Berlin Blockchain Week - Recap

This year’s Berlin Blockchain Week took place on September 12-18. Many events were held and were attended by an array of newcomers, developers, investors, and more. These events had many different focuses, but collectively illustrated the current state of Web3.

During the week, the Lisk team had the opportunity to host several events. These included:

• Blockchain in Use
• Blockchain Day 2
• Supporting Builders from A to Z
• CV Summit, which took place in Zug

Blockchain in Use

The Blockchain in Use conference by Berchain was aimed at providing details on how blockchain technology can be applied to specific industries, exploring specific use cases for each. These use cases included ones for creative industries, finance, and interoperability. 

Members from Lisk, Unstoppable Finance, Pekuna, TheStandard.io, Yoonaverse, Another World, and many others attended the event. Alessadro Ricottone, Lisk’s Head of Research, hosted the Interoperability track. The session began with a short welcome: ‘Interoperability is something we are very much used to — computers and the internet are interoperable. Interoperability, which is, in general, the capability of different systems to exchange data and information, is very important’.

Partick Sibetz from the Algorand Foundation then hosted a keynote. Use cases were presented by Augusto Elesbao, Lead developer at Philabs, and Sylvain Vittecoq, CEO and Founder of FileChain. The conference then continued with a panel discussion with Bruce Pon, Founder of Ocean Protocol, Leo Hilse, Founder of STYLE Protocol, and Zoe Meckbach, Council member of Phala network.

Blockchain interoperability was presented as a critical component of networked computerized systems of the future. The panel participants all agreed that the role of interoperability is critical for further adoption of blockchain technology to occur.

Blockchain Day 2

Blockchain Day 2 took place at the Lisk Center Berlin. To kick-off the event, there was a panel discussion on different interoperability solutions from the blockchain industry. It was hosted by Lisk’s Senior Marketing Manager, Arin Soleymani, with participants from RBF, Sifchain, & Web3 Foundation. 

The discussion focused mostly on the current state of available interoperability solutions, bridges, atomic swaps, and cross-chain attestation. Decentralization and the security of the current bridges, bridge monetization, and token fungibility were also topics of discussion.
The panel was followed by a presentation from Lisk’s Chief Research Officer, Jan Hackfeld. Jan’s presentation focused on the components of Lisk’s Interoperability Solution. 

Supporting Builders from A to Z

Supporting Builders from A-Z event was organized by CV Labs and sponsored by ConsenSyS and RedAlpine. The key focus for this event was funding within blockchain.

Lisk’s Senior Marketing Manager, Arin Soleymani, gave an overview on the Lisk Grant Program and applications within the Lisk Ecosystem. Arin demonstrated how the application process works, the different milestones that need to be reached, and how the Lisk SDK has been used to build these applications.

CV Labs also gave a presentation on their incubation program. This program has helped many organizations expand the global market. You can visit their official incubation page for more information about the program.

CV Summit

Apart from all the Berlin Blockchain Week events, Lisk also attended the annual CV Summit in Zug. The team had the opportunity to collaborate with organizers and learn more about institutional investments within the blockchain space.

The Lisk team played a key role in the conference itself. Naureen Mustafa, Lisk’s Head of Exchange Development and Manu Nelamane Siddalingegowda, Lisk’s Head of Platform Development, were on the conference stage to share Lisk-related insights.

Manu spoke about tech aspects of Web3 during the panel discussion, which concentrated on main ideas around blockchain development. He explained how collaboration between different protocols could enhance general usability and security of blockchain space. Manu stated:

“It’s possible to solve the blockchain trilemma. You should use Interoperability for that. And that’s how it’s done on Lisk.”

Naureen’s presentation was on “DeFi potential beyond speculation.” During her keynote speech, she explained how DeFi may be used for things other than investment purposes in the future. She also demonstrated how Lisk, together with blockchain apps built using the Lisk SDK, could contribute to the growth of Decentralized Finance.

Conclusion

Berlin Blockchain Week was a great success with many opportunities for various people to learn more about Lisk and Web3 in general. The Lisk team cannot wait until next year’s event.

For more information on upcoming events where Lisk will be attending, please visit our official events page for listings.

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