ETH Denver, besides being occasionally a great advert for deodorant, was an amazing event!
Here are my high level takeaways:
Here are my high level takeaways:
1/ Muted DeFi presence
It’s been a while since we had true 0-to-1 moments in DeFi, and the relative interest in DeFi from builders was quite low. The main presence was Uniswap and Aave …
It’s been a while since we had true 0-to-1 moments in DeFi, and the relative interest in DeFi from builders was quite low. The main presence was Uniswap and Aave …
2/ ZK fever
Savvy VCs are salivating over ZK- rollups/EVMs/compilers/bridges - and rightly so!
The caliber of talent working on ZK-related projects is top tier, and there was much chatter around projects like @RiscZero @taikoxyz @Scroll_ZKP which should all launch soon
Savvy VCs are salivating over ZK- rollups/EVMs/compilers/bridges - and rightly so!
The caliber of talent working on ZK-related projects is top tier, and there was much chatter around projects like @RiscZero @taikoxyz @Scroll_ZKP which should all launch soon
3/ Roll-ups Everywhere
There’s a lot of chatter around L2s, particularly post Base announcement. Naturally, lots of discussions around @eigenlayer DA and @CelestiaOrg , as well as a few rollup-as-service projects
There’s a lot of chatter around L2s, particularly post Base announcement. Naturally, lots of discussions around @eigenlayer DA and @CelestiaOrg , as well as a few rollup-as-service projects
4/ Gaming hitting its stride
The quality of Web 3 games / games with Web 3 elements have improved vastly since 2020. There was a fully playable demo that was comparable with Triple A titles. This year should see many interesting launches
The quality of Web 3 games / games with Web 3 elements have improved vastly since 2020. There was a fully playable demo that was comparable with Triple A titles. This year should see many interesting launches
5/ AI nowhere to be seen (lol)
It was easy to see what narratives were forced by anon CT traders to generate exit liquidity among retails and what builders were actually working on. Unfortunately, AI was barely discussed
It was easy to see what narratives were forced by anon CT traders to generate exit liquidity among retails and what builders were actually working on. Unfortunately, AI was barely discussed
6/ Asia as user hub
3 founders came up to ask about how to “hire head of Asia” 👀
General view seems to be that post 2022 there isn’t a clear player that can help founders bridge to Asia, but founders recognize the TAM there.
@tangent_xyz will focus a lot on that
3 founders came up to ask about how to “hire head of Asia” 👀
General view seems to be that post 2022 there isn’t a clear player that can help founders bridge to Asia, but founders recognize the TAM there.
@tangent_xyz will focus a lot on that
7/ Finally - crypto is alive and well
The vibe is night and day with Breakpoint and AVAX in 2021. Not much opulence and fluff, highly technical crowd
The sheer brainpower and talent flowing into crypto is inspiring
The vibe is night and day with Breakpoint and AVAX in 2021. Not much opulence and fluff, highly technical crowd
The sheer brainpower and talent flowing into crypto is inspiring
8/ cont.d
This was my first ETH Denver and I’ve never felt stupider and it was extremely humbling
Despite the regulatory headwinds and 2022 fallout, I have never been more excited to be in the space
This was my first ETH Denver and I’ve never felt stupider and it was extremely humbling
Despite the regulatory headwinds and 2022 fallout, I have never been more excited to be in the space
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