Every February, thousands of builders, investors, and creators take over Denver for ETHDenver — the largest and longest-running Ethereum community event in the world. This year runs February 15 through 21, and the Cozmos team will be right in the middle of it.

We're not just attending. We're using ETHDenver as the launchpad for something we've been building toward for months: connecting crypto brands with crypto creators through a real marketplace, with real escrow, and real accountability on both sides.

But first — what actually makes ETHDenver 2026 different from the dozens of other crypto conferences out there?

It's Not Just a Conference

ETHDenver has always been part hackathon, part festival, part experiment. This year, the organizers split the event into five themed "villages," each with its own programming:

  • Etherspace — Focused on the user-owned internet. NFTs, social media, content creation, wallets, mainstream adoption. This is the one we're most excited about.
  • Devtopia — Core infrastructure. L2s, dev tooling, security, zk scaling. The plumbing that makes everything else possible.
  • New France Village — DeFi, TradFi crossover, stablecoins, regulation, RWA. Where the money people hang out.
  • Futurllama — AI, DePIN, frontier tech, wild ideas. The "what if" track.
  • Prosperia — Cypherpunks, DAOs, public goods, governance, and marketing/community building.

That last one is worth paying attention to if you're a creator or a brand. Community building and marketing are getting their own dedicated space at ETHDenver this year. That tells you something about where the industry's head is at.

Why We're There

Cozmos is a marketplace for crypto influencer deals. Brands post campaigns. Creators apply. Payment goes into escrow so nobody gets burned. It's the kind of thing this industry has needed for years — a way for brands and creators to work together without the sketchy DMs, missed payments, and zero accountability that's been the norm.

We've spent the last several months building the platform, vetting creators, and onboarding brands. ETHDenver is where we start making introductions face to face.

Russell, our co-founder, will be on the ground in Denver all week. If you're a crypto creator looking for paid brand deals, or a brand looking to get in front of real crypto audiences, he's the person to talk to.

What We're Watching

Beyond our own plans, a few events on the ETHDenver calendar caught our attention:

The New Media & Storytelling Summit (February 19) — An official ETHDenver event focused on media, storytelling, and content in Web3. This is directly relevant to what we're building. If you're a creator in crypto, this one's worth your time.

The Go To Market Summit (February 18) — Marketing-focused, and aimed at teams figuring out how to get their projects in front of users. Brands attend this. Creators should too, because understanding how brands think about distribution makes you more valuable as a partner.

There are dozens of side events running all week, from intimate founder meetups to massive parties. Denver becomes a full crypto city for nine days.

Connect With Us at ETHDenver

If you're going to be in Denver, here's how to find us:

Find Russell in person. He'll be at the main venue and several side events throughout the week. Reach out on X/Twitter or Telegram to coordinate.

Book a meeting. Whether you're at ETHDenver or not, you can schedule a call with us to learn about early access to the Cozmos marketplace. We're offering founding members some significant perks — zero platform fees, featured listings, and white-glove onboarding support.

Check out the platform. Head to cozmos.io to see what we've built. We're opening the marketplace for its first deals during ETHDenver week.

The Bigger Picture

Crypto influencer marketing is a weird space right now. On one side, you have brands throwing five and six figures at agencies who take a massive cut and provide little transparency. On the other, you have creators doing one-off deals through Twitter DMs with no contracts and no guarantee they'll get paid.

There's no real marketplace for it. No place where a brand can browse vetted creators, see their actual metrics, and book a deal with payment protection built in. No place where a creator can set their rates, own their profile, and get paid on time through escrow instead of chasing invoices for 60 days.

That's the gap Cozmos fills. And ETHDenver — with its mix of builders, creators, brands, and investors all in one place — is exactly the right setting to show people what that looks like in practice.

We'll be sharing updates throughout the week. Follow @claudia_cozmos on X to stay in the loop, and book a meeting if you want to get started.

See you in Denver.

Learn more about Cozmos at cozmos.io. Follow us on X/Twitter for updates from ETHDenver and beyond.