The tools, processes, and ideas that create resilient and scalable crypto startups and protocols

A Web3 builder-focused event in the heart of Tel Aviv!

Building Blocks

<h3><strong>About The Event</strong></h3><p><strong>A Web3 builder event in the heart of Tel Aviv:</strong></p><p>The tools, processes, and ideas that create resilient and scalable crypto startups and protocols.</p><p>The propagation of knowledge in web3 is crucial for its success the lessons, mistakes, and success stories of builders who have made it are vital information for those at the beginning of the road.</p><p>Founders and builders will share the successes and failures, ups and downs, and what made their journey unique during their time building in web3 through talks, fireside chats, and practical workshops. Each with their own angles, experiences, and perspective.</p><p><strong>Building Blocks in numbers:</strong></p><ul><li>40+ speakers</li><li>20+ sessions</li><li>3 stages</li><li>400+ attendees</li></ul><h3><strong>Speakers</strong></h3><ul><li>Udi Wertheimer - Bear market spirit guide</li><li>Lukas Schor - Co-Founder of Safe</li><li>Eva Beylin - Foundation Director at The Graph</li><li>Itamar Lesuisse - Co-Founder &amp; CEO at Argent</li><li>Emin Gun Sirer - Founder of Avalanche</li><li>Francesco Andre - DevRel at MetaMask</li><li>Idan Ofrat - Co-founder &amp; CTO at Fireblocks</li><li>Amanda Cassatt - Co-Founder &amp; CEO at Serotonin</li><li>Meiran Shtibel - General Counsel at Fireblocks</li><li>Tal Be'ery - CTO, Co-Founder of ZenGo</li><li>Jessica Salama - Co-Founder of Kitchain</li><li>Oliver Hörr - Director of Ops at Hats Finance</li><li>Alex Cohen - Managing Director at Cointelegraph</li><li>Eliana Drescher - Director</li><li>Ada Jonuse - Co-founder of Blockchain Centre</li><li>David Mihal - Founder of CryptoStats</li><li>Igneus Terrenus - Public Liaison at BitDAO</li><li>Theo Beutel - DAO Coordination Lead at Safe</li><li>Itai Turbahn - Co-founder &amp; CEO at Dynamic</li><li>Adam Benayoun - Founding partner at Collider</li><li>Eylon Aviv - Principal, Labs at Collider</li><li>Manuel Alzuru - Founder of DoinGud</li><li>Chen Arad - C00 at Solidus Labs</li><li>Itai Elizur - COO at Market Across</li><li>Alon Muroch - CEO at ssv.network</li><li>Sidsel Løschenkohl - BizDev at Giga</li><li>Omer Amsel - Head of Product at Fireblocks</li><li>Salick Cogan - Group Manager at Fireblocks</li><li>Yoav Tzuker - CMO at Collider</li><li>Josef Je - Founder &amp; CEO at PWN</li><li>... and more!</li></ul>

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The annual flagship event for Penn Blockchain

Undergraduate and graduate/MBA organization for blockchain and crypto-curious students

Penn Blockchain

<h3><strong>About The Event</strong></h3><p>Penn Blockchain Conference is the annual flagship event for Penn Blockchain - one of the most active student blockchain organizations. The conference will be in-person only, but recordings will be provided after the conference.</p><p>This year we are combing the Hackathon among student developers from top schools (Penn, MIT, Harvard, Berkeley, etc.) and the Penn Blockchain Conference, where we have all-star lineups of top VCs &amp; ecosystems to deep dive on topics such as:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Infra / L1 / Scaling / Data</li><li>ZK</li><li>Consumer / Gaming</li><li>Defi</li><li>Regulatory conversation (speakers from SEC and CFTC).</li></ul><p>Everyone is welcome - you do not have to be affiliated with the university to attend! The ticket is free.</p><h3>Agenda</h3><ul><li><strong>Feb 9th: Hackathon Start Day </strong></li></ul><p>Hackathon for student hackers from 22 top universities in EduDAO</p><ul><li><strong>Feb 10th: Main Conference</strong></li></ul><p>Opening, Regulatory keynote, VC &amp; infra panels across two stages</p><ul><li><strong>Feb 11th: Main Conference</strong></li></ul><p>Consumer, Institutional Crypto, Defi, and VC panels across two stages</p><ul><li><strong>Feb 12th: Hackathon demo day </strong></li></ul><h3><strong>Speakers</strong></h3><ul><li>Adrienne A. Harris - NY Department of Financial Services</li><li>Aleks Larsen - General Partner at Blockchain Cap</li><li>Alex Lin - Head of Research at Shima Capital</li><li>Amanda Young - Investor at Collab+Currency</li><li>Anand Iyer - Partner at Lightspeed</li><li>Andy Krainak - President at VeeFriends</li><li>Anna Lerner Nesbitt - CEO at Climate Collective</li><li>Anna Stone - Co-Founder of GoodDollar</li><li>Asad Khan - DeFi Politician at Centrifuge</li><li>Ashley Scott - Senior Director at Circle</li><li>Benjamin.lens - Co-Founder of MAI Finance</li><li>Bruno Lulinski - Ecosystem at Aztec</li><li>Calanthia Mei - Co-Founder of Masa Finance</li><li>Carl Hua - Partner &amp; CTO at Shima Capital</li><li>Carl Vogel - Partner at 6th Man Ventures</li><li>Charles Wayn - Co-Founder of Galxe</li><li>Chia Jeng Yang - Investor at Pantera</li><li>Christina.lens - Head of Growth at Lens Protocol</li><li>Christopher Perkins - President at Coinfund</li><li>Daniel Helm - Developer Evangelist at Scroll</li><li>Daniel Schmerin - Co-Founder &amp; President at Metaversal</li><li>David Gogel - VP of Strategy &amp; Ops at DYDX</li><li>David Pakman - Managing Partner at CoinFund</li><li>Devin Walsh - Executive Director at Uniswap Foundation</li><li>Don Ho - Co-Founder of Quantstamp</li><li>Gaurav Bhogale - VP at Galaxy Interactive</li><li>Hester M. Peirce - SEC Commissioner</li><li>Isaiah Washington - Investor at Coinfund</li><li>Jared Madfes - Co-Founder at Tribe Crypto</li><li>... and more!</li></ul>

Penn Blockchain Conference & Hackathon

ConsenSys is a blockchain software developer that allows to build applications on Ethereum

ConsenSys

<h3>mission</h3><p><p>To unlock the collaborative power of communities by making web3 universally easy to use, access, and build on.</p></p> <h3>current challenges</h3><p><ul><li>Partnerships</li></ul><p>Partnering with NGOs, universities, governments, VCs, and corporates</p><ul><li>Education</li></ul><p>Empowering marginalized communities by teaching about blockchain technology</p><ul><li>Cash Assistance &amp; Philanthropy</li></ul><p>Blockchain-enabled cash assistance programming and philanthropy solutions&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Identity &amp; Accessibility</li></ul><p>Leveraging Decentralized Identifiers &amp; NGO methodology to provide digital identities</p><ul><li>Supply Chain &amp; Immutable Evidence</li></ul><p>Tamper-proof evidence &amp; transparent supply chains for worker wellness</p><ul><li>Social Impact Assets</li></ul><p>Carbon credit systems, recyclable markets, collateralized loans, &amp; inclusive fintech</p></p> <h3>culture & values</h3><p><p>ConsenSys is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.&nbsp;</p><ul><li>We commit to diversity and inclusivity</li></ul><p>We aspire to create and nurture a diverse and inclusive workplace culture that supports our goals of global, decentralized blockchain innovation and implementation. We strive to elevate and advance diverse representation at all levels of the organization and are committed to fostering a culture of inclusiveness and belonging through awareness, empathy, and mutual respect.</p><ul><li>A vision of excellence</li></ul><p>To build a more equitable society by cultivating a culture that drives excellence into our products and offerings through diversity of thought, background, and experience. We believe that diversity allows us to bring our most creative and innovative ideas to the forefront. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion allows us to foster a broad set of talents and capabilities in an environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and fairly treated.</p><ul><li>Growing Together</li></ul><p>At ConsenSys we have a strong culture of feedback and collaboration. We run our Employee Engagement Survey bi-annually so that we can really listen to what our people have to tell us and make sure that we’re building a work environment that makes them want to stay.</p></p> <h3>history</h3><p><p>Joseph Lubin founded ConsenSys in early 2015 as a software foundry to develop decentralized software services and applications that operate on the Ethereum blockchain.&nbsp;</p><p>On October 31, 2018, ConsenSys acquired Planetary Resources, an asteroid mining company.</p><p>In December 2018, ConsenSys announced a restructuring with projected layoffs of thirteen percent of its 1,200 staff, in February 2020 announced the layoffs of a further 14% of staff.&nbsp;</p><p>In August 2020, ConsenSys acquired Quorum from JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. In November 2021 ConsenSys raised $200 million at $3.2 billion valuation from Animoca Brands, Coinbase Ventures and HSBC among others.</p></p> <h3>core team</h3><p><p>Amanda Gutterman - CMO&nbsp;</p><p>Andrew Keys - Co-Founder of ConsenSys Capital&nbsp;</p><p>Joe Lubin - Founder&nbsp;</p><p>John Lilic - Strategy and Operations Lead&nbsp;</p><p>Vanessa Grellet - Executive Director&nbsp;</p></p> <h3>benefits</h3><p><p>Help us realize Web3, the evolution of the internet</p><p>At ConsenSys, you’ll work with teammates across the globe building infrastructure, products, and services for the Ethereum ecosystem and other Web3 decentralized technologies.</p></p>

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Chainlink is the decentralized oracle network that connects smart contracts with off-chain data 

Chainlink

<h3>mission</h3><p><p>Together we are making possible next-generation smart contracts powered by real-world data, events, and systems.</p></p> <h3>culture & values</h3><p><p>At Chainlink Labs, we’re committed to the key operating principles of ownership, focus, and open dialogue. We practice complete ownership, where everyone goes the extra mile to own outcomes into success. We understand that unflinching focus is a superpower and is how we channel our activity into technological achievements for the benefit of our entire ecosystem. We embrace open dialogue and critical feedback to arrive at an accurate and truthful picture of reality that promotes both personal and organizational growth.</p><p>The collaborative environment at Chainlink is focused on three key principles:</p><ul><li>Building world-changing tech by solving complex problems along with some of the industry’s brightest coworkers</li><li>Accelerated ownership and career growth as we go through hyper-growth and accelerate in user adoption</li><li>Being an early part of our success story, getting in on the ground floor and building something important with us</li></ul></p> <h3>history</h3><p><p>Chainlink is the product of a blockchain technology startup called SmartContract, which was founded in 2014. Chainlink itself started with a white paper, published by Steve Ellis, Ari Juels und Sergey Nazarov in September of 2017. The paper outlined their vision for a decentralized oracle network. Chainlink’s technology was designed to solve one of the core challenges with smart contracts running on blockchains – providing blockchains with reliable real-word data. The project first started offering their services for smart contracts on Ethereum but has now expanded its offering to other smart contract capable blockchains.</p><p>To manage Chainlink’s technology, another for-profit fintech company by the name of SmartContract Chainlink Ltd. with Sergey Nazarov as CEO was founded. The company is based in the Cayman Islands. A worldwide developer and research team united under ChainlinkLabs is further developing the Chainlink technology.</p></p> <h3>core team</h3><p><p>Sergey Nazarov - Co-Founder</p><p>Steve Ellis - CTO</p><p>Dan Kochis - Global Head of BD &amp; Partnerships</p><p>Brendan Magauran - Director of Operations</p><p>Johann Eid - Product Manager</p></p> <h3>benefits</h3><p><p>Joining the Chainlink Labs team means you will be working directly alongside an A-team of industry experts and will have a high degree of real responsibility in cultivating the growth of Chainlink. As an idea meritocracy, Chainlink Labs is a collaborative environment designed to bring the best ideas to production.</p></p>

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WorkDAO is a token compensation platform for web3 employment

WorkDAO

<h3>mission & key concepts</h3><p><p>We believe that DAOs and Web3 organizations are the future of organizing labor and capital. But, to achieve this level of adoption, there are significant challenges that yet need to be overcome. Web3 organizations must comply with local employment, tax and securities laws globally—or face serious, real-world consequences.</p><p>WorkDAO is a wrap-around legal and HR solution that bridges existing regulatory structures and the innovation of Web3 to deliver equitable, legal &amp; compliant employment to contributors and Web3 organizations.</p><p>WorkDAO is built by Web3-natives, for Web3-natives and aims to unlock the ecosystem to the next one hundred million contributors.</p><p><strong>OUR MISSION</strong></p><ul><li>Provide an employment solution designed for the specific challenges of Web3 and facilitate the continued, sustainable growth of the ecosystem.</li><li>Design a contributor experience second-to-none. An experience that is legal, compliant, equitable, and that values the efforts of the builders and creators.</li><li>Work with regulatory bodies to update and redefine labor and employment regulations around the globe that support, not diminish, the fundamental ethos of Web3.</li></ul></p> <h3>current challenges and tasks</h3><p><p>WorkDAO is a token compensation platform for web3 employment - providing token payroll, token grant administration, employment services, and world-class benefits for web3 organizations.</p><p>WorkDAO is established to provide a platform for organizations operating within crypto to compliantly compensate, employ and provide security to their contributing workforce. Our services include:</p><p><strong>WorkDAO’s Services include:</strong></p><ul><li>Web3 Payroll - A global payroll and income tax solution for clients who pay workers (employees or contractors) for work performed using tokens (and/or fiat).</li><li>Web3 Employment - Global EOR and PEO services, with a specific focus on high compliance, strong indemnification, and full-service HR.</li><li>Web3 Token Grants - Native token grant administration services, including globally compliant legal templates, payroll integration (withholding, taxes, reporting), and live helpdesk support for grantees with strong SLAs.</li></ul><p>We are championing the ecosystem and its stakeholders and working with regulatory bodies to update and redefine labor and employment regulations around the globe that support, not diminish, the fundamental ethos of Web3.</p></p> <h3>History And Achievments</h3><p><p>Founded in 2020.</p><p>Currently, we have 40 people on our team, based in 12 different countries.</p></p> <h3>core team</h3><p><ul><li>Ken O’Friel: CEO &amp; Cofounder&nbsp;</li><li>Dom Stobiecka: Cofounder</li><li>Stefan Stadlinger: Head of Token Product</li><li>Joe Greenspan: Product Manager&nbsp;</li><li>Carla Siguenza: Director, Service Delivery Operations</li><li>Adam Pasztory: Engineering Manager</li><li>Geoff Costeloe: Legal Counsel</li><li>Jody Cruttenden: Director, Marketing</li><li>Nicole Zur: HRBP Lead</li></ul></p> <h3>culture & values</h3><p><p>We are a team of extremely hard-working overachievers who are hyper-focused on redefining the existing social conventions and many convictions around how people work and collaborate, how they are compensated and how they are enabled for success.</p><p>Regardless of the role, we look for smart humans who thrive in fast-paced environments, who have a high tolerance for complexity, and who won’t stop searching for solutions until they invent them.</p><p>We look for people who have (or are intentional about getting) experience working in an early-stage startup where priorities may shift quickly and the role may go beyond what is in the job description, and who are excited about having an influence over product development and company’s growth trajectory.</p><p>We work with self-aware, kind and empathetic people who are ready to learn and willing to build. Attitude is everything.</p></p> <h3>benefits</h3><p><p>We are a fully remote organization looking to hire the absolute best talent, regardless of the location. We take care of everyone on our team, anywhere in the world.</p><p><strong>We offer:</strong></p><ul><li>Experience working in an early-stage startup where priorities may shift quickly and the role may go beyond what is in the job description, but you have a critical influence over product development and the company’s growth trajectory, as well as ownership &amp; support to grow into the role you get to define.</li><li>Being a part of an international team on a massive mission. We currently have 40 people on our team, representing 15 nationalities, based in 11 different countries. While continuing to focus on building a more inclusive work environment internally at WorkDAO, we are proud to be on a shared mission towards building products and services that address some of the biggest barriers to participation &amp; belonging in Web3.</li><li>Very competitive compensation &amp; salary transparency for all of our open roles. We provide location-agnostic pay for everyone on our team - we reward the work you do, not the place where you are based.</li><li>Fully remote work environment. We have been fully remote since day 1 and we will always stay this way. We hire the world’s best talent &amp; enable everyone to have maximum possible flexibility from where they work. Some roles might require specific timezone coverage or compliance-driven limitations on the location, we are always transparent about these in our job descriptions.</li><li>Leave &amp; vacation - we have unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO) to ensure that everyone takes time off to recharge.</li></ul><p>WorkDAO is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to being a diverse team that reflects a broad range of background, thought, and experience. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, status as protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristics. Women, minorities, LGBTQ+, and people from underrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.</p></p>

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build out our financial infrastructure and backend systems

Pay by bank, earn rewards - no credit card or new bank account required.

Underpay

<h3>Mission &amp; Key Concepts</h3><p>Our mission is to transition UK consumer payments from legacy, inefficient card networks to modern Open Banking-based rails.</p><p>We do this by democratising access to spending rewards, bringing them to the people underserved by the traditional credit card system.&nbsp;</p><p>We believe people should use credit responsibly and only when it is truly needed - not just to earn rewards provided by credit card companies - and we sympathise deeply with the people excluded from accessing these benefits. The fact that you don’t earn anything on purchases when you pay with your own money is unfair and creates unhealthy behavioural incentives.</p><p>Underpay exists to change that.</p><p>Read our manifesto <a href="https://medium.com/@dimatarasenko/the-future-of-payments-is-card-less-or-why-we-are-building-underpay-f68dfcd96a04" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><h3>Product vision</h3><p>For consumers, Underpay wants to create the most inclusive and accessible purchase rewards programme in the UK. Our Open Banking-based payment solution allows anyone to checkout with their existing bank account and earn at least 1% in points redeemable at our partner stores.&nbsp;</p><p>No application, no credit, no coupons, no catch.</p><p>For stores, Underpay wants to be more than a payments partner. We aim to build the most cost-effective, high-converting and easy-to-integrate online payments experience, and then delight our store partners by helping their business grow.&nbsp;</p><p>We do that by leveraging our consumer audience to deliver new customers to our partner stores and increase retention of their existing ones.&nbsp;</p><p>We align incentives with merchants by pricing transaction fees at break even, and focus on generating incremental revenue for our partners as the primary way Underpay is monetised</p><h3>Our values</h3><p>Here is the company we want to build:</p><ul><li>We are Contrarian and we embrace it</li><li>We Single-mindedly pursue our mission</li><li>We win by being Creative</li><li>Honest people win</li><li>Have Fun doing the work</li><li>Talented people are our superpower</li></ul><p>(<a href="https://underpay.notion.site/Jobs-Underpay-7ea172dbc8ad40999eeb10df9649ccf3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">see the details</a>)</p><h3>Core Team</h3><ul><li>Melanie Asor, Co-Founder &amp; Co-CEO</li><li> Dima Tarasenko, Co-Founder &amp; Co-CEO</li></ul><h3>Benefits</h3><ul><li>Competitive salary</li><li>Potential for options upon next funding round.</li><li>Hybrid working ≤2 days in person in London a week.</li><li>Bring your own tech stack - we have no legacy dependencies, and will use what you know if it is the best tool for the job.</li><li>True startup experience, you’ll be joining the team on day 1 - shaping the product, technology and working practices.</li><li>Clear pathway to becoming a CTO of a fast-growing fintech company.</li></ul>

<h3>About the role</h3><ul><li>Underpay is looking for a talented backend engineer with experience in payments to join our team and build out our financial infrastructure and backend systems.</li><li>You will join the startup on day 1 and work directly with the founders, starting from a blank slate to design and implement a scalable architecture to power our MVP.</li><li>Hybrid working ≤2 days in person in London a week, or fully remote</li></ul><h3>What you’ll do:</h3><p><strong><em>Immediate (up to launch of our MVP):</em></strong></p><ul><li>Make all technical decisions alongside the founders, including architecture design, tech stack, tooling choices etc.</li><li>Establish a clear and effective development workflow including issue tracking, coding standards, reviews, staging environments, deployment.</li><li>Go hands-on with coding the backend systems required for our MVP.</li><li>Report directly to the co-CEO responsible for technology.</li></ul><p><strong><em>Long-term:</em></strong></p><ul><li>Build out the technology function at Underpay.</li><li>Take full ownership over the technology roadmap, and take up a C-suite role in the overall management of the company.</li></ul><h3>Who you are:</h3><ul><li>Senior backend engineer with bags of pure coding experience in Fintech. “Move fast… while complying with the FCA handbook” is your motto.</li><li>Future CTO looking for their big break. Feel like your growth is being stifled in a 40-person engineering team?</li><li>Startup-oriented. You perform best in a small team with the full business context and a clear North Star goal.</li><li>Quick off the mark. You get to the crux of the matter quickly and optimise for <strong><em>done</em></strong> over <strong><em>perfect</em></strong>.</li><li>Self-sufficient. You want responsibility and thrive on being trusted to get on with it.</li><li><strong><em>Must haves:</em></strong></li><li><strong>3+ years of commercial backend engineering experience in fintech, preferably payments.</strong></li><li>Experience in leading software projects - responsibility for the full lifecycle of development.</li><li>Computer Science degree.</li></ul><p><strong><em>Nice to haves:</em></strong></p><ul><li><strong>Engineering experience in UK fintech is a big advantage</strong></li><li>Experience building an alternative payment method (APM) like BNPL or Open Banking.</li><li>Experience building integrations with Open Banking third-party providers (like Plaid).</li><li>Experience building payment integrations with e-commerce platforms such as Shopify and WooCommerce.</li></ul><h3>What we offer</h3><ul><li>Competitive salary</li><li>Potential for options upon next funding round.</li><li>Bring your own tech stack - we have no legacy dependencies, and will use what you know if it is the best tool for the job.</li><li>True startup experience, you’ll be joining the team on day 1 - shaping the product, technology and working practices.</li><li>Clear pathway to becoming a CTO of a fast-growing fintech company.</li></ul><h3>About us</h3><ul><li>Our mission is to transition UK consumer payments from legacy, inefficient card networks to modern Open Banking-based rails.</li><li>We do this by democratising access to spending rewards, bringing them to the people left out the traditional credit card system.</li><li>We use Open Banking to process e-commerce transactions, passing the fee savings to users in the form of credit card-like points.</li><li>That is, for the first time ever, you can earn rewards on purchases made with your own money, whoever you bank with. Just checkout with Underpay and get a minimum of 1% back on purchases made directly from your existing current account.</li></ul>

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