BattleHack

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| name = BattleHack

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| logo = BattleHack 2014 logo.svg

| logo_caption = BattleHack 2014 logo

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| status = retired

| genre = hackathon, competition

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| years_active =3

| first = June 8, 2013{{cite web|url=https://2013.battlehack.org/berlin|title=Battle Hack - Berlin|publisher=PayPal|accessdate=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223144311/https://2013.battlehack.org/berlin/|archive-date=February 23, 2014|url-status=dead}}

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| last = Nov 14-15, 2015{{cite web|url=https://2015.battlehack.org/finals|title=BattleHack London|publisher=PayPal|accessdate=April 26, 2015}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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| organised = PayPal

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| website = {{URL|battlehack.org}}

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BattleHack (or Battle Hack in the 2013 series) was a series of global hackathon contests organised by PayPal.{{cite web|url=http://tech.co/battle-hack-dc-2013-10|title=Battle Hack DC: How PayPal is Redefining the Hackathon Space|publisher=Tech Cocktail|author=Ronald Barba|date=October 18, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://2014.battlehack.org|title=BattleHack - Become the Ultimate Hacker For Good|publisher=PayPal|accessdate=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207233426/https://2014.battlehack.org/|archive-date=February 7, 2014|url-status=dead}} Competitors were required to solve a local problem by coding.{{cite web|url=https://2013.battlehack.org|title=Battle Hack 2013|publisher=PayPal|accessdate=February 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221095740/https://2013.battlehack.org/|archive-date=February 21, 2014|url-status=dead}} Winners of the first prize of each contest got an axe as the trophy, and admission to the world finals where competitors competed for the $100,000 grand prize.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/paypal-brings-battle-hack-competition-to-canada-1.2517156|title=PayPal brings Battle Hack competition to Canada|publisher=CBC News|date=January 30, 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131117005098/en/PayPal-Awards-100000-Battle-Hack-Prize-Team |title=PayPal Awards $100,000 Battle Hack Prize to Team Moscow for Donate Now App|publisher=Business Wire|date=November 18, 2013}} Competitors retain the ownership of their applications made in the contests.

In 2016 PayPal/Braintree shut down the developer relations program along with all related programs such as BattleHack.{{Cite news|url=https://thenextweb.com/us/2016/03/10/global-marketing-splurge-braintree-pulls-hack-battle/|title=PayPal's Braintree calls off its $100,000 hackathon and lays off staff|last=Styles|first=Kirsty|date=2016-03-10|work=The Next Web|access-date=2018-01-30|language=en-US}}

It was announced that BattleHack would be returning however as of Jan 16, 2018 the domain name lapsed and has since moved into new ownership.