23rd SWFL TechMeetup: BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY
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SWFL Tech Meetup Presents: BLOCKCHAIN TECH
This is the first meetup in a two-part series.
- Blockchain Tech - An overview of Blockchain, D-Apps, etc.
- Building Distributed Apps with Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies.
Make sure to join us for part two on June 7th through our sister group the SWFL Coders Meetup. Link to event:
https://www.meetup.com/SWFL-Coders/events/250423886/
OVERVIEW:
By now, we have all heard about Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin and all the buzz around it.
But what is the blockchain really? Many of you have asked for a tech meetup on that very topic. We want to explore the technology behind blockchain, distributed ledgers, and the associated applications such as crypto currencies like bitcoin and others. Put simply, a blockchain is a ledger of records organized in 'blocks' that are linked together by cryptographic validation. It is a digital storage of consensus truth. ... Open-source software that leverage on the blockchain technology are called Dapps.
This meetup will be structured in 2 main topics and 1-2 product showcases.
Talk 1: How does the Blockchain work and why should I care?
The goal of this first talk is to provide insight into the technology behind the buzzword. The talk will provide the audience with a high-level, non-technical understanding of blockchain by going through a real-world use case. Lu Doan will be presenting an overview of his decentralized application (dAPP) project built on the Ethereum blockchain. Lu will provide insights about the project along with why blockchain and Ethereum were selected for this project.
Talk 2: Smart Contracts and Decentralized Applications (D-Apps)
In this second talk we explore something called smart contracts and D-Apps. A D-App is an open-source software platform implemented on decentralized blockchains and fueled using tokens which are generated using a protocol/algorithm. - Speaker (TBA).
Agenda:
6:30 - Arrival / Networking
7:00 - Introduction / Announcements by the organizers
7:10 - Open-mic: Time for your intros / questions
7:30 - Talk 1
8:00 - Talk 2
8:30 - QnA
9:00 - Exit Venue and head to After Party - Location: United Ale House
Also make sure to check out the crypto currency investors meetup in SWFL at: https://www.meetup.com/BitCoinersofSouthwestFlorida/.