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Amy’s Perspective – Alacris – Medium

Amy’s Perspective – Alacris – Medium

It’s finally here… ETHDenver! What an exciting day it was!! Hundreds, if not thousands, of fellow Ethereum enthusiasts and developers alike came together to be known for the next four days as “Bufficorns.”

One of our main goals for the week is to get to know as many of these fellow “bufficorns” as we can. Eth Conferences are a great opportunity to not only learn from some of the most innovative organizations and people in blockchain, but to learn what else is going on in the space…and to maybe get some of those great T-shirts, clothed for days! Shoutout to AAVE, Celer and NuCypher who really out did themselves this year on the shirts.

In all seriousness, what really gets us, at Alacris, excited at conferences is learning about all the other projects being created on the Blockchain and Ethereum. In the coming years, as more and more projects develop, partnerships will be crucial and it is refreshing to know one of the main values at ETHDenver is community, no gatekeepers, and no ego. It is all about working together to raise up the technology. As someone new to Blockchain and not knowing as much as others do, I have been welcomed with open arms to this community.

Besides the great come and go discussions and workshops on topics from security to marketing, day one kicked things off with opening ceremonies for the hackathon with an emphasis on social impact through Blockchain. Aya Miyaguchi, Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation, talked about the new vision of the organization. A shift that echoes one that is going on in blockchain itself, as well.

“We are building an ecosystem and at the Foundation.. we like to do things differently. The people at the foundation, when it was founded, were developers and researchers. But now, as the nature of open-source tech, that has changed and the entire ecosystem has gotten a lot bigger and with this change, the role of the foundation needs to shift. When we think about our focus… what are the things that only the ETHfoundation can do? A supporting role is what we can do. It is the time to talk about DApps that are realizing this vision.”

Some great messages to start off the weekend. Good luck to buidlers, we cannot wait to see the projects that come out of EthDenver!

Published at Sun, 17 Feb 2019 00:20:22 +0000

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