchaAction + ") you are expecting to score"); return; } // Get the risk score and the reason(s). // For more information on interpreting the assessment, see: // https://cloud.google.com/recaptcha-enterprise/docs/interpret-assessment for (ClassificationReason reason : response.getRiskAnalysis().getReasonsList()) { System.out.println(reason); } float recaptchaScore = response.getRiskAnalysis().getScore(); System.out.println("The reCAPTCHA score is: " + recaptchaScore); // Get the assessment name (id). Use this to annotate the assessment. String assessmentName = response.getName(); System.out.println( "Assessment name: " + assessmentName.substring(assessmentName.lastIndexOf("/") + 1)); } } }