The concluding day of DEVCON1 took a broader perspective on Ethereum’s implications in industry and beyond. Certainly regarded as the highlight of the week, keynote Nick Szabo took the stage to speak on the history of blockchain and the importance of security. Talks focused on pathways to adoption and enterprise applications, with talks on Ubuntu and in IBM’s IoT project. Friday featured a banking experts panel, and a talk about agreement making in Solidity from lawyer Bill Marino. DApps featured included Transactive Energy Grid, Provenance, and B9, insurance on the blockchain. Vinay Gupta and Joseph Lubin both gave talks on the respective history and future of the blockchain’s overarching societal paradigm shift. Concluding the day, we received a surprise visit from grammy winning artist Imogen Heap, introducing us to Mycelia, the blockchain music system built on ConsenSys platform Ujo.

