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Mar 5, 2026

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ETHDenver 2026 Recap: Verifiable AI in Action

ETHDenver 2026 was a full-scale ecosystem activation for 0G.

From co-hosting AI summits and sponsoring technical gatherings to running a three-day booth, launching hackathon bounties, hosting a full vibe coding house, organizing a wellness session, and closing the week with our AI Accelerator Founders Open Night, Denver became a live demonstration of what building on 0G actually looks like.

The Scaling Summit: House of AI

We kicked off the week by co-hosting The Scaling Summit: House of AI on Feb 16, 2026.

The summit brought together builders focused on scaling AI applications on crypto infrastructure, tackling real technical challenges around compute, data availability, trust minimization, and verifiability.

Over 500 attendees packed the room throughout the day: developers, infra teams, and ecosystem leaders working on AI-native applications.

Jake Salerno's (VP of GTM) keynote, titled "The End of Blind Faith" and anchored in the motto "Don't trust. Verify.", moved the conversation from narrative to hard facts. He highlighted that enterprise trust in AI has dropped to 27% and that non-human identities now outnumber humans 100:1. He positioned 0G as the first Decentralized AI OS integrating Compute, Storage, and Data Availability, live today with 50 Gbps DA and 80K+ nodes, and introduced ERC-7857 (iNFTs) as a framework for AI agents to be owned, verified, and transferred as secure on-chain assets. Michael Dressler (Head of Success) moderated a panel on what it practically takes to run trust-minimized AI at scale, grounding these claims in architectural and operational realities.

**0G swag and POAP station at the Scaling Summit**

BASS Denver

At BASS Denver on Feb 17, 0G showed up as a sponsor and contributor to one of the most technical side events of the week.

With approximately 1,000 attendees and a lineup of leading infrastructure sponsors including 0G, Aptos, 1inch, and more, BASS attracted a highly technical crowd of builders, researchers, and protocol teams.

Jake Salerno's panel session reinforced a simple idea: infrastructure is foundational for AI. Referencing an insight shared alongside Stanford SBA, he emphasized that only 1% of the world's data contributes to AI training, while the remaining 99% sits unused due to a lack of incentives and no reliable way to prove data provenance. The discussion made it clear that without verifiable data ownership, incentive alignment, and trust-minimized infrastructure, AI cannot scale responsibly.

As AI-native apps move on-chain, questions around scalability, verification, and performance are real engineering challenges that need real solutions. 0G's presence at BASS positioned us directly in that infrastructure-layer conversation.

ETHDenver Expo: Booth and Hackathon Bounty

On the expo floor, 0G maintained a three-day presence with our booth, connecting directly with developers, founders, and ecosystem partners.

Across hundreds of conversations, we demoed our stack, discussed AI-native use cases, and introduced builders to what verifiable AI infrastructure can enable. The booth became a meeting point for hackathon teams, our partners, and new developers discovering 0G for the first time.

Beyond the expo, we sponsored a bounty at the ETHDenver hackathon, encouraging teams to build AI-native applications on 0G. Over 60 teams submitted projects to our bounty.

**0G mascot photo station at the ETHDenver booth**

Yoga and Vibe with 0G

On Feb 19, in the middle of a high-intensity builder week, we hosted Yoga and Vibe with 0G at a local studio.

Builders, founders, and team members stepped away from laptops and into intentional movement and breathwork.

Sustainable ecosystems are built by sustainable builders. Wellness supports innovation. This session reminded us that long-term infrastructure is built by people who take care of themselves and each other.

Zero Coding With 0G: A Full Vibe Coding House

One of the most important activations of the week was our full-day Zero Coding With 0G house. We had a queue in front of the venue even before we opened the doors.

Developers and founders gathered for a full day of vibe coding workshops, building AI-native applications directly on 0G's stack. From idea to prototype, participants explored how modular storage, decentralized compute, and verifiable data can power real AI products.

100+ builders showed up. The room was focused, technical, and productive. And this directly fed into the next stage of our ecosystem.

Among the standout teams, three projects rose to the top for their technical depth, clarity of vision, and strong use of 0G's infrastructure:

0Provision is building a 0G-native autonomous liquidity provisioning agent. It uses 0G's Compute Network for verifiable AI decision-making, 0G Storage for immutable agent receipts, and 0G Chain for iNFT-based agent identity. The result: AI-driven market-making on Polymarket with fully auditable, tamper-proof execution.

Resolve takes a different angle: a real-time prediction market bot on 0G that lets users create and bet on short-term real-world outcomes via Telegram. Bets are seeded and resolved automatically using 0G's blockchain and live data feeds, showing how on-chain markets can integrate automated outcome resolution with live external data.

Prophet focuses on security. It's an AI-powered white-hat agent that analyzes Solidity smart contracts, simulates realistic exploit paths, and proposes safe remediations before deployment. Prophet uses 0G's inference capabilities for heavy reasoning and vulnerability triage, producing structured, verifiable outputs for DeFi security workflows.

0G AI Accelerator: Founders Open Night

On Friday, Feb 20, we closed the week with 0G AI Accelerator: Founders Open Night, a curated evening for builders seriously exploring AI on 0G, organized together with Stanford's Blockchain Builders Fund (BBF).

Selected teams from the vibe coding house pitched their projects, and we announced the winners who will now move forward with structured support, mentorship, and acceleration through our ecosystem.

These teams are building AI-native startups on verifiable infrastructure, and the flywheel is real:

Vibe Coding -> Accelerator -> Scalable AI Startups.

ETHDenver demonstrated that this pipeline is working. We're actively growing a builder ecosystem around verifiable AI.

0G on the Stage

Our team maintained a strong stage presence across Denver throughout the week. Here are all the talks and panels from the week:

Gathin T.

Multichain Day: AI Panel

Will Riches

ETHDenver Main Stage: From Hype to Verifiable AI: What It Takes to Run Trust-Minimized AI on Crypto Infrastructure
AI DePIN Robotics Mini Summit: Panel: The Future of DePIN
BUIDL Mansion - Meet The VCs: From Ecosystem Support to Venture Scale: What It Takes to Win Both

Michael Dressler

The Scaling Summit: House of AI: Panel: Trust-Minimized AI at Scale (Moderator) (video)
Unofficial Solana Mini Summit: Panel: DeFi Infrastructure IS the Product (video)

Jake Salerno

The Scaling Summit: House of AI: The End of Blind Faith: Architecting Truth in the Age of Autonomy (video)
Innovate Denver by The Tie: AI x Crypto: Essential Fusion or Forced Marriage? (video)
ETHDenver Main Stage: TGE: A Look Inside the War Room: With Claire Kart
BASS Denver 2026: Fireside Chat (video)
Quantum Summit at ETHDenver: Where TEEs, FHE, MPC, and ZK Fit in a Quantum World
Open AGI Summit | ETHDenver Edition: Panel: Privacy, Security, and Open Source AI (video)

Frequently asked questions

What did 0G do at ETHDenver 2026?
0G ran a full week of activations: co-hosted the Scaling Summit: House of AI (500+ attendees), sponsored BASS Denver (1,000 attendees), maintained a three-day expo booth, hosted the Zero Coding With 0G vibe coding house (100+ builders), organized a wellness session, and closed with the AI Accelerator Founders Open Night alongside BBF. Team members participated in 15+ keynotes, panels, and fireside chats across the conference.

What is Zero Coding With 0G?
Zero Coding With 0G is a full-day vibe coding workshop where developers and founders build AI-native applications directly on 0G's stack, from idea to prototype. The ETHDenver edition attracted 100+ builders, with standout teams going on to pitch at the AI Accelerator Founders Open Night.

Which projects stood out from the 0G hackathon at ETHDenver?
Three projects rose to the top: 0Provision (autonomous liquidity provisioning agent on Polymarket), Resolve (real-time prediction market bot via Telegram), and Prophet (AI-powered smart contract security analysis). Over 60 teams total submitted projects to the 0G bounty.

What is the 0G AI Accelerator?
The 0G AI Accelerator provides structured support, mentorship, and acceleration for AI-native startups building on 0G's infrastructure. Winners from the ETHDenver vibe coding house were announced at the Founders Open Night, co-organized with Stanford's Blockchain Builders Fund. The pipeline runs from vibe coding to accelerator to scalable AI startups.

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This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.