# Hackathon Continuation Program (HCP) - updates

**URL:** <https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/hackathon-continuation-program-hcp-updates/28782>\
**Category:** DAO Programs & Initiatives\
**Created:** [March 20, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/hackathon-continuation-program-hcp-updates/28782 "2025-03-20T16:24:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 26, 2025, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/hackathon-continuation-program-hcp-updates/28782/2 "2025-03-26T11:04:03Z")

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so it appears that only 3 of the 4 projects selected were part of the original hackathon accepted projects, according to [this list](https://x.com/RnDAO__/status/1854246689554776121), but they were not the winners of the hackathon, only **Contribo** , from @Juanrah which got 3rd place in the original hackathon, according to [this article](https://www.rndao.io/blog/post/arbitrum-collabtech-hackathon-impact-report), is an hackathon “winner” that is part of this continuation program.

**FairAI** was selected as part of this continuation program and they don’t seem to have participated in the original hackathon. Is this correct? Why were they included, instead of another hackathon project?

**WeLivedIt** and **Nightly** were not “winners” of the original hackathon.

The projects that got 1st and 2nd place in the original hackathon, **Signals Protocol** and **Separated Powers** , are not part of this program. why is that?

I’m asking this because the original [Hackathon Continuation Proposal](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/hackathon-continuation-program/27492) very clearly states that this program was aimed for the winners of the original collabtech hackathon.

> [@Hackathon Continuation Program](https://forum.arbitrum.foundation/t/hackathon-continuation-program/27492/1):
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> The Solution: Turn Hackathon Wins into Long-Term Success"

So, why did we, Arbitrum, “lost” the 2 hackathon winners, by them not being part of this program?

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