PCH 2020: Blockchain Basics - Writing your first smart contract

Blockchain basics: Writing your first smart contract - No experience of blockchain required.

About

This workshop is ideal for anyone looking to learn the basics of Blockchain technology. In this workshop, we will cover the following:

Theory of blockchain and decentralised systems
Consensus mechanisms
How Bitcoin and Ethereum really work
What makes a good blockchain project?
Writing Smart Contracts
Using Remix
Hands on solidity programming
About Laurence Kirk

After a successful career developing financial applications in the City of London, Laurence was captivated by the potential of blockchain technology and set up Extropy.IO back in 2015, a consultancy working with start-ups in the UK and overseas, developing decentralised applications, and consulting on blockchain technology and cryptography.

Laurence has a Physics degree from Durham University and currently taking an MSc in Software Engineering at Oxford University where he founded the Oxford Blockchain Society. Laurence teaches blockchain and cryptography workshops and often gives talks on Blockchain, Ethereum and Zero Knowledge Proofs at conferences worldwide.

About Post Covid Hack

The COVID-19 crisis side-effects risk erasing decades of the progress of poverty alleviation and social impact initiatives while widening the income, gender, and digital divide. Unemployment, job precarity, and credit default rates are rising. We need to act now to accelerate the economic and social recovery process, reduce the post-COVID risks, and start building a society now which is better equipped for the “new normal”.

The Post COVID Hack hosted by Indorse and Coinsilium with our headline sponsor IOVlabs will create a bridge between hidden talents and teams and blockchain companies. The global hackathon, therefore, provides a platform to establish long term relationships and partnerships within the industry, further product and user adoption and develop incredible technologies.

Theme

The hack is split into two tracks, the Socio-economic Inclusion track, which includes use cases but not limited to such as Social ID & Reputation, Impact Investment & Crowdlending, Community Currency Issuance and Community Wallets. The second track is an Open Track, with use cases around Health, Gamification and Privacy & Security.

Partners / Stakeholders

Many partners including IOVlabs, Blockchain for Humanity, Government of Gibraltar, Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation, the National Innovation Agency of Thailand, Kucoin, Mischon de Raya, as well as a number of blockchain societies from leading universities such as University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, Imperial College of London, University College of London, King’s College London plus many more are supporting the Post COVID Hack initiative.