Block 515000 - DevCon-1: London

Data art from Ethereum block 515000 (DevCon-1: London). A collaboration between generative artist HEX0x6C (digital layer coded in Processing) and visual artist Chiara Braidotti (hand drawing on top of) for a (forthcoming) Virtual Reality museum telling the history of Ethereum through art.

In November 9-13, 2015 - a little over a hundred days after the Ethereum network launched - the first Ethereum Development Conference made its London debut. Begging the question of how the Ethereum platform would push toward decentralized revolution, about 300 attendees watched eagerly as Dr. Gavin Wood - Ethereum co-founder - explained the key concepts in his presentation, "Ethereum for dummies".

The developers’ conference - which focused mainly on dapp development - aimed to educate and inspire the masses as to the robust future of Ethereum, and to highlight its overwhelming social implications. Amongst speakers from the Ethereum foundation and fellow developers, attendees were able to better grasp the promising direction of the blockchain-based distributed computing platform. The Core development team spoke about the potential of dapps and the ability to run new business models, while also acknowledging technical issues like scalability. With live communication between the Core team and attendees, DevCon-1 became the first open forum for official discussion of the future of Ethereum.