DecentralHacks 2021

If money makes the world go around, programmable money is giving it a whole new spin. Decentralized networks are the next frontier for financial systems, and from bootstrapped startups to large fintech corporations, everyone’s taking notice.

DLT is all about trust-minimization, but it’s also about collaboration. Bitcoin is an open-source community-built project -- a network of disparate individuals and organizations co-operating to maintain a currency that knows no borders. However, blockchains can do a lot more than just send money.

With the advent of smart contracts, blockchains have evolved from a mere platform for decentralized transactions to a distributed cloud network for deploying financial applications. Billions of dollars worth of digital assets are transferred over these networks every day, and with the rise of decentralized finance platforms, crypto financial services are becoming more accessible by the day.

Collaboration is in blockchain’s lifeblood, brought to life by a group of people separated by distance, culture, financial backgrounds, and expertise. Developing for blockchain networks requires expertise in various fields, including economics, computer science, cryptography, and distributed systems. It’s rare for one person to have knowledge on such a diverse range of topics, but there are countless experts on individual subjects.

Over the last decade, blockchain’s growth has hinged on its ability to bring people from different knowledge backgrounds together, and we want to help with that process. DecentralHacks 2021 is an emphasis on the collaborative work that goes into blockchain technology – an endeavor so ambitious its potential is hard to quantify.

A hundred years from now, when decentralized networks dominate our financial systems and services, people will look back to the events that brought us together, and we want you to be in that story.