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HITCON

Taiwanese hacker-conference badge lineage, including the HITCON CMT 2017 MediaTek electronic Badge Challenges record, HITCON CMT 2018 HITCON Wallet blockchain badge, HITCON CMT 2019 electronic Taiwan-shaped TrustZone challenge badge, HITCON CMT 2023 NFC/card-reader badge mini-games, HITCON CMT 2024 PCB Badge, and HITCON 2025 PCB Badge.

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Lineage Notes

Taiwanese hacker-conference badge lineage, including the HITCON CMT 2017 MediaTek electronic Badge Challenges record, HITCON CMT 2018 HITCON Wallet blockchain badge, HITCON CMT 2019 electronic Taiwan-shaped TrustZone challenge badge, HITCON CMT 2023 NFC/card-reader badge mini-games, HITCON CMT 2024 PCB Badge, and HITCON 2025 PCB Badge.

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Badges

Seeded records

HITCON CMT 2017 · 2017

HITCON CMT 2017 MediaTek Badge

MediaTek electronic badge with Wi-Fi, BLE, IR, joystick, and LED display

HITCON CMT 2017's official event page documents the HITCON Badge Challenges activity and an electronic badge powered by a MediaTek chipset, with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, game-controller/joystick, infrared, and LED display features. The official ticketing page ties the limited deluxe electronic badge to the Premium Pass, and the events page says additional badges would be released for conference-day purchase.

HITCON CMT 2018 · 2018

HITCON CMT 2018 HITCON Wallet Badge

Blockchain wallet badge with secure element, e-paper, Wi-Fi, and BLE

HITCON CMT 2018's official events page documents HITCON Wallet as a limited blockchain electronic badge for Royal VIP and Premium Pass holders, with secure-element cold-wallet functionality, electronic paper, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth Low Energy. The same official page says holders could join a secret activity during the conference and later use the device as an offline physical wallet for Bitcoin or Ethereum.

HITCON CMT 2019 · 2019

HITCON CMT 2019 Badge

Taiwan-shaped ARM TrustZone challenge badge

An official HITCON CMT electronic board badge shaped around Taiwan, combining collectable conference identity, 24 LED unlock states, sponsor booth challenges, a snake warm-up, and ARM TrustZone exploitation stages.

HITCON CMT 2023 · 2023

HITCON CMT 2023 NFC Badge

Taiwanese badge mini-games and card-reader conference pass

HITCON CMT 2023's official events page says the badge was more than an identification badge: card readers and mini-games were placed at booths and around the venue, attendees used their badges to activate and interact with them, and the Activity Team booth provided NFC card readers for hands-on inspection.

HITCON CMT 2024 · 2024

HITCON CMT 2024 PCB Badge

Taiwanese PCB badge with games, BadUSB, and docking

HITCON CMT 2024's official activity page and PCB Badge guide frame every attendee ID as a PCB badge, with score accrual across activities, badge games, BadUSB play, docking between badges, game battle behavior, and on-site programmer or FTDI support at the activity desk.

HITCON 2025 · 2025

HITCON 2025 PCB Badge

Taiwanese hacker-pet PCB badge with Red-vs-Blue tower play

HITCON 2025's official PCB Badge guide and public technical repository document an attendee PCB badge with a hacker-pet mode, built-in games, pedometer scoring, cross-board interaction, BadUSB behavior, Red-vs-Blue tower-capture play, and released STM32CubeIDE-oriented firmware/PCB project materials.