Theta Blockchain - 2. Smart Contract Basics (Beginners Hands-On)

This is a beginner-friendly hands-on learning session for developers who want to explore how to build using the Theta blockchain. This is a community led event.

You do not need blockchain experience, but some programming or IT background is expected.

Session Series Schedule
This session is the second in an 8-part practical learning series:
1. Introduction to Building
2. Smart Contract Basics (this session)
3. Token TNT20 and TNT721 Contracts (similar to Ethereum's ERC20 and ERC721)
4. Building a DApp (Decentralized Application)
5. On Demand AI Models (EdgeCloud)
6. Customize a Community Edge Node with ComfyUI
7. (TBA)
8. (TBA)

What We'll Do

• Watch a short pre-recorded guided explanation
• A dev will give simple hands-on challenge, and answer questions
• The challenge is optional and at your own pace (no pressure to complete it)

Who This Is For

• Developers new to blockchain / Web3 / DApp building
• Developers coming from Ethereum who want to explore Theta (EVM compatible)
• AI/ML developers interested in decentralized compute and use AI models

What You'll Need

• Computer with internet
• Basic familiarity with programming
• Willingness to explore and learn together
• Theta Wallet accessible from Metamask:
  1. Install Metamask browser extension
  2. Create your Theta Wallet, and add/import your Theta Wallet to Metamask (choose Testnet, we will not use Mainnet)

Resources
Metamask (browser's extension): https://support.metamask.io/start/getting-started-with-metamask/
Theta wallet (choose Testnet): https://docs.thetatoken.org/docs/web3-stack-metamask
Developer Docs: https://docs.thetatoken.org/

Workshop Dev
Jeremiah
Jeremiah holds a Bachelor's degree from The Ohio State University and a Master's degree from Lund University. He has worked as a General Manager, District Manager, and Director of IT with a focus on ERP development. He has been active in the Theta ecosystem since 2020, supporting projects and developing new innovative ideas to life. In 2020 he developed ThetaScan which won the Q1 2021 Theta hackathon. He is also part of the team of Scaine that won the Theta Block Jam in Berlin (September 2025). He will share hands-on experience building on Theta as a community developer.

Support
These hands-on sessions are supported by Theta Network.
Test tokens for blockchain exercises and compute credits for EdgeCloud AI hands on will be provided.
There is Discord server for questions after the sessions or just chat, the link will be given during the session.

Notes

• This workshop is for educational purposes only.
• No financial advice, investment discussions, or token promotion.
• The live session will be recorded but will not be shared or published. Only organizer and dev's voices are included but participants voices are included only if they choose to unmute.