# BattleHack

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BattleHack BattleHack 2014 logo Status retired Genre hackathon, competition Years active 3 Inaugurated June 8, 2013[1] Most recent Nov 14-15, 2015[2] Organised by PayPal Website battlehack.org

**BattleHack** (or **Battle Hack** in the 2013 series) was a series of global [hackathon](/source/Hackathon) contests organised by [PayPal](/source/PayPal).[3][4] Competitors were required to solve a local problem by coding.[4][5] Winners of the first prize of each contest got an [axe](/source/Axe) as the trophy, and admission to the world finals where competitors competed for the $100,000 grand prize.[4][6][7] Competitors retain the ownership of their [applications](/source/Application_software) made in the contests.[3][4]

In 2016 PayPal/Braintree shut down the developer relations program along with all related programs such as BattleHack.[8]

It was announced that BattleHack would be returning [8] however as of Jan 16, 2018 the domain name lapsed and has since moved into new ownership.

## See also

- [Hackathon](/source/Hackathon)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2013berlin_1-0)** ["Battle Hack - Berlin"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140223144311/https://2013.battlehack.org/berlin/). PayPal. Archived from [the original](https://2013.battlehack.org/berlin) on February 23, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-latest_2-0)** ["BattleHack London"](https://2015.battlehack.org/finals). PayPal. Retrieved April 26, 2015.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tech.co_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tech.co_3-1) Ronald Barba (October 18, 2013). ["Battle Hack DC: How PayPal is Redefining the Hackathon Space"](http://tech.co/battle-hack-dc-2013-10). Tech Cocktail.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2014official_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2014official_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-2014official_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-2014official_4-3) ["BattleHack - Become the Ultimate Hacker For Good"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140207233426/https://2014.battlehack.org/). PayPal. Archived from [the original](https://2014.battlehack.org) on February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2013official_5-0)** ["Battle Hack 2013"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140221095740/https://2013.battlehack.org/). PayPal. Archived from [the original](https://2013.battlehack.org) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cbcnews_6-0)** ["PayPal brings Battle Hack competition to Canada"](http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/paypal-brings-battle-hack-competition-to-canada-1.2517156). CBC News. January 30, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-bussinesswire_7-0)** ["PayPal Awards $100,000 Battle Hack Prize to Team Moscow for Donate Now App"](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131117005098/en/PayPal-Awards-100000-Battle-Hack-Prize-Team). Business Wire. November 18, 2013.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_8-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_8-1) Styles, Kirsty (2016-03-10). ["PayPal's Braintree calls off its $100,000 hackathon and lays off staff"](https://thenextweb.com/us/2016/03/10/global-marketing-splurge-braintree-pulls-hack-battle/). *The Next Web*. Retrieved 2018-01-30.

## External links gsh

- [Official website](https://battlehack.org)

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