B2029, also known as the \u201cOG Bitcoin Citadel,\u201d is based in Berlin and tucked away behind a huge wall of graffiti, so typical of Berlin\u2019s unique, alternative culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The interior of B2029 is bright, inviting, and bathed in white, complete with a swing in the middle and a big sticker of Dr. Craig Wright\u2018s face on the bathroom mirror (yes, I\u2019m serious). The space is notorious for meetups and workshops, bringing together locals to learn what Bitcoin is, how it works, and its benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The July 25th B2029 meetup was a bit different than the norm, designed to run alongside IEEE COINS with the fusion of artificial intelligence (AI) and Web3 as its theme. While the theme and speakers were also part of IEEE COINS, the meetup content was much \u201clighter\u201d and more general to account for those who are newer to the tech versus academics in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ekhard See\u00dfelberg, co-founder of B2029 and host of the meetup, was grateful for nChain\u2018s initiation and sponsorship of the event and said it was \u201can excellent idea.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are on the back of this [IEEE] conference that happened about all of these topics, and so nChain suggested that we do a meetup on these topics because many, many interesting people were here,\u201d See\u00dfelberg told CoinGeek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to nChain\u2019s Chief Licensing Science Officer Dr. Owen Vaughan, nChain wanted an event that was more open to the public than the conference and geared towards folks interested in blockchain and BSV blockchain vs. academics or researchers in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe had Jack Davies give introduction to what is Web3 and how does it relate to AI,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe then had Konstantinos talk about cellular automata and how those can be implemented on the blockchain, and we ended with a panel discussion, which I hosted, which was really what were the takeaways from the conference? What did we learn from it? What could we that went well? What could be done better next time?\u201d Vaughan summarized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
B2029 regular and BSV blockchain enthusiast Fredrick Keitel enjoyed his time at the meetup and was delighted to rub shoulders with academic speakers and attendees from IEEE COINS, such as Konstantinos Sgantzos and ZeMing Gao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBecause of the IEEE conference, we had the opportunity to have some very quality speakers today here,\u201d Keitel confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was always interested in the people in the BSV ecosystem, and to have more of the academics here as well today is interesting because usually we have people that use BSV or that are interested in BSV, but not so much people that actually do the theoretical work in the background,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd today is a big representation of nChain here, and I hope to pick a few brains and in the next minutes,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked what he learned during the meetup, Vincent Riddell, founder of Fruit Data Kings, pointed out how all the technologies covered overlap in some way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo blockchain, AI and IPv6, I\u2019ll admit I don\u2019t know too much about them but have a general understanding, but in terms of AI and blockchain, I think the dovetail between the two, it\u2019s relatively apparent where it\u2019s going to slowly manifest, but I think it\u2019s a very long way away,\u201d Riddell said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gesa Schneider, senior manager of Central Europe at Markforged, was also in attendance, and when asked what attracted her to the meetup, she said it\u2019s because the event brought together a lot of interesting topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about blockchain, Web3, AI, and making the world better. So I had to come here,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI also met great people here, had some interesting discussions afterwards about how to use blockchain and AI to really scale up the technology and to use technology to have a positive impact rather than let the companies be faster than us and just use it to make money,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking back on the evening, See\u00dfelberg was delighted to see new faces come through the doors, something a bit different than usual, perhaps due to AI hype that we\u2019re in the middle of right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cUsually in our meetups, like 80% of the people that come to our meetups, we know them already and are familiar. So tonight was different, and I must admit that I don\u2019t know many of the people that came tonight except a few,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vaughan was happy to see the meet-up audience was a younger demographic than the conference, and they were asking different sets of questions during the talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019re challenging us a lot more. It\u2019s more of an informal atmosphere where we can really have some longer form conversations, so it\u2019s a real different change in tone and a really nice way to end the three days of conference,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watch: Ian Grigg on how blockchain fosters AI growth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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