Blockchain Scotland Meetup
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 - 17.30
Arrivals & Networking
17.30 - 17.35
Welcome from the organizer
17.35 - 17.55 "Stablecoins and their Evolution" by Aishwary Gupta, Global Head of Payments, Polygon Labs (remote)
The talk is going to focus on how the stablecoins are becoming more and more mainstream and getting more adopted with companies, brands, fintech etc.
Polygon is a blockchain platform designed to address Ethereum's scalability challenges by providing Layer 2 scaling solutions. It enhances transaction speeds, reduces costs, and maintains security by using sidechains, proof-of-stake validators, and advanced technologies like zk-rollups and optimistic rollups.
17.55 - 18.10 Q&A
18.10 - 18.30 "Sortes: A Trustless welfare lottery system" by Steve Li, Cofounder at Sortes.fun, CEO, Externality Labs (remote)
Fairness, Transparency, Security! Tracing its roots to Roman rituals around 100 B.C., 'SORTES' signified 'FATE' and was a method to glimpse the future. Over time, it transitioned into an equitable lottery, ensuring a widespread distribution of wealth.
18.30 - 18.45 Q&A
18.45 - 19.05 Break with refreshments
19.05 - 19.25 "Network School: a Tech Monastery for dark talents" by Leonardo Manfrini, Network School (remote)
Leonardo Manfrini is one of the 256 members of Network School v2 and co-founder of Impssbl (now Pensiero Inc.). He’s building LearnOS and curating async Learnathons for sovereign learners.
19.25 - 19.40 Q&A
19.40 Introductions + Announcements
20.00 Pizza, sushi & drinks
(incl. vegan and gluten-free options)
Networking and drinks until 9.30 pm in Bayes
21.30 - 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.
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