Mark Ballew

This will be my second hackathon at EthDenver; last year was so much fun and I really enjoyed the community, so I'd like to do another run at it!

Last time year with a team:
https://devfolio.co/projects/trustdai-da7a (3 bounties won)

And immediately after I got a job at an AI research lab called METR. Thanks for the spot light in getting me a job in the field I wanted!

In October I tried to do solo at EthRome, and while I didn't win any awards, I learned a lot about Miniapps and Farcaster:
https://taikai.network/ethrome/hackathons/2025/projects/cmgwhg5en01351nb9o8vvtp59/idea

For EthGlobal Buenes Aires, I formed a really great team and we won the main prize using x402 and zkproofs, along with doing some "proof of humanity". So many ideas, only 36 hours!

https://ethglobal.com/showcase/zkx402-proofofleak-wxtjf

My next idea will definitely be around agent systems. I want to try something with ERC-8004 and agents sharing wallets; I think that's the next big thing that the web3 market will be using.