Astar zkEVM Launch Party (Feat. Polygon x Gelato x DeSpread)
🌟 Kick Off BUIDL ASIA Week 2024 with Astar! 🌟
We're excited to extend a warm invitation to Astar’s first meetup in Korea!
Join us as we herald the Astar zkEVM Launch - the FIRST chain to integrate Polygon AggLayer. This pivotal moment not only marks a significant milestone on Astar Network’s roadmap but also primes the stage for monumental advancements ahead.
Come face-to-face with Astar and our esteemed partners: Polygon, Gelato, and DeSpread. Dive into insightful discussions, forge new connections, and explore the synergy that drives our ecosystem forward.
And there’s a cherry on top: an exclusive OMA token giveaway for Yoki Origins, Astar’s zkEVM launch campaign🦊🔮. Who knows…👀 your luck might just land you some OMA tokens!
This celebration is for everyone - whether you're a developer, entrepreneur, or simply enthralled by blockchain technology. Let's join hands to BUIDL the future!
⏳ Event Timeline ⏳
15:30 - 15:40 Welcoming speech
Sota Watanabe - Astar Network Founder / Startale Labs CEO
15:40 - 16:40 Keynotes
15:40 - 16:00 Sang-Hyun Rhee - Astar Foundation, Head of Ecosystem Development
16:00 - 16:20 DongHyuk Kim - DeSpread, Research Analyst
16:20 - 16:40 Patrick Schabhüttl - Gelato, Head of BD
16:40 - 17:10 Astar zkEVM Launch Fireside Chat
Panel & Moderator
Sota Watanabe - Astar Network, Founder
Sungmo Park - Polygon Labs, Head of APAC
Patrick Schabhüttl - Gelato, Head of BD
DongHyuk Kim - Despread, Research Analyst
Lena Kang (Moderator) - Astar Foundation, Growth
17:10 - 19:00 Networking
🗓 Mark Your Calendar! 🗓
✔️ Date: March 25th, 2024
✔️ Time: 15:00 - 19:00 KST
✔️ Venue: Hashed Lounge (3rd Floor, 14, Teheran-ro 4-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea)
Note: Entry to the event requires prior approval, so make sure to sign up without delay.
We can’t wait to welcome you! Let’s make this a week to remember!
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About Astar Network
Astar Network is the gateway for projects across enterprises, entertainment & gaming in Japan and beyond, driving global adoption and delivering web3 to billions. It leverages a cross-virtual machine powered by Polygon and Polkadot to offer customizable blockchain solutions that accelerate web3 adoption. With zk-powered Ethereum L2 Scaling (zkEVM), EVM, Wasm, and a cutting-edge ecosystem, Astar delivers robust, secure, and interoperable web3 technology. Astar zkEVM is the new Layer-2 solution to scale a web3 experience on Ethereum with zero knowledge (ZK) technology. Astar Network adds an EVM equivalent environment that is seamlessly compatible with existing smart contracts, developer tools, and wallets on Ethereum.
For more information visit Astar's: Official Website | Twitter
About Polygon Labs
Polygon Labs develops Ethereum scaling solutions for Polygon protocols. Polygon Labs engages with other ecosystem developers to help make available scalable, affordable, secure and sustainable blockchain infrastructure for Web3. Polygon Labs has initially developed a growing suite of protocols for developers to gain easy access to major scaling solutions, including layer 2s (zero-knowledge rollups), sidechains, app-specific chains, and data availability protocols. Scaling solutions that Polygon Labs initially developed have seen widespread adoption with tens of thousands of decentralised apps, unique addresses exceeding 320 million, 1.5 million smart contracts created, and 2.9 billion total transactions processed since inception. The existing Polygon network is home to some of the biggest Web3 projects, such as Aave, Uniswap, and OpenSea, and well-known enterprises, including Robinhood, Stripe, and Adobe. Polygon Labs is carbon neutral with the goal of leading Web3 in becoming carbon negative.
For more information visit Polygon's: Official Website | Twitter
About Gelato
Gelato is an all-in-one Ethereum Rollup as a Service Platform built without limits. Designed to be super-fast, incredibly secure, and infinitely scalable, Gelato Rollups allow anyone to build and deploy their fully serviced Layer 2 chains natively integrated with industry-standard Web3 tools and services launching a production-ready web3 development environment with one click.
For more information visit Gelato's: Official Website | Telegram | Twitter
About DeSpread
Founded in 2019, DeSpread aims to create a robust blockchain ecosystem by overcoming language and cultural barriers unique to the Korean market and engaging web3 users. Over the past five years, we've grown into a team of 20+ blockchain experts without external investment. We offer growth and go-to-market strategy consulting for blockchain projects, publish educational materials and research, and operate DeSpread Labs, our in-house development team that manages validators, promotes on-chain activities, and builds a web3 community platform.
For more information visit DeSpread's: Official Website | Twitter