This past weekend I had the pleasure of visiting Team Nimiq during one of their famous hackathons in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica. For those in the Lisk and Blockchain community that have not heard about the Nimiq project before - the team is striving to be the best performing and easiest-to-use decentralized payment protocol & ecosystem. Nimiq was also the headline sponsor of this years Tico Blockchain Conference where I gave a presentation on how I see the future of blockchain salability.

These hackathons happen roughly 3 to 5 times per year, when the Nimiq team travels to Costa Rica from all over the world to participate in several weeks of intense coding and problem solving. The idea is to have these events in the remote and peaceful pueblo of Santa Teresa, where work can go uninterrupted and one can enjoy the natural beauty of Costa Rica while coding a better tomorrow.

Workspace

These hackatons are made possible by a former coworking space that Nimiq have transformed into their own personal blockchain oasis. This space has to be one of the coolest places that I have ever had the pleasure of coding at. From hearing the tranquil sounds of the ocean to breathing in the fresh ocean air, this in of itself is an experience. Add being surrounded by like minded individuals with similar interest and you have an ideal location to get some serious work done.

There were also discussions about having a Lisk event here in the future and inviting some of the top community members from around the world to kick start some side chain projects.