Benjamin Spector and Michael Truell created the first Halite competition in 2016, before partnering with Two Sigma later that year.
Halite I Halite I asked participants to conquer territory on a grid. It launched in November 2016 and ended in February 2017. Halite I attracted about 1,500 players.
Halite II Halite II was similar to Halite I, but with a
space-war theme. It ran from October 2017 until January 2018. The second installment of the competition attracted about 6,000 individual players from more than 100 countries. It ran from October 2018 to January 2019, with an ocean themed playing field. Players were asked to collect and manage Halite, an energy resource. By the end of the competition, Halite III included more than 4000 players and 460 organizations.
Halite IV Halite IV was hosted by
Kaggle, and launched in mid-June 2020. == See also ==