About this workshop

COVID has given us more reason than ever to create innovative solutions to tackle issues brought upon us by the pandemic. From aid and remittance programs facilitating donations from donors and beneficiaries, to new identity and reputation systems, the solutions deployed in a post-COVID era are handling very sensitive data that must be kept secure. While blockchain may seem like an obvious answer to the problems we are facing, there are a few important things to consider before launching a blockchain solution.

In this workshop, aimed at both technical and business professionals, Nethermind Founder and CTO, Tomasz Stańczak, will cover:

• What doesn’t work on blockchain
• Common mistakes for people entering blockchain
• Why you should not store data on-chain
• How to choose between Private vs Public blockchain

About Tomasz Stanczak

Tomasz Stańczak is the Founder and CTO of Nethermind and an Ethereum Core developer. Prior to Nethermind, Tomasz worked at Citibank FX technology and Rokos Capital Management.

About Nethermind

Founded in 2017 by a small team of world-class technologists, Nethermind builds Ethereum solutions for developers and enterprises. Boosted by a grant from the Ethereum Foundation in August 2018, our team has worked tirelessly to deliver the fastest Ethereum client in the market.

In addition to the client, our team has built a peer-to-peer Data Marketplace, run multiple free Advanced EVM workshops to educate developers, and been actively involved with Ethereum Core development. Nethermind is also a maintainer of the Baseline Protocol, and is working to deliver Ethereum 2.0.

Nethermind is based in London, UK.

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 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.