Essential @ ETHGlobal San Francisco
This year’s ETHGlobal San Francisco was a weekend filled with incredible innovation and creativity. We were thrilled to see so many talented teams come together, pushing the boundaries of blockchain technology and building on the Essential blockchain. Each project showed a unique perspective on what's possible with a declarative approach leveraging Pint and showcasing the versatility of the Essential ecosystem.
Congratulations to all the hackers who chose to build on Essential! While we received many remarkable submissions, these projects captured the very best of
what Essential can offer, from smart contract architecture to user experience. Let's take a closer look into what made each project stand out.
The Winners
🏆 First Place - EssenSwap (Orderbook DEX)
How it works: EssenSwap is a limit orderbook-based exchange. Bids and asks are submitted as constraints. A unique smart contract is created for every bid and ask order, with predicates that impose constraints on the swap price of a trade.
Bonus points: The orderbook model makes the most of Essential's declarative architecture by directly matching bids and asks. The team also had some compelling ideas around implementing flash loans under a declarative model.
🥈 Runner Up - Liquidity (AMM)
How it works: Liquidity is an AMM with a built-in staking rewards mechanism. The contract is based on Uniswap's constant product AMM model. It supports providing liquidity, removing liquidity, token swaps, staking LP tokens, and claiming rewards based on staking duration.
Bonus points: Cleanest Pint code and most fully-featured smart contracts.
🥈 Runner Up - PintSwap (AMM)
How it works: PintSwap uses the constant product market maker model for their AMM. The PintSwap team wants to build on this work with a DCA tool, which will allow users to automatically purchase assets on a scheduled basis using time-based constraints written in Pint.
Bonus points: The PintSwap team also built a JS framework and full test suite in TypeScript. They also delivered an awesome UI and presentation.
Closing Remarks
To everyone who joined us at ETHGlobal San Francisco, thank you for being part of this journey. We're excited to see the possibilities of building in a declarative environment and pushing the boundaries of blockchain innovation.
Whether you're a developer, a community member, or blockchain enthusiast, there's never been a better time to dive into Essential. Ready to start building? Explore our resources, connect with us on X, and be part of our amazing community!
See you at the next hackathon at ETHGlobal Bangkok! 🇹🇭
