RaonSecure Successfully Concludes "2025 Blockchain & AI Hackathon"... Digital Power of Attorney Service Wins Grand Prize

IT security and authentication platform company RaonSecure (co-CEOs Lee Soonhyung and Lee Jeonga), in collaboration with the Global Digital Innovation Network (GDIN), successfully concluded the "2025 Blockchain & AI Hackathon," which was hosted by the Korea Digital Authentication Association and sponsored by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

This competition was held for the first time this year to discover a wide range of service ideas utilizing blockchain and AI technologies, and to promote Web3 innovation and ecosystem expansion across various industries. The final round of the competition took place on September 23 at COEX in Seoul, as part of the "2025 SecureUp & Hackathon" event.

In the finals of this hackathon, 10 teams comprising 35 participants advanced after overcoming a highly competitive preliminary round in June, which saw a 20-to-1 competition rate. Innovative and practical ideas were presented, such as blockchain-based next-generation surveys using mobile identification cards (including resident registration cards, driver’s licenses, and national merit registration cards), mobile pet identification-based job matching, and AI-powered smart hospital companion services, drawing significant attention from both judges and attendees.

The grand prize of the inaugural "Blockchain & AI Hackathon" went to the We-im team for their project, "Digital Power of Attorney Service Utilizing MyData and Mobile Identification." Their blockchain and AI-based digital power of attorney service was highly praised for addressing the inconvenience and forgery issues of paper-based powers of attorney, enabling safe and convenient digital delegation. The team received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award and a prize of 15 million won.

The excellence award was given to the zkBlock team for their "Job Matching Service Based on Zero-Knowledge Proof and Blockchain Technology," earning them the President of Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation Award and a prize of 6 million won. The merit awards went to the Sung Heechungwa team for their "DID-Based Digital Power of Attorney, Notarization, and Content Certification Platform," the TodayRPG team for their "TRPG (Tabletop Role-Playing Game) Group Recruitment, Application, and Content Sharing Platform," and the Typha team for their "DID and NFT-Based Ticketing System." Each team received the President of the National Information Society Agency (NIA) Award, the President of the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) Award, and the President of the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) Award, respectively, along with a prize of 3 million won each.

RaonSecure plans to conduct a separate evaluation with its investment partners to provide startup funding of up to 1 billion won per team for the winning teams. GDIN will continue to support the winning teams with global expansion, overseas investment attraction, and management consulting.

RaonSecure expects that this "Blockchain & AI Hackathon" will accelerate the development of various innovative services based on Korean mobile identification (K-DID) technology and significantly contribute to the expansion of digital identity authentication and the Web3 ecosystem based on DID.

Lee Soonhyung, CEO of RaonSecure, stated, "This Blockchain & AI Hackathon was a meaningful event where we could witness innovative services implemented based on mobile identification. RaonSecure will continue to lead the national digital transformation through the proliferation of mobile identification, and will do its utmost to build a safe and trustworthy digital identity authentication ecosystem by promoting the global expansion and standardization of K-DID."

Jang Hangbae, a judge and professor at Chung-Ang University, commented, "The teams that reached the finals demonstrated a high level of completion by creatively applying blockchain and AI to solve everyday problems. The ideas based on mobile identification cards showed both practicality and scalability, confirming their potential to develop into real-world services in the future."

Lim Dohyun, Vice President of the Korea Digital Authentication Association, said, "This hackathon was an opportunity to confirm the potential for ecosystem expansion using mobile identification and for creative ideas based on blockchain and AI technologies to develop into practical services. The Korea Digital Authentication Association will continue to lead the advancement of domestic digital authentication and identity technologies, striving to create an environment where everyone can use digital authentication with confidence and convenience."

Meanwhile, RaonSecure opened its "OmniOne Digital ID" as open source last year to accelerate the realization of its goal of contributing to humanity. The company has secured numerous open-source community contributors. Recently, the global expansion of openDID technology has been accelerating, with private and public institutions in countries such as Japan, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and the Philippines working to advance their infrastructure using this technology.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.