Hello, Codeforces!

I'm happy to invite the Codeforces community to join an unusual competition organized by our title sponsor, the TON Foundation.

The competition will revolve around programming smart-contracts in FunC, native to the TON ecosystem. We invite the Codeforces community to participate in this contest and show that they can not only solve algorithmic problems in rounds but also delve into a new and interesting area.

Join the contest and master complex cell manipulations, smart contract storage organization, comment handling, basic cryptography, and the logic of governance smart contracts through problem-solving.

The tasks will go live on December 21, and the submission deadline is December 30 at 23:59:59 (UTC+4). To enter the challenge, register via the @smartchallengebot on Telegram. The bot will assist you throughout the registration process and send you notifications with the latest updates, such as the start of the contest or the tasks. The bot will also guide you on submitting your entry as a legitimate participant.

All entries must be submitted via GitHub, and your account must be at least a month old.

For comprehensive instructions on submitting your entries, refer to the official GitHub repository with the challenge tasks, which the bot will provide you on the first day of the contest.

The scoring system is simple. For each solved problem, the participant can earn a maximum of 6 points:

• Successful solution of the problem = 5 points
• Gas efficiency of the solution = 0 to 1 extra point

Prizes

The pool of $20,000 TON will be split equally between the top 100 participants of the leaderboard after plagiarising participants are removed. Every participant on the leaderboard will receive a participation soulbound token (SBT).

Prize pool distribution:

• $7,000 in TON — The top 15% of eligible participants
• $7,000 in TON — The middle 30% of eligible participants
• $6,000 in TON — The bottom 55% of eligible participants

Impressive, right? Hurry up and join!

Good luck!