Recap of ETHDenver #Buidlers Showcase🦄

AKINDO is an official partner of ETHDenver and organizes builder events

Mar 10, 2025

Hey Builders, I'm Kinjo from AKINDO.

As an official partner of ETHDenver, we organized the ETHDenver #Buidlers Showcase at the main venue.

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Thank you to all the builders and partners who joined in the ETHDenver Buidlers Showcase!

As a recap, we will introduce the top ecosystems and projects that participated in our showcase event.

Kinjo from AKINDO+WaveHack

I delivered the opening keynote, where I shared our journey so far and our future focus.

If building a strong builder ecosystem is your project’s top priority, AKINDO’s 36K+ builder community can help make that happen.

Right now, we are focusing on WaveHack, which takes a long-term approach:

WaveHack - Killer App or Die Trying-
The era of short-term hackathons is over. WaveHack is a next-level acceleration program that takes a long-term approach to create native killer apps for partner ecosystems.It’s designed to expand market mindshare in Web3 and drive sustainable growth.

We can share success stories from our partner ecosystems and explain why WaveHack is 10x more effective than traditional methods. If you’re interested, feel free to reach out anytime in any way you prefer—I’m always available for a call!

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Rahat Chowdhury from Movement Labs

Our first slot partner is Movement. Senior DevRel Engineer Rahat gave a keynote on the Movement ecosystem updates. In addition, there were demo pitches by the top teams leading the Movement ecosystem.

All of them were really exciting! You can watch them here.

Tom Ngo from Metis

🚀 Next up: Metis! Metis CEO Tom Ngo delivered an amazing presentation on why Metis is now focusing on AI.

As one of ETHDenver’s top sponsors, Metis is driving innovation with these leading teams in its ecosystem.

@LazAINetwork

@GOATRollup

Ester Fonseca from NEAR

🚀 Next up: NEAR Protocol! Ester, Leads Developer Engagement, took the stage to lead this session. As an AI-native project, NEAR truly embodied the spirit of ETHDenver this year. These are the top teams driving the NEAR ecosystem forward.

NEAR offers a reward program based on development progress, designed to incentivize builders to build on NEAR. Check it out now! https://www.nearprotocolrewards.com/

If you're serious about NEAR, I’d be happy to connect you anytime! 🔥

Sam Seo from Kaia

🚀 Next up: Kaia! Chairman Sam Seo shared the incredible growth of the Kaia ecosystem.

Kaia is a high-performance EVM L1 that provides access to millions of users through its integration with LINE, one of Asia’s leading instant messaging platforms.

As a leading blockchain in Asia, Kaia showcased explosively growing projects delivering keynote sessions.

@LairFinance

@Elderglade

@Survivors_gg

BANANA

These are must-watch projects—check them out now!

Aayush Giri from Nethermind

🚀 Closing our slot partners, our long-term partner Nethermind took the stage! DevRel Aayush shared the latest updates on Nethermind’s AI × Blockchain innovations.

Following this, top projects selected by Nethermind delivered their demo pitches, with a $2K prize pool distributed among them.

Ensemble @EnsembleCodes

StableUnit @stableunitdao

ChipiPay @HiChipiPay

Camille Vargas from ZORA

This session featured grant partners from the AI + Crypto Grant WaveHack Program, launching this month.

Camille from Zora’s Product Marketing shared the latest updates. Zora has just released its groundbreaking Coin Protocol, enabling creators to instantly turn their content into coins. Now, the WaveHack program leveraging this protocol is about to launch!

With over $30K in grants available, don’t miss this incredible opportunity to build.🛠️🔥

Follow AKINDO's X to check out this update.

Sattvik Kansal from ROME Protocol

More WaveHack Grant Partner Updates!🚀 Co-founder Sattvik Kansal from ROME Protocol shared the latest updates on their ecosystem.

ROME is a decentralized project leveraging Solana to provide a shared sequencer for Ethereum rollups. With $60K in grants, this is a unique opportunity to build innovative applications using ROME's technology.

Jake from NERO Chain

Final Keynote: NERO ChainChain🤝To close the session, Jake, the founder of NERO Chain, delivered a video keynote.

NERO Chain, which just launched its mainnet, is emerging as a pioneer in modular blockchain technology with EVM compatibility. It stands out for enhancing flexibility and interoperability across the Web3 ecosystem.

The NERO Chain WaveHack is coming very soon—get ready to build! 🚀🔥

Our First ETHDenver – A Huge Success!

Despite it being our first ETHDenver, we successfully brought Buidlers Showcase to life thanks to the incredible support from the core team. A huge thank you to @rcastag and @mmjustin for making this possible.🔥

We also deeply appreciate our community partners who helped bring this event to life!

This showcase at ETHDenver marks the first step in our long journey toward 2025.🚀

What 's Next?

We’re leveraging our success at ETHDenver to support even more partner ecosystem growth.

If your ecosystem is looking to create killer apps, we are undoubtedly the right partner for you. With 36K+ high-quality builders, we can onboard them into your ecosystem and foster long-term engagement.

If you’re ready to take the next step, reach out now—our next major focus is EthCC.

🚀 Secure one of the limited free spots! Share your needs with us on X, and let’s make it happen.

Looking forward to hearing from you🤝