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Blockchain Scotland is Scotland’s leading Blockchain industry association. It is open to everyone involved in the tech/business communities and those that aren’t.

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Blockchain Scotland Meetup

Name: Blockchain Scotland Meetup
Start: 2024-10-17T17:00:00.000+01:00
End: 2024-10-17T21:00:00.000+01:00
Location: The Bayes Centre, The University of Edinburgh

Blockchain Scotland

The Bayes Centre, The University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Scotland

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About Event

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 Talk by Nick Jones, CEO of Zumo
Zumo is a fully decentralized mobile wallet and payments platform built on blockchain technology to solve key consumer and business issues with the security, cost and speed of both crypto and traditional payments. Zumo enables users to safely store, send, spend and exchange crypto and traditional money anywhere in the world easily and cheaply. Zumo democratises access to crypto and normalises it by making it useful in everyday situations. Zumo is smart money for everyone.

17.55 - 18.10
Q&A

18.10 - 18.30 "The Future of Ethereum Staking:
Democratising validation with DVT and Lido CSM" by John Semple, Co-Founder of StakeCat
This talk introduces Ethereum staking and its importance for network security, highlighting the challenges of solo staking such as high costs and technical requirements. It then presents Lido's Community Staking Module (CSM) and Decentralized Validator Technology (DVT) as solutions to lower entry barriers and increase accessibility for potential validators. The presentation emphasizes the benefits of these technologies, including reduced individual risk, increased decentralization, and potentially higher rewards compared to traditional solo staking

18.30 - 18.45
Q&A

18.45 - 19.05 Break with refreshments

19.05 - 19.25 "WTF is Chain Abstraction" by Siddharth, Strategic Initiatives & Ecosystem Development at Socket Protocol
In this discussion we will cover what we mean by chain abstraction, why it is the need of the hour, how different teams including Socket protocol are building Chain Abstraction protocols and what does a chain-abstracted future look like.

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.

Our Sponsors:
Dabl.club (gold sponsor)
SuperTeamUK (silver sponsor)
Newcore (bronze sponsor)

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