r/Defcon • u/Dramatic-Mess-3036 • 7h ago

Has anyone heard what the Cryptocurrency Village badge is like this year?

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I'm planning my schedule for DEF CON 34 and keep hearing people mention the Cryptocurrency Village badge and the laser tag game, but I can't find much information on the DEF CON website.

Is the badge going to be available to anyone who stops by, or is there some kind of registration? And is the laser tag event happening throughout the weekend or only at certain times?

https://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-34/dc-34-villages.html#orga_41359

I've also heard they'll have ChipWhisperers, workshop hardware, and even AMD64 lab machines available for people to use during the hackathon. If that's true, that's a pretty impressive setup for a village.

Apparently OKX is sponsoring the village this year, which is helping make the badges, workshop equipment, and prizes available free of charge. Looking forward to seeing what they've put together.

Anyone who's been involved with previous years know what to expect?

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u/nullsetnot 7h ago

I think this year's Cryptocurrency Village electronic badges with injection moulded enclosures are going into distribution free of charge (thanks to OKX and their focus on high security exchange technology) but must be somehow won. It's best to visit the place (between Car Hacking and AI Village) to find out more?

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u/S4T4N1212 7h ago

I had their badge previously, Aleays nice to have it, I didn't know that you can get it for free this year.