Welcome to the Monthly Blockchain Scotland Meetup at the Bayes Centre in Edinburgh. The event takes place at the ground floor in G.03.

**17.00 - 17.10**
Arrivals

**17.10 - 17.15 A welcome from the host**

**17.15 - 17.35 "Demystifying Tokenization" by Laeeq Shabbir, Ernst & Young (EY), EMEIA / UK Assurance Blockchain Lead**
You will learn about what tokenization is, its legal, regulatory and technical ramifications, and strategy for your own business, and how to manage and control risks.

**17.35 - 17.45**
Q&A

**17.45 - 17.55 "The Dencun Upgrade for Ethereum" by Colin Lowenberg, Core Contributor, Dabl.Club (remote talk)**
You will learn how Dencun reduces costs for L2s, how the Aggregation Layer will bring L2s together and Dabl.club will onboard developers to web3.

**17.55 - 18.00**
Q&A

**18.00 - 18.20 "Optimising your crypto portfolios" by**
**Sekar Langit, Product manager at Reku.id, founder of Berdaya DAO**
This talk discusses applying the concept of Markowitz portfolio optimisation to cryptocurrency portfolios. The audience will learn how to identify portfolios with the minimum variance or maximum Sharpe ratio and other parameters. A case study walkthrough is also presented to see the application.

**18.20 - 18.30**
Q&A

**18.30 - 18.50**
**"Stellar Blockchain: A Comprehensive Overview" by**
**Mariusz, Blockchain Explorer**
This talk will provide a comprehensive overview of Stellar's Layer 1 capabilities, focusing on its unique Federated Byzantine Agreement (FBA) consensus mechanism, distinct from PoW and PoS systems. We will cover Stellar's core features, including trust lines, payments, path payments, assets, and anchors, and examine the network's structure, highlighting the different node types. The discussion will extend to Stellar's decentralized exchange (DEX) capabilities, featuring its order book and liquidity pools, and conclude with insights into Soroban, Stellar’s recently implemented smart contracts platform, emphasizing its role in enhancing the blockchain's functionality.

**18.50 - 19.00**
Q&A

**19.00 Introductions**

**19.20 Announcements by the organiser**

**Networking and drinks in the Bayes Centre until 9.00 p.m.**

**21.00 - 23.00 Networking in the Pear Tree**
**Drinks and networking in the Pear Tree until 11 p.m.**
At the pub they are offer drinks and dinner (until 10 pm).
Please join us to the Pear Tree where the discussions will continue.

Maciej Zurawski

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