Dr. Elena Park
Research Scientist · DeepMind
FOCUS AREAS
LLMs, Alignment, Research
CONNECT_
TECHNOLOGY
DECENTRALISED SYSTEMS_
Trust, identity and value as programmable primitives. From Blockchain to Smart Contracts, this is where BLOCKCHAIN builders, researchers and operators go deep — through focused circles, live events and hands-on challenges.
TOPICS
WHAT THIS COVERS_
The 7 areas active in Decentralised Systems right now — pick one to see what it's actually about.
Blockchain
Distributed ledgers that record transactions without a central authority.
Decentralised Systems
Networks that coordinate without one party in control.
Digital Identity
Proving who you are without handing over who you are.
Cryptography
The mathematics that keeps data private and verifiable.
Web3 Infrastructure
The protocols and tooling decentralised applications run on.
Tokenisation
Representing assets and rights as programmable, transferable tokens.
Smart Contracts
Code that enforces an agreement without an intermediary.
COMMUNITIES
THE CIRCLES IN THIS DOMAIN_
Communities around shared interests in BLOCKCHAIN. Join one to swap ideas, ask questions, and find people working on the same problems.
EVENTS
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN BLOCKCHAIN RIGHT NOW_
Events, talks, and gatherings.
NOTHING UPCOMING IN THIS DOMAIN YET_ — check all events.
THE NETWORK
THE PEOPLE BUILDING IN BLOCKCHAIN_
Researchers, founders, builders and investors in BLOCKCHAIN. Filter the network and find the people worth meeting.
Marcus Chen
Founder · Vector AI
FOCUS AREAS
Agentic AI, Infrastructure
CONNECT_
Priya Desai
Investor · a16z
FOCUS AREAS
AI x Society, Startups
CONNECT_
Jordan Lee
ML Engineer · Anthropic
FOCUS AREAS
Robotics, Computer Vision
CONNECT_
CHALLENGES
THE BLOCKCHAIN ARENA CHALLENGES_
Challenges for real-world impact.
ONLINE · GLOBALLIVE
AGENTIC AI × RESPONSIBLE AI
Build an AI Agent for Scientific Discovery
2 WEEKS LEFT
ONLINEJUDGING
RESPONSIBLE AI
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JUDGING
ONLINELIVE
AI INFRASTRUCTURE
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GENERATIVE AI
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