MANILA, Philippines, 17 May 2023—BlockchainSpace, the leading Web3 community enabler in Southeast Asia, has recently announced in a press conference its partnership with Smart Communications, the leading telecommunications provider in the Philippines, to explore Web3-powered solutions that connect communities, unlock new opportunities, and drive growth for all stakeholders. (more…)
The Beyond Blockchain: Hashgraph Hackathon is a virtual hackathon designed for creative experimentation, aiming to rally developers, entrepreneurs, and innovators to build high performance decentralized applications with the Hedera Hashgraph Network.
With fast, secure, and affordable transactions and easy-to-use developer tools, the Hedera Hashgraph Network is the perfect platform to build solutions to transform industries.
This is your chance to explore the potential of Hedera and build innovative solutions that can help address real-world challenges and shape the future. Your solution might even win prizes from our USD $80,000 prize pool!
Hedera is a public ledger that uses a consensus algorithm called hashgraph, which is leaderless and asynchronous. It is decentralized and open-source, and operates through a proof-of-stake mechanism. The governance of Hedera is managed by a decentralized council comprising leading enterprises, universities, and web3 projects worldwide, which is designed to be resistant to collusion.
Hedera’s performance-optimized Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) smart contracts, along with its easy-to-use native tokenization and consensus service APIs, enable developers to create real-time web3 applications and ecosystems that will drive the future of the internet.
Hedera is a unique blockchain that offers high throughput, fast finality, predictable fees, fair transaction ordering, and a reliable infrastructure. The network is governed by leading organizations to ensure that it is resistant to collusion.
Total Prize Pool: USD$80,000
First 25 project submissions will be awarded Hedera SWAG
Friday, May 26th to Sunday, June 25th
Upcoming sponsors have been announced for the Philippines Traders Fair, including XS Group, a global sponsor, FBS, an official sponsor, and ATFX, an official sponsor of the event. Gold Sponsor include Vantage, CXM Prime, Merlion Global, PU Prime, ACY Securities, UTIP Technologies Ltd, MultiBank Group. VT Markets is a Silver Sponsor. (more…)
🚀 Wen GCrypto? 🤔 Wen GCash NFTs? 🔍
Join Draper Startup Hose Manila together with BitPinas, in the most exciting Bitcoin, Beer, and Bitstories yet, as the monthly community meetup will host GCash 🚀 to talk about Gcrypto, and together with its partner Likha and visual artist Reen Barrera, resident artist of Vinyl on Vinyl Gallery to discuss the e-wallet’s venture into NFTs. 🎨
Set your reminders: April 27, 2023 7PM only on BitPinas Live!
Viewers of the livestream will get a chance to win exciting GCash and GCrypto prizes! 🎉
Don’t miss out as we interview GCash for the first time about their crypto and NFT offering. 💬
Pouch.ph unveils the future of lightning payments at the first Bitcoin Island Retreat (more…)
Join the fight against pressing challenges faced by communities in the Asia Pacific region and influence what lies ahead in the future of money.
In this Circle hackathon, we are all about a better tomorrow – from creating innovative solutions for real-world/everyday problems to imagining the future of money. Ideate & develop unconventional projects that utilise blockchain technology, powered by Circle’s APIs to build a difference.
Get ready to effect change in the community with innovative products at the speed of internet for a more sustainable and equitable tomorrow. In a scalable and sustainable way, use your technical and creative skills to find solutions and create a meaningful impact on people’s lives.
What does the future of money look like? Challenge what money is, and can be, by reimagining transactions in the communities of tomorrow. Transform the way money moves to make it more accessible, inclusive, and efficient.
📅: 25th April – 22nd May 2023
Co-Presented by: Coins.ph, Union Bank of the Philippines Bitskwela and Internet Computer Manila
If you’re interested in learning about the latest tech developments, particularly in Web3, you won’t want to miss this!
Ark of Dreams is hosting a 3-day event from April 27-29 that includes a Bootcamp and Hackathon at Ateneo de Manila University. This event is perfect for anyone who wants to venture into the tech industry, whether it be for business or career purposes.
Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to expand your knowledge and skills in the tech world and learn from some of the Web3 leaders in the country!
LIMITED SLOTS. Register Now!
Hey there!
👋 Does the idea of coming together as a community, learning together, and building in public excite you?
Then we’ve got some news for you!
The APAC region Guild chapter is getting started with events across nine different cities in the region. 🥳🎉
Through short speaking sessions and introductory presentations on how you can get started with some of our dev tool partners, participants will have the opportunity to learn about the latest Web3 tech. Each event will feature an amazing lineup of speakers discussing everything from what’s in store for the future of Ethereum to learning about Polygon zkEVM, the latest in Layer-2 ZK-rollup technology, Polygon ID, and more as well!
Ready to explore all such possibilities?
Then, see you on the other side!
Draft Schedule (actual schedule may be slightly different)
| 4:00 PM | Polygon overview. Exciting stuffs you can build on/with: Polygon zkEVM, Polygon ID, DappStoreKit, etc. |
| 4:25 PM | Newman capital remarks |
| 4:30 PM | Luniverse.io session |
| 4:45 PM | Account Abstraction with Trust Wallet |
| 5:00 PM | Building with Infura – ConsenSys |
| 5:15 PM | SettleMint.com session |
| 5:30 PM | *Surprise exercise + networking |
Through the PDAX app, Mintoo makes collecting NFTs a seamless single-app experience, removing the need to use decentralized wallet and reducing gas fees. (more…)
The famous white beach of Boracay is set to play host to bitcoin and venture capital leaders from around the world, as the first-ever Bitcoin Island Retreat experience takes on the most bitcoin-friendly community in the Philippines. (more…)