The Next Big Ethereum Conference Will Run Almost Entirely on Blockchains

The largest ethereum-based hackathon is gearing up for its second annual run in Denver, Colorado - and this time, nearly every aspect of the event will make use of blockchain technology.

Everything from applications to attend ETHDenver to the processes for submitting, judging and voting on projects will be supported in some way through one blockchain platforms, Hannah Oreskovich, the conference's communications steward, told CoinDesk.

Perhaps most notably, the Feb. 15-17 gathering will host an end-to-end payments systems created in collaboration by a number of notable blockchain startups including MakerDAO, Status, POA Network, Solidcoin, SendWyre and Quantstamp.

Speaking to CoinDesk about the innovation, John Paller, the executive steward of ETHDenver, John Paller, said that in his view "The huge collaboration" between different blockchain projects to create this pop-up economy was "The most interesting" aspect of the whole endeavour.

Adding to this, Richard Brown, head of community development for MakerDAO, described the contributions of select blockchain projects to the payments system.

"POA Network helped ensure we had a fast and secure blockchain to power the system Quantstamp happily jumped in to audit our contracts."

One the ways attendees will not only experience blockchain technology but actually see it will be through the annual "Art Maker Space."

Created through a collaboration with blockchain scalability and interoperability platform TrueBit, along with MIT Media, a physical geodesic dome will host generative art pieces called "Art decentralized autonomous organizations" representing data on a blockchain.

Workshops will be led for "Hackers and builders" alike to leverage newly designed developer tools by TrueBit to explore "The intersection of art and blockchain" and create their own unique pieces of artwork.

"It's this fun way to play around with the tools that can be difficult It's kind of like easy-ing the blockchain and the technical cerebral part of it using art," Angel said.