Today's most exciting use cases for blockchain technology extend far beyond payments and digital currency. New protocols that offer much more robust programming capabilities than bitcoin have ushered in the era of the "smart contract," and expectations are sky-high for what that could mean in industries ranging from capital markets trading, digital rights management, new peer-to-peer insurance models, and the internet of things.

The Building Blocks Hackathon at Consensus convenes many of the world's top blockchain developers vying to build the next killer smart contract app. Participants can build on top of any blockchain protocol: bitcoin, ethereum, hyperledger or otherwise. And through various sponsor challenges, they're encouraged to leverage the software and support made available by our world-class mentors in order to deliver these projects.

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXdiHgkKlzTsVvdUB-Mz9UljlkgI0lM2cOX4fD6wQkPRsMxg/viewform

Saturday morning (5/20) we will have a team pitching exercise; we will give up to one minute per person who want to pitch their idea; each may want to get people to join their team. Example "Hi, I Alfredo. I'm creating a new crytographic protocol based which will be tied to genomic data; I'm looking for a front end developer, a healthcare specialist and a data scientist."

• Presentation quality
  Did you practice? Will an investor understand well enough to invest?
• Problem being solved
  Is it big? is it small? is it just a hack?
• Use of DLT tech
  Use of Blockchain / distributed ledger technology
• Implementation & tech quality
  
• Market readiness