Thread by @thatguyintech

@EthereumDenver 2022 was the craziest blockchain conference I've ever been to

1. DeFi, NFTs, crypto, tooling -- web3 is here to stay
2. so many people already build on @AlchemyPlatform and love it
3. i'm getting too old for weeklong parties

my summary of an epic 8 days 👇🏼

Day 1 - hosted NFT API Workshop

@crypt0zeke @princeofbothell @omarsayha and I taught a workshop to build an NFT explorer dapp

According to @misterreynolds, we had the most engaged crowd out of all the workshops that day 🔥

check out the reviews 👇🏼

after the workshop I spent some much needed catch up time with my boo @unhappiimochii

super thankful that chase sapphire reserve has a concierge service that helps with reservations bc i definitely started looking for dinner spots a bit late 😂

Day 2 - created a YouTube tutorial for the NFT Explorer Dapp

Wanted to get some work done early in the week to prepare for more networking and social stuff later on, so I locked myself in the hotel for ~6 hours and pumped out this video:

in the evening, we met lots of folks at the @harmonyprotocol party, chatting about everything from DeFi games and EVM implementations, to conference planning and wardrobe choices.

Day 3 - went to @a16z lunch and @AlchemyPlatform happy hour

I ran into SO MANY friends, devs, partners, customers and learned a ton about what people are building in web3. New wallets, new L1s, token-gating APIs, DAO tooling...

wagmi

also got to meet some really bright young minds in the space

I'm looking forward to working with all of you in some way or another

@alexdphan
@kristiehuang
@rolandtshen

Day 4 - attended @schellingpoint_ and shenanigans

this is when my liver started dying

- watched @songadaymann serenade @VitalikButerin
- met the legendary @austingriffith
- interviewed for @EthereumFilm
- had tea & cookies @crypto_coven meetup
- partied with TIESTO?!?!

Day 5 - engaged with more shenanigans

- chatted L2 optimistic rollups with @arbitrum
- hung with the homies @developer_dao
- went ham @Redpoint house party

some more pics from the @developer_dao meetup bc i love y'all and this meetup was so epic

@JoshCStein @Rahatcodes @camiinthisthang @dabit3 @RyanCoordinator

Day 6 - participated in my first conference panels!

- caught up with @CuriousAddys
- spoke about Web3 education with @rabbithole_gg
- talked data and infra at @EthereumDenver
- celebrated @princeofbothell's birthday

also hi @VishnuGKumar

Day 7 - supported @mintkudosXYZ as a fan

watched @kathytzhou and @unhappiimochii pitch their hackathon project to the judges and other curious hackers

Day 8 - began recovery

ate sushi, walked around in the snow, found some super expensive really bad boba, talked about inflation and $AMPL with @kbambridge, and hit the sack early

thanks to @AlchemyPlatform for flying me out with an amazing team

thanks to @EthereumDenver for organizing an amazing conference

and thanks to everyone I chatted with and learned from this week

gonna sleep for a few days..

.. after that, back to buidl-ing :)