As of today, Aug. 10th, 2021, Chia has been hovering from $238 to $275 in the last 24 hours.

It was as low as $163 just 2 weeks ago.  It is looking bullish in the crypto market, notwithstanding recent moves to regulate it further by the US Senate. 

It is with this context that the first Global Chia Hackathon is set to begin in a couple of days:

https://cryptonews.com/news/announcement-about-global-chia-hackathon-11029.htm