School of Block, Monthly Newsletter, April 1
Hi Everyone!
We hope that you are all staying safe and healthy during this crazy time we are living in. With the current global economic crash and pending corporate bailouts, it is quite reminiscent of the state of affairs when Bitcoin was first launched back in 2009. The crypto space has grown a lot since then, but it still serves the same important function that it was created for; to be resilient in the face of the growing distrust of national currencies. Blockchain technologies are more crucial than ever right now!
News
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Crypto's Black Thursday: A few weeks ago, cryptocurrencies had their worst fall of all time and the day, a Thursday, was named Black Thursday, a reference to the stock market crash of 1929 and other historic Thursday tragedies. Read more about why this happened here.
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How Blockchain can help with the Coronavirus crisis. With blockchain already being used for supply chains in many industries, these systems are perfectly positioned to track ventilator allocation and distribution as well as other emergency resources. Companies like Microsoft and IBM are using blockchain as a tool to fight the Coronavirus; listen to this 25 minute Forkcast podcast episode with all the latest on this topic.
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The Hyperledger Global Forum took place this past month in Arizona (before the large-scale spread of Coronavirus in the US) where they covered all of the new and exciting developments with Hyperledger projects. Lucky for all of us, all of the talks were recorded and are available on this YouTube playlist. The perfect way to pass the time right now!
Educational Material
Here is some material to help you use your time in lockdown wisely.
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Podcast: New Faraday Tech Cafe podcast episode featuring the School of Block team on the basics and future of blockchain technologies.
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Github: Read Andreas Antonopolous' book, Mastering Ethereum, for free on Github. Also available for purchase from Amazon and other retailers.
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freeCodeCamp: New article on blockchain basics, What is the Blockchain and How Does it Work?
Have you written an article or created a tutorial? Send us a link for us to consider it in our next newsletter.
Upcoming Events
After Covid-19 hit an Ethererum conference last month, most conferences and local events have been canceled or moved, although you can still find a few that have gone virtual.
- May 7-8 (virtual) - Ethereal New York has gone remote. The first ever Ethereal Virtual Summit will be hosted this May with the same great speaker lineup that you expect from Ethereal. They are still working on some of the details and tickets will go on sale very soon.
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School of Block Team