How Ethereum Hackathons are Drastically Improving Blockchain Systems
Since mid-2017, Ethereum hackathons have been held in many major cities across the globe, to encourage the development of decentralized applications (dApps) and blockchain-based systems.ETHGlobal, the biggest Ethereum hackathon organization to date, has played a key role in facilitating the growth of the Ethereum open-source developer community, providing technical workshops, educational talks, and resources to hackers that participate in events to develop applications.Most recently, ETHBerlin, described by many hackers as the most successful Ethereum hackathon to date, saw the emergence of a wide range of innovative projects like a game of Battleship using SNARKs and a prototype of Sharding coded by well respected Ethereum researcher Vlad Zamfir.
Hackathons are Changing the Sector
Linda Xie, a prominent investor in the cryptocurrency sector acknowledged for her work as the co-founder of Scalar Capital and advisor to 0x, has been involved in ETHGlobal hackathons since its first hackathon on Oct. 13, 2017, at Waterloo, Canada.At ETHBerlin, which gained significant media coverage due to its efforts to solely rely on decentralized applications (dApps) and Ethereum-based solutions to facilitate activities at the event such as live streaming, ticketing, and hotel booking, developers from both the local community in Germany and many other countries participated in the hackathon to build products on the blockchain.