The Korea Digital Certification Association announced on the 21st that it will hold the '2025 Blockchain AI Hackathon' to discover creative service ideas using blockchain-based mobile ID and provide startup support opportunities worth up to 1 billion won.
This hackathon, held for the first time this year, is hosted by the Korea Digital Certification Association, co-hosted by Raon Secure (CEO Lee Soon-hyung, Lee Jung-ah) and the Global Digital Innovation Network (GDIN, CEO Kim Jong-gap), and sponsored by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. The purpose of this event is to discover practical and innovative ideas utilizing blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) and to promote the expansion of the ecosystem in the field of digital identity authentication.
Participation is open to teams of up to 5 people interested in developing services based on blockchain and AI. Individual participants and startups established within the past 3 years are also eligible to participate. A total of 5 teams will be selected, and the grand prize winner will receive the Minister of Public Administration and Security Award, while the best and excellent awards will be awarded by the Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, the Korea Intelligence Information Society Agency, the National IT Industry Promotion Agency, and the Korea Internet & Security Agency. The total prize money is 30 million won.
In particular, LaonSecure, LF Investment, Axis Investment, and British VC Simsan Ventures plan to provide startup support funds of up to 1 billion won to the winning teams through separate screening. GDIN also provides follow-up support such as global market entry, overseas investment attraction, and management consulting.
The prerequisite for this hackathon is the application of blockchain-based mobile ID. Participants must propose practical service ideas linked to various mobile IDs such as mobile resident registration cards, driver’s licenses, and national veterans registration cards. This reflects the reality that the demand for related services is increasing significantly as part of the expansion of utilization following the nationwide issuance of mobile resident registration cards by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety in March.
In addition, if you utilize the open source platform 'OmniOne Open DID' or OmniOne Mainnet released by LaonSecure, you can receive extra points during the idea review process. OmniOne is the world's first blockchain-based digital ID platform that implemented a mobile resident registration card, and is recognized for its high scalability and practicality.
Lee Ki-hyeok, Chairman of the Korea Digital Certification Association, emphasized, “Blockchain and AI are key technologies that will drive future industries, and creative ideas that combine them can induce innovation across industries.” He added, “In particular, expanding the DID ecosystem based on mobile ID will accelerate Korea’s digital transformation and contribute to securing K-DID leadership in the global market.”
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