The Challenge A prize of 10,000 Monero (XMR) will be awarded to the first team or individual who operates a 3D printer on the Moon. This 3D printer must use lunar soil as its print material and demonstrate that it can reliably produce custom mechanical components.
Guidelines for the competition were drafted on January 28, 2017 and are listed below.
Feasibility: Funding The value of cryptocurrencies increases exponentially with adoption. At the start of this competition in January 2017, the prize purse of 10,000 Monero was worth USD $120,000. As of August 2019, the prize purse of 10,000 Monero is equivalent to USD $800,000 ( conversion rate ). If the market adoption of Monero becomes similar to what the cryptocurrency Bitcoin enjoys today, then the 10,000 Monero prize purse will be roughly forty times more valuable , or greater than $50 Million, and