This workshop will build upon the first NEAR workshop from February 10th (Building a simple smart contract on NEAR). You will connect the back-end to the front-end to create a fully functional application across the entire stack.
No prerequisites are required.
The "Scaling Ethereum" workshop addresses the scalability challenges of Ethereum using various strategies and technologies. It begins by exploring the blockchain trilemma, highlighting the difficulty of achieving scalability, security, and decentralisation simultaneously. The workshop then delves into key aspects such as the role of data availability in scaling, different types of rollup architecture (e.g. optimistic and zk-rollups), and a case study on Starknet's implementation of zk-rollups. It also discusses modular blockchains, Cosmos for blockchain interoperability, and DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) based mempools to increase transaction throughput. The workshop additionally covers optimisation strategies like parallelism, access lists, and STM (Software Transactional Memory). You will gain a deep understanding of blockchain scalability challenges and potential solutions, making this workshop ideal for developers and blockchain enthusiasts interested in the technical details of scaling Ethereum.
Bundeep raised £27 million in debt and equity for his London-based insurtech firm, PremFina. The funding came from Japan's Rakuten Capital, Silicon Valley, UK-based Draper Esprit, Thomvest Ventures, the family office of Canada's Thomson family, shareholders in Thomson Reuters, Emery Capital, and Talis Capital. This funding has positioned PremFina as the leading alternative premium finance provider in the UK.
Apart from his involvement with PremFina, Bundeep is an investor in various fintech companies and has been featured in publications such as Bloomberg News, Forbes, The Telegraph, and The Times. He is a frequent guest on Bloomberg TV, the BBC, CNBC, CNN, and Sky News. Bundeep has also produced his first Bollywood-Hollywood crossover film, Line of Descent.
1. Install Rust from https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install.
o An introduction to Rust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q3Z5RBX7hQ.
o If you are using Windows, it is recommended to use WSL by following this guide: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install. If you are not using Windows, you can use a Linux VM.
2. Ensure that you have a code editor installed. You can download Visual Studio Code from https://code.visualstudio.com/download.
3. Learn a little about object-oriented programming from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGDa0P2PXrY.
In the second NEAR workshop on February 24th, you will be able to connect the back-end to the front-end, creating a fully functional app!
Liz completed her bachelor's degree in Physics and Computer Science, as well as her master's degree in Computer Science, at MIT. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
The "Introduction to Ethereum" workshop aims to enhance understanding of Ethereum and blockchain technology. It covers key topics including blockchain security, different blockchain models (EVM - Ethereum Virtual Machine, UTXO - Unspent Transaction Output, and general computation), consensus algorithms (Proof of Work and Proof of Stake), and their social implications. The workshop also explores advanced consensus protocols like PBFT - Practical Byzantine Fault tolerance, Tendermint, and Casper + Ghost, as well as PBS - Proposer Builder Separation and MEV - Maximal Extractable Value and their impact on blockchain technology. You will gain a solid understanding of blockchain security, implementation, consensus algorithms, the blockchain trilemma, and strategies for scaling blockchains. The workshop combines theory with practical insights.
Tagus Capital has a strong presence in university spinoff ecosystems and actively encourages collaboration and knowledge sharing among researchers at prestigious institutions such as the University of Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College, and UCL, amongst others. They also offer support to various student and professor-led initiatives in the UK and Europe that focus on blockchain technology.
The term will be closed by a Cambridge alumni, Jorik Schellekens (CTO) from Nethermind, blockchain research company. The session will mark the start of a 6-month long ZK-curriculum that will be continued in the Lent Term for students technically minded and skilled. The first lecture, however, is introductory and thus appropriate for all backgrounds. We will dive into the building blocks of web3: what do you as a builder need to know about regulation and community governance in order to build the most successful products? A short lay of the land of the blockchain scene will be given to understand how a team can get started in the space.
This week, our guest is Diana, a Partner at early-stage crypto venture firm 1kx, where she leads institutional connectivity, with a focus on supporting the firm's 80+ portfolio projects. In addition to her role at 1kx, Diana is an Associate Fellow with Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and a Board Member for HIVE Digital Technologies Switzerland. Before joining 1kx, she was Chief Strategy Officer at Valour and served as CEO of its digital asset ETP business from launch through to acquisition. Earlier roles include Global Head of Innovation for HSBC Private Banking, VP and Head of Growth & Partnerships, EMEA for Uphold, Chief Strategy Officer for Soko, and Consultant with Oliver Wyman Financial Services.
This week, we will be hosting Boon Seng Pui and Max Patacchiola building technology for Worldcoin co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Worldcoin is a decentralised digital identification platform that aims to provide every person with a convenient way to verify their authenticity as a real human, distinguishing them from bots or AI algorithms. The ultimate goal is to create a global financial and identity network based on proof of personhood. Boon and Max will explain the concept and implications of decentralized identity from philosophical, economic, and technical perspectives. This workshop is suitable for students from all backgrounds who are interested in exploring what appears to be the next level of the imitation game.
This week, we will be hosting Eleanor Davies, a key figure in bio- and healthtech finance serving as VitaDAO's deal flow steward and a co-founder and COO of LabDAO. Her background includes securing multimillion-dollar startup funding and building portfolios at a Silicon Valley accelerator, as well as providing mid- to large-cap consultancy for the Marwood Group in healthcare and biotech.
This week, James Zaki, a software engineer at the Ethereum Foundation, will showcase the first steps to smart contract development that students may explore for their projects. No technical background is required.
The first workshop will be conducted by Thomas Crew, alumnus of King's College, from Fabric Ventures. He will explain how VC companies operate and what they look for, particularly in the times of the bear market in AI hype. Following the workshop we will have brunch in King's Hall, where you can meet your peers and initiate your projects.
The Cambridge Blockchain Society is proud to present its first-annual "Blockchain Applied, 2022" international conference on 12th March at the Cambridge Research Park, supported by Venue Partners blocz.io and Cudo Ventures. Get excited for a day full of talks, panels, workshops, careers fair, food and drinks!
With the rise of Web 3.0, privacy and data control is becoming increasingly more valuable. A decentralised network which can store, utilise and compute sensitive information without ever holding the underlying data is what the industry needs. Learn about Nillion, an unhackable decentralised network, from our speakers!
Casual coffee chat with reading (whitepapers, decks, news) set every week - we meet both
in-person and online. -
Sign up here!
Stories (from failures to success and everything in between), experiences and thoughts from a
range of speakers to capture the imagination of aspiring entrepreneurs, provide a variety of
food for thought, and help broaden and enrich their outlook on what entrepreneurship can
achieve.
Please visit
Join the event with the University of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam Museum Society next week. The event will be on Tuesday 26th October at 7:00 pm (UK time). Here is the link to sign up for virtual attendance:
The Cambridge Blockchain Society is organising a panel discussion with Dr. Thibault Schrepel, Dr. Okeoghene Odudu, and Dr. Ann Sofie Cloots. The title of the event is "Blockchain + Antitrust", which is also the title of Dr Thibault Schrepel's new book. Click here to register.
By popular demand, the Cambridge Blockchain Society is organising a talk with Laurence Kirk, CEO of Extropy.io, who will be giving a non-technical introduction to Blockchain Technology. Click here to register.
A lot has changed for Bitcoin since the last meetup:
- Lightning network adoption
- El Salvador making bitcoin legal tender
- Microstrategy and corporate FOMO began
- EFT's on the verge of acceptance
- Taproot lock-in
Lets meet up and discuss the crypto space and what has changed in our digital world.
This is an informal event, everyone is welcome. It's a great space to learn and ask questions.
In the seventh session of the Filecoin Educate section of the Filecoin Club, students and hackers will get an introduction to NFTs, and how IPFS + Filecoin are essential to the NFT economy!
This week we will be having an amazing event involving blockchain, insurance and fintech. The
speaker, Hugh Karp, is the founder of Nexus Mutual, which offers a decentralised alternative to
insurance.
The event is in partnership with Harvard Law School Blockchain and Fintech Initiative, Global
Fintech Network and The Legal Chain, so it is also a great chance to meet people around the
world!
A talk by Dr. Igor Halperin, AI Research Associate at Fidelity Investments, entitled, "Towards Non-Perturbative Models of Market Dynamics"
The CBPrize competition is an opportunity to win: £15k research support or venture funding, Mentorship, and Legal Services & Support. Our goal is to to keep supporting your ideas for ventures and research on decentralized technologies. Head to cbprize.com for more details
Blockchain + Zero-Knowledge Proofs!
Join us next Wednesday to learn about exciting projects building privacy and zero-knowledge
proofs into Cosmos. A fantastic opportunity for networking and conversations with fellow privacy
engineers and enthusiasts in the Cosmos community.
Let's explore main investment trends in the blockchain space with Eterna Capital!
Join us this Thursday (10 Dec 2020 3pm GMT) for a presentation on venture capital investing in
blockchain startups. Andrea Bonaceto, CEO at Eterna Capital, will tell us his story in
blockchain investment, as well as Algorand's technology and business use-cases, and Algorand
Europe Accelerator programme!
we will hold a BIG roundtable discussion together with Cambridge Bitcoin Meetup! The topic is absolutely interesting --- We will explore Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) with a world-class panel of experts from the International Monetary Fund, Bank of International Settlement, Cypherium and Sino Capital.
Join our society along with BGTA and XChain to explore the Blockchain ecosystems of both the UK and China. The society is looking for interesting startups to pitch during the event.
In our first event of the year we will try to see where this confusion stems
from and what can be done about it. We have an extremely over-qualified selection
of speakers for this panel:
1. Prof. Louise Gullifer, Law faculty
2. Dr. Andrei Kirilenko, Judge Business School
3. Ben Kingsley, Slaughter & May.
4. Sameer Ismail, Uphold Inc.
Have a research or early stage business idea related to blockchain or other types of
decentralised technologies?
The Cambridge Blockchain Prize ( CBPrize ) is a 4-month competition
aimed at supporting early stage ventures and research at the University of
Cambridge leveraging decentralised technologies to solve real world problems.
Speakers
Jon Bradford , Cofounder, Cambridge Blockchain Hub & Partner, Dynamo Ventures
David Fletcher , Partner & Oliver Watkins , Head of Business Development, Farrer & Co ,
Hassan Khan , CEO, Todaq
Agenda:
As candidates are preparing for the Blockchain Competition to build a real-business project,
CBS welcomes StakeZero Ventures to talk more about our competition as well as offer invaluable
hints.
It is the chance for you to develop your idea and absorb more fresh knowledge on blockchain
projects.
Agenda:
- Welcome, recap of how competition works
- What comes next
- Co-founder speed dating
- Tips on how to do well
- Beer+Pizza
Join us for an informal talk with our amazing speakers, Jacek Czarnecki (Global legal counsel at Maker) and Emily Bradley (professional support lawyer at Slaughter & May), on the legal challenges facing entrepreneurs and firms active in cryptocurrency and blockchain, the UK and EU regulatory framework to decentralised finance (DeFi), use cases, future outlook and what it means to be a DeFi lawyer.
Organised by our sponsor, StakeZero ventures, the Future of Blockchain Competition is an
inter-university event
that encourages students of all levels and disciplines to build either your own idea, a
startup you've been
working on, or
something new.
Prizes include 24 x £2,000 bounties, £20,000 top prize, £10,000 2nd prize, £5,000 3rd
prizes
and >£50k seed
investment for viable projects that want to go full time. More info about the
competition at
https://www.futureofblockchain.co.uk/.
Agenda:
State of the Blockchain World: Permissioned and Public -
Keith Bear, Research Fellow, Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance: Permissioned
Blockchains
Moderated Panel Session - Beyond the Hype, including :
Hazem Danny Al-Nakib, Dr Ann Sofie Cloots & Oliver Johnston-Watt
Stay on after for pizza and drinks.
Future of Blockchain is a 3 month competition to build a project with blockchain. You can either
enter/build a startup or answer a technical challenge. Be rewarded with over £100k worth of
prizes and potentially receive investment for your idea.
This event included:
- Talks from our partners: Algorand, Tezos, Near Protocol and Zilliqa.
- Information about the competition
- Q/A with the partners about their companies and challenges
- Free Pizza and beer
Join us for the finale of the Future of Blockchain competition and demo day for KCL's MSc
Developer Cryptocurrency Class (which has been kindly supported and promoted by Work on
Blockchain) Meet exciting, earliest stage projects from Oxford, Cambridge and London working on
blockchain. Network with leading blockchain companies, investors and academics.
Schedule:
7pm-7.30pm: Cryptocurrency class Presentation
7.30pm-8.45pm: Future of Blockchain Finale Presentations
8.45pm-10pm: Drinks Reception
TokenMarket x LEASEUM Partners
According to a recent Forbes article: 2017 was the year of the utility token, 2018 was
the
year of realizing the
mistake of the utility token, and 2019 will be the year of tokenized securities. This
event
is a great
opportunity to learn about Security Tokens: the third Blockchain revolution.
Guest Speakers:
Ryan Hanley, Managing Director of TokenMarket Technologies
Julianne Sloane, Leaseum Partners
We are delighted to host three distinguished guests to give an overview of the state of
enterprise blockchain
and what we can expect moving forward. Join us, have your questions answered by one of
the
world's largest
enterprise blockchain firms, and enjoy pizza and drinks sponsored by the Cambridge
Blockchain Hub.
Guest speakers:
Richard Brown, CTO, R3
Ben Wyeth, Distinguished Engineer, Chorum Group
Brian Nolan, Founder, Finteum
BITMEET x Cambridge Blockchain Society.
2018 was an eventful year of spectacular booms and busts in the blockchain space. Where
will
blockchain go from
here, what real impact may we see, or is it all fluff? Join us for an evening with our
panel
of experts to find
out!
Speakers:
Magdalena Golebiewska, Country Manager, Luno
Will Harbourne, Director of Operations, Ethfinex
Richard Muirhead, Founding Partner, Fabric Ventures
Interested in the investor's perspective on backing blockchain startups and early-stage projects not just cryptocurrencies? We are pleased to host George McDonaugh, the CEO of KR1, a blockchain investment company, and the first to support innovative decentralized and open-source blockchain projects. George will talk about the founding history of KR1 and give an investor's point of view of what's going on in the blockchain space.
Interested in a career in the blockchain sector? Or interested in starting your own
venture?
Join us for an
evening of conversation, pizza and drinks. Our speakers will talk about: Getting and
working
in the blockchain
space. What companies are looking for? Support for new ventures in Cambridge. Specific
opportunities from their
portfolio of companies.
Speakers:
Anthony Beaumont, Operations Director, StakeZero Ventures.
Hazem Danny Al-Nakib, Co-Founder, Cambridge Blockchain Hub.
Turing Award winner
and an MIT professor
Silvio Micali
will tell you about how Algorand changing the conversation in the blockchain space.
During the session, they will also tell you how to get involved with Algorand. And for
those
who wants to get in
touch and join Algorand's UK Community Lead program, please send a brief intro to
[email protected]
.
Hope everyone has enjoyed their first few weeks this term and settled in well.
Interested in
"blockchain"? Join
us for an overview discussion about blockchain, the society, and what's going on in
Cambridge in this space. We
have invited several outstanding speakers to give introductions to blockchain from
different
perspectives.
This will be an introductory session aimed at anyone who as an interest in the field
from
any angle (business,
economic, policy, technical) and level of knowledge
Introduction to Blockchain Nodes + Building the Tech to Power Blockchains
Attend this presentation to learn what is being built at the cutting edge of blockchain
technology.
Doors open at 5:30pm and presentations will begin around 6:00pm. We’ll have time for
questions, discussion, and
networking.
Beer and pizza will be served.
If you’re free on Oct 20th-21st t and feel like winning prizes by solving actual Blockchain & Finance problems, feel free to join DoraHacks Global Hack Series 2018@Oxford! We provide you with a prize pool of $10,000 and a chance to win flight tickets to DoraHacks Global Hackathon Series!
Interested in how Decentralisation will affect work cultures?
Or wondered how does Diversity fit in?
Have you asked yourself how you can get involved with Blockchain?
Join us to hear from a broad group of speakers, ranging from the campus engagement team,
technical evangelists
and non-technical team members.
Bitmeet are conducting first student-led conference dedicated to blockchain. THE BIG
BITMEET
aims to unite
Students and Professionals and will offer a level of direct interaction on a scale never
attempted before.
Don't forget to use CT1@BBM code to get 20% discount on tickets!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2139688259376086/
We will have a booth (MN15) located in the Marquee. Come and meet our committee
memebers.
Free Swags to hand
out.
Every year CUSU puts on the biggest event of the Fresher’s calendar, the Freshers’ Fair.
The
only place here
you’ll get to see some of the hundreds of sports and societies available to students at
the
University of
Cambridge.
The Trust & Technology Initiative brings together and drives forward interdisciplinary
research from Cambridge
and beyond to explore the dynamics of trust and distrust in relation to internet
technologies, society and
power; to better inform trustworthy design and governance of next generation tech at the
research and
development stage; and to promote informed, critical, and engaging voices supporting
individuals, communities
and institutions.
Blockchain: a waste of resources, or the future of networking? No coins required... It's at the Bradfield Centre on Cambridge Science Park, starting 5.30/6pm with pizza and talks. Fetch.ai will speak.