Diffusion 2019 was Outlier Ventures inaugural two-day devcon held in Berlin on 19th and 20th October. Hundreds of developers, protocols, teams and individuals in the blockchain, artificial intelligence and IoT space joined for two days of intense hacking, talks and workshops at Factory Berlin. Our objective was to drive interoperability by joining forces to grow Web3. The tone and format of the event was not about crypto theatre, ego and noise, it was strictly focused on collaboration and building. What made the event unique was the resolute focus on growing the space together, in an open exchange of ideas between protocols and teams across the technology stack from around the globe.

2. Diffusion is
not about

3. 4% of venture capital
3% of tech stock
Sub 1% of developer talent

4. Accelerate and diffuse a more
equitable, secure, privacy preserving,
scalable and usable Web 3, centred
around a New Data Economy

5. Hardware Storage
(e.g. Trezor, KeepKey, Ledger)
Hardware Processing
(e.g. HSMs, Intel SGX, AMD-SP)
Hardware Networking
(e.g. Gateway, Switch, Bridge)
Hardware
Ledgers
(IOTA, Fetch,ai, Sovrin, Bitcoin, Ethereum)
Storage
(e.g. IPFS, Swarm, Sia)
Networking
(Rightmesh)
Distribution
Bridges
(Agoric, Cosmos)
Scaling
(e.g. Lightning, Plasma, bloXroute)
Databases
(Haja Networks)
Routing
Authentication
(Sovrin)
Compute
(Agoric, Golem)
Query
(Haja Networks, FOAM, Chainlink, Enigma)
Verification
Middleware
(Ocean Protocol, Aragon, Fission)
UX
(Botanic, Evernym)
API
(SEED)
Interfacing
Applications
(Botanic, Evernym), Alkemi)
Marketplaces
(SEED, IOTA, Ocean Protocol)
Learning
(Fetch.ai)
Application
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The Convergence Stack
*Outlier Ventures Investments

6. Headline
numbers
● 2 Days of Hacking
● 20+ Protocols
● 50m lines of open source
● 520 Developers
● €26,200 in Prizes
● 100 mentors
● 35 Talks & Workshops

8. Working with
Outlier
Basecamp | 3 month accelerator
Growth | Retained support

10. Identity and and beyond with
Hyperledger:
credentials for digital trust
Machine Learning in the
Decentralised World:
opening the AI silos
10 tracks to
build
something
awesome The Odyssey Serendipity
Network:
growing a network of
ecosystems
Web 2.5:
onboarding the rest of the
world to decentralised
technology
A Stack for Good:
Your moonshot for a better
world
ETHBerlin and the Department
of Decentralization:
Community improvement bounties
Token Engineering:
(re-)invent economic
mechanisms by using
simulations
Sharing in Consortia Networks:
permissioned, tokenized data
sharing with T-Labs
Shaking Up the Model:
data and compute in different
places
The Usable Stack:
new and better ways to use
Web 3
Choose, join,
and connect
with your
amazing
mentors

11. Hardware Storage
(e.g. Trezor, KeepKey, Ledger)
Hardware Processing
(e.g. HSMs, Intel SGX, AMD-SP)
Hardware Networking
(e.g. Gateway, Switch, Bridge)
Hardware
Ledgers
(IOTA, Fetch,ai, Sovrin, Bitcoin, Ethereum)
Storage
(e.g. IPFS, Swarm, Sia)
Networking
(Rightmesh)
Distribution
Bridges
(Agoric, Cosmos)
Scaling
(e.g. Lightning, Plasma, bloXroute)
Databases
(Haja Networks)
Routing
Authentication
(Sovrin)
Compute
(Agoric, Golem)
Query
(Haja Networks, FOAM, Chainlink)
Verification
Middleware
(Ocean Protocol, Aragon)
UX
(Botanic, Evernym)
API
(SEED)
Interfacing
Applications
(Botanic, Evernym)
Marketplaces
(SEED, IOTA, Ocean Protocol)
Learning
(Fetch.ai)
Application
6
5
4
3
2
1
6
5
4
3
2
1
The Convergence Stack
*Outlier Ventures Investments

12. Technologies to hack on
...and integrate your own!

13. Get started with all technologies
https://github.com/diffusioncon/Launchpad

14. Judging criteria
● Diffusion of innovation
○ User experience (UX)
○ Developer experience (DX)
● Track fit
● Sustaining development: commercial model or
maintenance model
● Convergence Stack Mashup
Submissions need to be in before 2pm Sunday! Use
Devpost and GitHub.

15. Track prizes
Prize EUR Value* Paid As
Identity and and beyond with Hyperledger - 4x €900 €3,600 EUR
ETHBerlin and the DoD - 3x €1,000 €3,000 EUR
T-Labs Sharing in Consortia Networks Track Winner €1,000 EUR
Token Engineering Track Winner €1,000 EUR
A Stack for Good Track Winner €400 EUR & FET
Web 2.5 Track Winner €400 EUR & FET
The Odyssey Serendipity Network Track Winner €400 EUR & FET
Machine Learning in the Decentralised World Track Winner €400 EUR & FET
Shaking Up the Model Track Winner €400 EUR & FET
The Usable Stack Track Winner €400 EUR & FET

16. Technology prizes
Prize EUR Value Paid As
Fetch.ai Technology Prizes - 1x €1,000 + 7x €250 €2,750 FET
Ocean Protocol Technology Prize - 1x €1,000 + 5x €250 €2,250 OCEAN
IOTA Technology Prizes - 1x €1,000 + 3x €250 €1,750 IOTA
FOAM Technology Prizes - 1x €1,000 + 3x €250 €1,750 EUR
iExec Technology Prizes - 1x €1,000 + 3x €250 €1,750 DAI
Enigma Technology Prizes - 1x €1,000 + 2x €250 €1,500 ENG
Chainlink Technology Prize €450 LINK

17. Prizes for overall winners
Prize EUR Value* Paid As
Winner of Winners Diffusion Dev Con '19 €1,600 EUR & FET
Silver Runner-Up Diffusion Dev Con '19 €1,000 EUR & FET
Bronze Runner-Up Diffusion Dev Con '19 €400 EUR & FET

18. Timings Agenda
8:00 -10:00 Registration opens, check-in and formation of new teams, breakfast
10:00 - 10:30 Welcome speech
11:00 Hack starts
12:30 Talks and workshops start
1:00-3:00 Lunch
4:00 Mentor/ team check-in with coffee and snacks
7:00-9:00 Dinner and drinks - sponsored by Deutsche Telekom
12:00 Close of Factory
Saturday

19. Timings Agenda
8:00 -10:00 Registration opens, check-in and formation of new teams, breakfast
8:00 Hack starts
9:00-11:00 Breakfast is served
11:30 Mentor/ team check-in with coffee and snacks
1:00-3:00 Lunch
2:00 Judging of submissions
6:00-7:00 Award ceremony
7:00-8:30 Dinner and drinks
Sunday

23. Main channel: https://t.me/Diffusion2019
Channels for each track linked from there
Keep an eye on your email too!
Communication channels