Future of Blockchain
Solana Australia community and Upside-Kicks members present a special web3 themed meetup "Future of Blockchain - from DePIN to hands-on networks"
Join us on Thursday the 5th October at Upside HQ in Cremorne, Melbourne. This is a FREE event to attend with food and drinks provided thanks to presenting partners, Venta & Solana Australia.
Audience: This event is intended for the crypto and web3 curious including university students, faculty, artists and creators.
Agenda Snapshot
Registration and networking - food and drink provided
DePIN Project Presentations - (+Q&A)
Helium
Hivemapper
Hands on interactive Networking - with prizes thanks to Monstrè & Samoyedcoin
This event goes beyond mere presentations. We've condensed the presentation segment to create more space for networking, but with an exciting twist. Throughout the networking sessions, attendees will have the opportunity to engage with innovative blockchain technology and have a shot at winning a variety of prizes. While we can DePIN physical networks, building your very own blockchain network requires hands-on interaction.
Speakers:
Abhay Kumar (CEO Helium Foundation)
John Forfar (Buildooors / Upside-kicks member)
Ariel Brand (Solana University Ambassador)
Ghost the Sammie - aka K (Venta / Samoyedcoin / Upside-kicks member)
+ more
What is DePIN
The utilisation of decentralised physical infrastructure (DePIN) potentially represents the most extensive application of blockchain technology in real-world scenarios thus far.
Blockchain technology has disrupted numerous industries, yet physical infrastructure has largely remained static. Traditionally, large corporations dominated this sector due to its massive capital requirements, resulting in limited innovation and competition, which translated into controlled pricing and services. However, blockchain and Web3 technologies are now changing the game.
DePINs are networks that use tokens to incentivize people to crowdsource and build of real-world physical infrastructure networks. A good analogy is to compare DePIN to a "contribute-to-earn" model. The same way mining cryptocurrency or acting as a validator contributes to the decentralization and resilience of the blockchain, in the case of DePIN, you're doing something similar, but for a different type of service - which is building and maintaining physical infrastructure.
About Helium
Helium technology is paving the road to ubiquitous wireless coverage. They believe a more connected world accelerates the dissemination of knowledge, improves economies around resource management, and adds new layers of accountability and transparency.
User-owned infrastructure, made possible by the Helium Blockchain and its tokenomics, gives agency to communities and corporations to propagate their own wireless coverage. Our mission ultimately benefits telecom incumbents, new innovators, and the entire industry’s beneficiaries from an individual to international level.
https://www.helium.foundation/
About Hivemapper
At Hivemapper, it’s always been about mapping. Their core team has a background in mapping. They’re a team of builders who are focused on utility and actually building something for the real world and for real people. Their mission is to build the world’s freshest decentralised map with transparent and aligned incentives at a fraction of the cost.
The Hivemapper Network is a user-driven and governed decentralised global mapping network that sources street-level imagery and map data and continuously refreshes it. It’s built on the Solana blockchain, has a native crypto token, the HONEY token, and its own street-level imagery and map data collection device, the Hivemapper Dashcam.
https://hivemapper.com/explorer
About Upside
Upside is an Australian web3 hub and capital allocator backed by Australian founders and builders to help shape the next iteration of the internet.
With a physical working space in Melbourne, Upside is a melting pot for web3 talent and startups. From capital investment to coaching and connections - they live, eat, breathe and sleep web3.
About Solana Australia
Solana Australia is a community of builders who want to see Australian innovation and new projects form who build on Solana. Join their Telegram & Twitter to stay up to date on Solana news and get help building for the ongoing Hackathon.
Telegram: https://t.me/SolanaAustralia
Twitter: https://x.com/SolanaAustralia
